Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
August 24, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1973 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Texas Rangers 5, Cleveland Indians 11

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 1 2 0
Harrah ss 4 0 0 1
Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 1 1 1
Burroughs lf 2 1 0 0
Sudakis 3b 4 0 1 0
Biittner rf 4 1 1 0
Harris cf 4 1 1 2
Suarez c 4 0 0 1
Durham p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 5 1 1 0
Gamble rf 2 0 0 0
  Lolich ph,rf 2 2 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 1
Duncan c 4 2 1 2
Spikes dh 4 0 1 1
  Kekich pr,dh 0 1 0 0
  Ellis ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 4 2
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Torres cf 2 1 0 0
Duffy ss 4 2 2 4
Timmermann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 13 10
Texas 001 400 000561
Cleveland 030 040 31x11131
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Durham  L (0-3) 4.2 6 7 6 2 2
  Brown   0.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Hudson   1.2 2 3 3 1 1
  Gogolewski   1.2 4 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
11
10
5
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Timmermann  W (7-4) 9.0 6 5 4 3 4
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
3
4

  E–Suarez (6), Duncan (6).  PB–Suarez (3).  2B–Cleveland Chambliss (24,off Durham); Lolich (6,off Hudson); Bell (20,off Gogolewski).  3B–Texas Harris (7,off Timmermann).  HR–Texas Johnson (6,4th inning off Timmermann 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Duffy 2 (2,2nd inning off Durham 2 on, 2 out,5th inning off Durham 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Williams (1,by Durham).  IBB–Torres (2,by Gogolewski); Chambliss (7,by Gogolewski).  SB–Nelson (29,2nd base off Timmermann/Duncan); Williams (6,2nd base off Durham/Suarez).  CS–Williams (3,2nd base by Durham/Suarez).  WP–Durham (1), Gogolewski (1), Timmermann (9).  HBP–Durham (1,Williams).  IBB–Gogolewski 2 (13,Torres,Chambliss).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:37.  A–5,736.
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