Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Perry
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Nelson strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Perry
  
  Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Shellenback
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Shellenback
  
  Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shellenback fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Shellenback
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billings vs. Perry
  
  Billings hits a line drive into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Perry
  
  Howard strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Perry
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Shellenback
  
  Fosse hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Shellenback
  
  Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Shellenback
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shellenback fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCraw vs. Shellenback
  
  McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Perry
  
  Randle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Randle reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrah vs. Perry
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out. Randle moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Shellenback vs. Perry
  
  Shellenback hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randle scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Perry
  
  Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Shellenback
  
  Brohamer hits a line drive towards first. Mincher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perry vs. Shellenback
  
  Perry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perry for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Shellenback
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shellenback fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Perry
  
  Mincher hits a line drive into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billings vs. Perry
  
  Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howard vs. Perry
  
  Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Billings moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ford vs. Perry
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw juggles the ball. That's an error on McCraw. Billings scores. Howard moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Randle vs. Perry
  
  Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Shellenback
  
  Leon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Shellenback
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Shellenback
  
  Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Shellenback
  
  Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Perry
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shellenback vs. Perry
  
  Shellenback hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fosse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Perry
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Shellenback
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCraw vs. Shellenback
  
  McCraw takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brohamer vs. Shellenback
  
  Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Randle scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Foster. Nelson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mincher vs. Perry
  
  Mincher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Billings vs. Perry
  
  Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and has Nelson trapped. There's the throw to Brohamer and over to Bell, who tags Nelson for the out. Billings moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Howard vs. Perry
  
  Howard is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ford vs. Perry
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perry vs. Shellenback
  
  Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Shellenback
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Shellenback
  
  Leon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Shellenback
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Perry
  
  Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Perry
  
  Harrah bunts towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Randle moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Biittner vs. Perry
  
  Larry Biittner pinch hits for Jim Shellenback.
  
  Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randle moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Maddox vs. Perry
  
  There's a wild pitch. Randle scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Perry
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Pina
  
  Horacio Pina now pitching.
  
  Fosse hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Pina
  
  Foster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Pina
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foster moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Moses vs. Lindblad
  
  Paul Lindblad now pitching. Jerry Moses pinch hits for Tommy McCraw.
  
  Moses hits a line drive off the glove of Harrah, and into shallow left field. Moses reaches second base with a double. Foster scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brohamer vs. Lindblad
  
  Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Jerry Moses now playing first base.
  
  Nelson hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Perry
  
  Mincher hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billings vs. Perry
  
  Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perry vs. Lindblad
  
  Perry is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Lindblad
  
  Unser hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Lindblad
  
  Leon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Perry
  
  Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ford vs. Perry
  
  Joe Lovitto pinch runs for Frank Howard.
  
  Ford is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Randle vs. Perry
  
  Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Perry
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lovitto moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  King vs. Perry
  
  Hal King pinch hits for Paul Lindblad.
  
  King hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Gogolewski
  
  Bill Gogolewski now pitching. Joe Lovitto now playing left field.
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Gogolewski
  
  Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Gogolewski
  
  Foster hits a popup towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 10

• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Perry
  
  Chris Chambliss now playing first base.
  
  Maddox strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Nelson is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mincher vs. Perry
  
  There goes Nelson. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mincher vs. Perry
  
  There goes Nelson. The throw from Fosse and he is out, Bell applying the tag. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Perry
  
  Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Gogolewski
  
  Bell hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Gogolewski
  
  Chambliss hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 

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         Game of 5/14/1972 -- TEX at Cleveland (D)

  TEX                AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Elliott Maddox, cf    5  0  0  0   Unser D, cf           4  0  0  0   
Dave Nelson, 3b       4  0  1  0   Leon E, ss            4  1  3  1   
Don Mincher, 1b       5  0  0  0   Johnson A, lf         4  0  0  0   
Dick Billings, c      4  1  1  0   Fosse R, c            4  1  1  1   
Frank Howard, lf      2  0  1  0   Foster R, rf          4  1  1  0   
Joe Lovitto, pr-lf    0  0  0  0   Bell B, 3b            4  0  0  0   
Ted Ford, rf          4  0  0  0   McCraw T, 1b          1  0  0  0   
Len Randle, 2b        4  2  2  0   Moses J, ph-1b        1  0  1  1   
Toby Harrah, ss       3  0  1  0   Chambliss C, 1b       1  1  1  1   
Jim Shellenback, p    2  0  0  1   Brohamer J, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Larry Biittner, ph    1  0  0  0   Perry G, p            3  0  0  0   
Horacio Pina, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Paul Lindblad, p      0  0  0  0                                      
Hal King, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Bill Gogolewski, p    0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  3  6  1                        33  4  7  4

TEX              001 100 100 0 --  3
Cleveland        010 100 100 1 --  4
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  TEX                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jim Shellenback       6.0  4  2  2  1  1
Horacio Pina          0.2  1  1  1  0  0
Paul Lindblad         1.1  1  0  0  0  1
Bill Gogolewski (L)   1.1  1  1  1  0  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perry G (W)          10.0  6  3  2  2  4

E -- McCraw T
DP -- TEX 2
LOB -- TEX 6, Cleveland 2
2B -- Len Randle, Dave Nelson, Foster R, Moses J
HR -- Fosse R, Leon E, Chambliss C
SB -- Dave Nelson
CS -- Dave Nelson
SH -- Toby Harrah
HBP -- by Perry G (Dave Nelson)
WP -- Perry G
T -- 2:31
A -- 9152

    

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