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Lineups and Summary
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 10, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 10, 1972 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 10, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 10, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Holtzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Hand |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 3,565 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Red Flaherty |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Right Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Second Baseman |
| Ken Holtzman | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Left Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Ted Ford | Right Fielder |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Marty Martinez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Ragland | Second Baseman |
| Rich Hand | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
September 10, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hand
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Hand
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrah. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hand
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hand
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Harrah fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Holtzman
Nelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Nelson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Holtzman
Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Holtzman
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. Holtzman
Billings is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lovitto vs. Holtzman
Lovitto hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Hand
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Hand
Tenace hits a popup towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Hand
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Holtzman
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Holtzman
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragland vs. Holtzman
Ragland strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Hand
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holtzman vs. Hand
Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Hand
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hand vs. Holtzman
Hand is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Holtzman
Nelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Holtzman
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Hand
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hand
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hand
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Holtzman
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Holtzman
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Holtzman
Lovitto strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Hand
Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Hand
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Hand
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Holtzman
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields the ball and throws to Holtzman covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Holtzman
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ragland vs. Holtzman
Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and has Biittner trapped. There's the throw to Campaneris who tags Biittner for the out. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hand vs. Holtzman
Hand is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Holtzman
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquez vs. Hand
Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Marquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Hand
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gonzalo Marquez. Don Mincher pinch hits for Ken Holtzman.
There goes Lewis. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Lewis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Hand
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mincher for the out. Lewis moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Hand
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Hand
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Hand
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Hand
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Fingers
Ted Kubiak now playing second base. Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Fingers
Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Fingers
Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Hand
Epstein hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Hand
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Hand
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Fingers
Lovitto bunts towards the mound. Fingers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Fingers
There goes Lovitto. The throw from Tenace and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Biittner vs. Fingers
Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lovitto scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Fingers
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kubiak scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragland vs. Fingers
Ragland hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Panther
Angel Mangual pinch hits for Ted Kubiak. Jim Panther now pitching. Vic Harris now playing second base.
Mangual hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Panther
Mike Hegan pinch hits for Rollie Fingers.
Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris misplays the ball. That's an error on Harris. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Panther
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rudi vs. Panther
Rudi bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hegan scores. Campaneris moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Panther
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Rudi moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Lawson
Steve Lawson now pitching.
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Epstein vs. Lawson
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Alou moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tenace vs. Broberg
Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Mike Epstein. Pete Broberg now pitching.
There goes Odom. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Odom steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tenace vs. Broberg
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Broberg
There's a wild pitch. Alou scores. Odom moves to third. Tenace moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. Broberg
Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford throws the ball in to Biittner who tags Bando trying to return to first, for the out. Odom scores. Tenace scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching. Tim Cullen now playing second base. Mike Hegan now playing first base.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops it up and throws to first, with Locker covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Locker
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Locker
Harrah hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Broberg
Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Broberg
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Broberg
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Broberg
Rudi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Locker
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Locker
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Locker
Lovitto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Locker
Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/10/1972 -- Oakland at TEX (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI TEX AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 1 2 1 Dave Nelson, lf 4 1 1 0
Rudi J, lf 4 1 0 1 Toby Harrah, ss 4 0 1 1
Alou M, rf 4 1 2 1 Ted Ford, rf 4 0 0 0
Jackson R, cf 4 0 0 0 Dick Billings, c 4 0 0 0
Epstein M, 1b 3 0 1 1 Joe Lovitto, cf 4 1 2 0
Odom J, pr 0 1 0 0 Larry Biittner, 1b 4 0 2 1
Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Marty Martinez, 3b 3 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 2 1 0 0 Tom Ragland, 2b 3 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 2 Jim Panther, p 0 0 0 0
Maxvill D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Steve Lawson, p 0 0 0 0
Marquez G, ph 1 0 1 0 Pete Broberg, p 0 0 0 0
Lewis A, pr 0 1 0 0 Rich Hand, p 2 0 0 0
Kubiak T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Vic Harris, 2b 1 0 0 0
Mangual A, ph 1 0 0 0
Cullen T, 2b 1 0 0 0
Holtzman K, p 1 0 0 0
Mincher D, ph 1 0 0 0
Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0
Hegan M, ph-1b 1 1 0 0
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33 7 7 6 33 2 6 2
Oakland 000 001 060 -- 7
TEX 100 000 100 -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Holtzman K 5.0 3 1 1 0 6
Fingers R (W) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Locker B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Rich Hand 7.0 3 1 1 2 0
Jim Panther (L) 0.1 2 4 0 0 0
Steve Lawson 0.1 1 1 0 0 1
Pete Broberg 1.1 1 1 0 2 1
E -- Toby Harrah, Bando S, Tenace G, Vic Harris
DP -- Oakland 1, TEX 2
LOB -- Oakland 4, TEX 4
3B -- Dave Nelson
SB -- Lewis A, Joe Lovitto, Odom J
SH -- Rudi J
WP -- Pete Broberg
T -- 2:20
A -- 3565
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