Rangers @ Angels
September 26, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 4 9 1
Angels 4 12 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 4 9 1
Angels 5 13 0

Bob Oliver Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .264
OBP .250 .311
At Bats 4 531
Hits 1 140
• Singles 1 99
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 33
RBI’s 0 83

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 12 1
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Anaheim Stadium - September 26, 1973
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Single
Jim Merritt
Dick Billings
Jim Spencer
Lenny Randle
Bill Madlock
Jim Mason
Alex Johnson
Vic Harris
Jeff Burroughs
Bob Oliver
Mickey Rivers
Dave Chalk

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 4 9 1 8
California Angels 5 13 0 9
Winning Pitcher Dave Sells
Losing Pitcher Jim Merritt
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bob Oliver
Attendance 3,923
Time of Game 2 hours 22 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Oliver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chalk scores. Rivers moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Pinson hits a popup towards the mound. Merritt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rivers bunts towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to Merritt covering. Safe. Chalk moves to second.
Bottom 9 Chalk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mason hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Randle bunts towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Parker covering, for the out. Harris moves to second.
Top 9 Jeff Torborg now catching. Harris takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Leroy Stanton pinch hits for John Stephenson. Stanton strikes out.
Bottom 8 Parker hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Berry strikes out.
Bottom 8 McCraw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Billings hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Madlock. The throw from Stephenson and he is safe. Madlock steals second.
Top 8 Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Sudakis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dave Sells now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 7 Robinson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivers is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Hand covering, for the out. Randle scores.
Top 7 Randle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Randle reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Hand covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Merritt covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Parker strikes out. Billings drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Parker out.
Top 6 Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 6 Sudakis hits a popup towards short. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver moves to second.
Bottom 5 Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Spencer hits a line drive towards first. McCraw reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Hand covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Jim Merritt now pitching. Pinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parker scores. Stephenson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Chalk is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Stephenson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berry scores. Parker moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCraw scores. Berry moves to third.
Bottom 4 Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle misplays the ball. That's an error on Randle. McCraw moves to second.
Bottom 4 McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Madlock is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Sudakis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Parker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Mason fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 3 Pinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rivers strikes out.
Bottom 3 Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out.
Top 3 Mason takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Hand covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Stephenson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Parker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Berry strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCraw hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Billings strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Madlock. The throw from Stephenson and he is safe. Madlock steals second.
Top 2 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Sudakis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliver strikes out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Mason hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to first for the out.