Athletics @ Rangers
May 31, 1972

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Athletics 5 9 1
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Hal King Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .156
OBP .500 .349
At Bats 3 64
Hits 1 10
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 17
RBI’s 0 5

Catfish Hunter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 0
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Arlington Stadium - May 31, 1972
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Catfish Hunter
Dave Duncan
Mike Epstein
Larry Brown
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
George Hendrick
Ollie Brown
Hal King
Dick Billings
Joe Lovitto
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

King hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. Lovitto moves to second.
Bottom 9 Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 George Hendrick now playing center field. Ollie Brown now playing right field. Lovitto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Bando hits a popup, foul, towards third. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 George Hendrick pinch runs for Reggie Jackson. There goes Hendrick. The throw from King and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 9 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jim Shellenback now pitching. Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Mike Paul. Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 8 Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out.
Top 8 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Brown trying to get to third. Randle throws to Billings who tags Brown for the out. Duncan moves to second.
Top 8 Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Top 8 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Epstein for the out.
Bottom 7 Ford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rudi scores. There goes Jackson trying to get to second. Ford throws the ball in to Billings who relays the ball to Harrah who tags Jackson for the out. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Jackson is hit by the pitch. Rudi moves to second.
Top 7 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings juggles the ball. That's an error on Billings.
Top 7 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mike Paul now pitching. Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lovitto hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dave Nelson pinch hits for Jim Panther. Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Randle hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Randle reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Jim Panther now pitching. Duncan hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. Epstein moves to second.
Top 6 Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Jackson moves to third.
Top 6 Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris tags and scores.
Top 6 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Rudi moves to second.
Top 6 Rudi bunts towards third. Billings fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campaneris moves to third.
Top 6 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ford. Campaneris reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ford strikes out.
Bottom 5 King is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Billings hits a line drive towards short. Campaneris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Lovitto moves to third. Mincher moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mincher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Lovitto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Lovitto reaches second base with a double. Harrah scores.
Bottom 5 Harrah hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Brown. Harrah reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrah.
Top 5 Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brown hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bosman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Randle strikes out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ford moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Epstein hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Bottom 3 King hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Billings hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mincher moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mincher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lovitto hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Campaneris strikes out.
Top 3 Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bosman hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Randle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Biittner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Biittner reaches second base with a double. Ford moves to third.
Bottom 2 Ford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 King hits a line drive towards third. Bando reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Billings juggles the ball. That's an error on Billings. Duncan moves to second.
Top 2 Brown strikes out.
Top 2 Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Billings hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mincher takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lovitto hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Campaneris strikes out.