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vrobx1 · 09-27-2017, 04:40 PM

MAY 11, 1973
The Rangers first double header of the season was not supposed to take place until Monday, May 14. But, because of yesterday's rainout, the Rangers and Athletics will battle in a Friday day-night double header.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 13-17 at Boston 15-13
Milwaukee 15-13 at Detroit 13-15
Baltimore 17-11 at New York 15-13
Minnesota 15-12 at Kansas City 22-8
Chicago 11-16 at California 12-15

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 15-11 at Chicago 12-20
San Diego 14-17 at Atlanta 14-14
New York 22-5 at Pittsburgh 13-16
Montreal 10-16 at St Louis 14-14
Cincinnati 14-15 at Houston 11-21
Los Angeles 17-14 at San Francisco 20-13

OAKLAND ATHLETICS 15-15 AT TEXAS RANGERS 6-21 GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Vida Blue vs Kevin Kobel Advantage Oakland
C Gene Tenace vs Dick Billings Advantage Oakland
1B Mike Epstein vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland
2B Dick Green vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Sal Bando vs Jim Mason Advantage Oakland
SS Bert Campaneris vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Oakland
LF Joe Rudi vs Larry Biittner Advantage Oakland
CF George Hendrick vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Oakland
RF Reggie Jackson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push
DH Steve R Ontiveros vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Oakland

Campaneris put the Athletics on the board in the top of the third with an RBI double. Bando added an RBI single.

After three: Oakland 2 Texas 0.

The Rangers produced their first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth with a Burroughs groundout RBI.

After six: Oakland 2 Texas 1.

In the top of the seventh, the Athletics had a runner on first and one out when the Rangers went to the bullpen. Mike Garman replaced Kobel.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. But failed to tie the game.

In the top of the eighth, Garman struck out Tenace for his 10th K of the season. But the Athletics got a run in on the Rangers second error of the innning and third error of the game. Epstein then added a 2-run single to go over 20 RBI on the season.

In the bottom of the eighth, Burroughs got his 20th RBI of the season with a run-scoring double. But he would be thrown out at home trying to score from second on a Harrah single to left.

The three unearned runs in the eighth ended up being the difference.

Final score: Oakland 5 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Vida Blue 9.0 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

OAKLAND ATHLETICS 16-15 AT TEXAS RANGERS 6-22 GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Denny McLain vs Pete Broberg Advantage Texas
C Curt Blefary vs Ken Suarez Advantage Push
1B Mike Epstein vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland
2B Lenny Randle vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push
3B Sal Bando vs Jim Mason Advantage Oakland
SS Bert Campaneris vs Bucky Dent Advantage Oakland
LF Joe Rudi vs Larry Biittner Advantage Oakland
CF George Hendrick vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Oakland
RF Reggie Jackson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push
DH Mike Hegan vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas

Hegan led off the top of the third with a home run.

After three: Oakland 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the fifth, Rudi hit a 2-run homer.

In the top of the sixth, it was Epstein's turn to belt a 2-run shot.

After six: Oakland 5 Texas 0.

In the top of the seventh, the Athletics showed that they don't need home runs to score as Bando got an RBI single. It was Oakland's 10th hit of the game. The next batter, Epstein, hit his second home run of the game, a 3-run shot that made it 9-0. With one out in the innning, Paul Lindblad replaced Broberg.

McLain went the distance as the Athletics out hit the Rangers 14-3.

Final score: Oakland 9 Texas 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mike Epstein 4 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 5 Cleveland 4
Milwaukee 10 Detroit 1
Baltimore 5 New York 1
Kansas City 2 Minnesota 1
California 7 Chicago 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 8 Chicago 5
San Diego 4 Atlanta 1
New York 6 Pittsburgh 3
Montreal 1 St Louis 0
Cincinnati 5 Houston 4
San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Mike Epstein Oakland Athletics 5 for 9, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R

2. Rusty Staub New York Mets 3 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R

3. Denny McLain Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W

Mets manager Yogi Berra went on an angry rant at reporters and was fined by the league. The amount of the fine was not disclosed.

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09-27-2017, 04:40 PM	#313
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,430	MAY 11, 1973 The Rangers first double header of the season was not supposed to take place until Monday, May 14. But, because of yesterday's rainout, the Rangers and Athletics will battle in a Friday day-night double header. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 13-17 at Boston 15-13 Milwaukee 15-13 at Detroit 13-15 Baltimore 17-11 at New York 15-13 Minnesota 15-12 at Kansas City 22-8 Chicago 11-16 at California 12-15 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 15-11 at Chicago 12-20 San Diego 14-17 at Atlanta 14-14 New York 22-5 at Pittsburgh 13-16 Montreal 10-16 at St Louis 14-14 Cincinnati 14-15 at Houston 11-21 Los Angeles 17-14 at San Francisco 20-13 OAKLAND ATHLETICS 15-15 AT TEXAS RANGERS 6-21 GAME ONE MATCHUPS SP Vida Blue vs Kevin Kobel Advantage Oakland C Gene Tenace vs Dick Billings Advantage Oakland 1B Mike Epstein vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland 2B Dick Green vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas 3B Sal Bando vs Jim Mason Advantage Oakland SS Bert Campaneris vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Oakland LF Joe Rudi vs Larry Biittner Advantage Oakland CF George Hendrick vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Oakland RF Reggie Jackson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push DH Steve R Ontiveros vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas Overall Advantage Oakland Campaneris put the Athletics on the board in the top of the third with an RBI double. Bando added an RBI single. After three: Oakland 2 Texas 0. The Rangers produced their first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth with a Burroughs groundout RBI. After six: Oakland 2 Texas 1. In the top of the seventh, the Athletics had a runner on first and one out when the Rangers went to the bullpen. Mike Garman replaced Kobel. In the bottom of the seventh, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. But failed to tie the game. In the top of the eighth, Garman struck out Tenace for his 10th K of the season. But the Athletics got a run in on the Rangers second error of the innning and third error of the game. Epstein then added a 2-run single to go over 20 RBI on the season. In the bottom of the eighth, Burroughs got his 20th RBI of the season with a run-scoring double. But he would be thrown out at home trying to score from second on a Harrah single to left. The three unearned runs in the eighth ended up being the difference. Final score: Oakland 5 Texas 2. PLAYER OF THE GAME Vida Blue 9.0 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K OAKLAND ATHLETICS 16-15 AT TEXAS RANGERS 6-22 GAME TWO MATCHUPS SP Denny McLain vs Pete Broberg Advantage Texas C Curt Blefary vs Ken Suarez Advantage Push 1B Mike Epstein vs Frank Howard Advantage Oakland 2B Lenny Randle vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push 3B Sal Bando vs Jim Mason Advantage Oakland SS Bert Campaneris vs Bucky Dent Advantage Oakland LF Joe Rudi vs Larry Biittner Advantage Oakland CF George Hendrick vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Oakland RF Reggie Jackson vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Push DH Mike Hegan vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas Hegan led off the top of the third with a home run. After three: Oakland 1 Texas 0. In the top of the fifth, Rudi hit a 2-run homer. In the top of the sixth, it was Epstein's turn to belt a 2-run shot. After six: Oakland 5 Texas 0. In the top of the seventh, the Athletics showed that they don't need home runs to score as Bando got an RBI single. It was Oakland's 10th hit of the game. The next batter, Epstein, hit his second home run of the game, a 3-run shot that made it 9-0. With one out in the innning, Paul Lindblad replaced Broberg. McLain went the distance as the Athletics out hit the Rangers 14-3. Final score: Oakland 9 Texas 0. PLAYER OF THE GAME Mike Epstein 4 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 5 Cleveland 4 Milwaukee 10 Detroit 1 Baltimore 5 New York 1 Kansas City 2 Minnesota 1 California 7 Chicago 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 8 Chicago 5 San Diego 4 Atlanta 1 New York 6 Pittsburgh 3 Montreal 1 St Louis 0 Cincinnati 5 Houston 4 San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 2 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Mike Epstein Oakland Athletics 5 for 9, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 R 2. Rusty Staub New York Mets 3 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R 3. Denny McLain Oakland Athletics 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W Mets manager Yogi Berra went on an angry rant at reporters and was fined by the league. The amount of the fine was not disclosed. Sent from my K88 using Tapatalk