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JUNE 3, 1973
Mercifully for the Rangers, the series against the Orioles ends today. Jeff Burroughs is second in All Star voting for right field.
AL ALL STAR VOTING LEADERS
C Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers
1B Dick Allen Chicago White Sox
2B Rod Carew Minnesota Twins
3B Graig Nettles Cleveland Indians
SS Bert Campaneris Oakland Athletics
LF John E Briggs Milwaukee Brewers
CF Bobby Murcer New York Yankees
RF Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics
DH Boog Powell Baltimore Orioles
SP Bert Blyleven Minnesota Twins
RP Grant Jackson Baltimore Orioles
NL ALL STAR VOTING LEADERS
C Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds
1B Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds
2B Joe L Morgan Cincinnati Reds
3B Richie Hebner Pittsburgh Pirates
SS Chris Speier San Francisco Giants
LF Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates
CF Dusty Baker Atlanta Braves
RF Rusty Staub New York Mets
SP Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies
RP Ray Lamb Los Angeles Dodgers
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland 31-22 at Boston 25-25
California 24-25 at New York 24-29
Detroit 25-25 at Minnesota 29-22
Chicago 19-30 at Milwaukee 27-24
Cleveland 23-30 at Kansas City 33-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 27-23 at Pittsburgh 22-28
Atlanta 23-28 at Chicago 24-32
Houston 21-33 at St Louis 23-28
Montreal 19-29 at Los Angeles 28-24
New York 34-15 at San Diego 23-30
Philadelphia 30-20 at San Francisco 35-19
BALTIMORE ORIOLES 34-16 AT TEXAS RANGERS 12-38
MATCHUPS
SP Pat Dobson vs Rich Hand Advantage Baltimore
C Andy Etchebarren vs Dick Billings Advantage Push
1B Davey Johnson vs Frank Howard Advantage Baltimore
2B Bobby Grich vs Dave Nelson Advantage Baltimore
3B Brooks Robinson vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Baltimore
SS Mark Belanger vs Bucky Dent Advantage Push
LF Don Baylor vs Larry Biittner Advantage Baltimore
CF Paul Blair vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Baltimore
RF Merv Rettenmund vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Boog Powell vs Toby Harrah Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Baltimore
Powell put the Orioles on the board in the top of the first with an RBI double.
The Orioles loaded the bases on 3 walks in the top of the third with one out. But Hand got Johnson to ground into the 6-4-3 to retire the side.
The Rangers loaded the bases with two out in the bottom of the third. Howard then put Texas in the lead with a 2-run single. Maddox added an RBI single as well. Dent made it a 4-run innning with his own RBI single. 9 men came to the plate for the Rangers in the innning.
After three: Texas 4 Baltimore 1.
Rettenmund led off the top of the fourth with his first home run of the season. Baylor singled to run his hit streak to 21 games. Grich followed with an RBI single that stretched his hit streak to 13 games.
Biittner singled in the bottom of the fourth to record his 50th hit of the season. Burroughs brought a run home with a sacrifice fly. Harrah followed with an RBI triple. Howard added an RBI single. Maddox singled to give the Rangers 10 hits for the game.
Grich hit a solo home run in the top of the sixth.
Roric Harrison took the mound for the Orioles in the bottom of the sixth.
After six: Texas 7 Baltimore 4.
Hand ended the top of the seventh by striking out Etchebarren for his 30th K of the season.
With a runner on first and one out in the top of the eighth, Bill Gogolewski replaced Hand on the mound for the Rangers.
A perfect ninth from Gogolewski brought the Orioles 10 game winning streak to an end.
Final score: Texas 7 Baltimore 4.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bobby Grich 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 7 Oakland 3
California 4 New York 0
Minnesota 5 Detroit 0
Milwaukee 4 Chicago 1
Kansas City 10 Cleveland 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 1
Chicago 8 Atlanta 3
St Louis 6 Houston 3
Montreal 3 Los Angeles 0
New York 1 San Diego 0
San Francisco 9 Philadelphia 8 10 innings
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Andy Messersmith California Angels 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W
2. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W
3. Skip Lockwood Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, W
Oakland's Bert Campaneris extended his hit streak to 25 games.
Montreal's Ernie McAnally pitched a complete game shutout.
San Francisco's Willie McCovey hit his 400th career home run in the Giants extra innings victory over Philadelphia.
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