The Anthology of the Texas Rangers

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MARCH 2, 1973

Spring Training game against the Indians.

Pete Broberg pitched 4 innings, allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, on 3 hits, walked 4 and struck out 1.

Second round pick Bucky Dent got the start at short stop and went 1 for 3.

Angel Mangual left the game in the fifth with an injured leg.

Jim Panther pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, gave up 2 hits and a walk and struck out 1.

Paul Lindblad pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing 1 hit.

The Rangers out hit the Indians 8-6 but lost 2-0.

In other Spring Training action:
Boston 7 Baltimore 2
Milwaukee 9 White Sox 3
Oakland 6 Minnesota 4
Angels 2 Yankees 1
Detroit 5 Kansas City 3
Astros 6 Mets 4 11 innings
Dodgers 5 Giants 4 10 innings
Atlanta 7 Montreal 2
Cubs 2 Reds 1
Philadelphia 1 San Diego 0 14 innings
St Louis 3 Pittsburgh 2

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MARCH 3, 1973
The Rangers next Spring Training opponent was the Red Sox.

Rich Hand got the start. In 4 innings, he gave up 3 runs on 5 hits, walked 1 and struck out 1.

Jan Dukes pitched 3.1 innings, allowing just 2 hits while striking out 1.

Jim Shellenback struck out 1 in the 0.2 inning that he pitched.

Bill Gogolewski, now in the closer's role, pitched 2 scoreless innings, gave up 2 hits and walk 2.

Paul Lindblad pitched a perfect 11th inning.

Jim Driscoll got an RBI single in the bottom of the 11th to give the Rangers their first win in Spring Training 4-3.

Bucky Dent went 2 for 3. Jim Mason had a double and Elliott Maddox had a triple.

Boston rookie George Brett went 0 for 3.

Other Spring Training scores:
California 4 Cleveland 0
Minnesota 7 Yankees 3
Oakland 6 White Sox 4
Detroit 9 Milwaukee 5
Baltimore 2 Kansas City 0
St Louis 3 Montreal 0
Cubs 5 Atlanta 0
Houston 5 Los Angeles 4 11 innings
San Francisco 4 Pittsburgh 1
Cincinnati 8 San Diego 4
Mets 3 Philadelphia 0

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MARCH 4, 1973
Today's Spring Training game saw the Rangers take on the Royals.

Don Stanhouse got the start. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 6.

Mike Garman pitched 2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits but he also struck out the side in the sixth inning.

Gerry Janeski pitched 2 innings allowed 1 hit and struck out 1.

Larry Biittner had 3 hits, Elliott Maddox scored twice and Bucky Dent had a couple hits and drove in a pair.

The Royals won 5-4.

Minnesota beat Cleveland 9-8 in 13 innings.
Oakland blanked Milwaukee 1-0.
The Yankees doubled up the White Sox 4-2.
California whipped Boston 13-4.
Baltimore shut out Detroit 9-0.
It was Pittsburgh 3 Houston 2.
St Louis got passed the Cubs 1-0.
The Mets nipped San Diego 4-3.
The Dodgers edged Philadelphia 3-2.
Cincinnati was one better than Atlanta 2-1.
Montreal needed 10 innings to beat San Francisco 5-4.

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MARCH 5, 1973
A couple of Spring Training injuries to report. Cleveland RP Phil Hennigan had surgery to remove bone chips in his elbow and will be out 4-5 months. Cubs RP Phil Regan is expected to miss 6 months due to shoulder inflammation.

The Rangers batted the Orioles in Spring Training action.

Kevin Kobel got the start and went 4 innings, allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits, walked 3 and struck out 3.

Steve Lawson pitched 4 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits and struck out 2.

Bill Gogolewski pitched a scoreless ninth inning, allowing 1 hit, walking 1 and striking out 1.

The Rangers scored 4 runs in the first and held on to win 4-3.

Angel Mangual had a pair of hits, an RBI and scored a run.

Minnesota beat Boston 5-2.

The White Sox got passed the Indians 5-4.

California scored 5 in the eighth to down Kansas City 7-2.

Milwaukee doubled up New York 4-2.

Oakland spanked Detroit 10-0.

Houston slipped past Montreal 2-1.

St Louis came back to beat Cincinnati 5-4.

The Cubs handle San Francisco 10-4.

The Mets downed Los Angeles 9-5.

Philadelphia was just better than Pittsburgh 2-1.

San Diego shut out Atlanta 3-0.

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MARCH 6, 1973
The Rangers next opponent in Spring Training was the Detroit Tigers.

It was time for Dick Bosman to take the mound. In 4 innings, Bosman allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, walked 1 and struck out 1.

In 2.1 innings, Casey Cox allowed 1 run on 1 hit and struck out 2.

Horacio Pina went 2.2 innings, allowed 1 unearned run, on 3 hits, walked 2 and struck out 1.

Jim Mason went 2 for 3 with a triple and an RBI.

Dave Nelson went 3 for 3 with a double, 2 stolen bases and scored twice.

Bucky Dent went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and scored a run.

Detroit won 5-4.

Other scores:
Kansas City 3 Minnesota 1 11 innings
Baltimore 1 California 0
Milwaukee 6 Cleveland 5
Boston 5 White Sox 4
Yankees 10 Oakland 6 10 innings
Montreal 11 Philadelphia 1
Mets 2 Pittsburgh 1
San Francisco 6 Cincinnati 1
Houston 2 Cubs 1 11 innings
Atlanta 2 St Louis 0
San Diego 7 Los Angeles 5



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MARCH 7, 1973
Spring Training continued with a game against the Angels. Steve Rogers against Nolan Ryan.

Rogers had a bad first inning and in his 4 innings allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and struck out 1.

Ryan allowed just 1 hit in his 4 innings, walking 2 and striking out 5.

Danny Fife pitched 3.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on just 1 hit, walking 3 and striking out 3.

Jim Panther pitched 0.2 innings and allowed 2 hits.

Jim Mason had a double, Toby Harrah stole a base and Tom Grieve had a pair of RBI.

California 7 Texas 2.

The rest of the day's Spring Training games:
Milwaukee 3 Boston 2 10 innings
Baltimore 4 Minnesota 0
Cleveland 9 Oakland 3
Yankees 4 Detroit 2
White Sox 5 Kansas City 3
Pittsburgh 6 Los Angeles 5 10 innings
Atlanta 3 San Francisco 2
Montreal 4 Mets 3
Cincinnati 2 Houston 1 12 innings
Cubs 5 Philadelphia 3
San Diego 3 St Louis 0

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MARCH 8, 1973
The Twins were the Rangers next opponent in Spring Training action.

Pete Broberg pitched 4 innings, gave up 3 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits, walked 4 and struck out 5.

Gerry Janeski pitched 2.1 innings, allowing 2 unearned runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Mike Garman pitched 2.2 shutout innings, allowing a hit, walking 1 and striking out 1.

Frank Howard had the Rangers first home run of Spring Training.

Bucky Dent left the game with a sprained ankle.

Minnesota 5 Texas 2.

The White Sox beat Baltimore 3-1.
Oakland slipped passed Boston 2-1.
Detroit shut out California 4-0.
Cleveland handled the Yankees 4-1.
A run in the bottom of the tenth gave Milwaukee a 3-2 win over Kansas City.
Houston held off Atlanta 4-3.
The Cubs took care of the Mets 3-1.
Los Angeles won by the same 3-1 score over Montreal.
Pittsburgh blanked San Diego 7-0.
Cincinnati dropped Philadelphia 5-1.
San Francisco came back to beat St Louis 5-3.

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MARCH 9, 1973
The Rangers take on the American League Champion White Sox in Spring Training.

Rich Hand had a solid 4 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 4.

Jim Shellenback pitched 3.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits (1 home run), a walk and struck out 2.

Jan Dukes gave up a hit and struck out 1 in 0.1 inning.

Toby Harrah had a pair of hits. Angel Mangual hit a triple. Dave Nelson hit a double.

Chicago 3 Texas 2.

Boston beat their nemesis from the Bronx 6-0.

Minnesota thumped California 10-1.

Detroit handled Cleveland 8-1.

Bill Voss hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 11th to lift Milwaukee to a 4-2 win over Baltimore.

Kansas City also got a walkoff win 3-2 over Oakland.

Pittsburgh doubled up Montreal 4-2.

Philadelphia spanked Atlanta 7-1.

The Mets blanked Cincinnati 2-0.

St Louis bested Houston 5-3.

Los Angeles took care of the Cubs 4-1.

San Diego nipped San Francisco 1-0.

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MARCH 10, 1973
Spring Training continued with a game against Milwaukee.

Don Stanhouse was solid in 4 innings, allowing 1 run on 1 hit, walking 2 and striking out 5.

Horacio Pina had a good outing as well, allowing 1 run on 2 hits in 3.1 innings, walking 1 and striking out 2.

Paul Lindblad pitched 1.2 innings, allowing a hit and striking out 1.

Bill Gogolewski pitched 2 innings, allowing 2 hits, walking 1 and striking out 1.

Angel Mangual went 2 for 3 with a triple.

In the bottom of the eleventh, Tom Ragland had a walkoff home run.

Texas 3 Milwaukee 2 11 innings.

Detroit beat Minnesota 2-1.

California got by the White Sox 3-2.

The Yankees blanked Kansas City 2-0.

Boston skunked Cleveland 9-0.

Baltimore outlasted Oakland 6-5 in 11 innings.

Montreal edged San Diego 4-3.

Cincinnati needed 11 innings to beat Los Angeles 3-2.

Philadelphia shut out St Louis 4-0.

Houston did the same to San Francisco 4-0.

The Cubs won a marathon over Pittsburgh 7-5 in 17 innings.

The Mets 3 Atlanta 2.

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MARCH 11, 1973
Another Spring Training game. This time, the Rangers face the Oakland Athletics.

Kevin Kobel was near perfect in 4 innings. He walked 4 but allowed no runs or hits.

Jim Panther pitched 2.1 innings before leaving with an injured hand. He allowed a solo home run and struck out 1.

Steve Lawson gave up 1 hit in 1.2 innings.

Joe Lovitto went 2 for 2 with a double.

Bucky Dent was 2 for 2 before leaving the game with a foot injury.

Tom Grieve had a double.

Texas out hit Oakland 9-2 but lost 1-0.

Milwaukee thumped California 7-1.

Cleveland crushed Kansas City 10-1.

Minnesota whipped the White Sox 7-0.

The Yankees outlasted Baltimore 4-3 in 15 innings.

Detroit blanked Boston 3-0.

The Mets just barely won over St Louis 3-2.

San Diego downed Houston 5-3.

The Dodgers shut out Atlanta 2-0.

Montreal handled the Cubs 5-2.

Cincinnati won in 10 innings 5-3 over Pittsburgh.

San Francisco topped Philadelphia 4-1.

The Cubs traded RP Milt Pappas and LF Jerry Hairston Sr to Philadelphia for 1B Joe Lis.

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MARCH 12, 1973
Today's Spring Training opponent is the New York Yankees.

Dick Bosman was tagged for 2 home runs in his 4 innings on the mound. He ended up allowing 3 runs on 4 hits, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.

In 3 innings, Casey Cox allowed just a hit and a walk and struck out 1.

Bill Gogolewski was perfect in his 2 innings, striking out 1.

Jeff Burroughs had a 2-run homer.

The Rangers had 10 hits from 10 different batters.

Texas won 4-3.

Kansas City beat Boston 2-0 in 10 innings.

Milwaukee was twice as good as Minnesota 8-4.

Baltimore held off Cleveland 6-5.

California doubled up Oakland 4-2.

A 5-run sixth carried Detroit past the White Sox 6-1.

The Cubs got a 5-4 walkoff win over San Diego.

Atlanta came back from 5-0 down to beat Pittsburgh 6-5.

The Mets handled San Francisco 8-2.

Cincinnati blanked Montreal 5-0.

Houston beat Philadelphia 6-2.

The Dodgers won over St Louis 5-1.

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MARCH 14, 1973
The two worst teams in 1972 face each other in Spring Training. It's Texas vs Cleveland.

Steve Rogers held Cleveland scoreless through 4 innings, allowing 3 hits and walking 1 while striking out 2.

Horacio Pina gave up 1 run 3 hits in 3 innings. He walked 1 and struck out 1.

Bill Gogolewski gave up a hit and a walk and struck out 2 in 2 innings.

Because the game went extra, Gerry Janeski pitched 1.2 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 3.

Mike Garman pitched 1.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and a walk.

Ted Ford had a 2-run homer in the top of the twelfth that gave Texas the win 3-2.

Other scores:
Boston 3 Baltimore 1
California 11 Yankees 9 12 innings
Detroit 2 Kansas City 1
Milwaukee 2 White Sox 1 10 innings
Minnesota 5 Oakland 2
Montreal 7 Atlanta 5
St Louis 7 Pittsburgh 3
Mets 6 Houston 0
Cincinnati 2 Cubs 0
Los Angeles 10 San Francisco 4
Philadelphia 3 San Diego 2


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MARCH 15, 1973
The Rangers next opponent was the Red Sox. Both teams were 5-8 in Spring Training.

Pete Broberg got the start. Broberg pitched 4 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits, walking 2 and striking out 2.

Paul Lindblad pitched 4.1 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits and striking out 1.

Danny Fife got the final 2 outs of the game.

Angel Mangual had a 2-run homer in the first and Hal King had a 2-run homer in the fourth.

Texas 6 Boston 1.

California beat Cleveland 5-3.

The Yankees shut out Minnesota 5-0.

Detroit outscored Milwaukee 8-5. Before the game, Detroit sent 3B Aurelio Rodriguez and $30,200 to the Brewers for RP Earl Stephenson and SS Pete Mackanin.

Baltimore won over Kansas City 3-1. The Royals also placed RP Monty Montgomery on the DL with a torn labrum. He is expected to miss 5 months.

The White Sox nipped Oakland 2-1.

Pittsburgh crushed San Francisco 11-2.

The Cubs bounced Atlanta 7-3.

The Mets handled Philadelphia 4-1.

San Diego edged Cincinnati 3-2.

St Louis was twice as good as Montreal 6-3.

Houston held off the Dodgers 6-5.

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MARCH 16, 1973
Next up on the Spring Training schedule is the Kansas City Royals.

Rich Hand got the start in this one. In 4 innings, he allowed 1 run on 6 hits, walked 2 and struck out 2. In the fourth inning, he worked his way out of a bases loaded one out situation without allowing a run.

Casey Cox did not fair as well. In just 1 inning, he allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and struck out 1.

Jim Shellenback gave up a solo home run to the first batter he faced. He would go 2.2 innings, allowing that run, 3 hits total while walking 2 and striking out 2.

Steve Lawson pitched 1.1 perfect innings, striking out 1.

For the second game in a row, Hal King hit a home run. This was a solo shot.

Ted Kubiak had an RBI double.

The Rangers were out hit 15-6 and lost 6-4.

The Yankees gave up the go ahead run in the top of the ninth but scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to beat the White Sox 3-2.

California got all their runs in the seventh to beat Boston 4-3.

Cleveland crushed Minnesota 9-3.

Detroit gave up 3 in the top of the first but came back to beat Baltimore 5-3.

Oakland handled Milwaukee 5-1.

Pittsburgh needed 13 innings to beat Houston 4-3.

Montreal eased to a 6-1 win over San Francisco.

Cincinnati blanked Atlanta 5-0.

The Dodgers slipped by Philadelphia 3-2.

The Cubs murdered St Louis 15-2.

The Mets shut out San Diego 3-0.

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MARCH 17, 1973
The Rangers continue their Spring Training with a game against Baltimore.

Don Stanhouse went 4 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits (1 home run), a walk and 3 strikeouts.

Jan Dukes got pounded next. In 1.1 innings, Dukes allowed 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

Danny Fife took the mound next. He pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits.

Bucky Dent got an RBI. He leads the team with 6 in Spring Training.

Joe Lovitto left the game with a hand injury.

Baltimore 6 Texas 2.

Minnesota topped Boston 7-5.

Milwaukee edged the Yankees 5-4.

Cleveland no-hit the White Sox 1-0.

Oakland took care of Detroit 3-1.

California just beat Kansas City 4-3.

Montreal got by Houston 3-2.

Pittsburgh bested Philadelphia 5-3.

Atlanta won 5-2 over San Diego. Padres 1B Nate Colbert has a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will miss 6 months.

It was Cincinnati 1 St Louis 0.

San Francisco doubled up the Cubs 4-2.

Los Angeles outscored the Mets 8-5.



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MARCH 18, 1973
The 1973 Spring Training continued with the Rangers taking on Detroit.

Kevin Kobel pitched 4 innings, allowing 1 run on 3 hits, 4 walks and a strikeout.

Gerry Janeski pitched 2 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits, 2 walks and a strikeout.

Jim Panther pitched 3 scoreless innings, allowing just 1 hit while striking out 3.

Bucky Dent continued to impress in Spring Training as he had a solo home run in the first.

Tom Ragland had a 3-run homer in the second.

Texas won 5-2.

Kansas City blasted Minnesota 11-5.

Milwaukee smacked Cleveland 6-2.

Boston buried the White Sox 7-1 but lost RP Lynn McGlothen for the season due to surgery to repair a damaged elbow ligament.

Baltimore doubled up California 6-3.

The Yankees knocked off Oakland 4-2.

Philadelphia took care of Montreal 8-3.

Atlanta shut out St Louis 3-0 but lost Tom Dukes for 4 months after the RP had surgery to remove bone chips in his elbow.

Cincinnati beat San Francisco 3-1.

Houston handled the Cubs 6-1.

Los Angeles nipped San Diego 2-1.

A grand slam by Jim Fregosi in the bottom of the twelfth gave the Mets a 6-2 win over Pittsburgh.

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MARCH 19, 1973
Spring Training continued for the Rangers as they took on the California Angels.

Dick Bosman pitched 4 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and struck out 2.

Bill Gogolewski pitched 2.1 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits walking 2 and striking out 4.

Horacio Pina pitched 2.2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and striking out 2.

The Rangers bats lit the Angels up for 15 hits.

Ted Ford was 3 for 3.

Dick Sharon was 2 for 2 with a 2-run single.

Vic Harris went 2 for 2 with a 2-run double.

Joe Lovitto and Dick Billings each had a run-scoring double.

Jeff Burroughs had a 3-run triple.

Texas trounced California 13-4.

Baltimore pounded Minnesota 10-2.

Kansas City blanked the White Sox 2-0.

Detroit took down the Yankees 4-2.

Boston squeezed by Milwaukee 4-3.

Cleveland edged Oakland 5-4.

Montreal shut out the Mets 5-0.

Los Angeles downed Pittsburgh 5-1.

Cincinnati beat Houston 4-3.

Donn Clendenon hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the tenth to lift St Louis over San Diego 8-5.

The Cubs won 3-1 over Philadelphia but lost RP Steve Hamilton for the year due to a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament.

Atlanta knocked off San Francisco 4-1.


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MARCH 20, 1973
Up next in Spring Training for the Rangers. The Minnesota Twins.

Steve Rogers got the start and went 4 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. Rogers struck out the side in the first inning.

Steve Lawson pitched 3 scoreless innings allowing 3 hits and striking out 1.

Jim Shellenback pitched 1.1 innings allowing 1 run which was a walkoff run on 2 hits 2 walks and a strikeout.

Hal King hit his third home run of Spring Training.

Elliott Maddox had a double and a triple.

Minnesota won 3-2.

Kansas City beat Milwaukee 6-2.

Boston buried Oakland 8-1.

The Yankees held off Cleveland 5-4.

Detroit got by California 3-2.

It was Baltimore 1 and the White Sox 0.

Atlanta outlasted Houston 2-1 in 12 innings.

The Cubs got the win 4-3 over the Mets.

Cincinnati needed 10 to beat Philadelphia 2-1.

San Francisco crushed St Louis 11-1.

Los Angeles 4 Montreal 3.

Pittsburgh 2 San Diego 1.

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MARCH 21, 1973


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Chicago beat Texas 8-4 in Spring Training action.

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