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MAY 19, 1973
Saturday night on the West coast. The Rangers are in California for the second game of the series against the Angels.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 19-18 at Cleveland 15-22
Detroit 17-19 at Milwaukee 20-16
Minnesota 21-15 at Chicago 13-22
Boston 20-16 at Baltimore 21-15
Kansas City 29-9 at Oakland 21-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 16-20 at Montreal 14-20
Pittsburgh 16-21 at New York 27-8
Chicago 16-25 at Philadelphia 22-13 (2)
Los Angeles 19-19 at Atlanta 20-17
San Diego 17-22 at Cincinnati 18-18
San Francisco 25-15 at Houston 14-26
TEXAS RANGERS 8-29 AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS 15-20
MATCHUPS
SP Dick Bosman vs Andy Messersmith Advantage California
C Ken Suarez vs John Stephenson Advantage Push
1B Frank Howard vs Jim Spencer Advantage Texas
2B Dave Nelson vs Sandy Alomar Sr Advantage Texas
3B Jim Mason vs Ken McMullen Advantage California
SS Bucky Dent vs Luis Alvarado Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Billy Parker Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Ken Berry Advantage Texas
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Leroy Stanton Advantage Texas
DH Toby Harrah vs Orlando Cepeda Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas
Stanton led off the bottom of the second with a home run.
After three: California 1 Texas 0.
McMullen added a 2-run homer in the bottom of the fourth.
Burroughs put the Rangers on the board in the top of the sixth with an RBI triple.
After six: California 3 Texas 1.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Angels loaded the bases with nobody out. Pinch hitter Mickey Rivers got an RBI single. Pinch hitter Bake McBride did as well to bring California to 10 hits in the game. Stanton then cleared the bases with a 3-run double. The Angels batted around the order and put a crooked number on the board.
With a runner on first and one out in the bottom of the eighth, Kevin Kobel replaced Bosman on the mound.
The Rangers put runners at second and third with two out in the top of the ninth and Tom Murphy replaced Messersmith and got Suarez to fly out to end the game.
Final score: California 8 Texas 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Leroy Stanton 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 6 Cleveland 3
Detroit 4 Milwaukee 2
Minnesota 6 Chicago 1
Baltimore 5 Boston 4 10 innings
Kansas City 2 Oakland 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 5 St Louis 2
New York 9 Pittsburgh 5
Chicago 5 Philadelphia 3 Game 1
Philadelphia 4 Chicago 2 Game 2
Los Angeles 12 Atlanta 9
Cincinnati 7 San Diego 2
Houston 5 San Francisco 4
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Leroy Stanton California Angels 3 for 4, 2B,. HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
2. Dick Drago Kansas City Royals 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, W
3. Ron Cey 3 for 5, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R
Milwaukee 1B George C Scott went hitless. His hit streak ended at 22 games.
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