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Rangers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 26, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers, played on August 26, 1973 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 26, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Deegan |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
Alex Johnson | DH |
Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
Jim Fregosi | Third Baseman |
Bill Sudakis | Catcher |
Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
Vic Harris | Center Fielder |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Walt Williams | Left Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
John Ellis | Catcher |
Charlie Spikes | DH |
Ron Lolich | Right Fielder |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Rusty Torres | Center Fielder |
Tom Ragland | Second Baseman |
Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 26, 1973
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Perry
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Perry
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Perry
Spencer strikes out. There goes Nelson. The throw from Ellis to second, and Nelson is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Merritt
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fregosi. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Merritt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Merritt
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sudakis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Merritt
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Perry
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Lolich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Perry
Fregosi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lolich. Fregosi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sudakis vs. Perry
There's a wild pitch. Fregosi moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sudakis vs. Perry
Sudakis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Biittner vs. Perry
Biittner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fregosi scores. Sudakis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Perry
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sudakis scores. Biittner moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Perry
Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Torres. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Biittner scores. Harris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Perry
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Merritt
Spikes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Merritt
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Merritt
Duffy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Duffy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Merritt
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ragland vs. Merritt
Ragland hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Perry
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Perry
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Perry
Fregosi hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Merritt
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Merritt
Williams strikes out. Sudakis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Williams out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Merritt
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Merritt
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Perry
Sudakis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Perry
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Perry
Harris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Perry
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Perry
Harrah hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Merritt
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Merritt
Lolich hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Merritt
Duffy hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Perry
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Perry
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Perry
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Perry
The ball gets by Ellis for a passed ball. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fregosi vs. Perry
There's a wild pitch. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fregosi vs. Perry
Fregosi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Merritt
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragland vs. Merritt
Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Merritt
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Bosman
Dick Bosman now pitching.
Sudakis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lolich. Sudakis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Biittner vs. Bosman
Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Bosman
Harris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bosman
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Bosman
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Bosman
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Merritt
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Merritt
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Merritt
Ellis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harris. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spikes vs. Merritt
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bosman
Leo Cardenas now playing third base.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Bosman
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Bosman
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Bosman
Sudakis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Merritt
Toby Harrah now playing third base. Tom Grieve now playing left field. Jim Mason now playing shortstop.
Lolich hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Merritt
Duffy hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Merritt
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Johnson
Alan Ashby now catching. Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Biittner strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Johnson
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Johnson
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Johnson
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragland vs. Merritt
Elliott Maddox now playing center field.
Ragland hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Merritt
Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Merritt
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Merritt
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Johnson
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Johnson
Grieve takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mason vs. Johnson
Mason is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sudakis vs. Johnson
Sudakis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Merritt
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Merritt
Spikes hits a line drive towards short. Mason reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 9 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Merritt
Lolich hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/1973, game 1 -- Texas at Cleveland (D) Texas AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Nelson D, 2b 5 0 2 2 Bell B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Harrah T, ss-3b 5 0 1 0 Cardenas L, 3b 1 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Williams W, lf 4 0 1 0 Johnson A, dh 5 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Burroughs J, lf 4 2 3 2 Ellis J, c 3 0 1 0 Grieve T, lf 0 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 1 0 0 0 Fregosi J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Spikes C, dh 3 0 0 0 Mason J, ss 1 0 0 0 Lolich R, rf 4 0 0 0 Sudakis B, c 4 3 2 1 Duffy F, ss 3 0 1 0 Biittner L, rf 4 1 1 1 Torres R, cf 2 0 0 0 Harris V, cf 4 2 4 3 Ragland T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Maddox E, cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 9 14 9 30 0 3 0 Texas 041 102 100 -- 9 Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Merritt J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Perry G (L) 5.0 9 6 6 2 4 Bosman D 2.0 4 3 3 0 4 Johnson J 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 E -- Fregosi J DP -- Texas 1, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Texas 7, Cleveland 6 2B -- Fregosi J, Nelson D, Duffy F, Sudakis B, Ellis J HR -- Burroughs J 2, Sudakis B, Harris V CS -- Nelson D WP -- Perry G 2 PB -- Ellis J T -- 2:23 A -- 0
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