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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 23, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on May 23, 1973 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 23, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 23, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Broberg |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 3,471 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Don Denkinger |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Dick Billings | DH |
Vic Harris | Center Fielder |
Bill Sudakis | First Baseman |
Ken Suarez | Catcher |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Mike Hegan | Left Fielder |
Sal Bando | DH |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Rich McKinney | Third Baseman |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Bill North | Center Fielder |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 23, 1973
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blue
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blue
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Broberg
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hegan vs. Broberg
Hegan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Broberg
Bando hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harris. Bando reaches second base with a double. Hegan moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Broberg
Jackson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harris. Jackson reaches second base with a double. Hegan scores. Bando scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Broberg
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Broberg
Fosse 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 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blue
Angel Mangual now playing left field.
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Blue
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Blue
Harris takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sudakis vs. Blue
Sudakis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suarez vs. Blue
Suarez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harris scores. Sudakis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mason vs. Blue
Mason hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sudakis tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Blue
Nelson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blue
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Broberg
McKinney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Broberg
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Broberg
North strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Broberg
Campaneris takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mangual vs. Broberg
Mangual hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green scores. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bando vs. Broberg
Bando hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Broberg
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Broberg, and towards Mason, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Pina
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Pina
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Pina
There's a wild pitch. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harris vs. Pina
Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North who is chasing the ball. Harris reaches third base with a triple. Burroughs scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sudakis vs. Pina
Sudakis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Broberg
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Broberg
Fosse hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Broberg
McKinney hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Pina
Suarez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Pina
Mason hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suarez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Pina
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Suarez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Pina
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Broberg
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Broberg
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Green moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Campaneris vs. Gogolewski
Bill Gogolewski now pitching.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to third. North moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mangual vs. Gogolewski
Mangual hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Suarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. Gogolewski
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gogolewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pina
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Pina
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Pina
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gogolewski
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gogolewski
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gogolewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Gogolewski
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Pina
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Pina
Sudakis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Pina
Suarez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Pina
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney juggles the ball. That's an error on McKinney. Suarez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Pina
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Gogolewski
McKinney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Gogolewski
Green bunts towards first. Sudakis juggles the ball. That's an error on Sudakis. McKinney moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
North vs. Gogolewski
North hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McKinney scores. Green moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campaneris vs. Gogolewski
There goes North. The throw from Suarez and he is out, Nelson applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Gogolewski
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Green tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Gogolewski
Mangual hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Pina
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pina
Johnson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Pina
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Pina
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Gogolewski
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Gogolewski
Jackson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gogolewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gogolewski
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harris for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Knowles
Sudakis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knowles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Knowles
Suarez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Knowles
Joe Lovitto pinch runs for Ken Suarez. Rico Carty pinch hits for Jim Mason.
Carty takes first base on ball four. Lovitto moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Fingers
Don Stanhouse pinch runs for Rico Carty. Rollie Fingers now pitching.
Nelson hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Gogolewski
Toby Harrah now playing shortstop. Dick Billings now catching. Joe Lovitto now playing third base. Bill Gogolewski now pitching.
Fosse strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Gogolewski
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lovitto fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lovitto. McKinney moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Gogolewski
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Gogolewski
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sudakis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats North for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Fingers
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fingers
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Fingers
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Fingers
Billings strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/23/1973 -- Texas at Oakland (N) Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Nelson D, 2b 5 1 1 2 Campaneris B, ss 2 1 0 1 Harrah T, 3b-ss 5 0 0 0 Hegan M, lf 0 1 0 0 Johnson A, lf 4 0 0 0 Mangual A, lf 3 1 1 1 Burroughs J, rf 2 2 0 0 Bando S, dh 4 2 2 3 Billings D, dh-c 5 0 0 0 Jackson R, rf 4 0 1 2 Harris V, cf 3 1 1 1 Johnson D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Sudakis B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Fosse R, c 4 0 0 0 Suarez K, c 4 1 4 1 McKinney R, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lovitto J, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 2 2 1 0 Mason J, ss 2 0 1 1 North B, cf 4 0 2 1 Carty R, ph 0 0 0 0 Stanhouse D, pr 0 0 0 0 Gogolewski B, p-p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 8 6 31 8 8 8 Texas 051 000 000 -- 6 Oakland 240 002 00x -- 8 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Broberg P* 3.0 6 6 6 3 2 Gogolewski B (L) 5.0 2 2 1 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Blue V 2.0 3 5 5 2 1 Pina H (W) 5.0 4 1 1 1 1 Knowles D 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Fingers R (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- McKinney R, Sudakis B, Lovitto J DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- Texas 8, Oakland 4 2B -- Bando S, Jackson R 3B -- Harris V HR -- Nelson D, Bando S CS -- North B SH -- Green D SF -- Mason J, Campaneris B HBP -- by Pina H (Johnson A) WP -- Pina H T -- 2:27 A -- 3471
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