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Rangers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 8, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers, played on July 8, 1972 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Casey Cox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 24,518 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Larry Barnett |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
| Dick Billings | Left Fielder |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Hal King | Catcher |
| Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kubiak | Second Baseman |
| Casey Cox | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Catcher |
| Don Baylor | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Bobby Grich | Shortstop |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Doyle Alexander | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 8, 1972
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Alexander
Nelson bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Alexander
Alexander fires to first and picks off Nelson. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Alexander
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Alexander
Biittner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Cox
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oates vs. Cox
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Cox
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Cox
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Alexander
Billings hits a line drive towards the mound. Alexander reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Alexander
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Alexander
King strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Cox
Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Cox
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grich moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Cox
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grich tags and scores. Robinson tags and moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Cox
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Cox
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Alexander
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Alexander
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Alexander
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Cox
Buford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Cox
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Cox
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Alexander
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Alexander
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Alexander
Biittner hits a popup towards short. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Cox
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Cox
Grich is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Cox
There goes Grich. The throw from King and he is out, Kubiak applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cox
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Alexander
Billings hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Alexander
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Alexander
King hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats King for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Cox
Lenny Randle now playing second base.
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cox
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Billings. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Cox
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Cox
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Alexander
Lovitto hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Alexander
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Alexander
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Alexander
Nelson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Cox
Oates hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Cox
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Cox
Powell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Alexander
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Alexander
Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Alexander
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Cox
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Cox
Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Cox
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Alexander
Howard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Alexander
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Alexander
Elliott Maddox pinch runs for Hal King.
Lovitto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randle vs. Alexander
Randle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Alexander
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cox for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Alexander
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Cox
Elliott Maddox now playing left field. Dalton Jones now playing first base. Dick Billings now catching.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Lindblad
Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Doyle Alexander. Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Lindblad
Buford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Lindblad
Andy Etchebarren pinch hits for Johnny Oates.
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching. Andy Etchebarren now catching.
Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Watt
Biittner strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Watt
Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Lindblad
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Lindblad
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Lindblad
Grich hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1972, game 2 -- TEX at Baltimore (N)
TEX AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Dave Nelson, 3b 4 0 1 0 Buford D, lf 4 0 1 0
Toby Harrah, ss 4 0 1 0 Oates J, c 3 0 0 0
Larry Biittner, rf 4 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Dick Billings, lf-c 4 0 0 0 Baylor D, rf 4 0 0 0
Frank Howard, 1b 3 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Dalton Jones, 1b 0 0 0 0 Grich B, ss 3 1 1 0
Hal King, c 3 0 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Elliott Maddo, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Blair P, cf 2 0 0 1
Joe Lovitto, cf 3 1 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 3 0
Ted Kubiak, 2b 1 0 0 0 Alexander D, p 2 0 0 0
Len Randle, 2b 2 1 1 3 Hendricks E, ph 1 0 0 0
Casey Cox, p 2 0 0 0 Watt E, p 0 0 0 0
Paul Lindblad, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 5 3 30 1 6 1
TEX 000 000 030 -- 3
Baltimore 010 000 000 -- 1
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Casey Cox (W)* 7.0 6 1 1 0 2
Paul Lindblad (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L) 8.0 5 3 3 1 3
Watt E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- TEX 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- TEX 1, Baltimore 4
2B -- Johnson D
HR -- Len Randle
CS -- Grich B
SF -- Blair P
HBP -- by Casey Cox (Grich B)
T -- 2:03
A -- 24518
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