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September 10, 1972

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Athletics 7 7 2
Rangers 2 5 2
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Athletics 7 7 2
Rangers 2 6 2

Joe Lovitto Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .220
OBP .333 .305
At Bats 3 295
Hits 1 65
• Singles 1 55
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 17

Bob Locker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 8
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Arlington Stadium - September 10, 1972
Bob Locker
Gene Tenace
Mike Hegan
Tim Cullen
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
Reggie Jackson
Matty Alou
Joe Lovitto
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Lovitto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Ford strikes out.
Top 9 Rudi is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hegan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Cullen hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrah hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bob Locker now pitching. Tim Cullen now playing second base. Mike Hegan now playing first base. Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hegan scoops it up and throws to first, with Locker covering, for the out.
Top 8 Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford throws the ball in to Biittner who tags Bando trying to return to first, for the out. Odom scores. Tenace scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Alou scores. Odom moves to third. Tenace moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Mike Epstein. Pete Broberg now pitching. There goes Odom. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Odom steals second.
Top 8 Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi scores. Alou moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Steve Lawson now pitching. Jackson strikes out.
Top 8 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. Rudi moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Rudi bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hegan scores. Campaneris moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hegan moves to third.
Top 8 Mike Hegan pinch hits for Rollie Fingers. Hegan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris misplays the ball. That's an error on Harris.
Top 8 Angel Mangual pinch hits for Ted Kubiak. Jim Panther now pitching. Vic Harris now playing second base. Mangual hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ragland hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kubiak scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lovitto scores.
Bottom 7 There goes Lovitto. The throw from Tenace and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 7 Lovitto bunts towards the mound. Fingers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Epstein hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ted Kubiak now playing second base. Rollie Fingers now pitching. Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudi moves to second.
Top 6 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lewis scores.
Top 6 Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mincher for the out. Lewis moves to third.
Top 6 Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gonzalo Marquez. Don Mincher pinch hits for Ken Holtzman. There goes Lewis. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Lewis steals second.
Top 6 Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Dal Maxvill. Marquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Hand is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and has Biittner trapped. There's the throw to Campaneris who tags Biittner for the out. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando juggles the ball. That's an error on Bando. Biittner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields the ball and throws to Holtzman covering. Safe.
Top 5 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lovitto strikes out.
Bottom 4 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Harrah strikes out.
Bottom 3 Nelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hand is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Campaneris hits a line drive into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Holtzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ragland strikes out.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Tenace hits a popup towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Epstein takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lovitto hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Billings is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to second.
Bottom 1 Harrah hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson scores.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Nelson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Harrah fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrah.
Top 1 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.