April 21, 1972 California Angels at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
NYY 4 BAL 6
@CLE 0 TEX 7
CAL 6 CIN 4
@ATL 3 LAD 12
SDP 2 MON 2
STL 1 NYM 2
CHC 0 PIT 3
@PHI 2
(10) HOU 7
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 20,105

Friday, April 21, 1972
Time of Game: 2:44

Angels

2-3

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  1  0   0  0  3   0  2  0    6 14  2
Rangers         1  0  2   2  1  1   0  0  X    7 10  4

W: D Bosman (1-1), L: C Wright (0-2), S: P Lindblad (1)

Rangers

2-3

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .500 1.147    0    1   4   CS
M Rivers CF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .158  .358    0    1   0   
L Cardenas SS                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .644    0    5   5   
K McMullen 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .358    0    0   0   
J Spencer 1B                  5   1   3   0    0   1  .211  .513    0    9   0   2B
  K Berry PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Stanton RF                  5   2   1   0    0   1  .222  .541    0    0   0   
V Pinson LF                   4   2   3   2    0   1  .375  .850    0    1   0   2B
  B Cowan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
A Kusnyer C                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .500 1.071    0    7   2   
C Wright P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Silverio PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Fisher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Azcue PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S O'Brien PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       42   6  14   4    1   6                    24  12

BATTING

2B: J Spencer (1, off D Bosman); V Pinson (1, off D Bosman).

TB: J Spencer 4; V Pinson 4; A Kusnyer 3; M Rivers 2; S Alomar 2; L Stanton.

RBI: V Pinson 2 (3); A Kusnyer (1); S Alomar (1).

2-out RBI: A Kusnyer.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Spencer.

E: C Wright (1); K McMullen (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Alomar (2, 3rd base by D Bosman/D Billings).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 2B                   4   0   3   4    0   0  .300  .733    0    2   3   2B,SB,CS
D Nelson 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .809    0    4   3   HR
F Howard 1B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .167  .544    0    9   0   HR,IW
  L Biittner 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         1   0   
D Billings C                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .091  .182    0    6   1   
T Grieve LF                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .364  .728    0    2   0   CS
E Maddox RF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .250  .775    0    2   0   SB,IW
J Lovitto CF                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .067  .243    0    0   0   
T Harrah SS                   4   3   3   0    0   1  .267  .686    0    1   5   2B
D Bosman P                    1   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  C Cox P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Lindblad P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   7  10   7    3   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: L Randle (2, off C Wright); T Harrah (1, off C Wright).

HR: D Nelson (1, off E Fisher; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); F Howard (1, off C Wright; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: D Bosman (2, off C Wright).

IBB: E Maddox (1, by C Wright); F Howard (1, by C Wright).

TB: F Howard 4; T Harrah 4; D Nelson 4; L Randle 4; T Grieve 2.

RBI: L Randle 4 (5); D Nelson (2); F Howard (2); D Billings (2).

2-out RBI: L Randle 3; F Howard.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: E Maddox (1); L Randle (4); T Harrah (1); T Grieve (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Maddox (2, 2nd base off L Allen/A Kusnyer); L Randle (1, 2nd base off T Murphy/A Kusnyer).

CS: L Randle (1, 2nd base by C Wright/A Kusnyer); T Grieve (1, 2nd base by C Wright/A Kusnyer).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Wright, L (0-2)              4     6   5   2    2   3   1   5.00   19     -       ·  ·      7· 0· 1· 6     37    -     1.05  -0.38
E Fisher                       1     2   1   1    0   0   1  18.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.15  -0.02
T Murphy                       2     2   1   1    0   1   0  10.38    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.47  -0.04
L Allen                        1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.02
Totals                         8    10   7   4    3   6   2          36     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 1·10           -

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Bosman, W (1-1)              5.1   9   4   3    1   2   0   2.03   26     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 8     37    -     1.00  -0.06
C Cox, H (1)                   3.1   5   2   1    0   3   0   2.70   16     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 5          2-1    2.11   0.08
P Lindblad, S (1)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.88   0.06
Totals                         9    14   6   4    1   6   0          43     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0·13          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: T Murphy (1); C Cox (1).

IBB: C Wright 2 (2; E Maddox, F Howard).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 20,105.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Texas Rangers                        
1. S Alomar             2B    1. L Randle             2B 
2. M Rivers             CF    2. D Nelson             3B 
3. L Cardenas           SS    3. F Howard             1B 
4. K McMullen           3B    4. D Billings           C  
5. J Spencer            1B    5. T Grieve             LF 
6. L Stanton            RF    6. E Maddox             RF 
7. V Pinson             LF    7. J Lovitto            CF 
8. A Kusnyer            C     8. T Harrah             SS 
9. C Wright             P     9. D Bosman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  1-1  12-      16%  82% L Randle        C Wright        Double to LF; Harrah Scores; Bosman to 3B
   t 2   2  1-0  12-     -13%  50% A Kusnyer       D Bosman        Single to LF; Stanton Scores/unER; Pinson to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  ---      13%  64% F Howard        C Wright        Home Run
   b 4   2  1-3  -23      11%  93% L Randle        C Wright        Single to CF; Lovitto Scores/unER; Harrah Scores/unER
   t 8   1  7-5  1-3     -10%  69% S Alomar        C Cox           Single to 1B; Kusnyer Scores/unER; O'Brien to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  S Alomar        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      53%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  L Cardenas      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Clyde Wright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Nelson        Strikeout
   R      ---      64%  F Howard        Home Run
   O      ---      63%  D Billings      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Bosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  K McMullen      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Spencer       Strikeout Looking
          ---      65%  L Stanton       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      63%  V Pinson        Single to CF; Stanton to 2B
   R      12-      50%  A Kusnyer       Single to LF; Stanton Scores/unER; Pinson to 2B
   O      12-      55%  C Wright        Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Clyde Wright facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  T Grieve        Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  E Maddox        Grieve Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      55%  " "             Intentional Walk
   OO     1--      50%  J Lovitto       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  S Alomar        Walk
          1--      39%  M Rivers        Single to CF; Alomar to 2B
   O      12-      47%  L Cardenas      Alomar Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Rivers to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      55%  K McMullen      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Clyde Wright facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  T Harrah        Single to CF
          1--      66%  D Bosman        Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Harrah to 2B; Bosman to 1B
   R      12-      82%  L Randle        Double to LF; Harrah Scores; Bosman to 3B
   O      -23      77%  D Nelson        Fielder's Choice SS unassisted; Bosman stays at 3B; Randle out at 3B/SS; Nelson to 2B
          -23      78%  F Howard        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      80%  D Billings      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bosman Scores/unER; Nelson to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  T Grieve        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Dick Bosman facing 5-6-7
          ---      73%  J Spencer       Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  L Stanton       Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      80%  V Pinson        Strikeout
   O      1--      82%  A Kusnyer       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Clyde Wright facing 6-7-8
          ---      84%  E Maddox        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      82%  J Lovitto       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      88%  T Harrah        Double to LF; Lovitto to 3B
   O      -23      83%  D Bosman        Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23      93%  L Randle        Single to CF; Lovitto Scores/unER; Harrah Scores/unER
   O      1--      93%  D Nelson        Randle Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Dick Bosman facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Silverio pinch hits for Clyde Wright batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  T Silverio      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  S Alomar        Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B; Alomar to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Eddie Fisher facing 2-3-4
                  Eddie Fisher replaces Tom Silverio pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      98%  D Nelson        Home Run
   O      ---      97%  F Howard        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  D Billings      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      97%  T Grieve        Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  E Maddox        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 6.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-6, Dick Bosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  K McMullen      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      97%  J Spencer       Double to RF
          -2-      95%  L Stanton       Single to RF; Spencer to 3B
   RR     1-3      88%  V Pinson        Double to RF; Spencer Scores; Stanton Scores
          -2-      83%  A Kusnyer       Single to RF (Pop Fly); Pinson to 3B
                  Casey Cox replaces Dick Bosman pitching and batting 9th; Joe Azcue pinch hits for Eddie Fisher batting 9th
   R      1-3      80%  J Azcue         Wild Pitch; Pinson Scores; Kusnyer to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      88%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tom Murphy facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Murphy replaces Joe Azcue pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  J Lovitto       Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  T Harrah        Single to SS
          1--      89%  C Cox           Wild Pitch; Harrah to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Groundout: P-1B; Harrah to 3B
   R      --3      93%  L Randle        Single to RF; Harrah Scores
          1--      93%  D Nelson        Randle Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 7.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-7, Casey Cox facing 2-3-4
          ---      87%  M Rivers        Single to LF; Rivers to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      91%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      94%  K McMullen      Strikeout
   O      -2-      96%  J Spencer       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  F Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Billings      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  T Grieve        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Rangers 7.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-7, Casey Cox facing 6-7-8
                  Larry Biittner replaces Frank Howard playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---      97%  L Stanton       Strikeout
          ---      95%  V Pinson        Single to CF
          1--      87%  A Kusnyer       Single to RF; Pinson to 3B/Adv on E9 (throw); Kusnyer to 2B
                  Syd O'Brien pinch hits for Tom Murphy batting 9th
   R      -23      79%  S O'Brien       Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Pinson Scores/No RBI; Kusnyer to 3B; O'Brien to 1B
   R      1-3      69%  S Alomar        Single to 1B; Kusnyer Scores/unER; O'Brien to 2B
   O      12-      79%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      12-      89%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Lloyd Allen facing 6-7-8
                  Lloyd Allen replaces Syd O'Brien pitching and batting 9th
          ---      91%  E Maddox        Walk
          1--      92%  J Lovitto       Maddox Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      89%  T Harrah        Strikeout
   O      -2-      87%  C Cox           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 7.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 6-7, Casey Cox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  K McMullen      Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  J Spencer       Single to RF
                  Ken Berry pinch runs for Jim Spencer batting 5th
   O      1--      94%  L Stanton       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Casey Cox pitching and batting 9th; Billy Cowan pinch hits for Vada Pinson batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  B Cowan         Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Rangers 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation