April 23, 1972 California Angels at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 3
KCR 2 CLE 2
BAL 1 MIL 3
DET 0 MIN 8
OAK 4 TEX 5
CAL 2 ATL 4
CIN 3
(11) SDP 2
@LAD 1 STL 6
@MON 1 NYM 8
CHC 2 NYM 7
CHC 6
(12) PHI 5
PIT 4
(11) HOU 13
@SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 11,586

Sunday, April 23, 1972
Time of Game: 2:28

Angels

2-5

Lost 4

5th, 2½ GB

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

W: J Panther (1-0), L: N Ryan (1-1), S: H Pina (2)

Rangers

4-3

Won 3

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .407  .928    0    2   2   SB
L Cardenas SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .775    0    1   2   HR
W Llenas LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .334    0    1   0   GDP
V Pinson RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .435 1.002    0    0   0   2B
J Spencer 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .192  .481    0   12   1   
S O'Brien 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   4   GDP
A Kusnyer C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .364  .826    0    8   1   
K Berry CF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  R May P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Rivers PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .457    0    0   0   2B
N Ryan P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   2   
  T Murphy P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Silverio CF               2   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2  10   2    1   8                    24  12

BATTING

2B: M Rivers (1, off H Pina); V Pinson (2, off J Panther).

HR: L Cardenas (1, off J Panther; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: L Cardenas 5; V Pinson 3; M Rivers 2; S Alomar 2; W Llenas; K Berry; T Silverio.

GIDP: W Llenas (2); S O'Brien (1).

RBI: W Llenas (1); L Cardenas (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S O'Brien-S Alomar-J Spencer.

E: W Llenas (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Alomar (2, 2nd base off B Gogolewski/H King).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .310  .803    0    1   4   HBP
D Nelson 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .269  .772    0    1   1   HBP,IW
D Mincher 1B                  5   1   1   3    0   2  .143  .762    0    9   0   HR
H King C                      2   1   1   0    1   1  .222  .755    0    7   0   
  D Billings C                1   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .308    0    1   0   
F Howard LF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .192  .607    0    2   0   GDP
L Biittner RF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .481    0    0   0   CS,SH
  E Maddox RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .697    0    3   0   
J Lovitto CF                  2   0   2   2    2   0  .150  .470    0    1   0   
T Harrah SS                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .333  .916    0    2   4   
B Gogolewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Panther P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   1   SH
  J Driscoll PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  H Pina P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       28   5   8   5    6   8                    27  11

BATTING

HR: D Mincher (1, off N Ryan; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: L Biittner (1, off N Ryan); J Panther (1, off N Ryan); H Pina (1, off R May).

IBB: D Nelson (1, by R May).

HBP: L Randle (1, by N Ryan); D Nelson (1, by N Ryan).

TB: D Mincher 4; J Lovitto 2; L Biittner; L Randle; D Billings; H King; T Harrah.

GIDP: F Howard (4).

RBI: D Mincher 3 (5); J Lovitto 2 (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Randle-T Harrah-D Mincher; T Harrah-L Randle-D Mincher.

E: H King 2 (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Biittner (3, 2nd base by T Murphy/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
N Ryan, L (1-1)                2.1   5   5   4    1   2   1   3.18   16     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 5     30    -     1.13  -0.49
T Murphy                       2.2   1   0   0    3   1   0   6.43   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.52   0.05
R May                          3     2   0   0    2   5   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.24   0.02
Totals                         8     8   5   4    6   8   1          39     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 0· 8          1-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Gogolewski                   0.1   3   1   1    0   0   0  20.25    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3     41    -     1.12  -0.16
J Panther, W (1-0)             2.2   3   1   1    0   3   1  16.20   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          2-0    1.12   0.05
H Pina, S (2)                  6     4   0   0    1   5   0   0.00   22     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 4          0-0    0.95   0.19
Totals                         9    10   2   2    1   8   1          37     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0·10          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R May (1; D Nelson).

HBP: N Ryan 2 (3; D Nelson, L Randle).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 11,586.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Texas Rangers                        
1. S Alomar             2B    1. L Randle             2B 
2. L Cardenas           SS    2. D Nelson             3B 
3. W Llenas             LF    3. D Mincher            1B 
4. V Pinson             RF    4. H King               C  
5. J Spencer            1B    5. F Howard             LF 
6. S O'Brien            3B    6. L Biittner           RF 
7. A Kusnyer            C     7. J Lovitto            CF 
8. K Berry              CF    8. T Harrah             SS 
9. N Ryan               P     9. B Gogolewski         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  1-0  12-      24%  76% D Mincher       N Ryan          Home Run; Randle Scores; Nelson Scores
   t 3   0  3-1  ---     -11%  64% L Cardenas      J Panther       Home Run (Deep LF)
   b 3   1  2-3  -23      11%  88% J Lovitto       N Ryan          Single to RF; King Scores; Howard Scores/unER; Lovitto to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 7   1  5-2  1-3      10%  96% W Llenas        H Pina          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   0  1-0  1--       7%  53% D Nelson        N Ryan          Hit By Pitch; Randle to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gogolewski facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  S Alomar        Single to CF
          1--      40%  L Cardenas      Alomar Steals 2B; Alomar to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      44%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      --3      38%  W Llenas        Single to CF; Alomar Scores
          1--      34%  V Pinson        Single to RF; Llenas to 2B
                  Jim Panther replaces Bill Gogolewski pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      38%  J Spencer       Strikeout
   O      12-      42%  S O'Brien       Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  L Randle        Single to LF
          1--      53%  D Nelson        Hit By Pitch; Randle to 2B
   RRR    12-      76%  D Mincher       Home Run; Randle Scores; Nelson Scores
   O      ---      75%  H King          Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  F Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      74%  L Biittner      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Panther facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  A Kusnyer       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  K Berry         Single to 3B
   O      1--      76%  N Ryan          Strikeout
   O      1--      78%  S Alomar        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
          ---      80%  J Lovitto       Single to RF
          1--      84%  T Harrah        Walk; Lovitto to 2B
   O      12-      84%  J Panther       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lovitto to 3B; Harrah to 2B
          -23      84%  L Randle        Hit By Pitch
   O      123      80%  D Nelson        Strikeout
   O      123      75%  D Mincher       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Panther facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      64%  L Cardenas      Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      66%  W Llenas        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  V Pinson        Double to RF
   O      -2-      65%  J Spencer       Groundout: P-1B; Pinson to 3B
   O      --3      69%  S O'Brien       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
          ---      72%  H King          Single to CF
          1--      77%  F Howard        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); King to 2B
   O      12-      77%  L Biittner      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; King to 3B; Howard to 2B
   RR     -23      88%  J Lovitto       Single to RF; King Scores; Howard Scores/unER; Lovitto to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Tom Murphy replaces Nolan Ryan pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      89%  T Harrah        Walk
                  Jim Driscoll pinch hits for Jim Panther batting 9th
   O      12-      88%  J Driscoll      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lovitto to 3B
   O      1-3      86%  L Randle        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Horacio Pina facing 7-8-9
                  Horacio Pina replaces Jim Driscoll pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  A Kusnyer       Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  K Berry         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  T Murphy        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tom Murphy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  D Nelson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Mincher       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      89%  H King          Walk
   O      1--      88%  F Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Horacio Pina facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  S Alomar        Single to C
   O      1--      87%  L Cardenas      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      90%  W Llenas        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      91%  V Pinson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tom Murphy facing 6-7-8
          ---      92%  L Biittner      Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  J Lovitto       Biittner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
          ---      92%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      91%  T Harrah        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      90%  H Pina          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Horacio Pina facing 5-6-7
          ---      86%  J Spencer       Walk
   OO     1--      93%  S O'Brien       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      92%  A Kusnyer       Reached on Interference on C
   O      1--      94%  K Berry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
                  Rudy May replaces Ken Berry pitching and batting 8th; Tom Silverio replaces Tom Murphy playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  L Randle        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  D Nelson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Mincher       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Horacio Pina facing 9-1-2
                  Dick Billings replaces Hal King playing C batting 4th; Elliott Maddox replaces Larry Biittner playing RF batting 6th
          ---      89%  T Silverio      Single to 1B
   O      1--      91%  S Alomar        Groundout: P-1B; Silverio to 2B
          -2-      86%  L Cardenas      Single to 3B; Silverio to 3B
   OO     1-3      96%  W Llenas        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  D Billings      Single to LF
   OO     1--      95%  F Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  E Maddox        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Horacio Pina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  J Spencer       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  S O'Brien       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rudy May facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  J Lovitto       Walk
          1--      99%  T Harrah        Single to CF; Lovitto to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  H Pina          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Harrah to 2B
   O      -23      98%  L Randle        Strikeout
          -23      98%  D Nelson        Intentional Walk
   O      123      98%  D Mincher       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Horacio Pina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  A Kusnyer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mickey Rivers pinch hits for Rudy May batting 8th
          ---      97%  M Rivers        Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  T Silverio      Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Rangers 5.

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