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Texas Rangers @ 
California Angels
1972-09-13 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 4113 · 2:27
California Angels defeated Texas Rangers 6–5. California Angels put up 3 in the 4th. Dave Sells earned the win. Bob Oliver went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
W: Dave Sells L: Horacio Pina SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: George Maloney · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: Art Frantz · 3B: Merle Anthony · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Nelson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Joe Lovitto | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Biittner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ted Ford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dalton Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Billings | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Toby Harrah | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vic Harris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Bosman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Mason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marty Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
California Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sandy Alomar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mickey Rivers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vada Pinson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Oliver | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken McMullen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Leo Cardenas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Berry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Torborg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andy Messersmith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hiatt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Leroy Stanton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Kusnyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bosman | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
 Paul Lindblad | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Horacio Pina | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
California Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Messersmith | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
 Lloyd Allen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Sells | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dave Nelson: 53
- Joe Lovitto: 8
- Larry Biittner: K
Bot 1
- Sandy Alomar: W
- Mickey Rivers: 2/FL
- Vada Pinson: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Ted Ford: 53
- Dalton Jones: 43
- Dick Billings: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Bob Oliver: 4
- Ken McMullen: S8
- Leo Cardenas: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Toby Harrah: S9
- Vic Harris: 9
- Dick Bosman: 3/SH.1-2
- Dave Nelson: K
Bot 3
- Ken Berry: 3
- Jeff Torborg: 7
- Andy Messersmith: 8/8D
Top 4
- Joe Lovitto: 8
- Larry Biittner: 31
- Ted Ford: 63
Bot 4
- Sandy Alomar: S4.B-2(E4)
- Mickey Rivers: T9.2-H
- Vada Pinson: K/C
- Bob Oliver: D8.3-H
- Ken McMullen: K/C
- Leo Cardenas: E5.2-3
- Ken Berry: S1.1-2;3-H(UR)
- Jeff Torborg: K
Top 5
- Dalton Jones: 7
- Dick Billings: S8
- Toby Harrah: W.1-2
- Vic Harris: S8.1-3;2-H
- Dick Bosman: FC6.3XH(62);1-2
- Dave Nelson: K
Bot 5
- Andy Messersmith: 63
- Sandy Alomar: 7/L
- Mickey Rivers: S9
- Vada Pinson: 36(1)/FO
Top 6
- Joe Lovitto: W
- Larry Biittner: SB2
- Larry Biittner: K
- Ted Ford: HR/7.2-H
- Dalton Jones: K
- Dick Billings: K
Bot 6
- Bob Oliver: HR/7
- Ken McMullen: 43
- Leo Cardenas: 8
- Ken Berry: 43
Top 7
- Toby Harrah: S7
- Vic Harris: SB2
- Vic Harris: K
- Jim Mason: 4
- Dave Nelson: S8.B-2;2-H
- Joe Lovitto: S8.2-H
- Larry Biittner: SB2
- Larry Biittner: 31
Bot 7
- Doug Howard: 63
- Jack Hiatt: S5
- Sandy Alomar: W.1-2
- Leroy Stanton: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Ted Ford: 13
- Dalton Jones: 63
- Dick Billings: 3/FL
Bot 8
- Vada Pinson: S9
- Bob Oliver: 8/L
- Ken McMullen: D7.1-H;B-3(TH)
- Leo Cardenas: S4.3-H
- Ken Berry: SB2
- Ken Berry: K
- Art Kusnyer: 6/FL
Top 9
- Toby Harrah: S6
- Vic Harris: 2/BINT
- Marty Martinez: 41.1-2
- Dave Nelson: WP.2-3
- Dave Nelson: K
Notes & reviews
- Vic Harris called for interference