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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
1972-05-31 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 12251 · 2:35
Oakland Athletics defeated Texas Rangers 5–1. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 6th. Catfish Hunter earned the win. Reggie Jackson went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
W: Catfish Hunter L: Dick Bosman SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Frank Umont · 1B: Jim Odom · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Ron Luciano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Rudi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Epstein | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ollie Brown | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dave Duncan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Catfish Hunter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toby Harrah | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Lovitto | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Mincher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Dick Billings | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal King | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Ford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Larry Biittner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lenny Randle | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dick Bosman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Burroughs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bosman | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
 Jim Panther | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Paul | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Shellenback | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bert Campaneris: K
- Joe Rudi: 63
- Reggie Jackson: HR/78
- Sal Bando: 4
Bot 1
- Toby Harrah: 53
- Joe Lovitto: 5
- Don Mincher: W
- Dick Billings: 6
Top 2
- Mike Epstein: 8
- Ollie Brown: K
- Dave Duncan: E5/G.B-2
- Larry Brown: 53
Bot 2
- Hal King: 5/L
- Ted Ford: W
- Larry Biittner: D8.1-3
- Lenny Randle: K/C
- Dick Bosman: 8
Top 3
- Catfish Hunter: 9
- Bert Campaneris: K
- Joe Rudi: 53
Bot 3
- Toby Harrah: 9
- Joe Lovitto: 9
- Don Mincher: W
- Dick Billings: S9.1-2
- Hal King: 7/FL
Top 4
- Reggie Jackson: 3/G
- Sal Bando: 43
- Mike Epstein: 7
Bot 4
- Ted Ford: S7
- Larry Biittner: 63.1-2
- Lenny Randle: K
- Dick Bosman: 2/FL
Top 5
- Ollie Brown: 6
- Dave Duncan: 7
- Larry Brown: E6/G
- Catfish Hunter: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Toby Harrah: D/78#
- Joe Lovitto: D8.2-H
- Don Mincher: W
- Dick Billings: WP.2-3;1-2
- Dick Billings: 6/L
- Hal King: IW
- Ted Ford: K
- Larry Biittner: 8
Top 6
- Bert Campaneris: D7/G5
- Joe Rudi: S5/BG.2-3
- Reggie Jackson: W.1-2
- Sal Bando: 8/SF.3-H
- Mike Epstein: S9.2-H;1-3
- Ollie Brown: S7.3-H;1-2
- Dave Duncan: 3/P
- Larry Brown: 54(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Lenny Randle: D7/G5
- Dave Nelson: 8
- Toby Harrah: 8
- Joe Lovitto: 5/FL
Top 7
- Catfish Hunter: 8
- Bert Campaneris: 53
- Joe Rudi: E5/G
- Reggie Jackson: HP.1-2
- Sal Bando: S7.2-H(UR);1X3(756)
Bot 7
- Don Mincher: 43
- Dick Billings: 8
- Hal King: S9
- Ted Ford: 3/FL
Top 8
- Mike Epstein: 3/G
- Ollie Brown: S7
- Dave Duncan: S7.1-2
- Larry Brown: S4.2XH(45);1-2
- Catfish Hunter: 8
Bot 8
- Larry Biittner: 31
- Lenny Randle: S7
- Jeff Burroughs: K
- Toby Harrah: 13
Top 9
- Bert Campaneris: 63
- Joe Rudi: 53
- Reggie Jackson: W
- Sal Bando: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Sal Bando: 5/FL
Bot 9
- Joe Lovitto: S9
- Don Mincher: 7
- Dick Billings: E6/G.1-2
- Hal King: 8
- Ted Ford: 143