July 8, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
 BAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
2B1-2H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterDJDavey Johnson2B3-3H-AB2BP7.0IP1 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcherP8.0IP3 ER · 3 K · LP2.0IP0 ER · 0 K · SSaveBiggest lead TEX by 2 · BAL by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 93 | 62 | .600 | — |
2CW White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5.5 |
3DE Tigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | 7.5 |
4BO Red Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 8.0 |
| 5BAOrioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12.5 |
6NY Yankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 14.0 |
7MI Twins | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15.5 |
8KC Royals | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16.5 |
9LA Angels | 75 | 80 | .484 | 18.0 |
10CL Guardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 21.5 |
11MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 28.5 |
| 12TERangers | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38.5 |
HR: Randle
RBI: Randle 3
LOB: 3
2B: Johnson
RBI: Blair
CS: Grich
LOB: 10
Top 1 · TEX batting
Bottom 1 · BAL batting
The Rangers beat the Orioles 3-1 at Memorial Stadium.
Casey Cox got the win, Doyle Alexander took the loss and Paul Lindblad earned the save. Lenny Randle went 1-for-2 for the Rangers, while Davey Johnson went 3-for-3 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
