MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
04/12/1983
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 77 - TUESDAY, APRIL 12TH , 1983 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (4-3) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 1
Cleveland Guardians (2-4) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Guardians Sunk by Rangers
Texas turned a good performance from starting pitcher Phil Niekro into a 4-1 triumph over the Cleveland Guardians at Cleveland Stadium. The loss drops the Guardians to 2-4.

Chipping in for Texas was left fielder Bill Sample. He stroked a single in the top of the first. For the game, Sample was 1 for 4 with a walk.

"I just tried to focus on getting that first guy out every inning," said Niekro.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Templeton SS 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .467 0 4
   a-W. Mitchell SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
B. Sample LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .286 1 3
G. Wright 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .429 4 11
J. Carter RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 1 6
P. O'Brien CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .296 1 7
T. Pendleton 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .520 0 4
J. Sundberg C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200 0 3
B. Hatcher DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .192 0 2
L. Milbourne 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 0 3
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 5 11      
a - W. Mitchell substituted for G. Templeton in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hatcher (1, 7th Inning off P. Falcone, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Carter (5, 8th Inning off P. Falcone, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Templeton , B. Sample , J. Carter 2 , P. O'Brien , T. Pendleton 2 , J. Sundberg , B. Hatcher 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Sample , B. Hatcher 2
Sac Fly: J. Sundberg
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Pendleton (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Mitchell-Wright, Mitchell-Milbourne-Wright)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Hayes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .120 0 1
R. Hassey C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .348 0 0
K. McReynolds LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 2 4
R. Nichols CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 1 2
M. Hargrove DH 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .263 0 0
E. Maddox RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .167 0 2
C. Bando 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 0 0
R. Clark 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 0 1
J. Dybzinski SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 4
   a-G. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 1
   b-J. Moronko SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 2 7 10      
a - G. Adams pinch hit for J. Dybzinski in the 8th
b - J. Moronko substituted for G. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. McReynolds (2, 9th Inning off B. Taylor, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Hargrove (1, 4th Inning off P. Niekro, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. McReynolds 2 , M. Hargrove 4 , E. Maddox
2-out RBI: E. Maddox
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Clark
GIDP: E. Maddox
Hit by Pitch: R. Nichols
Team LOB: 5
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Niekro W (1-1) 7.1 2 1 1 2 5 0 81 6.00   
B. Taylor SV (3) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Niekro 73
Batters Faced: P. Niekro 26, B. Taylor 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Niekro 7-9, B. Taylor 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Niekro 81-51, B. Taylor 26-17
Hit Batsmen: B. Taylor
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Falcone L (0-2) 7.1 6 3 3 3 4 0 98 5.40   
V. Cruz 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 31 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Falcone 55
Batters Faced: P. Falcone 31, V. Cruz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Falcone 10-8, V. Cruz 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Falcone 98-64, V. Cruz 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Cruz 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Niekro
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 12983
Special Notes: Garry Templeton was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call.
Wednesday, June 18th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 25.11 Build 103