1972 AL Game of Note: Tex. at Mil.

June 3, 1972

In what has been a dismal start to the 1972 season for the Milwaukee Brewers, pitcher Bill Parsons gave the hometown fans something to cheer about today. Parsons carried a no-hitter into the 9th inning before settling for a 1-0, one-hit, shutout victory over the Texas Rangers. In a game that saw great pitching from both teams, Parsons had his no-hitter broken up by Frank Howard with one out in the 9th. He walked 1 and struck out 8 while picking up his 4th win of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Texas Rangers At 1972 Milwaukee Brewers               6/3/1972
 
  Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Brewers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Maddox CF         4  0  0  0 .262     R.Theobald 2B       4  0  0  0 .188  
  D.Nelson 3B         4  0  0  0 .238     D.May CF            3  0  0  0 .252  
  D.Mincher 1B        3  0  0  0 .228     G.Scott 3B          4  0  1  0 .261  
  D.Billings LF       3  0  0  0 .258     J.Briggs 1B         3  0  1  0 .331  
  T.Ford RF           2  0  0  0 .271     B.Conigliaro RF     4  1  1  0 .159  
  T.Harrah SS         2  0  0  0 .258     J.Lahoud LF         1  0  0  0 .232  
A-L.Biittner PH       0  0  0  0 .333     P.Ratliff C         2  0  0  0 .077  
C-J.Lovitto PR        0  0  0  0 .217     R.Auerbach SS       2  0  1  1 .211  
D-T.Kubiak SS         0  0  0  0 .179     B.Parsons P         1  0  0  0 .118  
  L.Randle 2B         2  0  0  0 .193                                          
B-D.Jones PH,2B       1  0  0  0 .182                                          
  K.Suarez C          2  0  0  0 .053                                          
E-H.King PH           1  0  0  0 .157                                          
  P.Broberg P         2  0  0  0 .111                                          
  P.Lindblad P        0  0  0  0 .000                                          
F-F.Howard PH         1  0  1  0 .196                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  1  0                 Totals      24  1  4  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Harrah In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Randle In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Biittner In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Lovitto In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Suarez In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Lindblad In 9th Inning
 
Rangers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  0
Brewers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  1  4  0
 
Rangers (18-25)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Broberg LOSS(3-4)       7       3   1   1   4   8   0   2.69
P.Lindblad                1       1   0   0   1   1   0   4.83
Totals                    8       4   1   1   5   9   0
 
Brewers (12-25)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Parsons WIN(4-5)        9       1   0   0   1   8   0   3.21
Totals                    9       1   0   0   1   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,814 DATE- Saturday, June 3rd 1972 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Jim Honochick, Lou Dimuro, Bill Deegan,  Larry McCoy
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 2  Brewers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 1  Brewers: 0
DOUBLES- F.Howard(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Ratliff, B.Parsons-2
WALKS- L.Biittner, D.May, J.Briggs, J.Lahoud-2, R.Auerbach
HIT BY PITCH- T.Ford
STRIKE OUTS- E.Maddox, D.Nelson, D.Mincher, D.Billings, D.Jones, H.King,
             P.Broberg-2, D.May, G.Scott, J.Briggs-2, B.Conigliaro-2,
             P.Ratliff-2, B.Parsons
GIDP- B.Conigliaro
RLISP 2-out- D.May, P.Ratliff, R.Theobald-2, D.Nelson
 
Bill Parsons carried a no-hitter into the 9th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers
outscored the Texas Rangers 1 to 0.
 
Parsons(4-5) simply dominated Texas.  He didn't allow much, just 1 hit and 1
walk in 9 innings improving his ERA from 3.69 to 3.21.  The right-handed
Parsons lost a no-hitter when Frank Howard doubled with one out in the 9th
inning.  Texas had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.
 
The loss was charged to Pete Broberg(3-4).  He pitched 7 innings allowing 3
hits and 4 walks. When questioned about the loss, Ted Williams said, 'The
fans got to see an exciting game out there this afternoon.  Unfortunately, we
couldn't get it done this time.  Next time, though, we'll be the clubhouse
with all the smiles.'