The first homer by Frank Howard since April 29 sparked the Rangers to an 8-3 victory over the Yankees. After Howard's smash tied the score at 2-2 in the fourth inning, the Rangers went ahead with another run on singles by Dick Billings, Ted Ford and Jeff Burroughs. A walk and singles by Burroughs and Lenny Randle added a tally in the sixth and, after Toby Harrah walked, Don Mincher batted in two runs with a single. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      6, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  4  1
Rangers      1  0  0    2  0  3    0  0  x  -   6 14  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .227
Torres rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .229      Nelson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .291
Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Howard 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .220
White lf              3   1   0   0     0   2   .243        Biittner pr,1b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Blomberg 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Billings c            4   1   3   1     0   0   .279
  Alou ph,1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Ford rf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .307
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Burroughs lf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .183
Allen 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Randle 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .204
Michael ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .214      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Peterson p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Bosman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mincher ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .154
  Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .270

Totals               30   3   4   1     3   4             Totals               33   6  14   6     2   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,865
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Rangers 5
DP: Yankees 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Blomberg, Burroughs, Harrah, Bosman
Doubles: Billings (1)
Home Runs: Torres (3), Howard (3)
Stolen Bases: White (9)
Caught Stealing: Torres (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Peterson (6), Clarke (1)
GIDP: Howard (9), Maddox (4)
Hit by Pitch: White (3,by Bosman)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(3-8)         5.1  10   6   6   1   1   1  25   3.86
McDaniel                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.14
Beene                   2     3   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.74
Totals                  8    14   6   6   2   2   1  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(4-5)           6     1   2   0   3   3   0  24   3.92
Lindblad SV(4)          3     3   1   1   0   1   1  12   1.39
Totals                  9     4   3   1   3   4   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Bosman (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; Torres walked; Torres was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murcer flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Maddox singled to third; Nelson singled to first
[Maddox to second]; Howard grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Maddox to third, Nelson out at
second]; Billings singled to left [Maddox scored]; Ford forced
Billings (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Rangers 1.

YANKEES 2ND: White was hit by a pitch; White stole second;
Blomberg flied out to right; Munson grounded out (third to
first) [White scored (error by Harrah) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Allen popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael walked; Peterson reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Michael to second]; Clarke reached
on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Michael scored (error
by Bosman) (unearned) (no RBI), Peterson to third, Clarke to
second]; Torres grounded out (second to first); Murcer was
walked intentionally; White was called out on strikes; Blomberg
was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees
2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Bosman grounded out (third to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson popped to second; Allen popped to third;
Michael grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Howard homered; Billings singled to left; Ford
singled to left [Billings to second]; Burroughs singled to left
[Billings scored, Ford to second]; On a bunt Randle singled to
third [Ford to third, Burroughs to second]; Harrah hit into a
double play (third to catcher) [Burroughs to third, Randle out
at third (first to third to second), Harrah to first (error by
Blomberg; assist by Munson), Ford out at home]; Toby Harrah
safe on error by Ron Blomberg, who then picked off Lenny Randle
who had rounded 2B too far; Bosman forced Harrah (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Peterson popped to shortstop; Clarke grounded out
(pitcher to first); Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Maddox flied out to right; Nelson was called out on
strikes; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer flied out to center; White struck out;
Blomberg singled to left [Blomberg to second (error by
Burroughs)]; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Billings flied out to right; Ford walked; Burroughs
singled to center [Ford to third]; Randle singled to left [Ford
scored, Burroughs to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED PETERSON
(PITCHING); Harrah walked [Burroughs to third, Randle to
second]; MINCHER BATTED FOR BOSMAN; Mincher singled to left
[Burroughs scored, Randle scored, Harrah to third]; Maddox
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Mincher out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Rangers 6.

YANKEES 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Allen singled
to center; Michael flied out to right; SWOBODA BATTED FOR
MCDANIEL; Swoboda grounded out (pitcher to first) [Allen to
second]; Clarke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: BEENE REPLACED SWOBODA (PITCHING); Nelson struck
out; Howard singled to center; BIITTNER RAN FOR HOWARD; Billings
doubled to left [Biittner out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; Ford singled to right [Billings out at home (right to
catcher)]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 6.

YANKEES 8TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Torres
homered; Murcer flied out to right; White flied out to center;
ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Alou singled to left; Munson struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Burroughs popped
to second; Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Rangers 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Allen flied out to left; Michael grounded out
(third to first); ELLIS BATTED FOR BEENE; Ellis flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers 6.