Starting with a two-run homer by Dick Billings in the first inning, the Rangers defeated the Yankees, 6-2. Billings also singled in the third when the Rangers added two more tallies on a single by Ted Ford, a wild pitch, single by Elliott Maddox and sacrifice fly by Toby Harrah, who batted in his 23rd run, one more than the shortstop's total for the entire 1971 season. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      8, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Rangers      2  0  0    2  1  0    1  0  x  -   6  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Nelson 3b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .285
Torres rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Jones 2b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .053
Murcer cf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .263      Mincher 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .165
White lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .248        Lovitto pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .176
Blomberg 1b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .264        Burroughs lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Billings c            4   2   3   2     0   0   .294
Kenney ss             2   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Ford rf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .313
  Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Biittner lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .243
  Michael ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .212        Howard ph,1b        0   0   0   1     0   0   .216
Allen 3b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .237      Maddox cf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .224
Stottlemyre p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Harrah ss             3   0   0   1     0   0   .248
  Callison ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Broberg p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .125
  Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lindblad p          2   0   1   0     0   0   .125
  Lanier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ellis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .263

Totals               30   2   5   2     6   4             Totals               31   6   9   6     5   6

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 11,897
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Rangers 8
DP: Yankees 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Harrah
Doubles: Nelson (5)
Home Runs: Billings (3)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (5), Howard (1)
GIDP: Blomberg (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(5-7)      4     6   4   4   1   3   1  18   2.89
Roland                  2     2   1   1   1   1   0  10   4.86
Hinton                  2     1   1   1   3   2   0  10   4.86
Totals                  8     9   6   6   5   6   1  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg W(4-4)          5.1   2   2   2   5   3   0  22   2.99
Lindblad SV(5)          3.2   3   0   0   1   1   0  14   1.25
Totals                  9     5   2   2   6   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Stottlemyre (3), Hinton (4)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
struck out; Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Jones flied
out to left; Mincher singled to right; Billings homered [Mincher
scored]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 2.

YANKEES 2ND: White grounded out (first to pitcher); Blomberg
flied out to right; Munson walked; Kenney singled to center
[Munson to second]; Allen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Biittner flied out to right; Maddox struck out;
Harrah lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Rangers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Stottlemyre grounded out (shortstop to first);
Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Broberg struck out; Nelson singled to center;
Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jones
lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); White
walked; Blomberg grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); Billings
singled to center; Ford singled to left [Billings to second];
Stottlemyre threw a wild pitch [Billings to third, Ford to
second]; Biittner was walked intentionally; Maddox singled to
pitcher [Billings scored, Ford to third, Biittner to second];
Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored, Biittner to
third]; Broberg struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Rangers 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson lined to right; Kenney reached on an error
by Harrah; Allen singled to left [Kenney out at third (left to
second to third)]; CALLISON BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Callison
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 5TH: ROLAND REPLACED CALLISON (PITCHING); Nelson doubled
to left; Jones flied out to center [Nelson to third]; Mincher
reached on a fielder's choice [Nelson scored]; Billings forced
Mincher (third to second); Ford walked [Billings to second];
Biittner flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Rangers 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke walked; Torres flied out to right; Murcer
walked [Clarke to second]; White walked [Clarke to third, Murcer
to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); Blomberg
singled to center [Clarke scored, Murcer scored, White to
third]; Munson popped to first; SWOBODA BATTED FOR KENNEY;
Swoboda forced Blomberg (third to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 6TH: MICHAEL REPLACED SWOBODA (PLAYING SS); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lindblad singled to pitcher; Nelson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Allen walked; LANIER BATTED FOR ROLAND; Lanier
popped to first in foul territory; Clarke hit into a double play
(second to first) [Allen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 7TH: HINTON REPLACED LANIER (PITCHING); Jones struck
out; Mincher walked; LOVITTO RAN FOR MINCHER; Billings singled
to pitcher [Lovitto to second]; Hinton threw a wild pitch
[Lovitto to third, Billings to second]; Ford was walked
intentionally; HOWARD BATTED FOR BIITTNER; Howard hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Lovitto scored, Billings to third];
Maddox walked [Ford to second]; Harrah forced Maddox (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 6.

YANKEES 8TH: BURROUGHS REPLACED LOVITTO (PLAYING LF); HOWARD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Torres grounded out (shortstop to
first); Murcer flied out to center; White flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Lindblad flied out to left; Nelson flied out to
center; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Rangers 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael singled to left;
Allen singled to right [Michael to second]; ELLIS BATTED FOR
HINTON; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Rangers 6.