Capping their attack with a homer by Dick Billings, the Rangers erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning to clinch an 11-2 victory over the Yankees. The first four runs in the outburst scored on six singles before Billings came to the plate and connected for the circuit with two men on base. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 11, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Friday, August    18, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2 10  2
Rangers      0  2  2    7  0  0    0  0  x  -  11 14  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Maddox cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .244
Callison rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Mason ss              4   2   1   0     1   1   .231
Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .283      Biittner rf,1b        5   2   2   1     0   0   .287
White lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Billings lf           5   1   1   3     0   1   .285
Blomberg 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .283      Howard 1b             5   2   2   0     0   1   .237
Ellis c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .277        Grieve rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Sanchez 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Jones 3b              4   1   2   1     1   1   .167
Michael ss            2   0   1   0     0   1   .215      Fahey c               5   1   1   0     0   0   .128
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harris 2b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .135
  Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Bosman p              3   0   1   2     0   1   .105
  Blasingame p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
  Swoboda ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .247        Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Stottlemyre p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kenney ph,ss        3   0   1   0     0   0   .223

Totals               35   2  10   2     1   6             Totals               40  11  14   9     3   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 16,200
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Rangers 8
DP: Yankees 1, Rangers 3
Errors: Clarke, Sanchez, Mason
Doubles: Callison (7), Jones (1)
Home Runs: Billings (4)
GIDP: Sanchez 2 (7), Ellis (7), Maddox (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(12-14)    3.1   9   8   7   1   1   1  22   3.40
Roland                  0.2   5   3   3   0   1   0   7   5.18
Beene                   2     0   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.82
Blasingame              2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   8.10
Totals                  8    14  11  10   3   5   1  43

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman W(6-8)           6     9   2   2   0   3   0  25   4.02
Gogolewski SV(1)        3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   4.82
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   6   0  36

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke made an out to second; Callison doubled to
right; Murcer flied to right; White grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Mason walked;
Biittner forced Mason (shortstop to second); Billings popped to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg lined to left; Ellis singled to center;
Sanchez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howard singled to left; Jones doubled to left
[Howard to third]; Fahey reached on an error by Sanchez [Howard
scored (no RBI)]; Harris singled to right [Jones scored, Fahey
to third]; Bosman reached on a fielder's choice [Fahey out at
home (shortstop to catcher), Harris to second]; Maddox grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bosman out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael struck out; Stottlemyre flied out to
center; Clarke singled to center; Callison singled to left
[Clarke to second]; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason singled to center; Biittner singled to center
[Mason to third]; Billings made an out to shortstop; Howard
reached on an error by Clarke [Mason scored (no RBI), Biittner
to third]; Jones singled to pitcher [Biittner scored (unearned),
Howard to second]; Fahey flied out to center; Harris flied out
to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 4.

YANKEES 4TH: White popped to third in foul territory; Blomberg
lined to right; Ellis made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Bosman was called out on strikes; Maddox singled to
left; Mason reached on a fielder's choice [Maddox to second];
Biittner singled to center [Maddox scored, Mason to second];
Billings homered [Mason scored, Biittner scored]; ROLAND
REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Howard singled to left; Jones
flied out to left; Fahey singled to center [Howard to second];
Harris singled to right [Howard scored, Fahey to third, Harris
to second (on throw)]; Bosman singled to center [Fahey scored,
Harris scored]; Maddox singled to left [Bosman to second]; Mason
struck out; 7 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 11.

YANKEES 5TH: Sanchez flied out to left; Michael singled to
center; KENNEY BATTED FOR ROLAND; Kenney lined to left; Clarke
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 11.

RANGERS 5TH: KENNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BEENE REPLACED
MICHAEL (PITCHING); Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher);
Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers
11.

YANKEES 6TH: Callison flied to left; Murcer singled to right;
White singled to right [Murcer to third]; Blomberg singled to
right [Murcer scored, White to third]; Ellis singled to center
[White scored, Blomberg to second]; Sanchez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ellis out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 11.

RANGERS 6TH: Jones walked; Fahey forced Jones (third to second);
Harris flied out to center; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR BOSMAN; Martinez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Rangers 11.

YANKEES 7TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); ALLEN
BATTED FOR BEENE; Allen was called out on strikes; Kenney
singled to left; Clarke flied to center; Callison reached on an
error by Mason [Kenney to second]; Murcer was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 11.

RANGERS 7TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Maddox
walked; Mason grounded out (first to pitcher) [Maddox to
second]; Biittner grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to
third]; Billings struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Rangers 11.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to center; Blomberg walked; Ellis
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Blomberg
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 11.

RANGERS 8TH: Howard was called out on strikes; Jones was called
out on strikes; Fahey lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Rangers 11.

YANKEES 9TH: GRIEVE REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING RF); BIITTNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Sanchez flied out to center;
SWOBODA BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Swoboda was called out on
strikes; Kenney grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Rangers 11.