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Saturday August 19, 1972
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The Yankees snapped their four-game losing streak, breaking loose with two-run homers by Bobby Murcer and Ron Blomberg in the third inning to defeat the Rangers, 6-2. Gene Michael batted in two other runs with a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 19, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Yankees      0  0  4    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   6  7  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  7  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Allen 2b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .250      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Munson c              5   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Mason ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
Murcer cf             3   2   1   2     2   2   .283      Biittner rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
White lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .276      Billings lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Blomberg 1b           2   1   1   2     1   0   .285      Howard 1b             4   0   2   1     0   1   .241
  Alou ph,1b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Jones 3b              2   1   1   1     1   0   .173
Callison rf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .256        Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Swoboda ph,rf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .247        Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Sanchez 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Fahey c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .120
Michael ss            4   0   1   2     0   2   .215      Harris 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Kline p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .082      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .085
                                                            Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Lawson p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Lovitto ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Nelson 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               33   6   7   6     7   9             Totals               32   2   7   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 19,076
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Rangers 4
DP: Yankees 2, Rangers 0
Doubles: White (19), Alou (12), Mason (1)
Home Runs: Murcer (21), Blomberg (11), Jones (4)
GIDP: Billings (9), Fahey (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(14-5)           9     7   2   2   1   3   1  33   1.63
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   3   1  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(5-11)         3     4   4   4   2   5   2  15   4.36
Lawson                  3     1   0   0   2   2   0  11   1.04
Lindblad                1.1   1   2   2   2   1   0   7   2.05
Panther                 1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.40
Totals                  9     7   6   6   7   9   2  40

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


YANKEES 1ST: Allen flied out to right; Munson flied out to
center; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Mason singled
to center; Biittner grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mason to
second]; Billings flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White doubled to right; Blomberg walked; Callison
popped to catcher in foul territory; Sanchez struck out; Michael
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howard lined to center; Jones grounded out (second
to first); Fahey lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Kline struck out; Allen singled to right; Munson
was called out on strikes; Murcer homered [Allen scored]; White
walked; Blomberg homered [White scored]; Callison lined to
right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); MARTINEZ
BATTED FOR BROBERG; Martinez was called out on strikes; Maddox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Rangers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: LAWSON REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Sanchez
grounded out (second to first); Michael grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kline grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
singled to center; Billings grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Allen walked; Munson singled to center [Allen to
second]; Murcer struck out; White grounded out (second to first)
[Allen to third, Munson to second]; Blomberg flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Howard singled to left; Jones walked [Howard to
second]; Fahey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Howard to third, Jones out at second]; Harris
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
4, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Callison walked; Callison was out trying to advance
to second (catcher to shortstop to first); Sanchez grounded out
(second to first); Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: LOVITTO BATTED FOR LAWSON; Lovitto was called out
on strikes; Maddox singled to left; Mason popped to shortstop;
Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Rangers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED LOVITTO (PITCHING); Kline
grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen struck out; Munson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Billings made an out to shortstop; Howard struck
out; Jones homered; Fahey grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer walked; White lined to center; ALOU BATTED
FOR BLOMBERG; Alou doubled to left [Murcer to third]; SWOBODA
BATTED FOR CALLISON; Swoboda was walked intentionally; NELSON
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PLAYING 3B); PANTHER REPLACED JONES
(PITCHING); Sanchez lined to right; Michael singled to right
[Murcer scored, Alou scored, Swoboda to third]; Kline struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SWOBODA STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Harris popped to first; Nelson grounded out
(second to first); On a bunt Maddox grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Allen flied to right; Munson grounded out (third to
first); Murcer walked; White lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Mason doubled to left; Biittner grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Mason to third]; Billings lined to left;
Howard singled to right [Mason scored]; GRIEVE BATTED FOR
PANTHER; Grieve forced Howard (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 2.



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