| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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