Sunday August 20, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Continuing his sensational relief work, Sparky Lyle gained a victory and also scored the first run as the Yankees defeated the Rangers, 2-0, in 10 innings. Rob Gardner hurled the first seven innings for the Yankees and allowed only three hits before going out for a pinch-batter. Lyle yielded three more hits in next three stanzas.

In the 10th, Lyle led off with a single. Horace Clarke was hit by a pitch and Thurman Munson sacrificed. Bobby Murcer then grounded to Frank Howard and when the first baseman threw wildly to the plate, Lyle scored. Roy White followed with a single to drive in Clarke with another run. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 0

Game Played on Sunday, August 20, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 1 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .241 Maddox cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .243 Munson c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .288 Nelson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Murcer cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .281 Biittner lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 White lf 4 0 1 1 1 2 .276 Billings c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Blomberg 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Howard 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Alou ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Ford rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Callison rf 3 0 1 0 2 2 .257 Harris 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .123 Sanchez 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Mason ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .255 Michael ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .212 Stanhouse p 2 0 1 0 1 1 .200 Gardner p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .091 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Allen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lyle p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 Cox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Grieve ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Ragland pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 6 1 6 8 Totals 35 0 6 0 2 8 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 12,259 Left on Base: Yankees 11, Rangers 7 DP: Yankees 1, Rangers 1 Errors: Michael, Billings, Howard Stolen Bases: White (18), Clarke (13), Callison (3) Sacrifice Hits: Munson (3) GIDP: Murcer (5), Maddox (6) Hit by Pitch: Clarke (3,by Pina) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gardner 7 3 0 0 1 6 0 25 3.04 Lyle W(5-3) 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 12 1.31 Totals 10 6 0 0 2 8 0 37 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stanhouse 8.2 4 0 0 5 7 0 34 3.33 Pina L(2-5) 0.2 1 2 1 0 1 0 4 2.80 Lindblad 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.05 Cox 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.88 Totals 10 6 2 1 6 8 0 43 Hit by Pitch: Pina (6) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Munson walked; Murcer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Munson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Maddox was called out on strikes; Nelson grounded out (second to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. YANKEES 2ND: White walked; Blomberg lined to left; Callison struck out; White stole second [White to third (error by Billings)]; Sanchez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Billings flied out to center; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. YANKEES 3RD: Michael struck out; Gardner struck out; Clarke singled to center; Clarke stole second; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Harris struck out; Mason popped to second; Stanhouse walked; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); White was called out on strikes; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Biittner flied out to left; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. YANKEES 5TH: Callison struck out; Sanchez flied out to right; Michael flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Howard made an out to second; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. YANKEES 6TH: Gardner singled to center; Clarke lined to center; Munson forced Gardner (shortstop to second); Murcer walked [Munson to second]; White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Mason struck out; On a bunt Stanhouse singled to third; Maddox singled to right [Stanhouse to second]; Nelson struck out; Biittner forced Maddox (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Callison walked; Sanchez flied to center; Michael popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: Billings grounded out (first unassisted); Howard singled to center; Ford flied to left; Harris forced Howard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. YANKEES 8TH: ALLEN BATTED FOR GARDNER; Allen lined to right; Clarke grounded out (third to first); Munson singled to shortstop; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Mason singled to left; On a bunt Stanhouse struck out; Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mason out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. YANKEES 9TH: White struck out; Blomberg flied out to left; Callison singled to right; Callison stole second; Sanchez walked; PINA REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Michael struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 9TH: Nelson singled to shortstop [Nelson to second (error by Michael)]; Biittner reached on a fielder's choice [Nelson out at third (shortstop to third to shortstop)]; Billings flied to right; Howard forced Biittner (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0. YANKEES 10TH: On a bunt Lyle singled to second; Clarke was hit by a pitch [Lyle to second]; Munson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lyle to third, Clarke to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Murcer reached on a fielder's choice [Lyle scored (error by Howard) (unearned) (no RBI)]; White singled to left [Clarke scored, Murcer to second]; COX REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first) [Murcer to third, White to second]; Callison was walked intentionally; Sanchez flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 10TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Ford walked; Harris forced Ford (second to shortstop); Mason struck out; GRIEVE BATTED FOR COX; Grieve singled to left [Harris to third]; RAGLAND RAN FOR GRIEVE; Maddox forced Ragland (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Rangers 0.

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