Tuesday August 29, 1972
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Texas Rangers 7, New York Yankees 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Tuesday, August 29, 1972 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Rangers 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 - 7 12 0 Yankees 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf 2 1 1 0 2 1 .252 Allen 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Callison rf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .264 Nelson 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .231 Murcer cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .294 Ford rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .238 White lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Billings c 4 1 0 1 0 0 .272 Blomberg 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Howard 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247 Ellis c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .292 Lindblad p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Sanchez 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .254 Grieve lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .237 Michael ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Ragland 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .194 Kekich p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .138 Biittner ph,1b 2 0 1 2 0 1 .290 Beene p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Mason ss 5 0 1 2 0 2 .241 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Bosman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .116 Klimkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lovitto ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Munson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Roland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 7 12 7 3 7 Totals 36 4 10 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 15,987 Left on Base: Rangers 10, Yankees 9 DP: Rangers 0, Yankees 1 Errors: Sanchez 2 Doubles: Howard (9), White (21) Triples: Sanchez (3) Home Runs: Ford (12), Murcer (24), Callison (7) Stolen Bases: Nelson (37), Grieve (1) Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (12), Nelson (7), Michael (2) GIDP: Billings (10) Hit by Pitch: Ford (3,by Kekich), Billings (2,by Kekich), Sanchez (4,by Bosman) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bosman W(7-8) 6 6 3 3 2 1 1 27 4.03 Lindblad SV(9) 3 4 1 1 0 2 1 13 2.76 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 3 2 40 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kekich 4.1 6 3 3 2 2 0 23 3.53 Beene 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.49 Klimkowski L(0-3) 0 4 4 3 0 0 1 5 3.51 Blasingame 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 5.95 Roland 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 4.94 Totals 9 12 7 6 3 7 1 44 Hit by Pitch: Bosman (6), Kekich 2 (4) Wild Pitches: Bosman (2) Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - John Rice RANGERS 1ST: Maddox was called out on strikes; Nelson singled to center; Ford flied out to center; Billings flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Allen flied out to left; Callison walked; Murcer flied to center; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. RANGERS 2ND: Howard flied to center; Grieve flied out to left; Ragland grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg popped to shortstop; Ellis lined to shortstop; Sanchez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. RANGERS 3RD: Mason popped to third in foul territory; Bosman grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox walked; On a bunt Nelson singled to third [Maddox to second]; Ford was hit by a pitch [Maddox to third, Nelson to second]; Billings was hit by a pitch [Maddox scored, Nelson to third, Ford to second]; Howard forced Billings (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Michael popped to third in foul territory; Kekich grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0. RANGERS 4TH: Grieve singled to second; Ragland singled to right [Grieve to third]; Mason singled to center [Grieve scored, Ragland to third]; Bosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mason to second]; Maddox was walked intentionally; only fourth ball was intentional; Nelson forced Maddox (shortstop to second) [Ragland scored, Mason to third]; Bernie Allen couldn't get the ball out of his glove for the relay; Nelson stole second; Ford was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Callison singled to left; Murcer homered [Callison scored]; White made an out to shortstop; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Ellis singled to center; Sanchez tripled to center [Ellis scored]; Michael grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 3. RANGERS 5TH: Billings grounded out (second to first); Howard doubled to left; BEENE REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Grieve flied out to left; Ragland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Beene struck out; Allen singled to left; Bosman threw a wild pitch [Allen to second]; Callison grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer was walked intentionally; White forced Murcer (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 3. RANGERS 6TH: Mason struck out; Bosman struck out; Maddox singled to left; Elliott Maddox jammed hand diving back into 1B (broken hand); Nelson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg flied to center; Ellis singled to left; Sanchez was hit by a pitch [Ellis to second]; Michael flied out to center; ALOU BATTED FOR BEENE; Alou lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Yankees 3. RANGERS 7TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Ford homered; Billings reached on an error by Sanchez; Howard singled to center [Billings to second]; On a bunt Grieve singled to pitcher [Billings to third, Howard to second]; BIITTNER BATTED FOR RAGLAND; Biittner singled to right [Billings scored (unearned), Howard scored, Grieve to third]; BLASINGAME REPLACED KLIMKOWSKI (PITCHING); Mason grounded out (pitcher to first) [Grieve scored, Biittner to second]; LOVITTO BATTED FOR BOSMAN; Biittner was out trying to advance to third (catcher to third); Lovitto popped to second; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: BIITTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LOVITTO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HARRIS REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING 2B); LINDBLAD REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Allen flied out to right; Callison homered; Murcer grounded out (second to first); White doubled to left; Blomberg flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Yankees 4. RANGERS 8TH: On a bunt Harris reached on an error by Sanchez; Nelson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Harris to second]; Ford was walked intentionally; Billings grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Yankees 4. YANKEES 8TH: Ellis flied out to right; Sanchez singled to center; Michael out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Sanchez to second]; MUNSON BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Munson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Yankees 4. RANGERS 9TH: ROLAND REPLACED MUNSON (PITCHING); Lindblad struck out; Grieve singled to left; Grieve stole second; Biittner struck out; Mason struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Yankees 4. YANKEES 9TH: Allen grounded out (first unassisted); Callison struck out; Murcer singled to center; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Yankees 4.

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