Two homers accounted for five runs in the second inning and sent the Yankees on their way to a 10-5 victory over the Rangers. With the Rangers leading, 3-2, Celerino Sanchez walked in the second and Gene Michael followed with a homer. Roy White and Matty Alou then singled and Bobby Murcer also hit for the circuit. Murcer produced his fourth RBI with a single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Saturday, May       26, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers      0  3  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   5 14  2
Yankees      2  5  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -  10 12  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             3   0   2   2     0   0   .287      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Harrah 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .234      White lf              4   2   1   0     1   0   .234
Carty dh              5   0   0   0     0   2   .185      M. Alou rf            5   3   2   0     0   0   .269
Johnson lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Murcer cf             3   3   2   4     2   0   .306
Biittner 1b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .175        Swoboda cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .095
Billings rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .167      Blomberg 1b           5   0   3   3     0   0   .391
Harris cf             4   3   3   1     0   0   .248      Hart dh               5   0   2   1     0   0   .333
Suarez c              2   0   1   1     1   0   .333      Munson c              2   0   0   0     2   0   .309
Mason ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Sanchez 3b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .222
Stanhouse p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael ss            4   1   1   2     0   0   .275
  Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  14   4     1   4             Totals               35  10  12  10     7   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  8,167
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Yankees 8
DP: Rangers 3, Yankees 2
Errors: Nelson, Dunning, Stottlemyre 2
Doubles: Harris (3), Blomberg (6), Hart (6)
Home Runs: Harris (2), Michael (3), Murcer (8)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (7), Sanchez (1), White (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Suarez (1), Nelson (2)
GIDP: Biittner (4), Michael (6), M. Alou (2), Hart (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse L(0-5)        1.2   6   7   7   2   0   2  13   5.58
Dunning                 6.1   6   3   0   5   1   0  29   4.55
Totals                  8    12  10   7   7   1   2  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(7-4)      5.1  12   4   2   0   2   1  28   2.73
Beene SV(1)             3.2   2   1   1   1   2   0  13   1.76
Totals                  9    14   5   3   1   4   1  41

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Rice


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson singled to center; On a bunt Harrah singled
to third [Nelson to second]; Carty lined into a double play
(shortstop unassisted) [Nelson out at second]; Harrah was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Stottlemyre [Harrah to
third]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); White
grounded out (second to first); M. Alou singled to third; Murcer
walked [M. Alou to second]; Blomberg doubled [M. Alou scored,
Murcer scored]; Hart flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Yankees 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Biittner singled to center; Billings singled to
right [Biittner to second]; Harris singled to right [Biittner to
third, Billings to second]; Suarez hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Biittner scored]; Mason reached on an error by Stottlemyre
[Billings scored (unearned), Harris to third, Mason to first];
Nelson out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Harris scored
(unearned), Mason to second]; Harrah was called out on strikes;
3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (third to first); Sanchez
walked; Sanchez stole second; Michael homered [Sanchez scored];
Clarke popped to shortstop; White singled to right; White stole
second; M. Alou singled to pitcher [White to third]; Murcer
homered [White scored, M. Alou scored]; DUNNING REPLACED
STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Blomberg singled to left; Hart singled to
center [Blomberg to third, Hart to second (on throw)]; Munson
lined to second; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 7.

RANGERS 3RD: Carty popped to second; Johnson flied out to
center; Biittner singled to second; Billings flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 3RD: Sanchez popped to first in foul territory; Michael
flied out to right; Clarke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 7.

RANGERS 4TH: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Suarez
singled to center; Mason singled to center [Suarez to second];
Nelson forced Mason (shortstop to second) [Suarez to third];
Nelson stole second; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 4TH: White flied out to center; M. Alou flied out to
left; Murcer walked; Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 7.

RANGERS 5TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner singled to right;
Billings struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 5TH: Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
walked; Sanchez singled to left [Munson to second]; Michael
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Sanchez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Yankees 7.

RANGERS 6TH: Harris homered; Suarez grounded out (third to
first); Mason singled to center; Nelson singled to right [Mason
to second]; BEENE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Harrah forced
Nelson (shortstop to second) [Mason to third]; Carty struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke flied out to left; White walked; M. Alou
reached on an error by Dunning [White to third, M. Alou to
first]; Murcer singled to right [White scored (unearned), M.
Alou to third]; Blomberg reached on an error by Nelson [M. Alou
scored (unearned) (RBI), Murcer to third, Blomberg to first];
Hart doubled to right [Murcer scored (unearned), Blomberg to
third]; Munson was walked intentionally; Sanchez struck out;
Michael grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 10.

RANGERS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Billings flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke walked; White flied out to right; M. Alou
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Clarke out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Yankees 10.

RANGERS 8TH: Harris doubled to right; Suarez walked; Mason
grounded out (first unassisted) [Harris to third, Suarez to
second]; Nelson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harris scored];
Harrah grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 5, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer popped to first in foul territory; Blomberg
singled to right; Hart grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Blomberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 5, Yankees 10.

RANGERS 9TH: SWOBODA REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); Carty struck
out; Johnson singled to second; Biittner grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Yankees 10.