Bobby Murcer led off the second inning with a homer and Gene Michael added a two-run double to start the Yankees off to a 6-2 victory over the Rangers. After Murcer's homer, Graig Nettles walked, Thurman Munson singled and Michael drove them home with his two-bagger. Murcer also singled in the third when the Yankees scored twice and accounted for an RBI with a run-producing grounder in the fifth. Jim Spencer homered for the Rangers. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    19, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Yankees      0  3  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  1
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .273      Nelson 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277
M. Alou rf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Harrah 3b,ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
White lf              5   1   2   1     0   1   .254      Biittner rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Murcer cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .320      Johnson dh            4   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Blomberg dh           4   0   0   1     0   0   .335      Spencer 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .285
Nettles 3b            3   1   2   0     1   1   .245      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .269
Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .312      Billings c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Hegan 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .173      Maddox cf,3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .215
Michael ss            4   0   1   2     0   1   .240      Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harris cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
                                                          Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Durham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  11   6     2   6             Totals               35   2   8   2     0   1

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 11,173
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Rangers 6
DP: Yankees 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Murcer
Doubles: Michael (11), M. Alou (22), Spencer (12)
Home Runs: Murcer (19), Spencer (4)
GIDP: Biittner (7)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(7-4)           9     8   2   2   0   1   1  35   4.19
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   1   1  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(6-11)         2.1   6   5   5   1   2   1  13   3.47
Durham                  5.2   5   1   1   1   4   0  23   6.88
Paul                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.57
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   6   1  39

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Bill Kunkel


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; M. Alou grounded out
(first to pitcher); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to left; Harrah flied out to
right; Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer homered; Blomberg grounded out (second to
first); Nettles walked; Munson singled to right [Nettles to
third]; Hegan struck out; Michael doubled to right [Nettles
scored, Munson scored, Michael out at third (right to second to
third to shortstop)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
flied out to center; Burroughs singled to left; Billings forced
Burroughs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, Rangers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke singled to left; M. Alou grounded out (third
to shortstop to first) [Clarke to second]; White singled to
right [Clarke scored]; Murcer singled to right [White to third];
DURHAM REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Blomberg forced Murcer
(second to shortstop) [White scored]; Nettles singled to left
[Blomberg to third]; Munson struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Maddox struck out; Mason grounded out (second to
first); Nelson reached on an error by Murcer; Harrah forced
Nelson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Rangers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Hegan was called out on strikes; Michael struck
out; Clarke grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Biittner grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
flied out to center; Spencer homered; Burroughs flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 5TH: M. Alou doubled to center; On a bunt White singled
to first [M. Alou to third]; Murcer forced White (second to
shortstop) [M. Alou scored]; Blomberg flied out to center;
Nettles struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings flied out to center; Maddox grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson flied out to right; Hegan flied out to left;
Michael grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson singled to left; Harrah forced Nelson
(shortstop to second); Biittner forced Harrah (pitcher to
shortstop); Johnson singled to right [Biittner to second];
Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 7TH: HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MADDOX
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HARRIS REPLACED MASON (PLAYING
CF); Clarke walked; M. Alou singled to center [Clarke to
second]; White flied out to right [Clarke to third]; Murcer
popped to shortstop; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Billings grounded
out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles singled to right; Munson popped to first in
foul territory; Hegan flied out to center; Michael forced
Nettles (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Harris flied out to right; Nelson singled to
center; Harrah singled to center [Nelson to third]; Biittner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6,
Rangers 1.

YANKEES 9TH: PAUL REPLACED DURHAM (PITCHING); Clarke flied out
to left; M. Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Johnson singled to right; Spencer doubled [Johnson
to third]; Burroughs grounded out (third to first) [Johnson
scored]; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first) [Spencer to
third]; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 6, Rangers 2.