Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Peterson
  
  Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ragland vs. Peterson
  
  Ragland hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Peterson
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Billings vs. Peterson
  
  Billings hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ford moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grieve vs. Peterson
  
  Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Hand
  
  Clarke hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Hand
  
  Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Hand
  
  Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Hand
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blomberg vs. Hand
  
  Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Callison vs. Hand
  
  Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biittner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Peterson
  
  Biittner is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Peterson
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lovitto vs. Peterson
  
  There goes Martinez. The throw from Munson and he is out, Michael applying the tag. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lovitto vs. Peterson
  
  Lovitto hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Hand
  
  Sanchez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Michael vs. Hand
  
  Michael is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peterson vs. Hand
  
  Peterson bunts towards first. Biittner scoops it up and throws to first, with Ragland covering, for the out. Sanchez moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Clarke vs. Hand
  
  Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Munson vs. Hand
  
  Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanchez scores. Clarke moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Murcer vs. Hand
  
  Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Hand
  
  White is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blomberg vs. Hand
  
  There goes White. The throw from Billings and he is safe. White steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Blomberg vs. Hand
  
  Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Callison vs. Hand
  
  Callison hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hand vs. Peterson
  
  Hand hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Peterson
  
  Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ragland vs. Peterson
  
  Ragland is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Hand
  
  Sanchez strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Hand
  
  Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peterson vs. Hand
  
  There goes Michael. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Michael steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Peterson vs. Hand
  
  Peterson strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Clarke vs. Hand
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Michael moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Munson vs. Hand
  
  There goes Clarke. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Munson vs. Hand
  
  Munson hits a line drive into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Peterson
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Billings vs. Peterson
  
  Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grieve vs. Peterson
  
  Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Biittner vs. Peterson
  
  Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Michael fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Hand
  
  Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Hand
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blomberg vs. Hand
  
  Blomberg takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Callison vs. Hand
  
  Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sanchez vs. Hand
  
  Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Peterson
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lovitto vs. Peterson
  
  Lovitto takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harris vs. Peterson
  
  Vic Harris pinch hits for Rich Hand.
  
  Harris hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Peterson
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Cox
  
  Vic Harris now playing second base. Tom Ragland now playing third base. Casey Cox now pitching.
  
  Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Peterson vs. Cox
  
  Peterson bunts towards the mound. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Clarke vs. Cox
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Clarke reaches second base with a double. Michael scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Munson vs. Cox
  
  Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Munson reaches second base with a double. Clarke scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Murcer vs. Cox
  
  Murcer is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  White vs. Cox
  
  White hits a fly ball towards center. Lovitto catches it and throws to third to double up Munson. View Play 

Top 6

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ragland vs. Peterson
  
  Ragland is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Peterson
  
  Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billings vs. Peterson
  
  Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blomberg vs. Cox
  
  Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Callison vs. Cox
  
  Callison strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Cox
  
  Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grieve vs. Peterson
  
  Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Peterson
  
  Biittner strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Peterson
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Cox
  
  Michael hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peterson vs. Cox
  
  Peterson hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Cox
  
  Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lovitto vs. Peterson
  
  Lovitto hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Peterson
  
  Harris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Harris reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jones vs. Peterson
  
  Dalton Jones pinch hits for Casey Cox.
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ragland vs. Peterson
  
  Ragland is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Munson vs. Pina
  
  Horacio Pina now pitching.
  
  Munson strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Pina
  
  Murcer strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Pina
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Peterson
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez juggles the ball. That's an error on Sanchez. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Billings vs. Peterson
  
  Billings hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ford moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grieve vs. Peterson
  
  Grieve strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Biittner vs. Peterson
  
  Biittner strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Yankees, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Martinez vs. Peterson
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/31/1972 -- TEX at New York (D)

  TEX                AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Dave Nelson, 3b       3  0  0  0   Clarke H, 2b          4  3  3  2   
Casey Cox, p          0  0  0  0   Munson T, c           5  1  2  2   
Dalton Jones, ph      1  0  0  0   Murcer B, cf          4  1  1  3   
Horacio Pina, p       0  0  0  0   White R, lf           2  0  0  0   
Tom Ragland, 2b-3b    4  0  0  0   Blomberg R, 1b        2  0  1  0   
Ted Ford, rf          4  0  2  0   Callison J, rf        4  0  0  0   
Dick Billings, c      4  0  2  0   Sanchez C, 3b         4  1  1  0   
Tom Grieve, lf        4  0  0  0   Michael G, ss         3  1  1  0   
Larry Biittner, 1b    3  0  0  0   Peterson F, p         2  0  0  0   
Marty Martinez, ss    4  0  0  0                                      
Joe Lovitto, cf       2  0  0  0                                      
Rich Hand, p          1  0  0  0                                      
Vic Harris, ph-2b     2  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  0  5  0                        30  7  9  7

TEX              000 000 000 --  0
New York         140 020 00x --  7

  TEX                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rich Hand (L)         4.0  7  5  5  5  3
Casey Cox             3.0  2  2  2  2  1
Horacio Pina          1.0  0  0  0  0  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W)        9.0  5  0  0  1  7

E -- Sanchez C
DP -- TEX 1
LOB -- TEX 7, New York 9
2B -- Clarke H, Munson T, Vic Harris
HR -- Clarke H, Murcer B
SB -- White R, Michael G, Clarke H
CS -- Marty Martinez
SH -- Peterson F 2
HBP -- by Peterson F (Larry Biittner), by Rich Hand (White R)
T -- 2:23
A -- 10116

    

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