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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 31, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers, played on August 31, 1972 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Hand |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,116 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: John Rice 2B: Hank Morgenweck 3B: Marty Springstead |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Tom Ragland | Second Baseman |
| Ted Ford | Right Fielder |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Larry Biittner | First Baseman |
| Marty Martinez | Shortstop |
| Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
| Rich Hand | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Celerino Sanchez | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 31, 1972
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score
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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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