Rangers @ Yankees
August 29, 1972

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Top 8 R H E
Rangers 7 11 0
Yankees 4 8 2
Top 8 R H E
Rangers 7 11 0
Yankees 4 8 2

Dick Billings Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .273
OBP .250 .314
At Bats 3 388
Hits 0 106
• Singles 0 86
• Doubles 0 14
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 1 55

Wade Blasingame Season Stats

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0 1 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 29, 1972
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Out
Wade Blasingame
John Ellis
Ron Blomberg
Bernie Allen
Celerino Sanchez
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Johnny Callison
Dick Billings
Ted Ford
Vic Harris
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Ford is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Nelson bunts towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to second.
Top 8 Harris bunts towards third. Sanchez juggles the ball. That's an error on Sanchez.
Bottom 7 Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. White reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Callison hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Larry Biittner now playing first base. Joe Lovitto now playing center field. Vic Harris now playing second base. Paul Lindblad now pitching. Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lovitto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Joe Lovitto pinch hits for Dick Bosman. There goes Biittner. The throw from Ellis and he is out, Sanchez applying the tag.
Top 7 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. Grieve scores. Biittner moves to second.
Top 7 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Tom Ragland. Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Billings scores. Howard scores. Grieve moves to third.
Top 7 Grieve bunts towards the mound. Klimkowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Billings moves to third. Howard moves to second.
Top 7 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Billings moves to second.
Top 7 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez juggles the ball. That's an error on Sanchez.
Top 7 Ron Klimkowski now pitching. Ford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Felipe Alou pinch hits for Fred Beene. Alou hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sanchez is hit by the pitch. Ellis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nelson hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bosman strikes out.
Top 6 Mason strikes out.
Bottom 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Mason fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Allen moves to second.
Bottom 5 Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Beene strikes out.
Top 5 Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fred Beene now pitching. Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Howard reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Michael for the out.
Bottom 4 Sanchez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Sanchez reaches third base with a triple. Ellis goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Ellis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Billings for a passed ball. Callison moves to second.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ford is called out on strikes.
Top 4 There goes Nelson. The throw from Ellis and he is safe. Nelson steals second.
Top 4 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Ragland scores. Mason moves to third.
Top 4 Maddox is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Bosman bunts towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. Mason moves to second.
Top 4 Mason hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grieve scores. Ragland moves to third.
Top 4 Ragland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grieve moves to third.
Top 4 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Bosman covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Michael hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Billings is hit by the pitch. Maddox scores. Nelson moves to third. Ford moves to second.
Top 3 Ford is hit by the pitch. Maddox moves to third. Nelson moves to second.
Top 3 Nelson bunts towards third. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to second.
Top 3 Maddox takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bosman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mason hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sanchez hits a line drive towards short. Mason reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ellis hits a line drive towards short. Mason reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Blomberg hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Callison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Billings hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nelson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Maddox is called out on strikes.