Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees
August 29, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1972 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 7

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 2 1 0
Mason ss 5 0 3 2
Biittner lf,1b 5 1 2 1
Billings c 5 0 1 0
Jones 3b 5 1 1 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Howard 1b 4 0 1 0
  Lovitto lf 1 0 0 0
Ford rf 5 1 3 3
Harris 2b 5 0 0 0
Paul p 3 1 2 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson pr 0 0 0 0
  Lawson p 0 0 0 0
  Ragland 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 6 14 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 1 1
Munson c 5 1 1 1
Murcer cf 5 2 4 1
White lf 5 1 2 1
Alou 1b 3 0 0 0
  Blomberg ph,1b 2 1 0 0
Sanchez 3b 3 0 1 0
  Allen ph,3b 2 0 0 1
Swoboda rf 3 0 2 1
  Callison ph,rf 3 0 1 1
Michael ss 5 0 2 0
Kline p 1 0 0 0
  Lanier ph 1 1 1 0
  Klimkowski p 1 0 0 0
  Ellis ph 0 0 0 0
  Stottlemyre pr 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 7 15 7
Texas 001 003 200 006142
New York 000 200 301 017152
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Paul   6.0 9 3 3 1 4
  Lindblad   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Cox   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Lawson   1.1 1 1 1 2 1
  Pina  L (2-6) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0
Totals
10.0
15
7
7
7
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   7.0 13 6 5 0 3
  Klimkowski   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Lyle  W (8-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
14
6
5
1
6

  E–Biittner (6), Billings (15), Allen (7), Michael (18).  DP–New York 3.  PB–Billings (9).  2B–Texas Paul (3,off Kline), New York Murcer (26,off Paul); Swoboda (8,off Paul); Lanier (3,off Paul); Clarke (15,off Lindblad).  3B–New York Murcer (7,off Paul).  HR–Texas Ford (11,6th inning off Kline 2 on, 2 out), New York Murcer (23,9th inning off Lawson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Kline (7,off Paul).  IBB–Murcer (3,by Pina).  SB–Michael (2,2nd base off Cox/Billings).  CS–White (6,2nd base by Paul/Billings).  IBB–Pina (6,Murcer).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–3:18.
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