New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
June 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1972 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 3 1 0 0
Torres rf 4 0 0 0
Murcer cf 3 1 0 0
White lf 2 0 0 0
Blomberg 1b 4 0 1 2
Munson c 3 0 0 0
Kenney ss 2 0 1 0
  Swoboda ph 1 0 0 0
  Michael ss 1 0 1 0
Allen 3b 3 0 2 0
Stottlemyre p 1 0 0 0
  Callison ph 1 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
  Lanier ph 1 0 0 0
  Hinton p 0 0 0 0
  Ellis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 5 1 2 0
Jones 2b 5 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 3 1 1 1
  Lovitto pr 0 1 0 0
  Burroughs lf 0 0 0 0
Billings c 4 2 3 2
Ford rf 2 1 1 0
Biittner lf 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph,1b 0 0 0 1
Maddox cf 3 0 1 1
Harrah ss 3 0 0 1
Broberg p 2 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
New York 000 002 000250
Texas 200 210 10x691
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  L (5-7) 4.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Roland   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Hinton   2.0 1 1 1 3 2
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
5
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  W (4-4) 5.1 2 2 2 5 3
  Lindblad  SV (5) 3.2 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
6
4

  E–Harrah (7).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Texas Nelson (5,off Roland).  HR–Texas Billings (3,1st inning off Stottlemyre 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Harrah (5,off Stottlemyre); Howard (1,off Hinton).  IBB–Biittner (1,by Stottlemyre); Ford (1,by Hinton).  CS–Nelson (5,2nd base by Stottlemyre/Munson).  WP–Stottlemyre (3), Hinton (4).  IBB–Stottlemyre (4,Biittner); Hinton (2,Ford).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:41.  A–11,897.
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