Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees
August 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1973 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 2, New York Yankees 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 1 1 0
Harrah ss 4 0 1 0
Fregosi 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 2 0
Sudakis rf 3 1 1 1
Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0
Grieve lf 2 0 0 0
  Harris ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Suarez c 2 0 0 0
Maddox cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Merritt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0
Alou M. 1b 4 0 1 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Murcer cf 3 1 2 0
Hart dh 4 1 1 0
Munson c 4 1 2 1
Sanchez 3b 4 0 0 0
Alou F. rf 3 0 1 1
Lanier ss 2 0 1 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Michael ss 1 0 1 1
Peterson p 0 0 0 0
  Beene p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 11 3
Texas 100 010 000250
New York 000 010 0023110
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (4-7) 8.2 11 3 3 1 2
Totals
8.2
11
3
3
1
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Beene  W (6-0) 9.0 4 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Texas 2.  2B–New York Murcer (18,off Merritt).  HR–Texas Sudakis (9,5th inning off Beene 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sudakis (3,off Beene).  IBB–Spencer (5,by Beene).  SF–F Alou (4,off Merritt).  SB–Nelson (27,2nd base off Beene/Munson).  IBB–Beene (4,Spencer).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:17.  A–17,433.
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