New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers
August 17, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1973 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 1, Texas Rangers 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 3 0
Alou M. 1b 4 0 1 0
White lf 3 0 0 0
Murcer cf 4 0 0 0
Munson c 3 1 3 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
Hart dh 4 0 0 0
Alou F. rf 3 0 0 0
  Blomberg ph 1 0 0 0
  Callison rf 0 0 0 0
Michael ss 4 0 1 1
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 9 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 2 3 2
Harrah ss 4 0 1 0
Fregosi 3b 2 0 1 1
  Spencer 1b 2 1 1 0
Johnson dh 4 0 2 1
Sudakis 1b,3b 4 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 3 2 2 0
Billings c 3 0 0 0
Grieve rf 3 1 1 1
Maddox cf 2 2 1 1
Clyde p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 13 6
New York 010 000 000191
Texas 000 031 13x8130
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (5-5) 4.2 6 3 3 4 3
  Buskey   3.1 7 5 5 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
8
8
4
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde  W (4-4) 7.0 7 1 1 4 3
  Brown  SV (2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
4
5

  E–Nettles (22).  DP–New York 2, Texas 1.  2B–New York Munson (23,off Clyde), Texas Johnson (24,off McDowell); Burroughs (11,off Buskey).  3B–Texas Spencer (5,off Buskey).  HR–Texas Nelson (5,8th inning off Buskey 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Harrah (5,off McDowell).  SF–Fregosi (2,off McDowell); Grieve (1,off Buskey).  CS–White (8,2nd base by Clyde/Billings).  WP–Buskey (1), Clyde (3).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:31.  A–19,600.
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