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JUNE 6, 1972
The Rangers try to help the team they just played as they now host the New York Yankees for three games.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
California 26-26 at Detroit 26-23 (2)
Oakland 23-29 at Cleveland 17-34
Minnesota 21-30 at Baltimore 29-25
Boston 24-26 at Chicago 34-17
Milwaukee 27-21 at Kansas City 28-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 27-25 at Montreal 22-29
Cincinnati 32-19 at New York 22-30
Houston 28-28 at Philadelphia 25-27
Chicago 24-28 at Los Angeles 29-25
Pittsburgh 35-18 at San Diego 23-33
St Louis 21-30 at San Francisco 31-27
NEW YORK YANKEES 30-23 AT TEXAS RANGERS 22-30
MATCHUPS
SP Rob Gardner vs Bill Gogolewski Advantage Texas
C Thurman Munson vs Dick Billings Advantage NYY
1B Ron Blomberg vs Frank Howard Advantage NYY
2B Horace Clarke vs Lenny Randle Advantage NYY
3B Bernie Allen vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
SS Jerry Kenney vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Roy White vs Larry Biittner Advantage NYY
CF Bobby Murcer vs Joe Lovitto Advantage NYY
RF Ron Swoboda vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
Good for the Rangers to have the advantage on the mound, but Texas doesn't enough offense to take advantage and the Yankees have too many weapons.
The Yankees loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the first. They got a run in on a 4-6-3 grounder and a second run on a wild pitch.
Frank Howard answered with a three run homer in the bottom of the first. Howard became just the second Ranger to get over 20 RBI.
After three: Texas 3 New York 2.
Bernie Allen tied the game in the top of the fourth with an RBI single.
Gogolewski struck out Roy White to begin the fifth. It was Gogolewski's 60th K on the season.
The Rangers loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the fifth and the Yankees went to the bullpen and brought in Steve Kline. An error brought in the go ahead run and Biittner added an RBI on a fielder's choice.
With a runner on first and one out in the sixth, the Rangers went to the bullpen as well and brought Paul Lindblad to the mound.
Another Yankee error led to a Burroughs RBI in the bottom of the sixth.
After six: Texas 6 New York 3.
Lindy McDaniel took the mound for the Yankees in the seventh. Horacio Pina did the same for the Rangers in the eighth.
In the bottom of the eighth, Toby Harrah put the game out of reach with a three run homer. One batter later, Fred Beene took the mound for the Yankees.
Final score: Texas 9 New York 3.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Toby Harrah 1 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 2 California 1 Game 1
California 3 Detroit 2 Game 2
Oakland 4 Cleveland 3 11 innings
Baltimore 11 Minnesota 5
Boston 7 Chicago 3
Kansas City 4 Milwaukee 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal 2 Atlanta 0
Cincinnati 3 New York 0
Houston 12 Philadelphia 1
Chicago 3 Los Angeles 1
San Diego 4 Pittsburgh 1 14 innings
San Francisco 4 St Louis 0
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Lee May Houston Astros 5 for 5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
2. Gary Nolan Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W
3. Dock Ellis Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
Also of note: Giants SP Jim Barr tossed a complete game shutout against St Louis.
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