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JUNE 8, 1972
The Rangers have knocked the Yankees out of first place and now try for the sweep.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 28-22 at Kansas City 29-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 33-20 at New York 23-31
Atlanta 27-27 at Montreal 24-29
Houston 29-29 at Philadelphia 26-28
St Louis 21-32 at San Francisco 33-27
Chicago 26-28 at Los Angeles 29-27
Pittsburgh 36-19 at San Diego 24-34
NEW YORK YANKEES 30-25 AT TEXAS RANGERS 24-30
MATCHUPS
SP Fritz Peterson vs Pete Broberg Advantage NYY
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 Tony Taylor vs Dave Nelson Advantage NYY
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
The Rangers may be going for the sweep but this is a big mismatch that favors the Yankees.
Biittner put the Rangers on the board first with an RBI double in the second.
After three: Texas 1 New York 0.
The Rangers loaded the bases in the fourth but Broberg hit into the inning ending double play.
A throwing error led to a sac fly RBI for Swoboda that tied the game in the fifth. Broberg, however, ended the inning by setting Peterson down on strikes to record his 50th K on the season.
The Rangers got another bases loaded, one out situation in the sixth inning. Lenny Randle gave Texas the lead back with an RBI single. A Yankees error gave Texas another run.
After six: Texas 3 New York 1.
The Yankees had a runner on first and one out in the eighth when the Rangers pulled Broberg and brought in Horacio Pina.
Pina struck out pinch hitter Bernie Allen in the ninth to get his 20th K on the season. And, with two on, Pina struck out pinch hitter Johnny Callison to end the game.
Final score: Texas 3 New York 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Pete Broberg 7.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 2 Kansas City 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 4 New York 2
Atlanta 10 Montreal 7
Philadelphia 3 Houston 1
St Louis 4 San Francisco 3 12 innings
Los Angeles 4 Chicago 0
Pittsburgh 5 San Diego 1
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves 3 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
2. Tommy John Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W
3. Skip Lockwood Milwaukee Brewers 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, W
Also of note: Atlanta 2B Felix Milan went 5 for 5 against Montreal.
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