September 22, 1970 · 7:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 7 | 0 |
LF3-4H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterCBCurt Blefary1B2-2H-AB1 RP7.1IP1 ER · 4 K · WP6.0IP2 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherP1.2IP0 ER · 3 K · SBiggest lead TEX by 1 · NYY by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 108 | 54 | .667 | — |
| 2NYYankees | 93 | 69 | .574 | 15.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 21.0 |
4DE Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 29.0 |
5CL Guardians | 76 | 86 | .469 | 32.0 |
| 6TERangers | 70 | 92 | .432 | 38.0 |
2B: Unser, Billings
3B: Stroud
LOB: 18
2B: Lyttle
RBI: Michael, Kenney
SB: Kenney
LOB: 13
Top 1 · TEX batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees edged the Rangers 2-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
Mel Stottlemyre Sr. got the win, Dick Bosman took the loss and Lindy McDaniel earned the save. Curt Blefary went 2-for-2 for the Yankees, while Del Unser went 3-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
