June 17, 1972 · 3:38 AM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TEX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
 NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 10 | 0 |
1B1-1H-ABTop hitterBMBobby MurcerCF2-4H-AB2B · 1 RP7.0IP2 ER · 5 K · WP5.0IP0 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherP2.0IP0 ER · 3 K · SBiggest lead TEX by 1 · NYY by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 93 | 62 | .600 | — |
2CW White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5.5 |
3DE Tigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | 7.5 |
4BO Red Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 8.0 |
5BA Orioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12.5 |
| 6NYYankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 14.0 |
7MI Twins | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15.5 |
8KC Royals | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16.5 |
9LA Angels | 75 | 80 | .484 | 18.0 |
10CL Guardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 21.5 |
11MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 28.5 |
| 12TERangers | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38.5 |
2B: Lovitto, Ford
RBI: Lovitto, Ford
SB: Nelson
LOB: 22
2B: Murcer
RBI: White, Sanchez, Ellis
LOB: 12
Top 1 · TEX batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees edged the Rangers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Mel Stottlemyre Sr. got the win, Jim Panther took the loss and Sparky Lyle earned the save. Bobby Murcer went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Don Mincher went 1-for-1 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
