August 31, 1972 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Fritz PetersonL: Rich Hand
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
 NYY | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 9 | 1 |
RF2-4H-ABTop hitterHCHorace Clarke2B3-4H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 3 RP9.0IP0 ER · 7 K · WP4.0IP5 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead NYY by 7
| 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: Harris
CS: Martinez
LOB: 16
2B: Clarke, Munson
HR: Clarke, Murcer
RBI: Clarke 2, Munson 2, Murcer 3
SB: Clarke, White, Michael
LOB: 14
Top 1 · TEX batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees routed the Rangers 7-0 at Yankee Stadium I.
Fritz Peterson got the win and Rich Hand took the loss. Horace Clarke went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Ted Ford went 2-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
