August 8, 1973 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Fred BeeneL: Jim Merritt
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
RF1-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterBMBobby MurcerCF2-3H-AB2B · 1 RP9.0IP1 ER · 5 K · WP8.2IP3 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead TEX by 2 · NYY by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BA Orioles | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
2OA Athletics | 94 | 68 | .580 | 3.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8.0 |
4KC Royals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9.0 |
5DE Tigers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 12.0 |
6MI Twins | 81 | 81 | .500 | 16.0 |
| 7NYYankees | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17.0 |
8LA Angels | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18.0 |
9CW White Sox | 77 | 85 | .475 | 20.0 |
10MI Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23.0 |
11CL Guardians | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26.0 |
| 12TERangers | 57 | 105 | .352 | 40.0 |
HR: Sudakis
RBI: Sudakis
SB: Nelson
LOB: 10
2B: Murcer
RBI: Munson, Alou, Michael
LOB: 14
Top 1 · TEX batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees edged the Rangers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Fred Beene got the win and Jim Merritt took the loss. Bobby Murcer went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Bill Sudakis went 1-for-3 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
