Rangers @ Yankees
August 8, 1973

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 2 5 0
Yankees 2 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 2 5 0
Yankees 3 11 0

Gene Michael Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .223
OBP .000 .273
At Bats 0 336
Hits 0 75
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 39

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 6 0
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Yankee Stadium - August 8, 1973
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Single
Jim Merritt
Ken Suarez
Jim Spencer
Dave Nelson
Jim Fregosi
Toby Harrah
Elliott Maddox
Vic Harris
Bill Sudakis
Gene Michael
Felipe Alou
Thurman Munson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 2 5 0 5
New York Yankees 3 11 0 7
Winning Pitcher Fred Beene
Losing Pitcher Jim Merritt
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gene Michael
Attendance 17,433
Time of Game 2 hours 17 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson scores. Alou moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Sanchez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores.
Bottom 9 Hart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sudakis. Murcer reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Sudakis hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 White hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Fregosi hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Harrah hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gene Michael now playing shortstop. Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Graig Nettles pinch hits for Hal Lanier. Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Sudakis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Vic Harris now playing center field. Elliott Maddox now playing left field. Sanchez strikes out.
Top 7 Suarez hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Vic Harris pinch hits for Tom Grieve. Harris strikes out.
Top 7 Spencer is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Sudakis bunts between the mound and first base. Beene scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sudakis for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Top 7 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Hart hits a popup into right field. Sudakis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.
Bottom 6 White hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alou bunts towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to Merritt covering. Safe.
Top 6 Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Lanier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hart tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. Hart moves to third.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hart moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Maddox hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Suarez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Grieve hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out.
Top 5 Sudakis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Harrah strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nelson hits a popup towards third. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Maddox strikes out.
Top 3 Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sudakis strikes out.
Bottom 1 White hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clarke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Fregosi hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Nelson scores.
Top 1 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to third.
Top 1 Fred Beene now pitching. There goes Nelson. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Nelson steals second.
Top 1 Nelson bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.