Three home runs proved the difference as the Yankees defeated the Rangers, 5-2. After the visitors jumped ahead in the first frame on Jeff Burroughs' single which produced two runs, the home team got one back in the bottom of the inning on a homer by Roy White.

The Yanks took the lead in the fourth on walks to Ron Blomberg and Thurman Munson and singles by Graig Nettles and Rich Coggins. Nettles opened the home seventh with hs 14th circuit clout of the year and one out later Jim Mason cracked another to cap the scoring. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Monday, July      7, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Rangers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Yankees      1  0  0    2  0  0    2  0  x  -   5  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Whitfield rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Randle cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .277      White lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .299
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Blomberg dh           3   1   0   0     1   1   .261
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   2     0   2   .229      Munson c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .327
Hargrove lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .335      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   3   .293
Spencer 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   2     0   2   .290
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Coggins cf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .206
Cubbage 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Mason ss              3   1   1   1     0   1   .146
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .221      Stanley 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     1   6             Totals               30   5   6   5     3   8

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 10,625
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Yankees 4
DP: Rangers 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Whitfield
Doubles: Howell (8), Spencer (9), Munson (7)
Home Runs: White (7), Nettles (14), Mason (2)
Caught Stealing: Burroughs (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(5-5)            8     6   5   5   3   8   3  33   3.57
Totals                  8     6   5   5   3   8   3  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(7-10)          9     9   2   2   1   6   0  36   3.78
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   6   0  36

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Randle singled to
shortstop [Tovar to second]; Howell grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Tovar to third, Randle to second]; Burroughs singled to
left [Tovar scored, Randle scored]; Burroughs was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hargrove flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); White
homered; Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Yankees 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Harrah
struck out; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; Nettles struck out; Coggins
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg singled to third; Tovar flied out to
center; Randle singled to right [Sundberg to second]; Howell hit
into a double play to center [Randle out at second (center to
shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason struck out; Stanley lined to shortstop;
Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees
1.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs made an out to second; Hargrove grounded
out (first to pitcher); Spencer singled to center; On a bunt
Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg
walked; Munson walked [Blomberg to second]; Chambliss struck
out; Nettles singled to center [Blomberg scored, Munson to
third]; Coggins singled to right [Munson scored, Nettles to
third]; Mason flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Cubbage flied out to left; Sundberg was called out
on strikes; Tovar singled to left; Randle grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley made an out to second; Whitfield grounded
out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Howell doubled to center; Burroughs struck out;
Hargrove walked; Spencer made an out to second; Harrah flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Cubbage reached on an error by Whitfield [Cubbage
to second]; Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Cubbage out
at third (shortstop to third)]; Tovar flied out to right; Randle
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles homered; Coggins grounded out (first
unassisted); Mason homered; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); Whitfield flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Howell flied out to right; Burroughs was called out
on strikes; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: White lined to first; Blomberg was called out on
strikes; Munson doubled to right; Chambliss walked; Nettles
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Spencer doubled to right; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Cubbage was called out on strikes; Sundberg
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Yankees 5.