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New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers

FINAL
Sep 9, 1972

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
NYY0011001003917
DET0010000001608
win:New York Yankees logoR. Gardnerloss:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Colemansave:New York Yankees logoS. Lyle

Scoring Summary

NYYDET
  • New York Yankees logo
    3
    Bernie Allen hits a home run (7). [1 run]
    10
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    3
    Frank Howard walks. Joe Coleman scores. Tony Taylor to 3rd. Bill Freehan to 2nd. [1 run]
    11
  • New York Yankees logo
    4
    Felipe Alou singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mickey Stanley. Bobby Murcer scores. Felipe Alou to 2nd. [1 run]
    21
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Bobby Murcer singles on a to right fielder Al Kaline. Horace Clarke scores. Bobby Murcer out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Al Kaline to first baseman Frank Howard to shortstop Ed Brinkman to second baseman Tony Taylor. [1 run] [3 outs]
    31

Player Stats

New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Horace Clarke2B14102103.243
2Thurman MunsonC04000004.285
3Bobby MurcerCF24111002.289
4Roy WhiteLF04001001.273
5Johnny CallisonRF04002001.255
6Felipe Alou1B24010000.287
7Bernie Allen3B11110210.240
Hal Lanier3B01001000.213
8Gene MichaelSS24001004.237
9Rob GardnerP12001000.143
Sparky LyleP00000000.167
TOTAL9323393115-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Rob GardnerLHP7.2411620482.48
Sparky LyleLHP1.120010081.73
TOTAL9.061172056-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Tony Taylor2B14000000.288
2Al KalineRF04001002.283
3Bill FreehanC23001101.272
4Frank Howard1B03012103.241
5Willie HortonLF14001004.219
John GamblePR00000000.000
6Mickey StanleyCF14001001.242
7Aurelio Rodriguez3B04000002.223
8Ed BrinkmanSS04000002.203
9Joe ColemanP12101000.103
Ike BrownPH01000000.263
John HillerP00000000.000
Gates BrownPH01000002.237
TOTAL6341172017-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Joe ColemanRHP7.0833731532.57
John HillerLHP2.0100200112.08
TOTAL9.093393164-

Play-by-Play

1st inningNYYDET
  • TOP 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    WALK — Horace Clarke walks.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    FLYOUT — Thurman Munson flies out to first baseman Frank Howard. [1 out]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    DOUBLE PLAY — Bobby Murcer lines into an unassisted double play, first baseman Frank Howard. Horace Clarke out at 2nd. Bobby Murcer out at 1st. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    FLYOUT — Tony Taylor flies out to center fielder Bobby Murcer. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    FIELD ERROR — Al Kaline reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Bernie Allen.
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Bill Freehan strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    BATTER OUT — Frank Howard out to shortstop Gene Michael. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs1
9Hits6
1Errors0
.281Batting Avg.176
32At Bats34
1Extra-base Hits0
1Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In1
3Walks2
1Stolen Bases0
9Strikeouts7
7Left on Base8
12Total Bases6

Game Details

Saturday, September 9, 1972 · 7:05 PM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 41,624 (101.3%)
weather: 60 degrees, unknown