Yankees @ Tigers
September 9, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 3 9 1
Tigers 1 4 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 3 9 1
Tigers 1 5 0

Willie Horton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .217
OBP .000 .276
At Bats 3 300
Hits 0 65
• Singles 0 42
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 0 29

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 4 31
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Tiger Stadium - September 9, 1972
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Single
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Felipe Alou
Horace Clarke
Hal Lanier
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Johnny Callison
Willie Horton
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Horton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Clarke strikes out.
Top 9 Lyle bunts towards the mound. Hiller fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second.
Top 9 Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Lanier strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Howard strikes out.
Bottom 8 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hal Lanier now playing third base. Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 John Hiller now pitching. White hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ike Brown pinch hits for Joe Coleman. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Brinkman bunts towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline throws the ball in to Brinkman who tags Murcer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Clarke scores.
Top 7 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Clarke moves to second.
Top 7 Clarke hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Freehan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Michael strikes out.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Alou moves to third. Allen moves to second.
Top 6 Allen takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Top 6 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Callison strikes out.
Top 6 White hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Coleman is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Murcer strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Clarke. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Clarke steals second.
Top 5 Munson hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gardner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Allen is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murcer goes all the way around to score. Alou moves to second.
Top 4 Callison strikes out.
Top 4 White hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 3 Howard takes first base on ball four. Coleman scores. Taylor moves to third. Freehan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Freehan takes first base on ball four. Coleman moves to third. Taylor moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kaline is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coleman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clarke strikes out.
Top 3 Gardner bunts towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Michael moves to second.
Top 3 Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Allen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Callison hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White strikes out.
Bottom 1 Howard hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Freehan strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen juggles the ball. That's an error on Allen.
Bottom 1 Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a line drive towards first. Howard catches it and steps on first to double up Clarke.
Top 1 Munson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clarke takes first base on ball four.