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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 6, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on May 6, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 6, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Catfish Hunter |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 12,937 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Bill Kunkel |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Rich McKinney | Third Baseman |
Gene Michael | Shortstop |
Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Angel Mangual | Center Fielder |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Larry Brown | Second Baseman |
Catfish Hunter | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 6, 1972
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hunter
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Hunter
Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hunter
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hunter
There goes Murcer. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Murcer steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hunter
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kekich
There goes Rudi. The throw from Munson and he is out, Michael applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Hunter
Blomberg hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Hunter
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Hunter
McKinney hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Hunter
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kekich vs. Hunter
Kekich hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Kekich
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Kekich
Tenace is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Kekich
There's a wild pitch. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Kekich
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Michael catches it and throws to second to double up Tenace. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hunter
Clarke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Hunter
Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hunter
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Kekich
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hunter
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Hunter
Blomberg hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Hunter
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Kekich
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Kekich
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Kekich
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Hunter
McKinney hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hunter
Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. Hunter
Kekich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunter vs. Kekich
Hunter bunts towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hunter
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Hunter
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first, with Hunter covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hunter
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Kekich
Mangual hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Mangual reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Kekich
Tenace hits a line drive towards first. Blomberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Kekich
Epstein hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hunter
Mike Hegan now playing first base.
White hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Hunter
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Hunter
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Kekich
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Hunter
McKinney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hegan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hunter
Michael hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Michael reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Hunter
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Mike Kekich.
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Hunter
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michael scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Hunter
Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. McDaniel
Bando hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Bando reaches second base with a double. Jackson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mangual vs. McDaniel
Mangual hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. McDaniel
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. McDaniel
Hegan strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hunter
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hunter
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Hunter
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Hunter
There's a wild pitch. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Hunter
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKinney vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
McKinney strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1972 -- New York at Oakland (D) New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Clarke H, 2b 4 0 1 1 Campaneris B, ss 4 1 2 1 Callison J, rf 4 0 0 0 Rudi J, lf 4 0 1 0 Murcer B, cf 4 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 3 2 2 2 White R, lf 4 0 1 0 Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 1 Blomberg R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mangual A, cf 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 3 0 0 0 Tenace G, c 2 0 0 0 McKinney R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Epstein M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 3 1 2 0 Hegan M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Kekich M, p 2 0 0 0 Brown L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Allen B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hunter J, p 2 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 5 1 29 4 8 4 New York 000 000 010 -- 1 Oakland 000 030 01x -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kekich M (L) 7.0 6 3 3 3 2 McDaniel L 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Hunter J (W) 8.2 5 1 1 1 2 Locker B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Campaneris B DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 6, Oakland 6 2B -- Mangual A, Michael G, Bando S HR -- Jackson R SB -- Murcer B CS -- Rudi J SH -- Hunter J HBP -- by Kekich M (Tenace G) WP -- Kekich M, Hunter J T -- 2:12 A -- 12937
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