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Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 4, 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 July 4, 1972 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 4, 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 | July 4, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
Home Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 37,461 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
Bernie Allen | Third Baseman |
Rusty Torres | Right Fielder |
Gene Michael | Shortstop |
Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Center Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Bill Voss | Right Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 4, 1972
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Odom
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Odom
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Stottlemyre
Rudi hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Odom
White hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Odom
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Odom
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Stottlemyre
Epstein hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Stottlemyre
Voss hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Odom
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Odom
Michael hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Odom
Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Stottlemyre
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Stottlemyre
Odom strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Odom
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Odom
Murcer 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: ---
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Stottlemyre
Rudi hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of White. Rudi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rudi moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Epstein vs. Stottlemyre
Epstein is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Voss vs. Stottlemyre
Voss takes first base on ball four. Epstein moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Duncan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullen vs. Stottlemyre
Cullen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Odom
White hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Odom
Blomberg hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Odom
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Stottlemyre
Odom bunts towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Stottlemyre
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Stottlemyre
Rudi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blomberg settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Blomberg. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Stottlemyre
Rudi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Odom
Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Odom
Michael hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Duncan fields it and throws to first for the out. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stottlemyre vs. Odom
Stottlemyre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torres moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Odom
Munson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Stottlemyre
Jackson 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Stottlemyre
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voss vs. Stottlemyre
Voss 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, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Odom
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Odom
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Odom
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields it and throws to second for the out. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. Odom
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Odom
The ball gets by Duncan for a passed ball. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Odom
Torres strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Stottlemyre
Bando hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Bando reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Stottlemyre
Duncan 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-
Cullen vs. Stottlemyre
Cullen hits a line drive towards the mound. Stottlemyre catches it and throws to second to double up Bando. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Odom
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Odom
Johnny Callison pinch hits for Mel Stottlemyre.
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Odom
Munson hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Munson reaches second base with a double. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murcer vs. Knowles
Darold Knowles now pitching.
Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Knowles
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knowles vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Knowles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McDaniel
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Campaneris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. McDaniel
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Munson and he is out, Allen applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. McDaniel
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 9
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Knowles
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Ron Blomberg.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Knowles
Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Bernie Allen.
Swoboda is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Knowles
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knowles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/4/1972 -- New York at Oakland (N) New York AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Clarke H, 2b 2 1 2 0 Campaneris B, ss 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 4 0 1 0 Rudi J, lf 4 1 1 0 Murcer B, cf 3 1 1 1 Jackson R, cf 3 0 0 0 White R, lf 4 0 1 0 Epstein M, 1b 2 1 0 0 Blomberg R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Voss B, rf 2 1 0 0 Alou F, ph 1 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 3 1 2 4 Allen B, 3b 2 0 0 1 Duncan D, c 3 0 1 0 Swoboda R, ph 1 0 0 0 Cullen T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Torres R, rf 4 0 1 0 Odom J, p 2 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 3 0 0 0 Knowles D, p 1 0 0 0 Stottlemyre M, p 2 0 0 0 Callison J, ph 1 0 0 0 McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 6 2 27 4 5 4 New York 000 000 110 -- 2 Oakland 000 400 00x -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Stottlemyre M (L) 7.0 4 4 4 2 1 McDaniel L 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Odom J (W) 7.2 5 2 2 3 1 Knowles D (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Blomberg R DP -- New York 1, Oakland 2 LOB -- New York 5, Oakland 1 2B -- Rudi J, Duncan D, Bando S, Munson T, Campaneris B HR -- Bando S CS -- Campaneris B SF -- Allen B PB -- Duncan D T -- 2:09 A -- 37461
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