Yankees @ Orioles
July 31, 1972

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Bottom 8	R	H	E
Yankees	2	7	2
Orioles	1	2	0

Bottom 8	R	H	E
Yankees	2	7	2
Orioles	1	2	0

Merv Rettenmund Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.243
OBP	.000	.329
At Bats	0	226
Hits	0	55
• Singles	0	42
• Doubles	0	8
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	29
RBI’s	0	16

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	3	21

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Memorial Stadium - July 31, 1972

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Out

Sparky Lyle

John Ellis

Ron Blomberg

Horace Clarke

Bernie Allen

Jerry Kenney

Roy White

Bobby Murcer

Felipe Alou

Merv Rettenmund

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Doyle Alexander. Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 8 Jerry Kenney now playing shortstop. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Oates hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 White hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Callison scores. Clarke scores.

Top 8 Allen hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Oates fields it and throws to first for the out. Callison moves to third. Clarke moves to second.

Top 8 Clarke takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Johnny Callison pinch hits for Rob Gardner. Callison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baylor. Callison reaches second base with a double.

Top 8 Jerry Kenney pinch hits for Hal Lanier. Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 7 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Baylor strikes out.

Bottom 6 Grich takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Belanger reaches second base with a double. Buford moves to third.

Bottom 6 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke misplays the ball. That's an error on Clarke.

Bottom 6 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 White hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Allen hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Blair strikes out.

Bottom 5 Johnson strikes out.

Bottom 5 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Gardner is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Lanier strikes out.

Top 5 Ellis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Top 5 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Baylor strikes out.

Bottom 4 Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Belanger bunts towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belanger for the out.

Top 4 Blomberg hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Allen hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Buford strikes out. Ellis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Buford out.

Bottom 3 Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Gardner fires to first and has Oates trapped. There's the throw to Lanier who tags Oates for the out.

Bottom 3 Oates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 3 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lanier. Blair moves to second.

Top 3 Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Gardner bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellis moves to second.

Top 3 Lanier strikes out.

Top 3 Ellis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Alou hits a popup towards first. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 White strikes out.

Bottom 1 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Belanger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Buford strikes out.

Top 1 Murcer strikes out.

Top 1 Allen strikes out.

Top 1 Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Merv Rettenmund Season Stats

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Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Doyle Alexander. Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Yankees @ Orioles
July 31, 1972