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July 9, 1972

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Yankees 9 15 0
Twins 5 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 9 15 0
Twins 5 8 2

Eric Soderholm Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .201
OBP .667 .256
At Bats 2 204
Hits 1 41
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 28

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 18
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Metropolitan Stadium - July 9, 1972
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Ron Blomberg
Horace Clarke
Celerino Sanchez
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Felipe Alou
Eric Soderholm
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Soderholm takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Darwin strikes out.
Top 9 Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lyle hits a line drive into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Michael hits a line drive to center field. Darwin throws towards third. Soderholm fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Soderholm. Alou moves to third.
Top 9 Sanchez strikes out.
Top 9 Steve Brye now playing left field. Alou takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Steve Brye pinch hits for Charlie Manuel. Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Blomberg strikes out.
Top 8 White strikes out.
Top 8 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Manuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dave LaRoche now pitching. Munson bunts towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tovar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rich Reese pinch hits for Bob Gebhard. Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Reese hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 7 Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. Darwin moves to third. Soderholm moves to second.
Bottom 7 Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Darwin moves to second.
Bottom 7 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Manuel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out.
Top 7 Kline bunts towards the mound. Gebhard fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to third. Michael moves to second.
Top 7 Michael hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blomberg scores. Alou moves to second.
Top 7 Sanchez hits a line drive into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Alou takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Blomberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Blomberg reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. White scores.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Manuel. White reaches second base with a double. Murcer moves to third.
Top 7 Bob Gebhard now pitching. Murcer hits a popup towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm.
Bottom 6 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Carew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Carew reaches second base with a double. Nettles scores.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tovar hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jim Nettles pinch hits for Jim Strickland. Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Munson is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Clarke strikes out.
Top 6 Kline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores. White moves to third.
Top 5 Alou strikes out.
Top 5 Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Manuel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.
Top 5 Murcer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Manuel for the out.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a popup, foul, towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on Strickland Clarke moves to second.
Top 4 Clarke bunts towards the mound. Strickland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Kline hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin 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. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Strickland strikes out.
Top 3 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blomberg strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Soderholm is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jim Strickland now pitching. Murcer strikes out.
Top 2 Munson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kline scores. There goes Clarke trying to get to home. Manuel throws the ball in to Soderholm who relays the ball to Mitterwald, who tags Clarke, who came all the way from first, for the out. Munson moves to second.
Top 2 Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanchez scores. Michael scores. Kline moves to third.
Top 2 Kline is hit by the pitch. Sanchez moves to third. Michael moves to second.
Top 2 Michael hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to second.
Top 2 Sanchez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Carew bunts in front of the plate. Munson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Blomberg hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Blomberg reaches second base with a double. Munson scores. White goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 White takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.