Tigers @ Yankees
May 27, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 2 7 0
Yankees 1 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 2 7 0
Yankees 1 5 0

Rusty Torres Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .210
OBP .333 .290
At Bats 3 62
Hits 1 13
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 3

Fred Scherman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 5
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Yankee Stadium - May 27, 1972
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Out
Fred Scherman
Tom Haller
Norm Cash
Tony Taylor
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Jim Northrup
Mickey Stanley
Paul Jata
Rusty Torres
Thurman Munson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 2 7 0 8
New York Yankees 1 5 0 6
Winning Pitcher Joe Coleman
Losing Pitcher Mel Stottlemyre
Save Fred Scherman
Game Winning RBI Ed Brinkman
Attendance 20,482
Time of Game 2 hours 40 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Tony Taylor now playing second base. Felipe Alou pinch hits for Ron Blomberg. Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe. Taylor strikes out.
Top 9 Scherman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Brinkman hits a popup towards short. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Jata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McKinney hits a line drive into right field. Jata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Haller takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rich McKinney now playing third base. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Northrup 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 7 Fred Scherman now pitching. Rich McKinney pinch hits for Bernie Allen. There goes Clarke. The throw from Haller and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kenney goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Johnny Callison pinch hits for Mel Stottlemyre. Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jata hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg fields the ball and throws to Stottlemyre covering. Safe. McAuliffe moves to second.
Top 7 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 7 McAuliffe bunts towards first. Blomberg fields the ball and throws to Stottlemyre covering. Safe.
Top 7 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coleman for the out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 White is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Clarke scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Stanley is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Haller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Haller reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Northrup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Jata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Allen strikes out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Stottlemyre moves to second.
Bottom 5 Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stottlemyre takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jata hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Munson scoops up the ball and tags Jata for the out.
Top 5 Cash takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 5 Rodriguez is hit by the pitch. McAuliffe moves to second.
Top 5 McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brinkman scores.
Top 5 Coleman bunts towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to second.
Top 5 Brinkman bunts towards first. Blomberg fields the ball and throws to Stottlemyre covering. Safe. Stanley scores.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Stanley moves to second.
Top 5 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Northrup hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jata hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes White. The throw from Haller and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 3 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Allen strikes out.
Top 3 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Coleman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 2 Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stottlemyre bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Torres moves to third. Kenney moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kenney takes first base on ball four. Torres moves to second.
Bottom 2 Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Paul Jata now playing right field. Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Haller hits a fly ball for a double play.
Top 2 Northrup hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Northrup reaches third base with a triple.
Top 2 Paul Jata pinch hits for Al Kaline. Jata hits a popup, foul, towards third. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Blomberg hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Allen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cash strikes out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McAuliffe is called out on strikes.