Tigers @ Yankees
August 9, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 2 0
Yankees 2 4 1
Top 9 R H E
Tigers 1 2 0
Yankees 2 4 1

Willie Horton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .222
OBP .000 .283
At Bats 3 221
Hits 0 49
• Singles 0 31
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 19

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 24
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Yankee Stadium - August 9, 1972
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Ron Blomberg
Horace Clarke
Celerino Sanchez
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Ron Swoboda
Willie Horton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 1 2 0 4
New York Yankees 2 4 1 4
Winning Pitcher Rob Gardner
Losing Pitcher Tom Timmermann
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI Celerino Sanchez
Attendance 32,610
Time of Game 2 hours 4 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Freehan strikes out.
Top 9 Ron Swoboda now playing right field. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Brown strikes out.
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 John Hiller now pitching. Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Johnny Callison. Swoboda hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Fred Scherman. McAuliffe is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Gene Michael now playing shortstop. Horace Clarke now playing second base. Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 7 Horace Clarke pinch hits for Jerry Kenney. Clarke is walked intentionally. Sanchez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. White scores. Blomberg scores.
Bottom 7 Felipe Alou pinch hits for Bernie Allen. Fred Scherman now pitching. Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Blomberg hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. White moves to third.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Murcer strikes out.
Top 7 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Horton hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gardner hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez bunts towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sanchez hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Allen strikes out.
Top 5 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Timmermann bunts towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to second.
Top 5 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Callison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Taylor bunts towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taylor for the out.
Top 3 Timmermann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brinkman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Allen strikes out.
Bottom 2 Blomberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Brinkman hits a line drive towards third. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stanley hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cash hits a popup towards third. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. Callison moves to second.
Bottom 1 Callison hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to third.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Taylor moves to second.
Top 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg juggles the ball. That's an error on Blomberg.