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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 31, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees, played on July 31, 1972 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Lou DiMuro |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Bernie Allen | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Jerry Kenney | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Merv Rettenmund | Right Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Pat Dobson | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
July 31, 1972
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Dobson
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Dobson
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Dobson
Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Peterson
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Peterson
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Peterson
Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Peterson
Powell 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 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Dobson
Blomberg hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Dobson
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Peterson
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Peterson
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Peterson
Etchebarren hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer. Etchebarren reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dobson vs. Peterson
The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Etchebarren moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dobson vs. Peterson
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Dobson
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kenney vs. Dobson
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Dobson
Peterson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Peterson
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Peterson
Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Peterson
Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Dobson
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Dobson
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Dobson
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Peterson
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Peterson
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney misplays the ball. That's an error on Kenney. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Peterson
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Dobson
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Dobson
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Dobson
Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Dobson
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Peterson
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobson vs. Peterson
Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Peterson
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Dobson
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Dobson
Peterson hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Dobson
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Dobson
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Peterson
Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Belanger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Peterson
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Peterson
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Peterson
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Belanger scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Peterson
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Dobson
Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rettenmund. Murcer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Dobson
White bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blomberg vs. Dobson
Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blomberg is thrown out after the base hit. Murcer scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Callison vs. Dobson
Callison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Dobson
Munson bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White scores. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Dobson
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Jerry Kenney.
Alou hits a line drive to right field. Rettenmund throws towards first. Powell fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Powell. Callison scores. Munson moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peterson vs. Leonhard
Dave Leonhard now pitching.
Peterson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Etchebarren fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Etchebarren. Munson scores. Alou scores. Peterson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Leonhard
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Leonhard
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Peterson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Leonhard
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Peterson
Hal Lanier now playing shortstop.
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Peterson
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Peterson
Don Baylor pinch hits for Dave Leonhard.
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Scott
Mickey Scott now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Scott
Blomberg hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Scott
Callison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Peterson
Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Peterson
Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lyle
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Lyle
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Scott
Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Munson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Scott
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lyle vs. Scott
Lyle strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Scott
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Lyle
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lyle
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lyle
Davey Johnson pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren.
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salmon vs. Lyle
Chico Salmon pinch hits for Mickey Scott.
Salmon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buford vs. Lyle
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1972, game 1 -- New York at Baltimore (N)
New York AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 4 0 1 0 Buford D, lf 5 1 2 1
Allen B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Belanger M, ss 4 1 2 0
Murcer B, cf 4 1 1 0 Grich B, 2b 4 0 1 0
White R, lf 3 1 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Blomberg R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Powell B, 1b 4 0 1 1
Callison J, rf 3 1 0 0 Rettenmund M, rf 4 0 0 0
Munson T, c 4 1 3 1 Blair P, cf 3 0 0 0
Kenney J, ss 2 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 3 0 1 0
Alou F, ph 1 1 1 1 Johnson D, ph 1 0 1 0
Lanier H, ss 1 0 0 0 Dobson P, p 2 0 0 0
Peterson F, p 3 0 0 1 Leonhard D, p 0 0 0 0
Lyle S, p 1 0 0 0 Baylor D, ph 1 0 0 0
Scott M, p 0 0 0 0
Salmon C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 4 36 2 8 2
New York 000 000 500 -- 5
Baltimore 000 001 010 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W)* 7.0 7 2 2 0 0
Lyle S (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson P (L) 6.1 7 5 4 3 2
Leonhard D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Scott M 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Kenney J, Powell B, Etchebarren A
DP -- Baltimore 2
LOB -- New York 5, Baltimore 8
2B -- Etchebarren A, Belanger M, Murcer B, Munson T
HR -- Buford D
PB -- Munson T
T -- 2:21
A -- 0
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