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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 16, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on May 16, 1972 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Hargan |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,377 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Frank Umont |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Rich McKinney | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Right Fielder |
| Tommy McCraw | First Baseman |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Steve Hargan | Pitcher |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 16, 1972
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hargan
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Hargan
Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Hargan
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hargan
There goes Clarke. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hargan
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Hargan
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Hargan covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Kekich
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Kekich
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kekich
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Kekich
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Hargan
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Hargan
McKinney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Hargan
Michael hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kekich vs. Hargan
Kekich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McKinney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Hargan
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. McKinney moves to third. Kekich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Callison vs. Hargan
Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kekich
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kekich
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Kekich
McCraw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Kekich
There goes McCraw. The throw from Munson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brohamer vs. Kekich
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hargan
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hargan
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Hargan
Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Hargan
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKinney vs. Hargan
McKinney is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargan vs. Kekich
Hargan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kekich, and towards Michael, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Kekich
Unser bunts towards the mound. Kekich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Kekich
Leon hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kekich
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hargan
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. Hargan
Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Hargan
Clarke hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Kekich
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kekich
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Kekich
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer throws the ball in to Michael who tags Bell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Hargan
Callison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hargan
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hargan
There goes Murcer. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. Murcer steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hargan
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Hargan
Blomberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Blomberg reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Hargan
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. White scores. Blomberg moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKinney vs. Hargan
McKinney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blomberg scores. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michael vs. Lamb
Ray Lamb now pitching.
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kekich vs. Lamb
Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Kekich
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Kekich covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Kekich
Brohamer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Kekich
Frank Duffy pinch hits for Ray Lamb.
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching.
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Riddleberger
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Riddleberger
Murcer hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Kekich
Unser bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Kekich
Leon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kekich
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Kekich
Fosse 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 7
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Riddleberger
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Riddleberger
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Riddleberger
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Kekich
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kekich
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blomberg settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Blomberg. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Kekich
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Kekich
McCraw hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Kekich
Brohamer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Riddleberger
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Riddleberger
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. Riddleberger
Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Kekich
Hal Lanier now playing third base. Adolfo Phillips pinch hits for Denny Riddleberger.
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Unser takes first base on ball four. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Lyle
Leon hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Lyle
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. Phillips scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Lyle
Fosse hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Farmer
Adolfo Phillips now playing center field. Ed Farmer now pitching.
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Farmer
Callison hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Farmer
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Lyle
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lyle
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Lyle
Jerry Moses pinch hits for Tommy McCraw.
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1972 -- New York at Cleveland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 0 2 0 Unser D, cf 3 0 1 0
Callison J, rf 5 0 0 0 Farmer E, p 0 0 0 0
Murcer B, cf 5 1 1 0 Leon E, ss 3 0 0 0
White R, lf 1 1 0 0 Johnson A, lf 3 0 0 1
Blomberg R, 1b 4 1 1 1 Fosse R, c 4 0 0 0
Munson T, c 4 0 1 1 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 0
McKinney R, 3b 3 0 1 1 Bell B, rf 4 0 1 0
Lanier H, 3b 0 0 0 0 McCraw T, 1b 3 0 1 0
Michael G, ss 4 0 0 0 Moses J, ph 1 0 0 0
Kekich M, p 4 0 1 0 Brohamer J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0 Hargan S, p 1 0 0 0
Lamb R, p 0 0 0 0
Duffy F, ph 1 0 0 0
Riddleberger D, p 0 0 0 0
Phillips A, ph-cf 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 7 3 30 1 4 1
New York 000 030 000 -- 3
Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M (W)* 7.0 4 1 1 3 4
Lyle S (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan S (L) 4.1 6 3 3 4 1
Lamb R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Riddleberger D 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Farmer E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Nettles G, Munson T, Blomberg R
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- New York 9, Cleveland 6
2B -- Blomberg R
SB -- Clarke H, McCraw T, Murcer B
T -- 2:17
A -- 6377
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