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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 23, 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 June 23, 1972 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 5,882 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Merle Anthony 3B: George Maloney |
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 |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Buddy Bell | Right Fielder |
| Tommy McCraw | First Baseman |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Milt Wilcox | Pitcher |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
June 23, 1972
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Wilcox
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Wilcox
Allen 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: ---
Murcer vs. Wilcox
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Peterson
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Peterson
Brohamer 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. Peterson
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wilcox
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilcox covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Wilcox
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Wilcox
Callison bunts towards the mound. Wilcox juggles the ball. That's an error on Wilcox. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Wilcox
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blomberg moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Michael vs. Wilcox
Michael hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it 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: ---
Fosse vs. Peterson
Fosse hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Fosse reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Peterson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCraw vs. Peterson
McCraw strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Peterson
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it 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: ---
Peterson vs. Wilcox
Peterson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Wilcox
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw fields the ball and throws to Wilcox covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Wilcox
Allen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Wilcox
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Wilcox
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Wilcox
There goes White. The throw from Fosse and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Wilcox
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilcox vs. Peterson
Wilcox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Peterson
Unser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilcox moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brohamer vs. Peterson
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilcox scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Peterson
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Peterson
Fosse 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 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Wilcox
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Wilcox
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Wilcox
Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Peterson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Peterson
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Peterson
Duffy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilcox vs. Peterson
Wilcox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Wilcox
Peterson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Wilcox
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wilcox, and towards Duffy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Peterson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Wilcox
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Peterson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Wilcox
Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Murcer reaches third base with a triple. Peterson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Wilcox
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching.
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Riddleberger covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Peterson
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg fields the ball and throws to Peterson covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Peterson
Brohamer 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 -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Peterson
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Riddleberger
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Riddleberger
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Riddleberger
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Peterson
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 -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Peterson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Peterson
McCraw hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. McCraw reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Peterson
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Riddleberger
Peterson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Riddleberger
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Riddleberger
Allen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Peterson
Hal Lanier now playing third base. Eddie Leon pinch hits for Denny Riddleberger.
Leon hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Peterson
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Peterson
Brohamer hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Hennigan
Eddie Leon now playing second base. Phil Hennigan now pitching.
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hennigan
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Hennigan
There's a wild pitch. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Hennigan
Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Hennigan
Callison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Peterson
Felipe Alou now playing first base. Rusty Torres now playing right field.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael misplays the ball. That's an error on Michael. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Peterson
Nettles hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Peterson
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fosse for the out. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Peterson
Bell hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Hennigan
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Hennigan
Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Hennigan
Peterson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Peterson
Roy Foster pinch hits for Tommy McCraw.
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Peterson
Jerry Moses pinch hits for Frank Duffy.
Moses hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Peterson
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1972 -- New York at Cleveland (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 4 1 1 0 Unser D, cf 4 0 2 0
Allen B, 3b 4 1 1 2 Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 0 1
Lanier H, 3b 0 0 0 0 Hennigan P, p 0 0 0 0
Murcer B, cf 4 1 1 1 Johnson A, lf 4 0 1 0
White R, lf 3 0 2 1 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 0 0
Blomberg R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fosse R, c 4 0 1 0
Alou F, 1b 0 0 0 0 Bell B, rf 4 0 0 0
Callison J, rf 3 0 0 0 McCraw T, 1b 3 0 1 0
Torres R, rf 0 0 0 0 Foster R, ph 1 0 0 0
Munson T, c 4 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 2 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 4 0 0 0 Moses J, ph 1 0 0 0
Peterson F, p 4 1 1 0 Wilcox M, p 2 1 1 0
Riddleberger D, p 0 0 0 0
Leon E, ph-2b 2 0 0 0
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34 4 7 4 34 1 6 1
New York 002 020 000 -- 4
Cleveland 001 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (L) 4.2 6 4 4 1 0
Riddleberger D 2.1 0 0 0 0 1
Hennigan P 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Wilcox M, Michael G
LOB -- New York 5, Cleveland 8
2B -- Fosse R, McCraw T
3B -- Murcer B
HR -- Allen B
SB -- White R
SH -- Callison J
WP -- Hennigan P
T -- 2:10
A -- 5882
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