Top 1

• Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Wilcox
  
  Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Wilcox
  
  White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarke moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Murcer vs. Wilcox
  
  Murcer bunts towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke moves to third. White moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Blomberg vs. Wilcox
  
  Fosse fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Fosse. Clarke scores. White moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Blomberg vs. Wilcox
  
  Blomberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Callison vs. Wilcox
  
  Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Allen vs. Wilcox
  
  Allen is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ellis vs. Wilcox
  
  Ellis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Allen moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Michael vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Tom Hilgendorf now pitching.
  
  Michael hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Allen scores. Ellis moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gardner vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Gardner strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Gardner
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Gardner
  
  Johnson bunts towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Chambliss vs. Gardner
  
  Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Gardner covering, for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Fosse vs. Gardner
  
  Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nettles vs. Gardner
  
  Nettles 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

• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Clarke hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Hilgendorf
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Gardner
  
  Bevacqua 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heidemann vs. Gardner
  
  Heidemann 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: ---
  Brohamer vs. Gardner
  
  Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Blomberg vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Callison vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blomberg moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 4 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Allen vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Allen hits a fly ball into center 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: 12-
  Ellis vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Ellis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Blomberg scores. Callison moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Michael vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Michael is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Gardner vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Gardner hits a fly ball towards cemter. Bell catches it and throws to home to double up Callison. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Gardner
  
  Eddie Leon pinch hits for Tom Hilgendorf.
  
  Leon strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Gardner
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Gardner
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Butler
  
  Bill Butler now pitching.
  
  Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Butler
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Butler
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to Butler covering. Safe. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Blomberg vs. Butler
  
  Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Gardner
  
  Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Gardner
  
  Fosse strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Gardner
  
  Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Callison vs. Butler
  
  Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. Butler
  
  Allen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ellis vs. Butler
  
  Ellis strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Gardner
  
  Bevacqua hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heidemann vs. Gardner
  
  Heidemann hits a popup towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Gardner
  
  Brohamer hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Camilli vs. Gardner
  
  Lou Camilli pinch hits for Bill Butler.
  
  Camilli strikes out. Ellis drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Camilli out. View Play 

Top 6

• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Lopez
  
  Marcelino Lopez now pitching.
  
  Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gardner vs. Lopez
  
  Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clarke vs. Lopez
  
  Clarke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bevacqua. Clarke reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Yankees, 5 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Lopez
  
  White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clarke scores. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murcer vs. Lopez
  
  Murcer strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Gardner
  
  Felipe Alou now playing first base.
  
  Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Gardner
  
  Johnson bunts towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Gardner
  
  Chambliss hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Gardner
  
  Fosse hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Lopez
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Callison vs. Lopez
  
  Callison takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. Lopez
  
  Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ellis vs. Lopez
  
  Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Gardner
  
  Hal Lanier now playing third base.
  
  Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Gardner
  
  Bevacqua is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heidemann vs. Gardner
  
  Heidemann takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brohamer vs. Gardner
  
  Brohamer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Michael vs. Lopez
  
  Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gardner vs. Lopez
  
  Gardner bunts towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Clarke vs. Lopez
  
  Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  White vs. Lopez
  
  White hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duffy vs. Gardner
  
  Frank Duffy pinch hits for Marcelino Lopez.
  
  Duffy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Gardner
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Gardner
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Farmer
  
  Ed Farmer now pitching.
  
  Murcer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alou vs. Farmer
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Callison vs. Farmer
  
  Callison hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lanier vs. Farmer
  
  Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play 
• Yankees, 7 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ellis vs. Farmer
  
  Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to Brohamer who tags Ellis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Alou scores. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Gardner
  
  Chambliss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fosse vs. Gardner
  
  Fosse hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Fosse reaches second base with a double. Chambliss moves to third. View Play 
• Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Nettles vs. Lyle
  
  Sparky Lyle now pitching.
  
  Nettles strikes out. View Play 
• Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Bevacqua vs. Lyle
  
  Bevacqua hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Yankees, 8 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Heidemann vs. Lyle
  
  Heidemann strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/24/1972, game 2 -- New York at Cleveland (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Clarke H, 2b          4  2  1  0   Bell B, cf            4  2  2  1   
White R, lf           5  1  2  1   Johnson A, lf         3  0  0  0   
Murcer B, cf          5  2  3  1   Chambliss C, 1b       4  0  1  0   
Blomberg R, 1b        2  1  0  0   Fosse R, c            4  0  2  1   
Alou F, 1b            2  1  1  0   Nettles G, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Callison J, rf        3  0  1  1   Bevacqua K, rf        4  1  1  1   
Allen B, 3b           3  1  0  0   Heidemann J, ss       3  0  0  0   
Lanier H, 3b          1  0  0  0   Brohamer J, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Ellis J, c            5  0  3  3   Wilcox M, p           0  0  0  0   
Michael G, ss         2  0  1  1   Hilgendorf T, p       0  0  0  0   
Gardner R, p          3  0  0  0   Leon E, ph            1  0  0  0   
Lyle S, p             0  0  0  0   Butler B, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Camilli L, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Lopez M, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Duffy F, ph           1  0  1  0   
                                   Farmer E, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  8 12  7                        32  3  7  3

New York         401 001 002 --  8
Cleveland        100 011 000 --  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gardner R (W)*        8.0  7  3  3  1  4
Lyle S (S)            1.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (L)          0.2  3  4  4  2  0
Hilgendorf T          2.1  3  1  1  2  1
Butler B              2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Lopez M               3.0  2  1  1  2  1
Farmer E              1.0  3  2  2  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Fosse R
DP -- New York 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- New York 8, Cleveland 4
2B -- Ellis J, Clarke H, Fosse R
HR -- Bevacqua K, Bell B, Murcer B
SH -- Johnson A, Gardner R
SF -- Callison J
T -- 2:16
A -- 6979

    

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