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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 26, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 26, 1972 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,193 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Don Denkinger |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Brooks | Center Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Second Baseman |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Rich McKinney | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 26, 1972
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rudi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brooks vs. Kekich
Brooks hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McLain
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. McLain
Munson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. McLain
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. McLain
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields it and throws to second for the out. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. McLain
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Kekich
Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Kekich
Epstein hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kekich
There goes Epstein. The throw from Munson and he is out, Clarke applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. McLain
Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. McLain
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. McLain
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Kekich
McLain is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campaneris for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. McLain
Kekich hits a fly ball into center field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McLain
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Brooks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. McLain
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. McLain
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. McLain
White hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Kekich
Brooks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Kekich
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brooks moves to third. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Epstein vs. Kekich
Epstein hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McLain
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. McLain
Callison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Callison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKinney vs. McLain
McKinney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michael vs. McLain
Michael hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. McLain
Kekich strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. McLain
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. McLain
Munson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Kekich
George Hendrick pinch hits for Denny McLain.
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Hendrick moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Odom
Blue Moon Odom now pitching.
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Odom
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Odom
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Odom
Callison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McKinney vs. Odom
McKinney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Kekich
Brooks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Kekich
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Kekich
Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kekich
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Odom
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kekich vs. Odom
Kekich bunts towards first. Epstein fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Odom
Clarke takes first base on ball four. Kekich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Odom
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Roland
Jim Roland now pitching.
Murcer hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Kekich scores. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Roland
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Kekich
Brant Alyea pinch hits for Jim Roland.
Alyea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Kekich
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alyea moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Kekich
Rudi hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Kekich
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. Kekich
Bando takes first base on ball four. Alyea moves to third. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brooks vs. Kekich
Brooks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alyea scores. Campaneris scores. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Beene
Fred Beene now pitching.
Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Horlen
Joe Horlen now pitching.
Alou hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Horlen
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Horlen
McKinney hits a popup towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Beene
Rusty Torres now playing right field. Hal Lanier now playing third base.
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Beene
Mike Hegan pinch hits for Larry Brown.
Hegan hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blefary vs. Beene
Curt Blefary pinch hits for Joe Horlen.
Blefary strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Beene
Campaneris is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Knowles
Curt Blefary now playing second base. Darold Knowles now pitching.
Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beene vs. Knowles
Beene strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Knowles
Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Beene
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Beene
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Beene
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1972 -- Oakland at New York (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 1 2 0 Clarke H, 2b 2 0 0 0
Rudi J, lf 5 0 1 0 Munson T, c 4 0 2 0
Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 4 0 2 1
Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 0 White R, lf 4 0 0 0
Brooks B, cf 3 0 2 2 Alou F, 1b 3 0 0 0
Duncan D, c 4 0 1 0 Callison J, rf 4 1 2 0
Epstein M, 1b 3 0 2 0 Torres R, rf 0 0 0 0
Brown L, 2b 3 0 0 0 McKinney R, 3b 3 1 0 0
Hegan M, ph 1 0 0 0 Lanier H, 3b 0 0 0 0
Knowles D, p 0 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 3 1 1 3
McLain D, p 1 0 0 0 Kekich M, p 3 1 0 0
Hendrick G, ph 1 0 1 0 Beene F, p 1 0 0 0
Odom J, p 0 0 0 0
Roland J, p 0 0 0 0
Alyea B, ph 0 1 0 0
Horlen J, p 0 0 0 0
Blefary C, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
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35 2 10 2 31 4 7 4
Oakland 000 000 200 -- 2
New York 000 301 00x -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (L) 4.0 5 3 3 3 2
Odom J 1.2 1 1 1 3 1
Roland J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Horlen J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Knowles D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M (W) 6.2 10 2 2 4 3
Beene F (S) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Oakland 11, New York 9
2B -- Callison J, Murcer B
HR -- Michael G
CS -- Epstein M
T -- 2:37
A -- 6193
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