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Brewers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 12, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers, played on August 12, 1972 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Lonborg |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,734 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: John Rice 2B: Hank Morgenweck 3B: Marty Springstead |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Auerbach | Shortstop |
| Ron Theobald | Second Baseman |
| Dave May | Center Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| John Briggs | Left Fielder |
| Mike Ferraro | Third Baseman |
| Ellie Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Jim Lonborg | Pitcher |
| Del Crandall | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Celerino Sanchez | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Brewers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 12, 1972
Top 1
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Peterson
Auerbach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Theobald vs. Peterson
Theobald hits a line drive towards third. Sanchez catches it and throws to first to double up Auerbach. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Peterson
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lonborg
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Lonborg
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lonborg
Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Murcer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Lonborg
White hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Peterson
Scott hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Briggs vs. Peterson
Briggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Briggs reaches third base with a triple. Scott scores. Brown goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ferraro vs. Peterson
Ferraro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Peterson
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lonborg vs. Peterson
Lonborg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Briggs scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Auerbach vs. Peterson
Auerbach hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Theobald vs. Peterson
Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Lonborg
Blomberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of May who is chasing the ball. Blomberg reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Callison vs. Lonborg
Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blomberg scores. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Lonborg
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Lonborg
Michael takes first base on ball four. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peterson vs. Lonborg
Peterson bunts towards the mound. Lonborg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Callison moves to third. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clarke vs. Lonborg
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Callison tags and scores. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Lonborg
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Peterson
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Peterson covering, for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Peterson
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown 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
Bottom 3
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lonborg
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lonborg
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Lonborg
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Callison vs. Lonborg
Callison hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Lonborg
There goes Blomberg. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Auerbach applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Peterson
Briggs hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferraro vs. Peterson
Ferraro is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peterson
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lonborg vs. Peterson
Lonborg bunts towards the mound. Peterson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Lonborg
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Lonborg
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Lonborg
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ferraro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Auerbach vs. Peterson
Auerbach hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Theobald vs. Peterson
Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Peterson
May hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lonborg
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lonborg
Munson hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Lonborg
Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Lonborg
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Peterson
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briggs vs. Peterson
Briggs 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
Bottom 6
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Lonborg
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theobald scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Lonborg
Callison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Lonborg
Sanchez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Briggs who is chasing the ball. Sanchez reaches third base with a triple. Callison goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Michael vs. Lonborg
Michael hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peterson vs. Lonborg
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lonborg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferraro vs. Peterson
Ferraro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Peterson
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Ferraro moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reynolds vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching. Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Jim Lonborg. Syd O'Brien pinch runs for Mike Ferraro.
Reynolds hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Auerbach vs. Lyle
Auerbach is walked intentionally. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Theobald vs. Lyle
Theobald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Stephenson
Syd O'Brien now playing third base. Earl Stephenson now pitching.
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Stephenson
There's a wild pitch. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Stephenson
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Sanders
Ken Sanders now pitching. Bob Heise now playing second base.
Murcer is walked intentionally. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Sanders
There's a wild pitch. Clarke scores. Munson moves to third. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Sanders
White hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blomberg vs. Sanders
Blomberg is walked intentionally. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Callison vs. Sanders
Callison hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Sanders
Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Sanders
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Brien juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lyle vs. Sanders
Lyle hits a fly ball into center field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lyle
Ron Swoboda now playing right field.
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Lyle
Scott hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. May moves to third. View Play -
Brewers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Lyle
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May tags and scores. View Play -
Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Briggs vs. Lyle
Briggs hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Lyle
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Bell
Jerry Bell now pitching.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Bell
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Bell
Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bell
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields the ball and throws to Bell covering. Safe. View Play -
Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Bell
Blomberg hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lyle
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heise vs. Lyle
Heise hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Auerbach vs. Lyle
Auerbach hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Felske vs. Lyle
John Felske pinch hits for Jerry Bell.
Felske hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. Heise moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Lyle
May hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Munson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez scores. Heise moves to third. Felske moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scott vs. Lyle
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Brewers, 5 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Lyle
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heise scores. Felske moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Brewers, 6 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Briggs vs. Lyle
Briggs 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 8/12/1972 -- Milwaukee at New York (D)
Milwaukee AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Auerbach R, ss 4 0 1 0 Clarke H, 2b 3 1 1 1
Theobald R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Munson T, c 5 1 2 0
Sanders K, p 0 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 4 2 2 1
Bell J, p 0 0 0 0 White R, lf 4 1 1 0
Felske J, ph 1 0 1 0 Blomberg R, 1b 4 2 2 0
May D, cf 5 1 2 1 Callison J, rf 3 3 3 6
Scott G, 1b 5 1 2 0 Swoboda R, rf 0 0 0 0
Brown O, rf 4 1 2 2 Sanchez C, 3b 4 0 1 1
Briggs J, lf 5 1 1 2 Michael G, ss 3 0 0 0
Ferraro M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Peterson F, p 3 0 1 0
O'Brien S, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez E, c 2 1 2 0
Lonborg J, p 2 0 1 1
Reynolds T, ph 1 0 0 0
Stephenson E, p 0 0 0 0
Heise B, 2b 1 1 1 0
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38 6 14 6 34 10 13 9
Milwaukee 030 000 012 -- 6
New York 021 001 51x -- 10
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg J (L) 6.0 9 4 4 2 1
Stephenson E* 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Sanders K 1.0 1 3 3 2 0
Bell J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W)+ 6.0 7 3 3 2 3
Lyle S (S) 3.0 7 3 3 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- O'Brien S
DP -- Milwaukee 1, New York 2
LOB -- Milwaukee 9, New York 7
2B -- Murcer B, Munson T, Rodriguez E
3B -- Briggs J, Blomberg R, Sanchez C
HR -- Callison J, Murcer B
CS -- Blomberg R
SF -- Clarke H, Callison J, Brown O
WP -- Stephenson E, Sanders K
T -- 2:43
A -- 12734
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