Yankees @ Orioles
July 31, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 9 1
Orioles 2 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 9 1
Orioles 2 8 2

Davey Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .233
OBP .000 .344
At Bats 0 249
Hits 0 58
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 26

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 20
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Memorial Stadium - July 31, 1972
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Single
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Ron Blomberg
Horace Clarke
Bernie Allen
Hal Lanier
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Johnny Callison
Davey Johnson
Paul Blair
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Davey Johnson pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren. Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Blair takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Lyle strikes out.
Top 9 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. Munson moves to third.
Top 9 Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Munson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a popup towards short. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Belanger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Callison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Etchebarren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Blomberg hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mickey Scott now pitching. White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Baylor pinch hits for Dave Leonhard. Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Etchebarren hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hal Lanier now playing shortstop. Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Peterson moves to third.
Top 7 Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Dave Leonhard now pitching. Peterson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Etchebarren fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Etchebarren. Munson scores. Alou scores. Peterson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Felipe Alou pinch hits for Jerry Kenney. Alou hits a line drive to right field. Rettenmund throws towards first. Powell fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Powell. Callison scores. Munson moves to third. Alou moves to second.
Top 7 Munson bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White scores. Callison moves to second.
Top 7 Callison takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blomberg is thrown out after the base hit. Murcer scores. White moves to third.
Top 7 White bunts towards the mound. Dobson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murcer moves to third.
Top 7 Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rettenmund. Murcer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Belanger scores.
Bottom 6 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Belanger reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Peterson hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Etchebarren hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Blair hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney misplays the ball. That's an error on Kenney.
Bottom 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murcer is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Grich hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Belanger hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Peterson strikes out.
Top 3 Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Etchebarren moves to third.
Bottom 2 Etchebarren hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer. Etchebarren reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Blomberg hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Buford moves to second.
Bottom 1 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Clarke takes first base on ball four.