Yankees @ Tigers
September 28, 1972

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Bottom 11 R H E
Yankees 2 9 1
Tigers 2 9 1
Bottom 11 R H E
Yankees 2 9 1
Tigers 2 9 1

Frank Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .249
OBP .000 .346
At Bats 0 313
Hits 0 78
• Singles 0 58
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 0 37

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 5 35
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Tiger Stadium - September 28, 1972
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Felipe Alou
Horace Clarke
Celerino Sanchez
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Rusty Torres
Frank Howard
Al Kaline
Mickey Lolich
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Frank Howard pinch hits for Norm Cash. Howard hits a line drive into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 11 Sims strikes out.
Bottom 11 Kaline is walked intentionally.
Bottom 11 Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe. Taylor bunts towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Clarke covering, for the out. Lolich moves to second.
Bottom 11 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Lolich takes first base on ball four.
Top 11 Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel. Spikes is called out on strikes.
Top 11 Michael is called out on strikes.
Top 11 Sanchez bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with McAuliffe covering, for the out. Torres moves to second.
Top 11 Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Brinkman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 10 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out.
Top 10 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Bottom 9 Stanley hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke catches it and throws to second with Michael covering, to double up Sims.
Bottom 9 Cash is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Sims hits a ball on the ground into right field. Torres picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Torres. Kaline goes all the way around to score. Sims moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Rusty Torres now playing right field. Felipe Alou now playing first base. McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McDaniel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Lolich strikes out. Munson throws to third to get Northrup for the double play.
Bottom 8 Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Northrup moves to third.
Bottom 8 Northrup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Northrup reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ellis strikes out.
Top 8 Munson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing left field. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Gates Brown pinch hits for Willie Horton. Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sims moves to second.
Bottom 7 Sims hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Clarke hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Mel Stottlemyre. Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second.
Top 7 Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out.
Bottom 6 Lolich takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez 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 6 Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ellis takes first base on ball four. Alou moves to second.
Top 6 Munson hits a popup in front of the plate. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Murcer strikes out. Sims drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Murcer out.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cash takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Sims moves to second.
Bottom 5 Sims takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lolich strikes out.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clarke hits a ball on the ground into center field. Northrup picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Northrup. Stottlemyre moves to third.
Top 5 Stottlemyre is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a fly ball towards cemter. Murcer catches it and throws to home to double up Horton.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Northrup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Horton moves to third.
Bottom 4 Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ellis strikes out.
Top 4 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cash is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Sims hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 3 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lolich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Michael hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to second.
Top 2 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Munson hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaline tags and scores. Sims tags and moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cash is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Kaline moves to third. Sims moves to second.
Bottom 1 Sims hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.