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August 15, 1972

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Yankees 4 6 0
Royals 4 7 0
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Yankees 4 6 0
Royals 4 8 0

Lou Piniella Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .309
OBP .333 .356
At Bats 2 405
Hits 0 125
• Singles 0 86
• Doubles 0 27
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 24
RBI’s 0 51

Lindy McDaniel Season Stats

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0 1 0
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Municipal Stadium - August 15, 1972
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Single
Lindy McDaniel
Thurman Munson
Ron Swoboda
Bernie Allen
Celerino Sanchez
Hal Lanier
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Johnny Callison
Lou Piniella
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Ron Swoboda now playing first base. Scheinblum strikes out.
Top 8 Al Fitzmorris now pitching. Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Callison takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Swoboda strikes out.
Top 8 Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Ron Blomberg. There goes White. The throw from May and he is safe. White steals second.
Top 8 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Murcer is called out on strikes.
Top 8 The ball gets by May for a passed ball. Munson moves to third.
Top 8 Norm Angelini now pitching. Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Munson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hal Lanier now playing shortstop. Lindy McDaniel now pitching. Joe Keough pinch hits for Paul Splittorff. Keough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with McDaniel covering, for the out.
Top 7 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Felipe Alou pinch hits for Ron Klimkowski. Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Paul Splittorff now pitching. John Ellis pinch hits for Gene Michael. Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sanchez is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Blomberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hovley. Blomberg reaches second base with a double. White goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 May hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hopkins is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klimkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Rojas moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klimkowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Ron Klimkowski now pitching. Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hedlund fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Allen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Horace Clarke pinch hits for Mike Kekich. Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Patek moves to second.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Hedlund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Blomberg moves to third.
Top 5 Callison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blomberg moves to second.
Top 5 Blomberg takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hopkins hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Schaal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rojas hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schaal fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Hovley takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kekich is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Michael hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Patek hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hedlund hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sanchez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blomberg takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into center field. Hovley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hopkins hits a popup towards third. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Schaal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to second for the out. Scheinblum moves to third.
Bottom 1 Piniella takes first base on ball four. Scheinblum moves to second.
Bottom 1 Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores.
Bottom 1 Hovley bunts towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hovley for the out. Patek moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Patek. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Patek steals second.
Bottom 1 Patek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Allen for the out.