Yankees @ Royals
August 16, 1972

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	2	3	0
Royals	1	2	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Yankees	2	3	0
Royals	1	2	0

Cookie Rojas Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.281
OBP	.000	.341
At Bats	0	366
Hits	0	103
• Singles	0	80
• Doubles	0	20
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	3
Walks	0	34
RBI’s	0	46

Fritz Peterson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
13	11	0

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Municipal Stadium - August 16, 1972

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Out

Fritz Peterson

Thurman Munson

Ron Blomberg

Horace Clarke

Celerino Sanchez

Gene Michael

Roy White

Bobby Murcer

Johnny Callison

Cookie Rojas

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Rojas hits a popup towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Peterson bunts in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Callison scores.

Top 2 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Callison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Callison reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards second. Clarke scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Bottom 1 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hovley scores.

Bottom 1 There goes Hovley. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Hovley steals second.

Bottom 1 Hovley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Patek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Nelson, and towards Patek, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 White takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 Munson strikes out.

Top 1 Clarke strikes out.

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