Yankees @ Twins
May 8, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 9 1
Twins 3 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 9 1
Twins 3 9 1

Rod Carew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .281
OBP .500 .343
At Bats 4 64
Hits 2 18
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 1 10

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 1
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Metropolitan Stadium - May 8, 1972
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Strikeout
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Ron Blomberg
Horace Clarke
Hal Lanier
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Johnny Callison
Rod Carew

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 9 1 4
Minnesota Twins 3 9 1 9
Winning Pitcher Mel Stottlemyre
Losing Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 15,596
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Carew strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brye scores.
Bottom 9 Tovar strikes out.
Bottom 9 Steve Brye pinch hits for Ray Corbin. Brye hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Murcer, who is chasing the ball. Brye reaches third base with a triple.
Top 9 Lyle is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Michael hits a popup, foul, towards first. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 There goes Lanier. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Thompson applying the tag.
Top 9 Lanier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson scores.
Top 9 There goes Munson. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Munson steals second.
Top 9 George Mitterwald now catching. Rick Renick now playing first base. Munson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Rich Reese pinch hits for Phil Roof. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Rick Renick pinch hits for Rich Reese. Renick hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Clarke fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Monzon scores.
Bottom 8 Darwin strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dan Monzon pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Monzon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes White. The throw from Roof and he is safe. White steals second.
Top 8 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Murcer hits a line drive into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ray Corbin now pitching. Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tovar is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Hal Lanier now playing third base. Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Bert Blyleven. Manuel hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Clarke hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stottlemyre hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Darwin. Stottlemyre reaches second base with a double. Michael goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Michael hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Michael fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Darwin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Murcer hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Callison hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Carew hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Thompson. The throw from Munson and he is out, Michael applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Michael hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Darwin chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Carew. Carew fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Carew. McKinney goes all the way around to score. Michael moves all the way to home.
Top 5 McKinney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Munson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Tovar hits a popup towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blyleven hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roof 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 4 Nettles strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Nettles out.
Top 4 Blomberg strikes out.
Top 4 White strikes out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a line drive into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Darwin strikes out.
Bottom 3 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a popup towards third. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Carew hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Carew reaches third base with a triple. Thompson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Stottlemyre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Blyleven bunts in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to third for the out. Roof moves to second.
Bottom 2 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Michael. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blomberg for the out.
Top 2 White hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second.
Bottom 1 Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murcer strikes out.
Top 1 Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clarke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out.