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June 20, 1972

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Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 2 9 1
Yankees 4 10 1
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Royals 2 9 1
Yankees 4 10 1

Thurman Munson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .253
OBP .333 .347
At Bats 3 174
Hits 1 44
• Singles 1 36
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 1 16

Tom Burgmeier Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 1 6
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Yankee Stadium - June 20, 1972
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Walk
Tom Burgmeier
Jerry May
John Mayberry
Cookie Rojas
Ron Hansen
Freddie Patek
Lou Piniella
Amos Otis
Richie Scheinblum
Thurman Munson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Munson takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Torres strikes out.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out.
Top 8 Mayberry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rojas scores.
Top 8 Rojas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Rojas reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Hal Lanier now playing third base. Felipe Alou now playing first base. Rusty Torres now playing right field. Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Michael tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Bernie Allen. Swoboda takes first base on ball four. Lyle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lyle bunts towards the mound. Burgmeier juggles the ball. That's an error on Burgmeier. Michael moves to third.
Bottom 7 Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Michael hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Michael reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Otis hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taylor moves to second.
Top 7 Carl Taylor pinch hits for Dick Drago. Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May scores.
Top 7 Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. May reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Callison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Blomberg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Otis. Blomberg reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Allen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Allen reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Rojas hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Scheinblum. The throw from Munson to Michael and they have Scheinblum trapped. The throw over to Blomberg, who applies the tag for the out.
Top 6 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen juggles the ball. That's an error on Allen.
Top 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Clarke. The throw from May and he is out, Patek applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kekich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Michael hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Patek moves to third.
Top 5 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Drago hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hansen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Drago covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 4 Blomberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 May is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rojas takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White strikes out.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rojas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kekich strikes out.
Bottom 2 Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Callison scores. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 2 There goes Callison. The throw from May and he is safe. Callison steals second.
Bottom 2 Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Drago hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mayberry moves to third.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Mayberry moves to second.
Top 2 May hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mayberry takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rojas hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White strikes out.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen moves to third. Murcer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clarke strikes out.
Top 1 Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek moves to third.
Top 1 Otis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Patek reaches second base with a double.