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September 12, 1972

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Red Sox 2 5 1
Yankees 3 10 0
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Red Sox 2 5 1
Yankees 3 10 0

Rico Petrocelli Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .248
OBP .667 .340
At Bats 2 460
Hits 1 114
• Singles 1 85
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 64
RBI’s 0 69

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 4 32
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Yankee Stadium - September 12, 1972
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Felipe Alou
Horace Clarke
Hal Lanier
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Johnny Callison
Rico Petrocelli
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Oglivie 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 8 Clarke strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lanier moves to second.
Bottom 8 Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lanier bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Don Newhauser now pitching. Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Aparicio. Munson moves to second.
Top 8 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out.
Top 8 Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Juan Beniquez pinch runs for Phil Gagliano. Harper strikes out.
Top 8 Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Gary Peters. Gagliano takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Murcer strikes out.
Top 7 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out.
Top 7 Kosco hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Petrocelli takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Oglivie hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Hal Lanier now playing third base. Felipe Alou now playing first base. Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Bottom 6 Gary Peters now pitching. Clarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hal Lanier pinch runs for Celerino Sanchez. Peterson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lanier scores. Michael moves to second.
Bottom 6 Michael hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tiant hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Callison hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blomberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murcer is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Michael scores. Clarke moves to third.
Bottom 5 Clarke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Peterson bunts towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out. Michael moves to second.
Bottom 5 Michael takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Griffin strikes out.
Top 5 Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sanchez hits a fly ball into left field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Callison hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blomberg hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Oglivie hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Yastrzemski 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 3 There goes White. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Harper strikes out.
Top 3 Tiant is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Michael hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ben Oglivie now playing right field. Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kosco hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops it up and throws to first, with Peterson covering, for the out. Petrocelli moves to second.
Top 2 Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Callison takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Blomberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kosco. Blomberg reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores.
Bottom 1 Murcer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harper. Murcer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Harper hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.