Orioles @ Yankees
September 16, 1972

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Orioles 7 13 1
Yankees 3 6 1
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Orioles 7 13 1
Yankees 3 6 1

Merv Rettenmund Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .243
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 1 280
Hits 0 68
• Singles 0 50
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 21

Casey Cox Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 4
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Yankee Stadium - September 16, 1972
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Out
Casey Cox
Thurman Munson
Felipe Alou
Horace Clarke
Hal Lanier
Gene Michael
Roy White
Bobby Murcer
Charlie Spikes
Merv Rettenmund
Bobby Grich
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Rettenmund hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Powell strikes out.
Top 9 Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Alou hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Buford hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Casey Cox now pitching. Cuellar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rich McKinney pinch hits for Ron Klimkowski. McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lanier hits a line drive into left field. Buford picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Buford. Lanier moves to second.
Bottom 7 Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Powell tags and scores.
Top 7 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Powell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Murcer, who is chasing the ball. Powell reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Spikes strikes out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Alou hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Grich hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Blair hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Buford hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Murcer. Buford reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Ron Klimkowski now pitching. Cuellar hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clarke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford who is chasing the ball. Clarke reaches third base with a triple. Lanier scores. Swoboda goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Fred Beene. Swoboda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson scores. Lanier moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Grich fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Munson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Spikes strikes out.
Bottom 5 Merv Rettenmund now playing right field. Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Robinson moves to third.
Top 5 Merv Rettenmund pinch runs for Terry Crowley. Fred Beene now pitching. Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grich scores. Powell scores. There goes Rettenmund trying to get to third. White throws the ball in to Lanier, who tags Rettenmund for the out.
Top 5 Crowley is hit by the pitch. Grich moves to third. Powell moves to second.
Top 5 Wade Blasingame now pitching. Powell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair scores. Grich moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Grich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. Blair moves to second.
Top 5 Blair bunts towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to third for the out. Buford moves to second.
Top 5 Buford takes first base on ball four. Cuellar moves to second.
Top 5 Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Kline drops the ball.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Oates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Powell moves to third. Robinson moves to second.
Top 4 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Kline has Grich trapped. He runs over and tags Grich for the out. Powell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Crowley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair scores. Grich moves to third.
Top 4 Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to second.
Top 4 Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kline bunts towards the mound. Cuellar fields it and throws to first for the out. Lanier moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lanier strikes out.
Bottom 3 Michael hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out.
Top 3 Cuellar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spikes hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Crowley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crowley for the out.
Top 2 Powell 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 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Crowley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White strikes out.
Bottom 1 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Blair strikes out.
Top 1 Buford is called out on strikes.