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New York Yankees @ Milwaukee Brewers

1972-08-04 Β· Night game Β· County Stadium Β· Att: 15934 Β· 64Β°F, night, dry Β· 2:28

New York Yankees defeated Milwaukee Brewers 9–4. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 2nd. Fritz Peterson earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save. Bobby Murcer went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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NYA041000400913
ML4000001120413

W: Fritz Peterson   L: Earl Stephenson   SV: Sparky Lyle

Umpires β€” HP: Dave Phillips Β· 1B: Nestor Chylak Β· 2B: Jim Evans Β· 3B: Larry Barnett Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

New York Yankees β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Horace Clarke500000
Thurman Munson512000
Roy White512001
Felipe Alou511000
Bobby Murcer231420
Celerino Sanchez412200
Ron Swoboda411101
Hal Lanier401000
Fritz Peterson413200

Milwaukee Brewers β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Rick Auerbach511001
Ron Theobald502102
Dave May411000
George Scott402000
Ollie Brown412100
John Briggs411000
Mike Ferraro401000
Ellie Rodriguez302100
Jerry Bell100001
Syd O'Brien100000
Bob Heise101000
Tommie Reynolds100000

New York Yankees β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Fritz Peterson8.01203
Sparky Lyle1.0101

Milwaukee Brewers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Earl Stephenson1.0511
Jerry Bell4.0211
Archie Reynolds2.0400
Frank Linzy1.0100
Ken Sanders1.0100

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Horace Clarke: 8
  • Thurman Munson: S9.BX2(96)
  • Roy White: K/C

Bot 1

  • Rick Auerbach: 53
  • Ron Theobald: K/C
  • Dave May: 13

Top 2

  • Felipe Alou: D7
  • Bobby Murcer: W
  • Celerino Sanchez: S8/G.2-H;1-2
  • Ron Swoboda: S8.2-H;1-2
  • Hal Lanier: S9.2-3;1-2
  • Fritz Peterson: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
  • Horace Clarke: 6/P7S
  • Thurman Munson: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

  • George Scott: 53
  • Ollie Brown: 8
  • John Briggs: 7/L

Top 3

  • Roy White: 13
  • Felipe Alou: 13
  • Bobby Murcer: W
  • Celerino Sanchez: SB2
  • Celerino Sanchez: S9/G.2-H
  • Ron Swoboda: K+PB.1-2;B-1
  • Hal Lanier: 3/G

Bot 3

  • Mike Ferraro: 9
  • Ellie Rodriguez: 9
  • Jerry Bell: K/C

Top 4

  • Fritz Peterson: 43
  • Horace Clarke: 7
  • Thurman Munson: 53

Bot 4

  • Rick Auerbach: 163
  • Ron Theobald: S7/G
  • Dave May: 54(1)/FO
  • George Scott: S7/G.1-2
  • Ollie Brown: S6.2-3;1-2
  • John Briggs: 43

Top 5

  • Roy White: 53
  • Felipe Alou: 53
  • Bobby Murcer: 3/G

Bot 5

  • Mike Ferraro: 9
  • Ellie Rodriguez: S9/G
  • Syd O'Brien: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

  • Celerino Sanchez: 43
  • Ron Swoboda: 6
  • Hal Lanier: 63

Bot 6

  • Rick Auerbach: S2/BG.B-2(E2/TH1)
  • Ron Theobald: S7/78.2-H
  • Dave May: 53/BG.1-2
  • George Scott: S9.2-3
  • Ollie Brown: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

  • Fritz Peterson: S9/G
  • Horace Clarke: 7
  • Thurman Munson: S7/G.1-2
  • Roy White: S9.2-3;1-2
  • Felipe Alou: 2/FL
  • Bobby Murcer: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • Celerino Sanchez: 63

Bot 7

  • John Briggs: S9
  • Mike Ferraro: WP.1-2
  • Mike Ferraro: S.2-3
  • Ellie Rodriguez: 9/SF.3-H
  • Bob Heise: S7.1-2
  • Rick Auerbach: K/C
  • Ron Theobald: 9

Top 8

  • Ron Swoboda: 53
  • Hal Lanier: 8
  • Fritz Peterson: S7/G
  • Horace Clarke: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

  • Dave May: S9/L
  • George Scott: 9
  • Ollie Brown: D8/89.1-H
  • John Briggs: 63.2-3
  • Mike Ferraro: WP.3-H
  • Mike Ferraro: 63

Top 9

  • Thurman Munson: 7/F7D
  • Roy White: D9.BX3(945)
  • Felipe Alou: 4

Bot 9

  • Ellie Rodriguez: S5.B-2(E5/TH1)
  • Tommie Reynolds: 63
  • Rick Auerbach: 63
  • Ron Theobald: WP.2-3
  • Ron Theobald: K/C