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Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees

1972-07-18 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 10105 · 82°F, night, dry · 2:17

New York Yankees defeated Minnesota Twins 6–0. New York Yankees put up 5 in the 3rd. Steve Kline earned the win. Ron Blomberg went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
NYA	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1		6	7

W: Steve Kline L: Ray Corbin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Deegan · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	0	0	0
Danny Thompson	3	1	1	0
Rod Carew	4	0	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	4	1	0	0
Charlie Manuel	4	0	0	0
Bobby Darwin	4	1	0	1
Steve Braun	4	1	0	0
Phil Roof	4	2	0	0
Ray Corbin	1	0	0	0
Dave Goltz	0	0	0	0
Jim Nettles	1	0	0	0
Rich Reese	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ron Swoboda	4	0	0	0	0	0
Thurman Munson	4	1	2	2	0	1
Bobby Murcer	3	2	2	1	1	0
Roy White	3	1	0	0	1	1
Ron Blomberg	4	1	3	3	0	0
Bernie Allen	3	0	0	0	1	0
Celerino Sanchez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Michael	3	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Kline	2	1	0	0	1	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Corbin	2.1	4	3	0
Dave Goltz	3.2	1	0	1
Jim Strickland	2.0	2	1	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Kline	9.0	6	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Tovar: 53
Danny Thompson: 13
Rod Carew: 31

Bot 1

Ron Swoboda: 63/G4M
Thurman Munson: D9
Bobby Murcer: 2/FL
Roy White: 43

Top 2

Harmon Killebrew: 63
Charlie Manuel: E6/G
Bobby Darwin: 9
Steve Braun: 3/G

Bot 2

Ron Blomberg: DGR
Bernie Allen: 9
Celerino Sanchez: 63.2-3
Gene Michael: 63

Top 3

Phil Roof: S7/L
Ray Corbin: 26(1)/FO/BG
Cesar Tovar: 7/L
Danny Thompson: W.1-2
Rod Carew: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Steve Kline: W
Ron Swoboda: 53.1-2
Thurman Munson: HR/9.2-H
Bobby Murcer: W
Roy White: W.1-2
Ron Blomberg: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Bernie Allen: 9
Celerino Sanchez: 63

Top 4

Harmon Killebrew: 63
Charlie Manuel: 3/G
Bobby Darwin: S8/G
Steve Braun: 43

Bot 4

Gene Michael: 8
Steve Kline: K
Ron Swoboda: 9

Top 5

Phil Roof: S7/G
Dave Goltz: 3/SH.1-2
Cesar Tovar: 8
Danny Thompson: S7.2-3
Rod Carew: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Thurman Munson: 63
Bobby Murcer: S9
Roy White: 8/F8XD
Ron Blomberg: 3/G

Top 6

Harmon Killebrew: 8/F8XD
Charlie Manuel: 43
Bobby Darwin: K

Bot 6

Bernie Allen: 3/G
Celerino Sanchez: 53
Gene Michael: 43

Top 7

Steve Braun: S9/G
Phil Roof: 9/L
Jim Nettles: 31.1-2
Cesar Tovar: E6/G.2-3
Danny Thompson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Steve Kline: 53
Ron Swoboda: 7
Thurman Munson: K/C

Top 8

Rod Carew: K
Harmon Killebrew: S8/L
Charlie Manuel: 43.1-2
Bobby Darwin: 53

Bot 8

Bobby Murcer: HR/9
Roy White: K/C
Ron Blomberg: D8
Bernie Allen: WP.2-3
Bernie Allen: W
Celerino Sanchez: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Steve Braun: 4/L
Phil Roof: 53
Rich Reese: 9/L9DW

Notes & reviews

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