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Detroit Tigers @ 
New York Yankees
1972-08-08 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 22463 · 85°F, sunny, dry · 2:29
New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 4–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 4th. Sparky Lyle earned the win. Roy White went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
W: Sparky Lyle L: Mickey Lolich SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dave Phillips · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Jim Evans · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Taylor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ike Brown | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Stanley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Brinkman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Lolich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gates Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Horace Clarke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thurman Munson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy White | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Felipe Alou | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Murcer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Celerino Sanchez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Swoboda | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Michael | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fritz Peterson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 7.2 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
 Lerrin LaGrow | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Peterson | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Sparky Lyle | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tony Taylor: S5/G1
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 64(1)3/GDP
- Ike Brown: S8/G
- Bill Freehan: 8/L
Bot 1
- Horace Clarke: 8
- Thurman Munson: 63
- Roy White: W
- Felipe Alou: 9
Top 2
- Willie Horton: 63
- Mickey Stanley: S4
- Jim Northrup: 46(1)/FO
- Ed Brinkman: 9
Bot 2
- Bobby Murcer: 5
- Celerino Sanchez: 53
- Ron Swoboda: 3
Top 3
- Mickey Lolich: 63
- Tony Taylor: 6
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
Bot 3
- Gene Michael: 43
- Fritz Peterson: 53
- Horace Clarke: S7/G
- Thurman Munson: 8/F8XD
Top 4
- Ike Brown: S8
- Bill Freehan: S8.1-2
- Willie Horton: S9.2-H;1-2
- Mickey Stanley: 9
- Jim Northrup: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Roy White: HR/7
- Felipe Alou: S8
- Bobby Murcer: K/BF
- Celerino Sanchez: HP.1-2
- Ron Swoboda: S7/G.2-H;1-2
- Gene Michael: 9
- Fritz Peterson: S7.2XH(72);1-2
Top 5
- Ed Brinkman: S7/G5
- Mickey Lolich: 4/L
- Tony Taylor: 4
- Aurelio Rodriguez: E5/G.1-2
- Ike Brown: W.2-3;1-2
- Bill Freehan: 5(2)/FO
Bot 5
- Horace Clarke: K
- Thurman Munson: 8
- Roy White: 43
Top 6
- Willie Horton: 53
- Mickey Stanley: S5
- Jim Northrup: 16(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Felipe Alou: 6/L
- Bobby Murcer: 7
- Celerino Sanchez: 63
Top 7
- Ed Brinkman: D7
- Mickey Lolich: FC1/SH.2-3
- Tony Taylor: K
- Aurelio Rodriguez: E3/SH.3-H;1-2
- Ike Brown: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Ron Swoboda: S8
- Gene Michael: S7.1-2
- Sparky Lyle: 3/BP
- Horace Clarke: 5(B)4(2)/LDP
Top 8
- Bill Freehan: W
- Willie Horton: 9/F9D
- Mickey Stanley: 8/F8XD
- Jim Northrup: 4/L
Bot 8
- Thurman Munson: S8
- Roy White: E1/SH.1-2
- Felipe Alou: HP.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Murcer: 8
- Celerino Sanchez: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
- Ron Swoboda: S7.3-H(UR);1-2
- Gene Michael: 8
Top 9
- Ed Brinkman: S7/G
- Gates Brown: 2/FL
- Tony Taylor: K
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K