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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1972-08-09 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 82°F, cloudy · 2:19

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 6–0. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 7th. Woodie Fryman earned the win. Aurelio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	6	11
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Woodie Fryman L: Mel Stottlemyre SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	4	2	2	0	1	0
Aurelio Rodriguez	5	2	3	3	0	0
Gates Brown	2	0	2	2	1	0
Norm Cash	5	0	1	0	0	0
Duke Sims	3	0	0	0	2	0
Jim Northrup	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Horton	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ed Brinkman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Woodie Fryman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Stanley	2	0	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	4	1	0	0
Ron Swoboda	4	1	0	1
Roy White	4	2	0	0
Felipe Alou	4	0	0	0
Bobby Murcer	3	0	1	0
John Ellis	3	0	0	0
Celerino Sanchez	3	1	0	0
Gene Michael	3	0	0	0
Mel Stottlemyre	2	0	0	0
Thurman Munson	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Woodie Fryman	9.0	6	1	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Stottlemyre	6.1	8	2	1
Jim Roland	1.2	1	2	0
Wade Blasingame	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: 9/F9D
Aurelio Rodriguez: E5/G
Gates Brown: W.1-2
Norm Cash: 5
Duke Sims: 5

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: 7
Ron Swoboda: 53
Roy White: DGR/9
Felipe Alou: 53

Top 2

Jim Northrup: 8
Willie Horton: 7/F7D
Ed Brinkman: 8

Bot 2

Bobby Murcer: 9
John Ellis: 3/FL
Celerino Sanchez: S4
Gene Michael: 53

Top 3

Woodie Fryman: 13
Dick McAuliffe: T8
Aurelio Rodriguez: DGR/9.3-H
Gates Brown: S8/G.2-H
Norm Cash: 46(1)/FO
Duke Sims: 8

Bot 3

Mel Stottlemyre: 53
Horace Clarke: 8
Ron Swoboda: K/C

Top 4

Jim Northrup: 43
Willie Horton: 5/FL
Ed Brinkman: 53

Bot 4

Roy White: S8
Felipe Alou: 64(1)/FO
Bobby Murcer: W.1-2
John Ellis: 6/P8S
Celerino Sanchez: 9

Top 5

Woodie Fryman: 63
Dick McAuliffe: 53
Aurelio Rodriguez: D7/G5
Gates Brown: S9.2-H;BX2(16)

Bot 5

Gene Michael: 53
Mel Stottlemyre: 13
Horace Clarke: 63

Top 6

Norm Cash: 8
Duke Sims: 43
Jim Northrup: 43

Bot 6

Ron Swoboda: S8
Roy White: 64(1)3/GDP
Felipe Alou: 53

Top 7

Willie Horton: S7
Ed Brinkman: S5/BG.1-2
Woodie Fryman: PB.2-3;1-2
Woodie Fryman: K
Dick McAuliffe: IW
Aurelio Rodriguez: S8/G.3-H;2-H;1-2
Mickey Stanley: S7.2-H;1-2
Norm Cash: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Bobby Murcer: 3/G
John Ellis: 63
Celerino Sanchez: 9

Top 8

Duke Sims: W
Jim Northrup: 53/SH.1-2
Willie Horton: IW
Ed Brinkman: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Woodie Fryman: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Gene Michael: 7
Thurman Munson: S7
Horace Clarke: S9.1-2
Ron Swoboda: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Dick McAuliffe: S8
Aurelio Rodriguez: 8/L8XD
Mickey Stanley: 54(1)/FO
Norm Cash: S9.1-3
Duke Sims: W.1-2
Jim Northrup: 9

Bot 9

Roy White: 8/L
Felipe Alou: 9
Bobby Murcer: 9

Notes & reviews

Mel Stottlemyre backed up Ron Swoboda's throw home

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