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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1972-08-10 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 40145 · 71°F, night, dry · 2:11

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 1–0. Steve Kline earned the win and Sparky Lyle picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Steve Kline L: Joe Coleman SV: Sparky Lyle

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	4	0	0	1
Aurelio Rodriguez	4	0	0	1
Gates Brown	4	1	0	0
Norm Cash	3	1	0	1
Duke Sims	2	0	0	0
Jim Northrup	4	0	0	0
Willie Horton	3	0	1	0
Ed Brinkman	3	1	0	0
Joe Coleman	2	0	0	1
Tom Haller	1	1	0	0
Bill Freehan	1	1	0	0
Ike Brown	1	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	3	0	0	0	1	2
Thurman Munson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Murcer	3	1	2	0	1	0
Roy White	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Blomberg	3	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Callison	3	0	2	1	0	0
Celerino Sanchez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Gene Michael	3	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Kline	3	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	7.0	5	1	6
Fred Scherman	1.0	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Kline	8.0	3	0	3
Sparky Lyle	1.0	2	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: 7
Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
Gates Brown: 3/G

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: K
Thurman Munson: 2/FL
Bobby Murcer: D8
Roy White: 8/F8XD

Top 2

Norm Cash: 8
Duke Sims: HP
Jim Northrup: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Ron Blomberg: 43
Johnny Callison: 43
Celerino Sanchez: 63

Top 3

Willie Horton: 53
Ed Brinkman: 5/FL
Joe Coleman: E5/G
Dick McAuliffe: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Gene Michael: 63
Steve Kline: 13
Horace Clarke: W
Thurman Munson: SB2
Thurman Munson: 6

Top 4

Aurelio Rodriguez: 53
Gates Brown: 43
Norm Cash: S4/G4M
Duke Sims: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bobby Murcer: D9
Roy White: K
Ron Blomberg: 43.2-3
Johnny Callison: S4.3-H
Celerino Sanchez: K

Top 5

Jim Northrup: 13
Willie Horton: 53
Ed Brinkman: 63

Bot 5

Gene Michael: 43
Steve Kline: 43
Horace Clarke: K

Top 6

Joe Coleman: K/C
Dick McAuliffe: 9/F9D
Aurelio Rodriguez: K

Bot 6

Thurman Munson: K
Bobby Murcer: 43
Roy White: 13

Top 7

Gates Brown: 43
Norm Cash: HP
Duke Sims: 6
Jim Northrup: 9

Bot 7

Ron Blomberg: K
Johnny Callison: S9
Celerino Sanchez: S8.1-3
Gene Michael: FC4.3XH(425);1-2
Steve Kline: 9/L

Top 8

Willie Horton: 63
Ed Brinkman: S1/BG
Tom Haller: S9.1-2
Dick McAuliffe: K/C
Aurelio Rodriguez: 643

Bot 8

Horace Clarke: 5
Thurman Munson: 8
Bobby Murcer: W
Roy White: 4/L

Top 9

Gates Brown: D8
Norm Cash: K
Bill Freehan: S6.2-2
Jim Northrup: 31.2-3;1-2
Willie Horton: IW
Ike Brown: K

Notes & reviews

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