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New York Yankees @ 
Oakland Athletics
1972-05-07 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 12347 · 54°F, cloudy · 2:23
Oakland Athletics defeated New York Yankees 7–5. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Joe Horlen earned the win and Darold Knowles picked up the save. Ron Blomberg went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
W: Joe Horlen L: Steve Kline SV: Darold Knowles
Umpires — HP: Bill Haller · 1B: Jerry Neudecker · 2B: Bill Kunkel · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Horace Clarke | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Callison | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Murcer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roy White | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Blomberg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Thurman Munson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich McKinney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Michael | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Kline | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Torres | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Felipe Alou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Rudi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Jackson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Epstein | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Angel Mangual | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Duncan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwain Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Diego Segui | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Kline | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Rich Hinton | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred Beene | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Sparky Lyle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denny McLain | 3.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Horlen | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Diego Segui | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Darold Knowles | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Horace Clarke: S1
- Johnny Callison: 7/FL
- Bobby Murcer: 3/G.1-2
- Roy White: W
- Ron Blomberg: D8.2-H;1-H
- Thurman Munson: S6.2-H(E6/TH);B-2
- Rich McKinney: S7.2XH(72)
Bot 1
- Bert Campaneris: 4
- Joe Rudi: 43
- Reggie Jackson: D8
- Sal Bando: S6.2-3
- Mike Epstein: 5
Top 2
- Gene Michael: S9
- Steve Kline: 3/SH.1-2
- Horace Clarke: 3/G.2-3
- Johnny Callison: 9
Bot 2
- Angel Mangual: 63
- Dave Duncan: 53
- Larry Brown: 7
Top 3
- Bobby Murcer: 2/FL
- Roy White: S8
- Ron Blomberg: HR/9.1-H
- Thurman Munson: S7
- Rich McKinney: E4.1-2
- Gene Michael: 3/G.2-3;1-2
- Steve Kline: 43
Bot 3
- Bobby Brooks: 8
- Bert Campaneris: K
- Joe Rudi: 4/L
Top 4
- Horace Clarke: 43
- Johnny Callison: D8
- Bobby Murcer: 7
- Roy White: 8
Bot 4
- Reggie Jackson: 13
- Sal Bando: W
- Mike Epstein: S9.1-2
- Angel Mangual: 8
- Dave Duncan: HR/78.2-H;1-H
- Larry Brown: 63
Top 5
- Ron Blomberg: 43
- Thurman Munson: S9
- Rich McKinney: 63.1-2
- Gene Michael: IW
- Steve Kline: 63
Bot 5
- Dwain Anderson: W
- Bert Campaneris: S7.1-2
- Joe Rudi: E1/SH.2-3;1-2
- Reggie Jackson: E3.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Sal Bando: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Mike Epstein: S9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3(E6);B-2
- Angel Mangual: IW
- Dave Duncan: 52(3)/FO.2-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Larry Brown: 53
Top 6
- Horace Clarke: K/C
- Johnny Callison: 13
- Bobby Murcer: S9
- Roy White: 2/FL
Bot 6
- Diego Segui: S8
- Bert Campaneris: K
- Joe Rudi: K
- Reggie Jackson: 43
Top 7
- Ron Blomberg: 13
- Thurman Munson: 13
- Rich McKinney: 63
Bot 7
- Sal Bando: K/C
- Mike Epstein: 31
- Angel Mangual: S8
- Dave Duncan: K
Top 8
- Gene Michael: 8
- Rusty Torres: S1
- Horace Clarke: 7
- Johnny Callison: K
Bot 8
- Larry Brown: 43
- Diego Segui: 63
- Bert Campaneris: 7
Top 9
- Bobby Murcer: W
- Roy White: S8.1-3
- Felipe Alou: 9
- Thurman Munson: 64(1)3/GDP