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New York Yankees @ 
Oakland Athletics
1972-07-05 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 5022 · 1:52
New York Yankees defeated Oakland Athletics 4–1. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 5th. Steve Kline earned the win. Felipe Alou went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
W: Steve Kline L: Ken Holtzman SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Jerry Neudecker · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Horace Clarke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Thurman Munson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Murcer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Felipe Alou | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Celerino Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rusty Torres | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Michael | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kline | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Campaneris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Rudi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Epstein | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Voss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sal Bando | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Duncan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Cullen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Holtzman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Art Shamsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Hegan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Kline | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Holtzman | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
 Rollie Fingers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Horace Clarke: S7/G
- Thurman Munson: 1(B)3(1)/DP/BP
- Bobby Murcer: 2/FL
Bot 1
- Bert Campaneris: 2/FL/BP
- Joe Rudi: S4.B-2(E4/TH1)
- Reggie Jackson: HP
- Mike Epstein: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Roy White: 4
- Felipe Alou: S8/89/OBS.B-2(E3)
- Celerino Sanchez: K/C
- Rusty Torres: 9/F9D
Bot 2
- Bill Voss: S9
- Sal Bando: 64(1)3/GDP
- Dave Duncan: 63
Top 3
- Gene Michael: 8
- Steve Kline: 3/G
- Horace Clarke: W
- Thurman Munson: SB2
- Thurman Munson: K
Bot 3
- Tim Cullen: 8
- Ken Holtzman: 63
- Bert Campaneris: S6
- Joe Rudi: 9/FL
Top 4
- Bobby Murcer: 6/P7S
- Roy White: D7
- Felipe Alou: D7.2-H
- Celerino Sanchez: S9.2XH(92)
- Rusty Torres: 4/P9S
Bot 4
- Reggie Jackson: 8
- Mike Epstein: 43
- Bill Voss: D7
- Sal Bando: S8.2-H
- Dave Duncan: 53
Top 5
- Gene Michael: 4
- Steve Kline: 8
- Horace Clarke: HP
- Thurman Munson: HR/7.1-H
- Bobby Murcer: 6/P8S
Bot 5
- Tim Cullen: 8
- Ken Holtzman: D7
- Bert Campaneris: 13
- Joe Rudi: 63
Top 6
- Roy White: 43
- Felipe Alou: W
- Celerino Sanchez: K
- Rusty Torres: S8/G.1-3
- Gene Michael: 9/F9D
Bot 6
- Reggie Jackson: 7/F7D
- Mike Epstein: 7
- Bill Voss: 3/G
Top 7
- Steve Kline: S9
- Horace Clarke: 36(1)3/GDP
- Thurman Munson: S8/G
- Bobby Murcer: S8.1-3
- Roy White: 4/L
Bot 7
- Sal Bando: 53
- Dave Duncan: 53
- Art Shamsky: 5/FL
Top 8
- Felipe Alou: HR/7
- Celerino Sanchez: 5/L
- Rusty Torres: W
- Gene Michael: 8/L
- Steve Kline: 4/P9S
Bot 8
- Mike Hegan: 6/L
- Bert Campaneris: 3/FL
- Joe Rudi: 9/L
Top 9
- Horace Clarke: 7
- Thurman Munson: 9/L
- Bobby Murcer: 31
Bot 9
- Reggie Jackson: 5/FL
- Mike Epstein: 3/G
- Bill Voss: 7
Notes & reviews
- Mike Epstein called for obstruction