New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
May 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0
Callison rf 4 1 1 1
Murcer cf 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 1 0
Blomberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 3 1 1 0
McKinney 3b 3 1 1 0
  Lanier 3b 1 0 1 1
Michael ss 4 2 2 1
Stottlemyre p 3 0 1 1
  Lyle p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson ss 5 1 2 1
Carew 2b 5 0 2 1
Killebrew 1b 3 0 1 0
  Monzon pr 0 1 0 0
  Mitterwald c 0 0 0 0
Braun 3b 4 0 0 0
Darwin cf 4 0 0 0
Nettles lf 3 0 2 1
Roof c 3 0 0 0
  Reese ph 0 0 0 0
  Renick ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Blyleven p 2 0 1 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
  Corbin p 0 0 0 0
  Brye ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
New York 000 021 101591
Minnesota 001 000 011391
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  W (2-3) 7.2 8 2 2 2 4
  Lyle  SV (2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (4-1) 7.0 7 4 3 0 4
  Corbin   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
1
5

  E–Michael (3), Carew (4).  2B–New York Stottlemyre (1,off Blyleven).  3B–New York Michael (2,off Blyleven), Minnesota Carew (1,off Stottlemyre); Brye (2,off Lyle).  HR–New York Callison (1,6th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Tovar (5,by Stottlemyre).  SB–White (3,2nd base off Corbin/Roof); Munson (1,2nd base off Corbin/Mitterwald).  CS–Lanier (1,2nd base by Corbin/Mitterwald).  HBP–Stottlemyre (1,Tovar).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:29.  A–15,596.
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