Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees
August 8, 1972 Box Score

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

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Detroit Tigers 2, New York Yankees 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 5 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 1
Brown I. 1b 3 1 2 0
Freehan c 3 0 1 0
Horton lf 4 0 1 1
Stanley cf 4 0 2 0
Northrup rf 4 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 4 1 3 0
Lolich p 2 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Brown G. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 1 0
Munson c 4 1 1 0
White lf 2 2 1 1
Alou 1b 3 1 1 0
  Blomberg pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Murcer cf 4 0 0 0
Sanchez 3b 2 0 0 1
Swoboda rf 4 0 3 2
Michael ss 4 0 1 0
Peterson p 2 0 1 0
  Lyle p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Detroit 000 100 1002101
New York 000 200 02x492
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  L (18-8) 7.2 9 4 2 1 2
  LaGrow   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
2
1
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson   6.0 9 2 2 1 1
  Lyle  W (4-3) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
4

  E–Lolich (2), Alou (5), Sanchez (4).  DP–Detroit 1, New York 4.  2B–Detroit Brinkman (13,off Peterson).  HR–New York White (7,4th inning off Lolich 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lolich (9,off Peterson); Rodriguez (7,off Lyle); White (3,off Lolich).  SF–Sanchez (1,off Lolich).  HBP–Sanchez (2,by Lolich); Alou (1,by Lolich).  HBP–Lolich 2 (7,Sanchez,Alou).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:29.  A–22,463.
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