New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox
August 23, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1972 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Murcer cf 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 0 0
Alou 1b 4 0 1 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 1 0
Sanchez 3b 3 2 0 0
Lanier ss 3 0 2 0
Stottlemyre p 2 0 1 1
  Ellis ph 1 0 1 1
  Kenney pr 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 0 2 0
Johnstone cf 4 2 1 0
Allen 1b 4 1 2 2
May lf 2 2 2 0
Andrews 2b 2 0 1 1
Spiezio 3b 1 0 0 0
  Alvarado ss 3 0 1 2
Herrmann c 4 0 2 0
Morales ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Wood p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 11 5
New York 000 010 100272
Chicago 002 010 20x5111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  L (12-15) 6.0 8 3 3 2 1
  McDaniel   2.0 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
4
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (22-11) 9.0 7 2 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
1
6

  E–Munson 2 (14), Morales (11).  DP–New York 2, Chicago 2.  PB–Herrmann (11).  2B–Chicago Kelly (11,off Stottlemyre).  HR–Chicago D Allen (32,7th inning off McDaniel 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Kelly (3,by Stottlemyre).  SB–May (21,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Munson); Morales (2,2nd base off McDaniel/Munson).  CS–May (11,2nd base by McDaniel/Munson).  HBP–Stottlemyre (4,Kelly).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:15.  A–24,678.
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