New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
September 4, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 1 0
Allen 3b 4 1 0 0
  Lanier 3b 1 0 0 0
Murcer cf 4 3 3 2
White lf 4 0 1 1
Callison rf 4 0 1 0
Alou 1b 4 0 2 1
Ellis c 4 0 1 1
Michael ss 4 0 0 0
Gardner p 4 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Belanger ss 4 1 1 1
Grich 2b 4 0 2 1
Davis lf 3 0 0 0
Baylor rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 3 0
Powell 1b 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 3 0 0 0
Dobson p 3 1 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
New York 101 000 030590
Baltimore 001 010 000282
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  W (6-2) 8.1 8 2 2 1 7
  Lyle  SV (30) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (15-14) 7.0 6 4 2 1 7
  Jackson   0.2 2 1 1 0 2
  Watt   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
1
9

  E–Baylor (5), Powell (13).  DP–New York 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–New York Murcer (27,off Dobson), Baltimore Grich (20,off Gardner); Robinson (19,off Gardner).  HR–New York Murcer (26,3rd inning off Dobson 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Belanger (2,3rd inning off Gardner 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Grich (6,2nd base by Gardner/Ellis).  WP–Gardner (3).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:35.  A–18,332.
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