New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 9, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1972 at Tiger Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 1 0
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Murcer cf 4 1 2 1
White lf 4 0 0 0
Callison rf 4 0 0 0
Alou 1b 4 0 2 1
Allen 3b 1 1 1 1
  Lanier 3b 1 0 0 0
Michael ss 4 0 2 0
Gardner p 2 0 1 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
Freehan c 3 0 2 0
Howard 1b 3 0 0 1
Horton lf 4 0 1 0
  Gamble pr 0 0 0 0
Stanley cf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Coleman p 2 1 1 0
  Brown I. ph 1 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Brown G. ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 1
New York 001 100 100391
Detroit 001 000 000160
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  W (7-2) 7.2 4 1 1 2 6
  Lyle  SV (32) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L (15-13) 7.0 8 3 3 3 7
  Hiller   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
9

  E–Allen (8).  DP–Detroit 1.  HR–New York Allen (7,3rd inning off Coleman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gardner (4,off Coleman); Lyle (2,off Hiller).  IBB–Allen (3,by Coleman).  SB–Clarke (17,2nd base off Coleman/Freehan).  WP–Gardner (4), Coleman (9).  IBB–Coleman (7,Allen).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Hank Morgenweck, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:48.  A–41,624.
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