New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers
September 27, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1972 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers 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 5, Detroit Tigers 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 1 2 0
White lf 4 1 1 0
Murcer cf 4 0 2 2
Blomberg 1b 0 1 0 0
  Alou ph,1b 4 0 0 0
Callison rf 4 1 2 3
Allen 3b 3 0 0 0
  Lanier 3b 0 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Michael ss 4 0 0 0
Kline p 4 1 2 0
  Lyle p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 1
  Taylor ph 1 0 1 0
Kaline rf,1b 4 1 2 2
Sims c 5 1 2 1
Cash 1b 3 0 1 0
  Howard ph 1 0 1 1
  Staton pr 0 0 0 0
  Seelbach p 0 0 0 0
Northrup lf 3 0 0 0
  Brown I. ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Stanley cf 2 0 0 1
Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 0
Brinkman ss 4 1 2 0
Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  Slayback p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Haller ph 1 0 0 0
  Gamble pr 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Brown G. ph 1 0 0 0
  Zachary p 0 0 0 0
  Horton ph,rf 2 1 2 0
  Lane pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 6 12 6
New York 302 000 0005100
Detroit 001 000 0326121
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kline   7.1 7 4 4 2 3
  Lyle  L (8-5) 1.0 5 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.1
12
6
6
3
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   1.1 3 3 3 5 4
  Scherman   1.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Slayback   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hiller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow   3.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Zachary   2.0 0 0 0 3 0
  Seelbach  W (9-8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
12
6

  E–McAuliffe (12).  DP–New York 1, Detroit 1.  2B–New York Callison (10,off LaGrow).  HR–New York Callison (9,1st inning off Coleman 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Munson (4,by LaGrow).  SH–Stanley (3,off Kline).  SF–Stanley (8,off Lyle); Kaline (5,off Lyle).  SB–White (23,2nd base off Coleman/Sims); Murcer (11,2nd base off Zachary/Sims).  IBB–LaGrow (2,Munson).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–3:31.  A–21,850.
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