With a crowd of only 11,319 on hand, the Yankees opened their home season by defeating the Brewers, 2-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Steve Kline. Two walks and a single by Horace Clarke accounted for the Yankees' initial run in the third inning. A single by Roy White, double by Ron Blomberg and sacrifice fly by Johnny Callison added the other counter in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     18, 1972 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Yankees      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Clarke 2b             3   0   3   1     1   0   .429
May cf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      McKinney 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Briggs 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Scott 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .125      White lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .182
Lahoud lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Blomberg 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .600
Voss rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Callison rf           3   0   0   1     0   2   .000
Porter c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Munson c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .375
Theobald 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Michael ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kline p               2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ratliff ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     0   1             Totals               29   2   9   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 11,319
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Yankees 8
DP: Brewers 3, Yankees 0
Errors: Michael
Doubles: Porter (1), Blomberg (1)
Caught Stealing: Auerbach (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Slaton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Callison (1)
GIDP: McKinney 3 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Theobald (1,by Kline)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(0-1)           5     5   2   2   3   1   0  21   3.60
Stephenson              1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Linzy                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Sanders                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8     9   2   2   4   2   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(1-0)            9     3   0   0   0   1   0  31   0.00
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   1   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Kline (1)
Wild Pitches: Stephenson (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp


BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach grounded out (second to first); May
grounded out (first unassisted); Briggs singled to right; Scott
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled; McKinney grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Clarke out at second];
Murcer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lahoud grounded out (second to first); Voss flied
out to center; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White flied out to center; Blomberg grounded out
(first to pitcher); Callison struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Theobald was hit by a pitch; Slaton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Theobald to second]; Auerbach
reached on a fielder's choice [Theobald out at third (third
unassisted)]; Auerbach was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson walked; Michael grounded out (first
unassisted) [Munson to second]; Kline walked; Clarke singled to
right [Munson scored, Kline to second]; McKinney grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kline to third, Clarke to second]; Murcer
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers
0, Yankees 1.

BREWERS 4TH: May flied out to right; Briggs flied out to center;
Scott grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White singled to right; Blomberg doubled [White to
third]; Callison hit a sacrifice fly to center [White scored];
Munson flied out to right [Blomberg to third]; Michael was
walked intentionally; Kline flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Lahoud grounded out (second to first); Voss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter doubled to right;
Theobald grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke singled to left; McKinney grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clarke out at
second]; Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 6TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR SLATON; Davis grounded out (second
to first); Auerbach reached on an error by Michael; May grounded
out (catcher to first) [Auerbach to second]; Briggs grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); White
grounded out (pitcher to first); Blomberg flied out to center;
Callison struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Scott singled to center; Lahoud forced Scott
(second to shortstop); Voss flied out to left; Porter flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson singled to left; Michael singled to right
[Munson to second]; On a bunt Kline forced Munson (first to
third) [Michael to second]; Stephenson threw a wild pitch
[Michael to third, Kline to second]; LINZY REPLACED STEPHENSON
(PITCHING); Clarke was walked intentionally (walk was charged to
Stephenson); McKinney grounded into a double play (pitcher to
catcher to first) [Michael out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Theobald grounded out (third to first); RATLIFF
BATTED FOR LINZY; Ratliff was called out on strikes; Auerbach
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED RATLIFF (PITCHING); Murcer flied
out to right; White singled to right; Blomberg singled to center
[White to second]; Callison flied out to right [White to third];
Munson grounded out (catcher to first) [Blomberg to second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 9TH: May flied out to right; Briggs grounded out (second
to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 2.