Wiping out a 5-0 deficit, the Athletics rallied to defeat the Yankees, 7-5, with the victory going to Joe Horlen in his first decision since being signed as a free agent following his release by the White Sox. Ron Blomberg drove in four of the Yankees' runs with a double and homer. Dave Duncan started the A's comeback with a three-run homer in the fourth inning and their other runs followed in the fifth with the aid of four Yankee errors. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       7, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Yankees      3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 13  4
A's          0  0  0    3  4  0    0  0  x  -   7  8  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .246      Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   2   .193
Callison rf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Rudi lf               3   1   0   0     0   1   .241
Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .242      Jackson rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .222
White lf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .254      Bando 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .269
Blomberg 1b           4   2   2   4     0   0   .391      Epstein 1b            4   2   2   2     0   0   .250
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Munson c              5   0   3   0     0   0   .296      Mangual cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .333
McKinney 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .173      Duncan c              4   1   1   3     0   1   .276
Michael ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .220      L. Brown 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .130
Kline p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McLain p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brooks ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torres ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Anderson ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Segui p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  13   4     3   2             Totals               33   7   8   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 12,347
Left on Base: Yankees 10, A's 6
DP: Yankees 0, A's 1
Errors: Blomberg, Munson, Michael, Kline, Campaneris, L. Brown
Doubles: Blomberg (3), Callison (3), Jackson (3)
Home Runs: Blomberg (1), Duncan (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kline (2), Rudi (1)
GIDP: Munson (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(1-1)            4     5   6   4   2   1   1  20   2.96
Hinton                  0.1   1   1   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Beene                   2.2   2   0   0   1   4   0  11   1.04
Lyle                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.29
Totals                  8     8   7   4   3   5   1  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain                  3     8   5   5   1   0   1  18   4.87
Horlen W(1-0)           2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   0.00
Segui                   3     3   0   0   1   2   0  13   0.00
Knowles SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    13   5   5   3   2   1  42

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to pitcher; Callison flied to left
in foul territory; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted)
[Clarke to second]; White walked; Blomberg doubled to center
[Clarke scored, White scored]; Munson singled to shortstop
[Blomberg scored (error by Campaneris), Munson to second];
McKinney singled to left [Munson out at home (left to catcher)];
3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris made an out to second; Rudi grounded
out (second to first); Jackson doubled to center; Bando singled
to shortstop [Jackson to third]; Epstein made an out to third; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Michael singled to right; Kline out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Michael to second]; Clarke grounded out
(first unassisted) [Michael to third]; Callison flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
grounded out (third to first); L. Brown flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; White
singled to center; Blomberg homered [White scored]; Munson
singled to left; McKinney reached on an error by L. Brown
[Munson to second]; Michael grounded out (first unassisted)
[Munson to third, McKinney to second]; Kline grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: BROOKS BATTED FOR MCLAIN; Brooks flied out to
center; Campaneris struck out; Rudi lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 0.

YANKEES 4TH: HORLEN REPLACED BROOKS (PITCHING); Clarke grounded
out (second to first); Callison doubled to center; Murcer flied
out to left; White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando
walked; Epstein singled to right [Bando to second]; Mangual
flied out to center; Duncan homered [Bando scored, Epstein
scored]; L. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Munson
singled to right; McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Munson to second]; Michael was walked intentionally; Kline
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: ANDERSON BATTED FOR HORLEN; Anderson walked;
Campaneris singled to left [Anderson to second]; Rudi reached on
an error by Kline on a sacrifice bunt [Anderson to third,
Campaneris to second]; HINTON REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Jackson
reached on an error by Blomberg [Anderson scored, Campaneris to
third, Rudi to second]; Bando forced Campaneris (third to
catcher) [Rudi to third, Jackson to second]; Epstein singled to
right [Rudi scored (unearned), Jackson scored (unearned), Bando
to third (error by Michael), Epstein to second]; BEENE REPLACED
HINTON (PITCHING); Mangual was walked intentionally; Duncan
forced Bando (third to catcher) [Epstein scored (error by
Munson) (unearned), Mangual to third, Duncan to second]; L.
Brown grounded out (third to first); 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 4 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 7.

YANKEES 6TH: SEGUI REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Clarke was
called out on strikes; Callison grounded out (pitcher to first);
Murcer singled to right; White popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Segui singled to center; Campaneris struck out;
Rudi struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 7.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson
grounded out (pitcher to first); McKinney grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Bando was called out on strikes; Epstein grounded
out (first to pitcher); Mangual singled to center; Duncan struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 7.

YANKEES 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Michael flied
out to center; TORRES BATTED FOR BEENE; Torres singled to
pitcher; Clarke flied out to left; Callison struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); L. Brown
grounded out (second to first); Segui grounded out (shortstop to
first); Campaneris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Athletics 7.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer walked; White singled to center [Murcer to
third]; KNOWLES REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR
BLOMBERG; Alou flied out to right; Munson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Athletics 7.