Bert Blyleven, who had won four straight games this year and 10 in a row over two seasons, was stopped on his streak when the Yankees defeated the Twins, 5-3. Gene Michael batted in a run with a triple and scored himself on an error to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the fifth.

Johnny Callison hit his first homer in a Yankee uniform in the sixth. Mel Stottlemyre, who was the winner with help from Sparky Lyle, drove in what proved to be the deciding run with a double in the seventh, scoring Michael, who had singled. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Monday, May       8, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  1    1  0  1  -   5  9  1
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   3  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Tovar rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Callison rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .205      Thompson ss           5   1   2   1     0   0   .358
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Carew 2b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .277
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Killebrew 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Blomberg 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Monzon pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .333
Munson c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .298        Mitterwald c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
McKinney 3b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .182      Braun 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .455
  Lanier 3b           1   0   1   1     0   0   .143      Darwin cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .339
Michael ss            4   2   2   1     0   0   .244      Nettles lf            3   0   2   1     1   1   .250
Stottlemyre p         3   0   1   1     0   0   .182      Roof c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Lyle p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Reese ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Renick ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Blyleven p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brye ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .163

Totals               35   5   9   4     1   5             Totals               36   3   9   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 15,596
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Twins 9
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 0
Errors: Michael, Carew
Doubles: Stottlemyre (1)
Triples: Michael (2), Carew (1), Brye (2)
Home Runs: Callison (1)
Stolen Bases: White (3), Munson (1)
Caught Stealing: Lanier (1)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (5,by Stottlemyre)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(2-3)      7.2   8   2   2   2   4   0  34   2.70
Lyle SV(2)              1.1   1   1   1   0   2   0   5   2.16
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   6   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(4-1)         7     7   4   3   0   4   1  28   2.56
Corbin                  2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   1.29
Totals                  9     9   5   4   1   5   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Stottlemyre (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke popped to third in foul territory; Callison
flied out to center; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar made an out to shortstop; Thompson flied out to
center; Carew singled to right; Killebrew walked [Carew to
second]; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White lined to right; Blomberg grounded out (first
unassisted); Munson singled to left; McKinney grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to center; Roof reached on an error by Michael [Nettles
to second]; On a bunt Blyleven forced Nettles (catcher to third)
[Roof to second]; Tovar forced Roof (third unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael flied out to left; Stottlemyre grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clarke singled to center; Callison flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson singled to pitcher; Carew tripled [Thompson
scored]; Killebrew made an out to third; Braun grounded out
(first unassisted); Darwin struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer lined to center; White struck out; Blomberg
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Nettles struck out (catcher to first); Roof grounded
out (second to first); Blyleven singled; Tovar made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson struck out; McKinney singled to center;
Michael tripled [McKinney scored, Michael scored (error by
Carew) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Stottlemyre grounded out (pitcher
to first); Clarke flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson singled to center; Thompson was out trying
to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Carew flied out to
left; Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Callison homered; Murcer popped to second in foul
territory; White grounded out (second to first); Blomberg
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Darwin struck
out; Nettles walked; Roof forced Nettles (shortstop unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson flied out to right; McKinney grounded out
(shortstop to first); Michael singled to right; Stottlemyre
doubled [Michael scored]; Clarke lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: LANIER REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 3B); MANUEL BATTED
FOR BLYLEVEN; Manuel lined to center; Tovar was hit by a pitch;
Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Tovar to second]; Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Twins 1.

YANKEES 8TH: CORBIN REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Callison flied
out to center; Murcer lined to center; White singled to right;
White stole second; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew singled to left; MONZON RAN FOR KILLEBREW;
Braun grounded out (second to first) [Monzon to second]; Darwin
struck out; Nettles singled to right [Monzon scored]; REESE
BATTED FOR ROOF; LYLE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); RENICK
BATTED FOR REESE; Renick forced Nettles (second unassisted); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 2.

YANKEES 9TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED MONZON (PLAYING C ); RENICK
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Munson walked; Munson stole second;
Lanier singled to right [Munson scored]; Lanier was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Michael popped to first
in foul territory; Lyle was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: BRYE BATTED FOR CORBIN; Brye tripled; Tovar struck
out; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Brye scored];
Carew struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 3.