Fritz Peterson scattered seven hits to post his first shutout of the season and Roy White smashed a two-run homer to give the Yankees a 2-0 victory over the Indians. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Thursday, May       25, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              3   0   2   0     0   1   .219      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Leon 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .191      Callison rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .223
A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .237      White lf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .252
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Blomberg 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Foster rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Alou 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Moses 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .313      McKinney 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
McCraw cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Tidrow p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .230
  Stanley ph,2b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Peterson p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   0   7   0     0   4             Totals               28   2   5   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  5,519
Left on Base: Indians 7, Yankees 5
DP: Indians 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Moses
Doubles: Fosse (6), Clarke (6)
Home Runs: White (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (3), Peterson (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(4-4)           7     5   2   2   2   2   1  28   2.87
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.55
Totals                  8     5   2   2   2   3   1  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(2-6)         9     7   0   0   0   4   0  34   3.15
Totals                  9     7   0   0   0   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Tidrow 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy struck out; Leon flied out to center; A.
Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke lined to right; Callison singled to right;
Murcer made an out to second; White walked [Callison to second];
Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse doubled; Foster flied out to right; Bell
popped to second; Moses popped to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson was called out on strikes; McKinney grounded
out (shortstop to first); Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 3RD: McCraw grounded out (first to pitcher); Tidrow
singled to center; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Tidrow to second]; Leon flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Peterson singled to center [Peterson out at second
(center to second)]; Clarke doubled to right; Callison flied out
to left; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Clarke to third]; Murcer
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 4TH: A. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Fosse
struck out; Foster flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg
flied to left; Munson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Moses lined
to shortstop; McCraw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: McKinney flied out to center; Michael grounded out
(third to first); Peterson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Tidrow popped to catcher in foul territory; Duffy
singled to shortstop; Leon singled to shortstop [Duffy to
second]; A. Johnson lined to right; Fosse grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Callison
flied to center; Murcer singled to right; White homered [Murcer
scored]; Blomberg reached on an error by Moses; Tidrow threw a
wild pitch [Blomberg to second]; Munson grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Foster made an out to second; Bell singled to
right; Moses flied out to right; McCraw flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: McKinney flied out to right; Michael walked;
Peterson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Michael to
second]; Clarke lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 8TH: LANIER REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 3B); STANLEY
BATTED FOR TIDROW; Stanley was called out on strikes; Duffy
singled to left; Leon grounded out (pitcher to first) [Duffy to
second]; A. Johnson flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MINGORI
REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Callison struck out; Murcer grounded
out (second to first); White grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.

INDIANS 9TH: ALOU REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 1B); Fosse grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foster made an out to second; Bell
singled to second; Moses grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Yankees 2.