Sunday May 28, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
The relief pitching of Chuck Seelbach, who allowed only four hits in 6 2/3 innings, enabled the Tigers to defeat the Yankees, 5-4. Mickey Stanley drove in three runs for the Tigers, the first two with grounders. Then, in the seventh, after Paul Jata doubled, Stanley singled to plate what proved to be the deciding marker. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 4

Game Played on Sunday, May 28, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 5 12 0 Yankees 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 2 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taylor 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .289 Clarke 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .278 Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0 0 3 .239 Swoboda cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .300 Jata rf 4 3 2 0 1 1 .211 Munson c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Freehan 1b 2 1 2 1 0 0 .308 White lf 3 1 0 1 1 0 .241 Cash ph,1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .282 Alou rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .212 I. Brown lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 Ellis 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .429 Northrup ph,lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .238 McKinney 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Stanley cf 5 0 1 3 0 0 .279 Michael ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Haller c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Callison ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Brinkman ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 .248 Kenney ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Hinton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Meeler p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Beene p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Seelbach p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Blomberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Roland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murcer ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Totals 37 5 12 5 2 9 Totals 34 4 8 2 5 6 Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 13,433 Left on Base: Tigers 10, Yankees 8 DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 1 Errors: Clarke, McKinney Doubles: Jata (1), Alou (4) Stolen Bases: White (7) Sacrifice Hits: Haller (2), Seelbach (1) Sacrifice Flies: Brinkman (1) GIDP: McKinney (6) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cain 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.80 Meeler 2.1 4 2 2 3 2 0 14 4.26 Seelbach W(2-1) 6.2 4 1 1 1 4 0 24 2.42 Totals 9 8 4 4 5 6 0 39 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hinton 3.2 7 3 2 0 4 0 19 2.25 Beene L(0-3) 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 10 2.45 Roland 3 2 1 1 2 3 0 13 3.86 Totals 9 12 5 4 2 9 0 42 Passed Balls: Haller (3) Wild Pitches: Seelbach (3), Hinton (1) Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp TIGERS 1ST: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez struck out; Jata struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; MEELER REPLACED CAIN (PITCHING); Swoboda singled to center [Clarke to second]; Munson singled to first [Clarke to third, Swoboda to second]; White forced Munson (second to shortstop) [Clarke scored, Swoboda to third]; Haller allowed a passed ball [Swoboda scored, White to second]; Alou walked; Ellis flied out to left; McKinney struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 2. TIGERS 2ND: Freehan singled; I. Brown singled to right [Freehan to third]; Stanley reached on an error by McKinney [Freehan scored, I. Brown to second]; Haller out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [I. Brown to third, Stanley to second]; Brinkman hit a sacrifice fly to center [I. Brown scored (unearned), Stanley to third]; Meeler struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: Michael flied out to left; Hinton was called out on strikes; Clarke singled to second; Swoboda flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 2. TIGERS 3RD: Taylor singled to third; Rodriguez struck out; Jata forced Taylor (shortstop to second); Hinton threw a wild pitch [Jata to second]; Freehan singled to right [Jata scored]; I. Brown singled [Freehan to second]; Stanley lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Munson grounded out (second to first); White walked; White stole second; Alou doubled to left [White scored]; SEELBACH REPLACED MEELER (PITCHING); Ellis walked (walk was charged to Meeler); McKinney made an out to second; Michael popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 3. TIGERS 4TH: Haller flied out to center; Brinkman singled to center; Seelbach popped to first in foul territory; Taylor singled to left [Brinkman to second]; BEENE REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Beene struck out; Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Swoboda singled to center; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 3. TIGERS 5TH: Jata singled to shortstop; CASH BATTED FOR FREEHAN; Cash struck out; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR I. BROWN; Northrup singled to center [Jata to third]; Stanley reached on an error by Clarke [Jata scored, Northrup to second]; Haller lined into a double play (second to second to shortstop) [Northrup out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); White flied out to center; Alou flied out to right; Ellis singled to center; McKinney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 3. TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman singled to left; Seelbach out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brinkman to second]; Taylor popped to first in foul territory; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: CALLISON BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Callison popped to first in foul territory; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR BEENE; Blomberg was called out on strikes; Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 3. TIGERS 7TH: ROLAND REPLACED BLOMBERG (PITCHING); KENNEY REPLACED CALLISON (PLAYING SS); Jata doubled to left; Cash struck out; Northrup walked; Stanley singled to left [Jata scored, Northrup to second]; Haller struck out; Brinkman lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson lined to second; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3. TIGERS 8TH: Seelbach flied out to center; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: Alou made an out to second; Ellis singled to right; McKinney grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ellis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3. TIGERS 9TH: Jata walked; Cash struck out; Northrup flied out to left; Stanley forced Jata (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 3. YANKEES 9TH: Kenney walked; MURCER BATTED FOR ROLAND; Murcer singled to right [Kenney to third]; On a bunt Clarke forced Murcer (pitcher to shortstop); Swoboda struck out; Seelbach threw a wild pitch [Kenney scored, Clarke to second]; Munson made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Yankees 4.

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