Delivering twice as a pinch-hitter, Rusty Torres drove in two runs with a double in the first game and won the second game with another two-run double as the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 5-1 and 4-2. Sparky Lyle, working in both ends of the twinbill, recorded his eighth and ninth saves of the season.

The Yankees, facing Mickey Lolich in the opener, collected only three hits off the Tigers' lefthander until the seventh inning when they broke the scoreless tie with two runs on a single by Roy White, ground-rule double by John Ellis and sacrifice flies by Ron Swoboda and Hal Lanier. Torres rapped his double in the eighth when the Yankees added three runs off Tiger relief pitchers.

In the nightcap, the Tigers took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning, but Torres put the Yankees ahead in their half with his two-run double. Lanier drove an insurance run home with a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, May 29, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  3  x  -   5  6  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Clarke 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .271
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Munson c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .277
Cash 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Alou rf,1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .217
G. Brown lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .322      White lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .252
  Comer pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Ellis 1b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .412
Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Torres rf           1   0   1   2     0   0   .219
Stanley cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .277      Swoboda cf            2   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Haller c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .220        Murcer ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  Freehan ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Lanier 3b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .100
Brinkman ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .213
Lolich p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .037      Kline p               2   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Strampe p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Meeler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Zachary p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   1             Totals               26   5   6   5     5   1

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Yankees 5
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Clarke 2
Doubles: Ellis (1), Torres (5)
Triples: Stanley (2)
Caught Stealing: Swoboda (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Swoboda (1), Lanier (1), Alou (1)
GIDP: G. Brown (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(8-3)           7     5   2   2   1   1   0  26   1.85
Strampe                 0     0   2   2   2   0   0   2  18.00
Meeler                  0.1   0   1   1   2   0   0   3   5.40
Zachary                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Perranoski              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.26
Totals                  8     6   5   5   5   1   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(3-1)            8.2   6   1   1   1   1   0  33   2.10
Lyle SV(8)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.95
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   1   0  34

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe reached on an error by Clarke; Rodriguez
flied out to center; Cash made an out to second; G. Brown
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke popped to first in foul territory; Munson
lined to right; Alou singled to center; White singled to right
[Alou to third]; Ellis forced White (third to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(third to first); Haller singled to second; Brinkman forced
Haller (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Swoboda singled to left; Lanier flied out to left;
Swoboda was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Michael
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich grounded out (pitcher to first); McAuliffe
was called out on strikes; Rodriguez walked; Cash grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Kline grounded out (pitcher to first); Clarke flied
out to right; Munson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown flied out to center; Northrup popped to
catcher in foul territory; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Alou made an out to shortstop; White grounded out
(second to first); Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Haller grounded out (first unassisted); Brinkman
singled to right; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Swoboda flied out to right; Lanier grounded out
(second to first); Michael walked; Kline flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Cash singled to right;
G. Brown grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke made an out to second; Munson flied out to
left; Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup reached on an error by Clarke; Stanley
forced Northrup (second unassisted); Haller flied out to left;
Brinkman singled to left [Stanley to third]; Stanley was picked
off third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: White singled to center; Ellis doubled to right
[White to third]; Swoboda hit a sacrifice fly to center [White
scored, Ellis to third]; Lanier hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Ellis scored]; Michael grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 8TH: JONES BATTED FOR LOLICH; ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); TORRES REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING RF); Jones grounded
out (second to first); McAuliffe grounded out (first
unassisted); Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: STRAMPE REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Kline walked;
Clarke walked [Kline to second]; Tigers Manager Billy Martin
ejected by 2B umpire Larry Napp; MEELER REPLACED STRAMPE
(PITCHING); Munson walked [Kline to third, Clarke to second];
Alou hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kline scored, Clarke to third,
Munson to second]; White was walked intentionally; ZACHARY
REPLACED MEELER (PITCHING); Torres doubled to right [Clarke
scored, Munson scored, White to third]; PERRANOSKI REPLACED
ZACHARY (PITCHING); MURCER BATTED FOR SWOBODA; Murcer made an
out to second; Lanier flied out to left; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 5.

TIGERS 9TH: MURCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cash flied out
to right; G. Brown singled to right; COMER RAN FOR G. BROWN;
Northrup flied out to center; Stanley tripled [Comer scored];
LYLE REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); FREEHAN BATTED FOR HALLER;
Freehan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 5.

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