John Ellis and Gene Michael each drove in two runs with singles in the first inning and Roy White smashed a homer in the third to give the Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Brewers. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       31, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium
Yankees      4  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  0  -   4 10  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Theobald 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .155
Munson c              5   0   2   0     0   0   .275      May cf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Alou rf,1b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .227      Scott 1b,3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .195
White lf              3   2   2   1     2   0   .246      Briggs lf,1b          4   2   3   0     0   0   .228
Ellis 1b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .360      Conigliaro rf         3   0   2   0     1   1   .242
  Torres ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Ferraro 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Swoboda cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .375        Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lanier 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .118        Auerbach ph,ss      2   1   1   1     0   0   .179
Michael ss            4   0   3   2     0   0   .232      Rodriguez c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .360
Stottlemyre p         3   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Ratliff ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Lyle p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Felske ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          Heise ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .250
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            T. Reynolds ph      0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                          Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Voss ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .115
                                                            Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Lahoud ph,lf        3   0   1   1     0   0   .197

Totals               37   5  11   5     4   3             Totals               35   4  10   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,211
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Brewers 7
DP: Yankees 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Ellis, Brett
Doubles: Swoboda (3)
Home Runs: White (3)
Sacrifice Hits: May (2)
GIDP: Voss (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(5-5)      6.2   7   3   3   1   3   0  27   2.24
Lyle SV(10)             2.1   3   1   1   1   2   0  11   1.16
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   5   0  38

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(2-5)            3     6   5   3   2   1   1  17   3.20
Colborn                 2     4   0   0   1   1   0  11   2.16
Linzy                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.53
Sanders                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.45
Totals                  9    11   5   3   4   3   1  41

Wild Pitches: Lyle (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke made an out to second; Munson singled to
third; Alou walked [Munson to second]; White singled to right
[Munson out at home (right to catcher), Alou to third, White to
second (on throw to home)]; Ellis singled to center [Alou
scored, White scored]; Swoboda walked [Ellis to second]; Lanier
reached on an error by Brett [Ellis to third, Swoboda to
second]; Michael singled to right [Ellis scored (unearned),
Swoboda scored (unearned), Lanier to third]; Stottlemyre was
called out on strikes; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Theobald singled to left; May out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Theobald to second]; Scott grounded out
(third to first) [Theobald to third]; Briggs grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Clarke flied out to left; Munson lined to right;
Alou popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 2ND: Conigliaro struck out (catcher to first); Ferraro
flied to left; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White homered; Ellis flied out to right; Swoboda
doubled to left; Lanier lined to right; Michael grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 3RD: Heise reached on an error by Ellis; VOSS BATTED FOR
BRETT; Voss grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Heise out at second]; Theobald flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: COLBORN REPLACED VOSS (PITCHING); Stottlemyre flied
to center; Clarke flied out to center; Munson singled to center;
Alou singled to center [Munson to third]; White walked [Alou to
second]; Ellis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Scott singled
to center [Scott out at second (center to second)]; Briggs
singled; Conigliaro singled to left [Briggs to second]; Ferraro
forced Conigliaro (second unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Swoboda flied out to center; Lanier struck out;
Michael singled to center; Stottlemyre singled to shortstop
[Michael to second]; Clarke forced Stottlemyre (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: RATLIFF BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Ratliff struck
out; Ellie Rodriguez left with unknown injury after first
inning collision; Heise grounded out (first unassisted);
LAHOUD BATTED FOR COLBORN; Lahoud grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: LAHOUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BRIGGS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SCOTT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
RATLIFF STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LINZY REPLACED FERRARO
(PITCHING); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou flied
out to left; White lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Theobald grounded out (third to first); May flied
to left; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Brewers 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Ellis grounded out (second to first); Swoboda
struck out; Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Briggs singled to second; Conigliaro walked [Briggs
to second]; AUERBACH BATTED FOR LINZY; Auerbach forced
Conigliaro (shortstop to second) [Briggs to third]; Ratliff
popped to shortstop; Heise singled to third [Briggs scored,
Auerbach to second]; Lahoud singled to center [Auerbach scored,
Heise to third]; LYLE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Lyle
threw a wild pitch [Heise scored, Lahoud to second]; Theobald
flied to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 3.

YANKEES 8TH: AUERBACH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SANDERS
REPLACED HEISE (PITCHING); Michael singled to right; On a bunt
Lyle forced Michael (first to shortstop); Clarke flied out to
right; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: May flied out to left; Scott was called out on
strikes; Briggs singled to center; Conigliaro singled to left
[Briggs to third]; Auerbach singled [Briggs scored, Conigliaro
to second]; FELSKE BATTED FOR RATLIFF; Felske struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 4.

YANKEES 9TH: FELSKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Alou popped to
shortstop; White walked; TORRES BATTED FOR ELLIS; Torres lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [White out at first]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 9TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR SANDERS; T.
Reynolds walked; On a bunt Lahoud forced T. Reynolds (catcher to
shortstop); Theobald made an out to shortstop; May grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 4.