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Sunday June 4, 1972
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Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, June 4, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   4 11  0
White Sox    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  5  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Williams rf,lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .217
Torres rf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .226      Alvarado 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Murcer cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .273      May lf                4   1   2   0     0   0   .293
White lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .248        Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alou 1b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Reichardt cf          3   0   0   1     0   1   .264
Ellis c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Melton 3b             1   2   0   0     3   0   .222
Lanier 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .240      Andrews 1b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .270
Michael ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .220        Orta pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .194
Kekich p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Morales ss            2   0   0   0     1   2   .208
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        D. Allen ph         1   1   1   3     0   0   .331
                                                          Brinkman c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                          Lemonds p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kelly ph,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .319

Totals               35   4  11   2     0   3             Totals               26   5   5   5     7   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 51,904
Left on Base: Yankees 5, White Sox 4
DP: Yankees 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Alvarado, Melton
Doubles: Michael (2), Andrews (5)
Triples: May (1)
Home Runs: D. Allen (9)
Stolen Bases: Lanier (1), Kelly (12)
Caught Stealing: Lanier (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Michael (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Reichardt (1)
GIDP: Alou (2), Alvarado (1), Brinkman (2)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich                  8.1   4   4   4   7   6   0  33   2.86
Lyle L(2-1)             0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   1.27
Totals                  8.1   5   5   5   7   6   1  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemonds                 5     7   3   0   0   2   0  22   2.30
Gossage                 3     3   1   1   0   1   0  11   3.72
Acosta W(1-0)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    11   4   1   0   3   0  36

Wild Pitches: Kekich (3), Gossage 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Ron Luciano


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Torres struck
out; Murcer singled to right; White popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams flied out to right; Alvarado was called
out on strikes; May singled to center [May out at second (right
to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Alou made an out to shortstop; Ellis grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lanier grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt lined to left; Melton walked; Kekich
threw a wild pitch [Melton to second]; Andrews flied out to
right; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael doubled to left; On a bunt Kekich singled
to third [Michael scored (error by Melton) (unearned) (no RBI)];
On a bunt Clarke hit into a double play (pitcher to first)
[Kekich out at second]; Torres grounded out (second to first); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemonds
struck out; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer flied out to left; White struck out; Alou
singled to left; Ellis singled to center [Alou to second];
Lanier flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Alvarado made an out to shortstop; May tripled to
right; Reichardt hit a sacrifice fly to left [May scored];
Melton walked; Andrews doubled to left [Melton scored]; Morales
was walked intentionally; Brinkman forced Morales (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael grounded out (pitcher to first); Kekich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemonds struck out; Williams walked; Alvarado
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Williams
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Torres reached on an error by Alvarado; Murcer
singled to right [Torres to second]; White singled to right
[Torres scored (unearned), Murcer to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED
LEMONDS (PITCHING); Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Murcer to third, White out at second];
Gossage threw a wild pitch [Murcer scored (unearned)]; Ellis
struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May flied out to right; Reichardt was called out
on strikes; Melton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Lanier singled to right; Lanier stole second
[Lanier to third on a wild pitch]; Michael out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Lanier scored]; Kekich grounded out
(first unassisted); Clarke singled to left; Torres grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Andrews walked; Morales struck out; Brinkman
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, White
Sox 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); White made
an out to second; Alou singled to left; Ellis grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: KELLY BATTED FOR GOSSAGE; Kelly walked; Williams
flied out to right; Alvarado flied out to right; Kelly stole
second; May grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 2.

YANKEES 9TH: ACOSTA REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); WILLIAMS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
Lanier singled to right; Debut game for Cy Acosta; Lanier
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Michael flied
out to center; Kekich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Reichardt flied out to right; Melton walked;
Andrews singled to left [Melton to second]; ORTA RAN FOR
ANDREWS; D. ALLEN BATTED FOR MORALES; LYLE REPLACED KEKICH
(PITCHING); D. Allen homered [Melton scored, Orta scored]; 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 5.



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