The Yankees combined the slugging of Bobby Murcer and Horace Clarke, the pitching of Fritz Peterson and five double plays to post an 8-1 victory over the White Sox. Murcer smashed a three-run homer off former Yankee Stan Bahnsen in the third inning and Clarke hit a similar blow off reliever Steve Kealey in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      15, 1972 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  0
Yankees      0  1  3    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   8 11  3


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Clarke 2b             5   2   2   3     0   0   .239
May lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Callison rf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .219
D. Allen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .315        Torres rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Reichardt cf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .240      Murcer cf             4   2   1   3     1   0   .273
Melton 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .230      White lf              3   1   3   0     1   0   .264
Andrews 2b            3   0   3   1     1   0   .255      Blomberg 1b           2   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Morales ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Alou ph,1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Brinkman c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Allen 3b              2   0   0   2     0   1   .269
Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Lemonds p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  Regan p             1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Michael ss            3   1   2   0     1   0   .222
  Alvarado ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Peterson p            2   0   0   0     1   0   .296
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   9   1     1   3             Totals               32   8  11   8     4   6

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  9,050
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Yankees 7
DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 5
Errors: White, Alou, Allen
Doubles: Andrews (6)
Home Runs: Murcer (7), Clarke (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Peterson (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Allen 2 (3)
GIDP: D. Allen (5), Morales (4), Reichardt (3), Brinkman (3)
Hit by Pitch: May (2,by Peterson)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(8-7)          2     5   4   4   1   2   1  12   4.24
Lemonds                 2     1   1   1   3   2   0  10   2.49
Regan                   3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   1.80
Kealey                  1     3   3   3   0   1   1   6   3.15
Totals                  8    11   8   8   4   6   2  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(5-8)         9     9   1   1   1   3   0  35   3.59
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Brinkman (1)
Hit by Pitch: Peterson (3)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (2)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams struck out; May grounded out (shortstop
to first); D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; Callison struck out;
Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: On a bunt Reichardt singled to third [Reichardt
to second (error by Allen)]; Melton hit into a double play to
right [Reichardt out at third (right to shortstop to third)];
Andrews singled; Morales struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White singled to center; Blomberg singled to right
[White to second]; Bahnsen threw a wild pitch [White to third,
Blomberg to second]; Allen hit a sacrifice fly to center [White
scored, Blomberg to third]; Munson struck out; Michael walked;
Peterson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brinkman flied out to right; Bahnsen struck out;
Williams made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke singled to center; Callison singled to right
[Clarke to third]; Murcer homered [Clarke scored, Callison
scored]; LEMONDS REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); White walked;
Blomberg struck out; Allen forced White (first to shortstop);
Munson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May was hit by a pitch; D. Allen grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second];
Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Michael flied out to right; Peterson walked; Clarke
forced Peterson (first to shortstop); Callison struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton reached on an error by White; Andrews
walked [Melton to second]; Morales grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Melton to third, Andrews out at
second]; Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Murcer walked; White singled to right [Murcer to
third, White to second (on throw)]; REGAN REPLACED LEMONDS
(PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Alou grounded out (pitcher
to first); Allen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Murcer scored,
White to third]; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Regan singled
to left; Williams singled to center [Regan to second]; May
reached on an error by Alou [Regan to third, Williams to
second]; D. Allen made an out to first; Reichardt grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael singled to center; Brinkman allowed a
passed ball [Michael to second]; On a bunt Peterson made an out
to first; Clarke grounded out (second to first) [Michael to
third]; Callison made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton singled to left; Andrews singled to left
[Melton to second]; Morales flied out to left; Brinkman grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); White
singled to center; Alou forced White (third to second); Allen
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LANIER REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 3B); TORRES
REPLACED CALLISON (PLAYING RF); ALVARADO BATTED FOR REGAN;
Alvarado flied out to left; Williams made an out to shortstop;
May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: KEALEY REPLACED ALVARADO (PITCHING); Munson singled
to center; Michael singled to right [Munson to second]; Peterson
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Munson to third,
Michael to second]; Clarke homered [Munson scored, Michael
scored]; Torres struck out; Murcer made an out to second; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: D. Allen flied out to left; Reichardt singled to
center; Melton singled to left [Reichardt to second]; Andrews
doubled to right [Reichardt scored, Melton to third]; Morales
grounded out (third to first); Brinkman flied out to right; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 8.