Frank Quilici made a winning debut as manager, succeeding Bill Rigney, when the Twins defeated the Yankees, 5-2. Harmon Killebrew provided the big blow for his new boss, hitting a homer after a single by Rod Carew in the seventh inning to wipe out the Yankees' 2-1 lead. Carew, who had three hits, as did Bobby Darwin, plated an insurance pair with a single in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Friday, July      7, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    2  2  x  -   5 16  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Tovar rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .274
Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Thompson ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .272
Murcer cf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .279      Carew 2b              5   1   3   2     0   0   .291
White lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .267      Killebrew 1b          4   1   2   2     1   0   .245
Blomberg 1b           2   1   1   0     0   0   .289        Reese pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Torres ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Darwin cf             5   1   3   0     0   1   .258
Alou rf,1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Brye lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .215
Sanchez 3b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .174      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Mitterwald c          4   1   2   1     0   1   .157
Peterson p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Woodson p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .088
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .135
                                                            Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               31   2   7   2     4   4             Totals               39   5  16   5     1   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 19,514
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Twins 12
DP: Yankees 0, Twins 1
Errors: Woodson
Doubles: Tovar (10)
Home Runs: Killebrew (12)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (6), Michael (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (9)
GIDP: Michael (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(7-10)        6.2  12   3   3   1   5   1  33   3.36
McDaniel                1.1   4   2   2   0   1   0   8   2.91
Totals                  8    16   5   5   1   6   1  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson                 5.1   5   2   1   3   1   0  22   3.46
Strickland              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.80
Granger W(3-0)          3     2   0   0   1   2   0  11   1.93
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Peterson (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke lined to right; Munson flied out to right;
Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Thompson out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Tovar to second]; Carew flied out to
left; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White flied to center; Blomberg singled to right;
Alou singled to left [Blomberg to second]; Sanchez singled to
left [Blomberg scored, Alou to second]; Michael grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sanchez out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin singled to center; Brye forced Darwin
(shortstop to second); Soderholm lined to center; Mitterwald
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Peterson flied out to left; Clarke singled to
center; Clarke was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Woodson [Clarke to second]; Munson lined to center; Murcer
singled to right [Clarke scored (unearned)]; Murcer was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Woodson struck out; Tovar grounded out (second to
first); Thompson singled to center; Carew singled to center
[Thompson to second]; Killebrew forced Carew (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White walked; Blomberg popped to second; Alou
forced White (shortstop to second); Sanchez forced Alou
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin singled to center; Brye singled to left
[Darwin to second]; Soderholm forced Brye (third to second)
[Darwin to third]; Mitterwald forced Soderholm (third to second)
[Darwin scored]; Peterson threw a wild pitch [Mitterwald to
second]; Woodson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Twins 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael grounded out (first unassisted); Peterson
flied to right in foul territory; Clarke lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
singled to left; Carew forced Thompson (third to second);
Killebrew walked [Carew to second]; Darwin was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson walked; Murcer flied out to center; White
walked [Munson to second]; TORRES BATTED FOR BLOMBERG;
STRICKLAND REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING); Torres struck out; Alou
forced White (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Brye grounded out (pitcher to first);
Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); Mitterwald singled to
center; RENICK BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Renick struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 1.

YANKEES 7TH: GRANGER REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); Sanchez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael singled to center; On
a bunt Peterson struck out; Michael was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins
1.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Thompson made
an out to first; Carew singled to center; Killebrew homered
[Carew scored]; Darwin singled to left; Brye singled to center
[Darwin to second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING);
Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke flied out to center; Munson popped to
second; Murcer walked; White grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Mitterwald singled to second; On a bunt Granger
struck out; Tovar doubled to left [Mitterwald to third];
Thompson flied out to center; Carew singled to first [Mitterwald
scored, Tovar scored]; Killebrew singled to left [Carew to
second]; REESE RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin flied out to center; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 5.

YANKEES 9TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Torres grounded
out (second to first); Alou singled to center; Sanchez struck
out; Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 5.