The Athletics completed the sweep of a four-game series with the Yankees by beating Mel Stottlemyre, 5-2. Stottlemyre, who went into the game with 22 innings of scoreless pitching to his credit, was stopped on his streak when Joe Rudi, the second batter to face him, smashed a homer. Mike Epstein also homered with a man on base in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      16, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
A's          1  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .139      Michael ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .215
Rudi lf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .308        Blomberg ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .281
Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Munson c              1   0   0   0     3   0   .266
Epstein 1b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .286        Ellis c             1   1   1   2     0   0   .233
Bando 3b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .254      White lf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .272
Mangual rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Alou 1b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Tenace c              4   0   0   0     0   3   .190      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .272
Cullen 2b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .234      Sanchez 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Hamilton p            3   0   2   0     0   0   .211      Swoboda rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Locker p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lanier 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .178
                                                            Allen ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
                                                          Stottlemyre p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .227
                                                            Blasingame p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torres ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .214
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Callison ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .216

Totals               35   5  10   5     0   4             Totals               37   2   9   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 21,006
Left on Base: A's 4, Yankees 12
DP: A's 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Swoboda (6), Blomberg (12)
Home Runs: Rudi (9), Epstein (16), Ellis (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton W(6-3)         6.2   6   0   0   3   5   0  29   2.70
Locker SV(6)            2.1   3   2   2   1   0   1  12   2.52
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   5   1  41

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(9-11)     6     9   5   5   0   2   2  26   2.85
Blasingame              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4  10.45
McDaniel                2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.16
Totals                  9    10   5   5   0   4   2  36

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Barnett


ATHLETICS 1ST: Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi
homered; hit the RF pole; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); Epstein flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
walked; White struck out; Alou forced Munson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando singled to left; Mangual grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bando to second]; Tenace was called out on
strikes; Cullen singled to left [Bando scored]; Hamilton singled
to center [Cullen to third]; Martinez lined to pitcher; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer was called out on strikes; Sanchez grounded
out (second to first); Swoboda doubled to left; Joe Rudi lost
the ball in the sun; Lanier flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Rudi popped to first in foul territory; Jackson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Epstein grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stottlemyre flied to center; Michael flied out to
left; Munson walked; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando lined to left; Mangual flied out to right;
Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
singled to center; Sanchez flied to center [Murcer to second];
Swoboda popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Cullen lined to third; Hamilton flied out to
center; Martinez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Lanier popped to third in foul territory;
Stottlemyre struck out; Michael singled to left; Munson lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi singled to center; Jackson flied out to
left; Epstein homered [Rudi scored]; Bando singled to right;
Mangual singled to left [Bando to second]; Tenace flied out to
left; Cullen singled to left [Bando scored, Mangual to third,
Cullen out at second (left to third to first)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: White lined to left; Alou singled to center; Murcer
lined to center; Sanchez forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING);
Hamilton singled to left; Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Hamilton to second]; Rudi lined to left;
Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Swoboda grounded out (second to first); Lanier
struck out; TORRES BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Torres singled to
center; Michael singled to left [Torres to third]; Munson walked
[Michael to second]; LOCKER REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); White
lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED TORRES (PITCHING); Epstein
grounded out (first unassisted); Bando flied to center; Mangual
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Murcer walked;
Sanchez flied out to left; Swoboda reached on an error by
Martinez [Murcer to third]; ALLEN BATTED FOR LANIER; Allen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
5, Yankees 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: ALLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ELLIS REPLACED
MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Tenace struck out; Cullen grounded out
(second to first); Locker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: CALLISON BATTED FOR MCDANIEL; Callison flied out to
left; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR MICHAEL; Blomberg doubled to right;
Ellis homered [Blomberg scored]; White singled to shortstop;
Alou flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 5, Yankees 2.