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Ending their four-game losing streak, the Yankees smashed three homers and beat the Twins, 6-0, behind the pitching of Steve Kline, who yielded only six singles. Ray Corbin's wildness and gopher pitches enabled the Yankees to score five runs in the third inning. New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 0Game Played on Tuesday, July 18, 1972 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium ITwins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Yankees 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 x - 6 7 2 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Swoboda rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Thompson ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 Munson c 4 1 2 2 0 1 .270 Carew 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Murcer cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .276 Killebrew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 White lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .269 Manuel rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Blomberg 1b 4 1 3 3 0 0 .293 Darwin cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Allen 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Braun 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305 Sanchez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Roof c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .190 Michael ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Corbin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .053 Kline p 2 1 0 0 1 1 .073 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nettles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Strickland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reese ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Totals 34 0 6 0 1 2 Totals 30 6 7 6 4 3 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 10,105 Left on Base: Twins 9, Yankees 4 DP: Twins 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Michael 2 Doubles: Munson (8), Blomberg 2 (14) Home Runs: Munson (5), Blomberg (6), Murcer (11) Sacrifice Hits: Goltz (1) GIDP: Sanchez (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Corbin L(5-3) 2.1 4 5 5 3 0 2 14 2.51 Goltz 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00 Strickland 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 8 1.93 Totals 8 7 6 6 4 3 3 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kline W(9-4) 9 6 0 0 1 2 0 36 2.12 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 2 0 36 Wild Pitches: Strickland (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Swoboda grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson doubled to right; Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0. TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Manuel reached on an error by Michael; Darwin flied out to right; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg doubled; Allen flied out to right; Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blomberg to third]; Michael grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0. TWINS 3RD: Roof singled to left; On a bunt Corbin forced Roof (catcher to shortstop); Tovar lined to left; Thompson walked [Corbin to second]; Carew forced Thompson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Kline walked; Swoboda grounded out (third to first) [Kline to second]; Munson homered [Kline scored]; Murcer walked; White walked [Murcer to second]; Blomberg homered [Murcer scored, White scored]; GOLTZ REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Allen flied out to right; Debut game for Dave Goltz; Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Manuel grounded out (first unassisted); Darwin singled to center; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 4TH: Michael flied out to center; Kline struck out; Swoboda flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. TWINS 5TH: Roof singled to left; Goltz out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Roof to second]; Tovar flied out to center; Thompson singled to left [Roof to third]; Carew forced Thompson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer singled to right; White flied to center; Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. TWINS 6TH: Killebrew flied to center; Manuel grounded out (second to first); Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 6TH: Allen grounded out (first unassisted); Sanchez grounded out (third to first); Michael grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. TWINS 7TH: Braun singled to right; Roof lined to right; NETTLES BATTED FOR GOLTZ; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher) [Braun to second]; Tovar reached on an error by Michael [Braun to third]; Thompson forced Tovar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 7TH: STRICKLAND REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Kline grounded out (third to first); Swoboda flied out to left; Munson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. TWINS 8TH: Carew struck out; Killebrew singled to center; Manuel grounded out (second to first) [Killebrew to second]; Darwin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 8TH: Murcer homered; White was called out on strikes; Blomberg doubled to center; Strickland threw a wild pitch [Blomberg to third]; Allen walked; Sanchez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Allen out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 6. TWINS 9TH: Braun lined to second; Roof grounded out (third to first); REESE BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Reese lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 6. |
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