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.

Thurman Munson hit his homer after a pass to Kline and Ron Blomberg belted his blow after walks to Bobby Murcer and Roy White. Murcer accounted for the last tally with a round-tripper in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      18, 1972 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        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.