The Yankees sent 12 men to bat in the fourth inning and scored seven runs on five hits, two walks and two errors to romp over the Twins, 13-3. Mike Kekich and Celerino Sanchez each drove in two runs. In addition, the Yankees had a two-run homer by Ron Blomberg in the second inning and another two-run smash by Roy White in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 13, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      19, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3 11  3
Yankees      0  2  1    7  0  3    0  0  x  -  13 12  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Thompson ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Munson c              5   1   1   1     0   1   .268
  Braun ss            1   0   1   0     1   0   .309      Murcer cf             2   2   1   0     2   0   .278
Carew 2b              1   0   0   0     2   1   .299        Swoboda ph,cf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .229
  Monzon 2b           2   0   1   2     0   0   .273      White lf              3   3   2   4     1   0   .273
Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .243        Torres lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .213
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Blomberg 1b           5   1   2   3     0   0   .296
Darwin cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .269      Alou rf               4   2   1   0     0   0   .277
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .199        Callison rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Brye lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .213      Sanchez 3b            3   1   2   2     0   0   .270
Borgmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .182        Lanier 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Perry p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Kenney ss             4   1   1   1     1   0   .190
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kekich p              4   2   2   2     0   1   .156
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .136        Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mitterwald ph       1   1   1   0     0   0   .176
  Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .233

Totals               35   3  11   3     4   3             Totals               37  13  12  13     5   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 19,029
Left on Base: Twins 9, Yankees 7
DP: Twins 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Thompson, Killebrew, Borgmann
Doubles: Darwin 2 (9), Borgmann (1), Sanchez (3)
Triples: Murcer (3)
Home Runs: Blomberg (7), White (5)
Caught Stealing: Thompson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Clarke (3)
GIDP: Killebrew (10)
Hit by Pitch: Lanier (1,by Gebhard)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(7-9)            2.2   3   3   3   2   0   1  13   3.43
Strickland              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.88
Granger                 0     2   4   2   1   0   0   4   2.68
Gebhard                 3     7   6   4   1   3   1  19   9.69
LaRoche                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.89
Totals                  8    12  13   8*  5   4   2  44

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich W(9-8)           6.1  10   3   3   3   3   0  30   2.71
Beene SV(2)             2.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   3.13
Totals                  9    11   3   3   4   3   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Gebhard (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
singled to shortstop; Carew walked [Thompson to second];
Thompson was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Munson
popped to second; Murcer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin doubled; Soderholm grounded out (second to
first) [Darwin to third]; Brye singled to right [Darwin scored];
Borgmann flied out to center; Perry struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White walked; Blomberg homered [White scored]; Alou
grounded out (third to first); Sanchez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kenney flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar lined to shortstop; Thompson singled to left;
Carew walked [Thompson to second]; Killebrew singled to
shortstop [Thompson to third, Carew to second]; Darwin lined
into a double play (third unassisted) [Thompson out at third]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Kekich singled to center; Clarke out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Kekich to second]; Munson grounded out
(third to first); Murcer walked while Kekich advanced to third
on an error by Borgmann; Glenn Borgman made a bad throw back
to the mound; White singled to right [Kekich scored, Murcer
to second]; STRICKLAND REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Blomberg made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Brye flied
out to center; Borgmann doubled to center; RENICK BATTED FOR
STRICKLAND; Renick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: GRANGER REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); Alou reached on
an error by Thompson; Sanchez singled to left [Alou to second];
Kenney walked [Alou to third, Sanchez to second]; Kekich singled
to center [Alou scored (unearned), Sanchez scored, Kenney to
second]; GEBHARD REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); Clarke struck out;
Munson singled to right [Kenney scored, Kekich to second];
Murcer walked [Kekich to third, Munson to second]; White reached
on an error by Killebrew [Kekich scored (unearned), Munson to
third, Murcer to second]; Blomberg singled to shortstop [Munson
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Murcer to third,
White to second]; Alou made an out to second; Sanchez doubled to
center [Murcer scored (unearned), White scored (unearned),
Blomberg to third]; Kenney flied out to left; 7 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 10.

TWINS 5TH: LANIER REPLACED SANCHEZ (PLAYING 3B); Tovar popped to
catcher in foul territory; Thompson popped to first; Carew was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees
10.

YANKEES 5TH: BRAUN REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); MONZON
REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); Kekich grounded out (shortstop to
first); Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees
10.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew flied to left; Darwin doubled; Soderholm
flied to left; Brye grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 10.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer tripled to left; White homered [Murcer
scored]; Blomberg grounded out (first to pitcher); Alou singled
to third; Lanier was hit by a pitch [Alou to second]; Kenney
singled to center [Alou scored, Lanier to second]; Kekich struck
out; Clarke flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 13.

TWINS 7TH: TORRES REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); CALLISON REPLACED
ALOU (PLAYING RF); Borgmann made an out to second; MITTERWALD
BATTED FOR GEBHARD; Mitterwald singled to left; On a bunt Tovar
singled to third [Mitterwald to second]; Braun walked
[Mitterwald to third, Tovar to second]; Monzon singled to center
[Mitterwald scored, Tovar scored, Braun to second]; BEENE
REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Killebrew grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Braun out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 13.

YANKEES 7TH: REESE REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING 1B); LAROCHE
REPLACED KILLEBREW (PITCHING); Munson grounded out (shortstop to
first); SWOBODA BATTED FOR MURCER; Swoboda walked; Torres struck
out; Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 13.

TWINS 8TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Darwin grounded
out (third to first); Soderholm walked; Brye forced Soderholm
(second to shortstop); Borgmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 13.

YANKEES 8TH: Callison flied out to left; Lanier popped to
catcher in foul territory; Kenney grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 13.

TWINS 9TH: Reese grounded out (first to pitcher); Tovar flied
out to left; Braun singled to right; Monzon forced Braun
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees
13.