New York Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 (Game 2)
Game Played on Monday, July      31, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  8  2
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .252      Buford lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .229
Allen 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Murcer cf             4   0   2   2     0   1   .279      Grich 1b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .286
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Baylor rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .255
Blomberg 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Alou rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Ellis c               4   0   3   0     0   0   .276      Blair cf              3   1   0   0     0   1   .209
Lanier ss             2   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Oates c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .295
  Kenney ph,ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Alexander p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Gardner p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Callison ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .228        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .083

Totals               33   2   8   2     1   6             Totals               30   1   2   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 21,966
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Orioles 4
DP: Yankees 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Clarke, Lanier
Doubles: Callison (5), Belanger (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Gardner (2)
GIDP: Alou (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gardner W(3-0)          7     2   1   0   1   6   0  25   2.57
Lyle SV(22)             2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   1.22
Totals                  9     2   1   0   2   8   0  32

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(5-6)        8     7   2   2   1   6   0  31   2.63
Watt                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.48
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   6   0  35

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; Allen struck out; Murcer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford struck out; Belanger popped to catcher in
foul territory; Grich grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White struck out; Blomberg grounded out (pitcher to
first); Alou made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor flied out to center; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Ellis singled to center; Lanier struck out; Gardner
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ellis to second];
Clarke flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair reached on an error by Lanier [Blair to
second]; Oates singled to right [Blair scored (unearned)]; Oates
was picked off first (pitcher to first to shortstop); Alexander
grounded out (pitcher to first); Buford struck out (catcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Allen made an out to third; Murcer flied out to
center; White singled to center; Blomberg popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: On a bunt Belanger made an out to first; Grich
flied out to center; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Alou flied out to right; Ellis singled to left;
Lanier struck out; Gardner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson flied out to center; Johnson struck out;
Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen
made an out to shortstop; Murcer singled to center; White flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Oates grounded out (third to first); Alexander
grounded out (second to first); Buford reached on an error by
Clarke; Belanger doubled to left [Buford to third]; Grich
walked; Baylor struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Orioles 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg singled to center; Alou grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Blomberg out at
second]; Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson flied out to right; Johnson flied out to
right; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 8TH: KENNEY BATTED FOR LANIER; Kenney grounded out
(shortstop to first); CALLISON BATTED FOR GARDNER; Callison
doubled to right; Clarke walked; Allen grounded out (catcher to
first) [Callison to third, Clarke to second]; Murcer singled to
left [Callison scored, Clarke scored]; White made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: KENNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LYLE REPLACED
CALLISON (PITCHING); Oates flied out to right; RETTENMUND BATTED
FOR ALEXANDER; Rettenmund grounded out (second to first); Buford
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 1.

YANKEES 9TH: WATT REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Blomberg flied
out to right; Alou lined to shortstop; Ellis singled to left;
Kenney flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Belanger struck out; Grich walked; Baylor was
called out on strikes; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.