Taking advantage of an error by Mickey Lolich, the Yankees broke a tie with two unearned runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Tigers, 4-2. Thurman Munson opened with a single and when Roy White bunted, both runners were safe on Lolich's fumble. Felipe Alou was hit by a pitch, filling the bases.

Bobby Murcer went out on a short fly, but Celerino Sanchez then hit a longer fly to center and Munson scored after the catch. Ron Swoboda followed with a single to drive in White with an extra run. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    8, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  1
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  9  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .299      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   1     0   2   .227      Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
I. Brown 1b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .321      White lf              2   2   1   1     1   0   .277
Freehan c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .262      Alou 1b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Horton lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .223        Blomberg pr,1b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Stanley cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .236      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Sanchez 3b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .266
Brinkman ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .202      Swoboda rf            4   0   3   2     0   0   .262
Lolich p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .210
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Peterson p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Lyle p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               34   2  10   2     2   4             Totals               30   4   9   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 22,463
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Yankees 7
DP: Tigers 1, Yankees 4
Errors: Lolich, Alou, Sanchez
Doubles: Brinkman (13)
Home Runs: White (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (9), Rodriguez (7), White (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Sanchez (1)
GIDP: Rodriguez (10), Northrup 2 (8), I. Brown (4)
Hit by Pitch: Sanchez (2,by Lolich), Alou (1,by Lolich)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(18-8)          7.2   9   4   2   1   2   1  34   2.31
LaGrow                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8     9   4   2   1   2   1  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                6     9   2   2   1   1   0  27   3.17
Lyle W(4-3)             3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   1.10
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Lolich 2 (7)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor singled to third; Rodriguez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Taylor out at
second]; I. Brown singled to center; Freehan lined to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); White walked; Alou flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
singled to second; Northrup forced Stanley (second to
shortstop); Brinkman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer made an out to third; Sanchez grounded out
(third to first); Swoboda made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Lolich grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor
made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (second to first); Peterson
grounded out (third to first); Clarke singled to left; Munson
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: I. Brown singled to center; Freehan singled to
center [I. Brown to second]; Horton singled to right [I. Brown
scored, Freehan to second]; Stanley flied out to right; Northrup
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Horton out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 4TH: White homered; Alou singled to center; On a bunt
Murcer struck out; Sanchez was hit by a pitch [Alou to second];
Swoboda singled to left [Alou scored, Sanchez to second];
Michael flied out to right; Peterson singled to left [Sanchez
out at home (left to catcher), Swoboda to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman singled to left; Lolich lined to second;
Taylor made an out to second; Rodriguez reached on an error by
Sanchez [Brinkman to second]; I. Brown walked [Brinkman to
third, Rodriguez to second]; Freehan forced Rodriguez (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke struck out; Munson flied out to center;
White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Stanley
singled to third; Northrup grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Alou lined to shortstop; Murcer flied out to left;
Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman doubled to left; Lolich reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Brinkman to third]; LYLE
REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Taylor struck out; Rodriguez
reached on an error by Alou on a sacrifice bunt [Brinkman
scored, Lolich to second]; I. Brown grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Swoboda singled to center; Michael singled to left
[Swoboda to second]; On a bunt Lyle made an out to first; Clarke
lined into a double play (third to second) [Swoboda out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan walked; Horton flied to right; Stanley flied
to center; Northrup lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson singled to center; White reached on an error
by Lolich on a sacrifice bunt [Munson to second]; Alou was hit
by a pitch [Munson to third, White to second]; BLOMBERG RAN FOR
ALOU; Murcer flied out to center; Sanchez hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Munson scored (unearned), White to third]; Swoboda
singled to left [White scored (unearned), Blomberg to second];
LAGROW REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Michael flied out to center;
2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

TIGERS 9TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Brinkman
singled to left; G. BROWN BATTED FOR LAGROW; G. Brown popped to
catcher in foul territory; Taylor struck out; Rodriguez struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 4.