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


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taylor 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Callison rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .230        Swoboda ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
I. Brown lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Freehan c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .262      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Horton rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      White lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Cash 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Blomberg 1b           2   1   1   0     1   0   .284
Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Allen 2b              2   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .202        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Timmermann p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Michael ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Sanchez 3b            3   0   1   2     0   0   .269
  McAuliffe ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Kenney ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clarke ph,2b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .248
                                                          Gardner p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               29   1   2   1     2   3             Totals               28   2   4   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 32,610
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Yankees 4
DP: Tigers 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Blomberg
Doubles: Blomberg (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Timmermann (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Timmermann L(7-9)       6.1   3   2   2   1   3   0  23   2.77
Scherman                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.78
Hiller                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.20
Totals                  8     4   2   2   2   3   0  30

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gardner W(4-0)          8     2   1   0   2   1   0  29   2.87
Lyle SV(25)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.09
Totals                  9     2   1   0   2   3   0  32

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


TIGERS 1ST: Taylor reached on an error by Blomberg; Rodriguez
flied to right [Taylor to second]; I. Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Taylor to third]; Freehan singled to left
[Taylor scored (unearned)]; Horton flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Callison singled to center; Munson grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Callison to second]; Murcer flied out to
center; White lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash popped to third; Stanley lined to center;
Brinkman lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg walked; Allen struck out; Sanchez flied to
center; Kenney forced Blomberg (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Timmermann grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Taylor made an out to first; Rodriguez walked; I. Brown
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Gardner grounded out (pitcher to first); Callison
popped to second; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
grounded out (second to first); Cash made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer popped to third in foul territory; White
grounded out (second to first); Blomberg flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
walked; Timmermann out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Brinkman to second]; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Allen struck out; Sanchez flied out to left; Kenney
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Yankees 0.

TIGERS 6TH: On a bunt Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first);
I. Brown grounded out (third to first); Freehan flied to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Gardner flied out to left; Callison flied out to
center; Munson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Yankees 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton flied to left; Cash grounded out (pitcher to
first); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer struck out; White singled to center;
Blomberg doubled [White to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR ALLEN;
SCHERMAN REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Alou popped to catcher
in foul territory; Sanchez singled to right [White scored,
Blomberg scored]; CLARKE BATTED FOR KENNEY; Clarke was walked
intentionally [Sanchez to second]; Gardner forced Sanchez (third
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 8TH: MICHAEL REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); CLARKE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Brinkman grounded out (third to first);
MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; McAuliffe was called out on
strikes; Taylor singled to center; Rodriguez forced Taylor
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: HILLER REPLACED MCAULIFFE (PITCHING); SWOBODA
BATTED FOR CALLISON; Swoboda popped to third in foul territory;
Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 9TH: SWOBODA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LYLE REPLACED
GARDNER (PITCHING); I. Brown struck out; Freehan struck out;
Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Yankees 2.