Johnny Callison, who drove in a total of six runs, hit a grand-slam homer in the seventh inning to power the Yankees past the Brewers, 10-6. The Yankees had a lead of only 4-3 going into the seventh and loaded the bases on a walk to Horace Clarke, single by Thurman Munson and pass to Bobby Murcer. New York Yankees 10, Milwaukee Brewers 6Game Played on Saturday, August 12, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium IBrewers 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 6 14 1 Yankees 0 2 1 0 0 1 5 1 x - 10 13 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Auerbach ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .219 Clarke 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .247 Theobald 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Munson c 5 1 2 0 0 0 .285 Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murcer cf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .280 Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 White lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .279 Felske ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 Blomberg 1b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .284 May cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 .233 Callison rf 3 3 3 6 0 0 .256 Scott 1b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .262 Swoboda rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Brown rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .254 Sanchez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .269 Briggs lf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .279 Michael ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .208 Ferraro 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Peterson p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254 O'Brien pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Lyle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Rodriguez c 2 1 2 0 2 0 .281 Lonborg p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .204 T. Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Stephenson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heise 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Totals 38 6 14 6 3 4 Totals 34 10 13 9 5 1 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 12,734 Left on Base: Brewers 9, Yankees 7 DP: Brewers 1, Yankees 2 Errors: O'Brien Doubles: Rodriguez (11), Murcer (22), Munson (12) Triples: Briggs (1), Blomberg (1), Sanchez (1) Home Runs: Callison (5), Murcer (19) Caught Stealing: Blomberg (2) Sacrifice Flies: Brown (1), Clarke (2), Callison (4) GIDP: Theobald (6), Munson (10) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg L(10-7) 6 9 4 4 2 1 0 27 2.85 Stephenson 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 2.88 Sanders 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 7 3.80 Bell 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 3.03 Totals 8 13 10 10 5 1 2 41 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Peterson W(13-11) 6 7 3 3 2 3 0 26 3.21 Lyle SV(27) 3 7 3 3 1 1 0 16 1.38 Totals 9 14 6 6 3 4 0 42 Wild Pitches: Stephenson (4), Sanders (1) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach singled to left; Theobald lined into a double play (third to first) [Auerbach out at first]; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; Munson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Clarke out at second]; Murcer doubled to right; White flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0. BREWERS 2ND: Scott singled to left; Brown singled to left [Scott to second]; Briggs tripled to center [Scott scored, Brown scored]; Ferraro grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez walked; Lonborg singled to center [Briggs scored, Rodriguez to second]; Auerbach flied out to right; Theobald forced Lonborg (third to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg tripled to center; Callison singled to right [Blomberg scored]; Sanchez flied to right; Michael walked [Callison to second]; On a bunt Peterson singled to pitcher [Callison to third, Michael to second]; Clarke hit a sacrifice fly to center [Callison scored]; Munson flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 2. BREWERS 3RD: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Murcer struck out; White walked; Blomberg singled to right [White to third]; Callison lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [White scored]; Blomberg was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 3. BREWERS 4TH: Briggs flied out to right; Ferraro was called out on strikes; Rodriguez walked; On a bunt Lonborg made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: Sanchez flied to right; Michael grounded out (second to first); Peterson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 3. BREWERS 5TH: Auerbach flied out to right; Theobald grounded out (third to first); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Munson doubled; Murcer lined to right; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 3. BREWERS 6TH: Scott was called out on strikes; Brown flied out to left; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Callison singled to right; Sanchez tripled to left [Callison scored]; Michael lined to right; Peterson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 4. BREWERS 7TH: Ferraro singled to right; Rodriguez doubled to left [Ferraro to third]; LYLE REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR LONBORG; O'BRIEN RAN FOR FERRARO; T. Reynolds lined to shortstop; Auerbach was walked intentionally; Theobald grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Auerbach out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 4. YANKEES 7TH: O'BRIEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); STEPHENSON REPLACED T. REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Clarke walked; Stephenson threw a wild pitch [Clarke to second]; Munson singled to center [Clarke to third]; SANDERS REPLACED THEOBALD (PITCHING); HEISE REPLACED STEPHENSON (PLAYING 2B); Murcer was walked intentionally [Munson to second]; Sanders threw a wild pitch [Clarke scored, Munson to third, Murcer to second]; White flied out to right; Blomberg was walked intentionally; Callison homered [Munson scored, Murcer scored, Blomberg scored]; Sanchez flied out to center; Michael reached on an error by O'Brien; Lyle flied to center; 5 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 9. BREWERS 8TH: SWOBODA REPLACED CALLISON (PLAYING RF); May singled to third; Scott singled to right [May to third]; Brown hit a sacrifice fly to center [May scored]; Briggs flied to center; O'Brien forced Scott (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Yankees 9. YANKEES 8TH: BELL REPLACED SANDERS (PITCHING); Clarke grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer homered; White singled to first; Blomberg lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Yankees 10. BREWERS 9TH: Rodriguez singled to right; Heise singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Auerbach flied out to left; FELSKE BATTED FOR BELL; Felske singled to left [Rodriguez to third, Heise to second]; May singled to catcher [Rodriguez scored, Heise to third, Felske to second]; Scott struck out; Brown singled to left [Heise scored, Felske to third, May to second]; Briggs forced Brown (second to shortstop); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 6, Yankees 10. |
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