Playing before 56,238, the largest crowd in the A. L. this season, the Yankees swept to 5-3 and 5-4 victories in a Bat Day doubleheader with the Brewers. The Yanks decided the first game early, scoring four runs in the second inning. Bobby Murcer and Celerino Sanchez singled. John Ellis walked to load the bases, Gene Michael cleared the sacks with a triple and then scored on a squeeze bunt by Mel Stottlemyre. Sparky Lyle, making his seventh appearance in eight days, relieved Sottlemyre in the eighth, put down a Brewer threat and recorded his 28th save.

The Yanks won the nightcap in the seventh inning when Felipe Alou singled and Ron Blomberg and Bernie Allen followed with back-to-back homers. Blomberg belted his drive as a pinch-hitter for Fred Beene, who gained his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    13, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Brewers      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Yankees      0  4  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Auerbach ss           4   2   1   0     1   0   .220      Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .245
Theobald 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .239      Swoboda rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Heise pr,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Blomberg ph,1b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Davis lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .318      White lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .279
  Ryerson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .050      Alou 1b,rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
  Felske ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Murcer cf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .283
Scott 1b              5   0   3   2     0   0   .266      Sanchez 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .275
May cf                4   0   0   0     1   1   .230      Ellis c               2   1   0   0     2   1   .271
Lahoud rf,lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Michael ss            2   1   2   3     1   0   .214
  T. Reynolds ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Stottlemyre p         2   0   1   1     0   0   .194
Ferraro 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .254        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Rodriguez c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  O'Brien pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Azcue c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Brett p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Stephenson p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Briggs ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Brown ph,rf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .254

Totals               37   3   9   3     5   1             Totals               28   5   9   5     5   2

Time of Game: 3:01
Left on Base: Brewers 12, Yankees 5
DP: Brewers 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Michael 2
Doubles: Davis (1)
Triples: Michael (3)
Stolen Bases: Auerbach (16), May (8), Murcer (8)
Caught Stealing: White (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Stottlemyre (6)
GIDP: Ferraro (10), Stottlemyre (2)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(5-10)           1.2   4   4   4   1   1   0  10   4.81
Stephenson              1.1   0   0   0   3   0   0   7   2.83
Bell                    3     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   2.76
Ryerson                 2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   2.59
Totals                  8     9   5   5   5   2   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(12-13)    7.2   8   3   3   3   1   0  35   3.14
Lyle SV(28)             1.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   7   1.36
Totals                  9     9   3   3   5   1   0  42

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz


BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach walked; Theobald grounded out (second to
first) [Auerbach to second]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to
first); Scott singled to second [Auerbach scored, Scott to
second (on throw to home)]; ball hit the 2B bag; May
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke struck out; Swoboda flied to right; White
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher); Ferraro
lined to center; Rodriguez reached on an error by Michael; Brett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Alou popped to first in foul territory; Murcer
singled to left; Sanchez singled to right [Murcer to third];
Ellis walked [Sanchez to second]; Michael tripled to center
[Murcer scored, Sanchez scored, Ellis scored]; On a bunt
Stottlemyre singled to pitcher [Michael scored]; Clarke flied
out to center; STEPHENSON REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Swoboda
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Yankees 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach singled to center; Auerbach stole second;
Theobald singled to right [Auerbach to third]; Davis reached on
an error by Michael [Auerbach scored, Theobald to second]; Scott
singled to left [Theobald scored, Davis to third, Scott to
second (on throw to home)]; May popped to third in foul
territory; Lahoud was walked intentionally; Ferraro grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Lahoud out at
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 3RD: White lined to left; Alou lined to pitcher; Murcer
walked; Sanchez forced Murcer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stephenson grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach made an
out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Ellis walked; Michael walked [Ellis to second];
BELL REPLACED STEPHENSON (PITCHING); Ellis was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop); Stottlemyre grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Michael out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Theobald grounded out (third to first); Davis
grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke walked; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR SWOBODA; Clarke
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Blomberg grounded out
(first unassisted); White singled to right; White was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

BREWERS 6TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); May walked; May stole second; Lahoud
flied to center; Ferraro grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Alou singled to right; Murcer flied out to center;
Sanchez flied out to center; Ellis grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

BREWERS 7TH: BRIGGS BATTED FOR BELL; Briggs lined to right;
Auerbach popped to shortstop; Theobald singled to left; HEISE
RAN FOR THEOBALD; Davis doubled [Heise to third]; Scott made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: HEISE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BRIGGS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); RYERSON REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Michael
singled to center; Stottlemyre out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Michael to second]; Clarke flied to left; Blomberg
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
3, Yankees 4.

BREWERS 8TH: May struck out; Lahoud singled to right; Ferraro
singled to center [Lahoud to second]; Rodriguez forced Ferraro
(shortstop to second) [Lahoud to third]; LYLE REPLACED
STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); O'BRIEN RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; BROWN BATTED
FOR BRIGGS; Brown walked [O'Brien to second]; Auerbach forced
O'Brien (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 3,
Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); AZCUE REPLACED
O'BRIEN (PLAYING C ); LAHOUD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
White popped to first in foul territory; Alou grounded out
(pitcher to first); Murcer singled to center; Murcer stole
second; Sanchez singled to center [Murcer scored]; Ellis was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees
5.

BREWERS 9TH: Heise made an out to first; FELSKE BATTED FOR
RYERSON; Felske walked; Scott singled to right [Felske to
third]; May popped to third in foul territory; T. REYNOLDS
BATTED FOR LAHOUD; T. Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Yankees 5.