Bernie Allen, playing because of an injury to Celerino Sanchez, hit a homer in the fifth inning to provide the Yankees' winning run in a 2-1 victory over the White Sox. A single by Jay Johnstone, error by Ron Blomberg and sacrifice fly by Mike Andrews produced the White Sox run in the third.

The Yankees tied the score in their half with a double by Horace Clarke and single by Thurman Munson. Allen's homer enabled the Yankees to gain their fourth straight victory while the White Sox suffered their fourth defeat in a row. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Yankees      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Clarke 2b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .249
Johnstone cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .188      Munson c              3   0   1   1     0   1   .292
D. Allen 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .319      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
May lf                4   0   2   0     0   1   .295      White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .217      Blomberg 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Spiezio 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .245        Alou 1b             2   0   1   0     0   1   .276
  Orta ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Callison rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Herrmann c            3   0   2   0     1   0   .232      Allen 3b              2   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Alvarado ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .235        McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .438        Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Michael ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Bradley p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Kline p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .076
  Morales ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               32   1   8   1     1   2             Totals               28   2   7   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 10,768
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Yankees 5
DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Blomberg
Doubles: May (20), Clarke (17), Michael (6), White (23)
Home Runs: Allen (6)
Caught Stealing: D. Allen (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Bradley (8), Kline (8), Munson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Andrews (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(13-12)        5.1   6   2   2   1   2   1  22   3.04
Forster                 2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.33
Totals                  8     7   2   2   1   5   1  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(15-5)           9     8   1   0   1   2   0  35   1.71
Totals                  9     8   1   0   1   2   0  35

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Johnstone
grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Allen singled to center; May
doubled to left [D. Allen to third]; Andrews flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; Munson struck out; Murcer grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Clarke to second]; White struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spiezio singled to left; Herrmann singled to
right [Spiezio to second]; Alvarado lined to center [Spiezio to
third]; Bradley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Herrmann to second]; Kelly lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg flied to center; Callison flied out to
center; Allen lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnstone singled to center; D. Allen reached on
an error by Blomberg [Johnstone to third]; May was called out on
strikes; Andrews hit a sacrifice fly to left [Johnstone scored
(unearned)]; Spiezio grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (pitcher to first); Kline
flied out to right; Clarke doubled; Munson singled to left
[Clarke scored]; Murcer flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: ALOU REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 1B); Herrmann
walked; Alvarado grounded out (catcher to first) [Herrmann to
second]; Bradley grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (second to first); Alou singled
to center [Alou out at second (center to first)]; Callison
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Yankees 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Johnstone flied to right; D. Allen singled to
center; May flied to center; D. Allen was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 5TH: Allen homered; Michael doubled to center; Kline out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Michael to third];
Clarke made an out to second; Munson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Andrews lined to third; Spiezio grounded out
(third to first); Herrmann singled to center; Alvarado forced
Herrmann (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); White
doubled; FORSTER REPLACED ALVARADO (PITCHING); MORALES REPLACED
BRADLEY (PLAYING SS); Alou struck out; Callison popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Morales popped to third; Kelly grounded out
(first unassisted); Johnstone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: MCKINNEY BATTED FOR ALLEN; McKinney grounded out
(shortstop to first); Michael was called out on strikes; Kline
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LANIER REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 3B); D. Allen
grounded out (third to first); May singled to right [May out at
second (right to shortstop)]; Andrews made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke singled to center; Munson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Clarke to second]; Murcer grounded out
(second to first) [Clarke to third]; White grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ORTA BATTED FOR SPIEZIO; Orta struck out;
Herrmann flied out to right; MUSER BATTED FOR FORSTER; Muser
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Yankees 2.