New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Yankees      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   5  9  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .247      Belanger ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .193
Allen 3b              4   1   0   0     0   1   .244      Grich 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .271
  Lanier 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Davis lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Murcer cf             4   3   3   2     0   0   .289      Baylor rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
White lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .276      Robinson 3b           4   0   3   0     0   1   .252
Callison rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .256      Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Alou 1b               4   0   2   1     0   1   .283      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .218
Ellis c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .290      Etchebarren c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .187
Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Dobson p              3   1   1   0     0   2   .130
Gardner p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .105        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5   9   5     1   9             Totals               33   2   8   2     1   8

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 18,332
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Orioles 5
DP: Yankees 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Baylor, Powell
Doubles: Murcer (27), Grich (20), Robinson (19)
Home Runs: Murcer (26), Belanger (2)
Caught Stealing: Grich (6)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gardner W(6-2)          8.1   8   2   2   1   7   1  32   2.62
Lyle SV(30)             0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.58
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   8   1  34

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(15-14)         7     6   4   2   1   7   1  29   2.64
Jackson                 0.2   2   1   1   0   2   0   4   3.14
Watt                    1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.34
Totals                  9     9   5   2*  1   9   1  38

Wild Pitches: Gardner (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke lined to left; Allen lined to second; Murcer
doubled to left; White singled to center [Murcer scored];
Callison singled to right [White to third]; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to center; Grich made an out to
shortstop; Davis walked; Baylor singled to left [Davis to
second]; Robinson singled to left [Davis to third, Baylor to
second]; Powell lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees
1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Ellis struck out; Michael flied out to left;
Gardner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair struck out; Etchebarren made an out to
second; Dobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); Allen
struck out; Murcer homered; White grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger homered; Grich singled to left; Grich was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Davis lined to
second; Baylor struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Orioles 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Callison grounded out (first to pitcher); Alou
singled to left; Ellis reached on an error by Baylor [Alou to
second]; Michael forced Ellis (second to shortstop) [Alou to
third]; Gardner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson struck out; Powell struck out; Blair made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke walked; Allen lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Clarke out at first]; Murcer flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren grounded out (third to first); Dobson
singled to right; Gardner threw a wild pitch [Dobson to second];
Belanger flied out to right; Grich doubled to left [Dobson
scored]; Davis flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (second to first); Callison
struck out; Alou was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor flied out to center; Robinson singled to
left; Powell flied into a double play (left to second) [Robinson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gardner was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair popped to first in foul territory;
Etchebarren struck out; Dobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Clarke singled to second; Allen reached on an error
by Powell [Clarke to second]; JACKSON REPLACED DOBSON
(PITCHING); Murcer singled to center [Clarke scored (unearned),
Allen to third]; White struck out; Callison struck out; Alou
singled to left [Allen scored (unearned), Murcer to third]; WATT
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Ellis singled to center [Murcer
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Alou to third];
Michael made an out to shortstop; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: LANIER REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 3B); Belanger flied
out to center; Grich popped to first in foul territory; Davis
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Gardner flied out to center; Clarke grounded out
(first unassisted); Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor flied out to right; Robinson doubled to
left; LYLE REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Powell flied out to
left; Blair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Orioles 2.