Consecutive homers by Bobby Murcer and Felipe Alou in the fourth inning sent the Yankees on their way to a 4-2 victory in a game stopped by rain with Norm Cash at the plate as the Tigers' leadoff batter in the sixth. The Yankees scored initially in the first on doubles by Roy White and Murcer before the Tigers came back with their pair on a single by Jim Northrup, safe bunt by Tony Taylor, a wild throw by Steve Kline, infield out by Gates Brown and a double by Duke Sims.

After Murcer tied the score with his round-tripper in the fourth, Alou sent the Yankees ahead with the 200th homer of his major league career. Another run to clinch the victory followed on a walk to Thurman Munson, a stolen base and a single by Johnny Callison. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Monday, September 11, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  6  2
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  4  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .246      Northrup cf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .255
White lf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .273      Taylor 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Murcer cf             3   1   3   2     0   0   .294      G. Brown lf           2   0   0   1     1   0   .230
Alou 1b               3   1   1   1     0   0   .283      Cash 1b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Munson c              0   1   0   0     3   0   .283      Sims rf               2   0   1   1     0   0   .200
Spikes rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .150      McAuliffe 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Callison ph,rf      2   0   1   1     0   0   .257      Haller c              1   0   1   0     1   0   .212
Sanchez 3b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .201
Michael ss            1   0   0   0     2   0   .240      Scherman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .095
Kline p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .074        Seelbach p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .158

Totals               20   4   6   4     5   6             Totals               19   2   4   2     2   1

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 15,442
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Tigers 4
DP: Yankees 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Clarke, Kline, Sims
Doubles: White (26), Murcer (28), Sims (2)
Home Runs: Murcer (28), Alou (5)
Stolen Bases: Munson (5), Michael (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Kline (10)
GIDP: Sanchez (9), Alou (7), Brinkman (11)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(16-6)           5     4   2   2   2   1   0  21   2.01
Totals                  5     4   2   2   2   1   0  21

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scherman L(6-3)         3     4   4   4   3   2   2  14   3.74
Seelbach                3     2   0   0   2   4   0  12   3.09
Totals                  6     6   4   4   5   6   2  26

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke was called out on strikes; White doubled to
right; Murcer doubled to left [White scored, Murcer out at third
(left to shortstop to third)]; Alou grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Northrup singled to right; On a bunt Taylor singled
to pitcher [Northrup to third, Taylor to second (error by
Kline)]; G. Brown grounded out (second to first) [Northrup
scored]; Cash grounded out (first to pitcher) [Taylor to third];
Sims doubled to center [Taylor scored]; McAuliffe flied to left;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson walked; Spikes flied out to right; Sanchez
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Munson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 2ND: Haller walked; Brinkman popped to catcher in foul
territory; Scherman struck out; Northrup reached on an error by
Clarke [Haller to second]; Taylor grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael walked; Kline out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke was called out on
strikes; White lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: G. Brown walked; Cash forced G. Brown (first to
second); Sims grounded out (second to first) [Cash to second];
McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer homered; Alou homered; upper deck;
Munson walked; SEELBACH REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); CALLISON
BATTED FOR SPIKES; Munson stole second; Callison singled to
right [Munson scored, Callison to third (error by Sims)];
Sanchez struck out; Michael walked; Michael stole second; Kline
struck out; Clarke flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: CALLISON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Haller singled
to center; Brinkman grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Haller out at second]; Seelbach grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Tigers 2.

YANKEES 5TH: White struck out; Murcer singled to right; Alou
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 5TH: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Taylor
flied out to center; G. Brown popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson walked; Callison flied out to left; Sanchez
struck out; Michael grounded out (pitcher to first); 1:43
rain delay with 3-1 count on Norm Cash; at 10:52 the game was
called; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Tigers 2.