Felipe Alou hit a two-run homer and Sparky Lyle tied the A. L. relief record with his 34th save of the season as the Yankees defeated the Orioles, 2-1. The Orioles scored off Fritz Peterson in the third inning when Davey Johnson singled and Andy Etchebarren tripled. Bobby Murcer singled for the Yankees in the fourth and Alou followed with his blast against Dave McNally.

Peterson, who allowed only three hits, was removed after six innings and Lyle pitched the rest of the way, giving up three more hits. Ron Perranoski had set the A. L. record for saves with 34 for the Twins in the 1970, the same season that Wayne Granger set the N. L. mark with 35 for the Reds. The defeat kept the Orioles 1½ games off the pace in the East Division race, while the Yankees pulled within 2½ lengths. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   2 10  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Clarke 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .246
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      White lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .271
Grich ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Davis rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .287      Alou 1b               4   1   2   2     0   0   .283
  Coggins pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Spikes rf             2   0   1   0     0   1   .179
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Callison ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Johnson 2b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .224      McKinney 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Etchebarren c         3   0   2   1     0   0   .207        Lanier 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .220
  Shopay pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Michael ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Oates c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Peterson p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
McNally p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Lyle p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Cabell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Baylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     0   4             Totals               30   2  10   2     1   1

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 30,072
Left on Base: Orioles 4, Yankees 5
DP: Orioles 2, Yankees 1
Doubles: Davis (3), Clarke (18)
Triples: Etchebarren (1)
Home Runs: Alou (6)
Caught Stealing: Munson (6)
GIDP: Munson (13), Murcer (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(13-16)        5     9   2   2   1   1   1  21   2.91
Harrison                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.17
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.50
Totals                  8    10   2   2   1   1   1  31

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(16-14)       6     3   1   1   0   1   0  20   3.36
Lyle SV(34)             3     3   0   0   0   3   0  12   1.63
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Barnett


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (first unassisted); Blair
struck out; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); White
grounded out (third to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Davis made an out to shortstop; Robinson grounded
out (third to first); Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Alou singled to center; Munson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alou out at second];
Spikes singled to right; McKinney forced Spikes (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson singled to center; Etchebarren tripled
[Johnson scored]; McNally flied into a double play (right to
catcher) [Etchebarren out at home]; Rettenmund grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (third to first); Peterson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke singled to left; White
singled to left [Clarke out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher), White to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Blair flied out to center; Grich flied out to
right; Davis doubled to right; Robinson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer singled to left; Alou homered [Murcer
scored]; Munson singled to left; Munson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Spikes struck out; McKinney grounded
out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees
2.

ORIOLES 5TH: LANIER REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 3B); Powell
popped to first in foul territory; Johnson popped to catcher in
foul territory; Etchebarren flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael singled to right; On a bunt Peterson forced
Michael (pitcher to shortstop); Clarke doubled to right
[Peterson to third]; White was walked intentionally; Murcer
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[White out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees
2.

ORIOLES 6TH: CABELL BATTED FOR MCNALLY; Cabell flied out to
right; Debut game for Enos Cabell; Rettenmund flied out
to right; Blair made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: HARRISON REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); Alou grounded
out (shortstop to first); Munson flied out to center; CALLISON
BATTED FOR SPIKES; Callison grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: CALLISON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LYLE REPLACED
PETERSON (PITCHING); Grich singled to center; Davis struck out;
Robinson flied out to center [Grich to second]; Powell grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Lanier singled to left; Michael flied out to
center; On a bunt Lyle made an out to first; Clarke forced
Lanier (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; Etchebarren
singled to left; SHOPAY RAN FOR ETCHEBARREN; BAYLOR BATTED FOR
HARRISON; Baylor was called out on strikes; Rettenmund forced
Shopay (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: OATES REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING C ); JACKSON
REPLACED BAYLOR (PITCHING); White flied out to center; Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Blair flied out to left; Grich flied out to center;
Davis singled to left; COGGINS RAN FOR DAVIS; Robinson flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Yankees 2.

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