Gaylord Perry pitched his 27th complete game of the season, setting a personal career high, and gained his 22nd victory as the Indians defeated the Yankees, 4-1. Perry also batted in a run with a single in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  0
Indians      0  0  1    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   4 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Bell cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Brohamer 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .239
Murcer cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Blomberg 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .254
Callison rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      McCraw lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .246
Allen 3b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .235      Unser rf              4   1   4   0     0   0   .240
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Fosse c               3   0   1   1     1   1   .241
Michael ss            4   0   3   0     0   0   .243      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Kline p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .072      Perry p               3   0   1   1     0   0   .155
  Alou ph             1   0   0   1     0   0   .284
  Blasingame p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     1   5             Totals               32   4  13   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  3,436
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Indians 6
DP: Yankees 2, Indians 1
Doubles: Blomberg (22), Michael (7), Bell (18), Brohamer (13)
Caught Stealing: Unser 2 (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Kline (12)
GIDP: Allen (4), Chambliss (7), McCraw (9)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(16-8)           6    11   4   4   1   2   0  26   2.24
Blasingame              1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   7   5.68
Klimkowski              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.02
Totals                  8    13   4   4   2   3   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(22-16)          9     8   1   1   1   5   0  35   2.01
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Blasingame (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


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

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to left; Brohamer popped to shortstop;
Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg doubled to center; Callison grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Blomberg to third]; Allen struck out;
Munson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: McCraw grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
singled to left; Unser was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Fosse walked; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael singled to third; Kline out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke grounded
out (shortstop to first); White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Perry grounded out (first unassisted); Bell doubled
to left; Brohamer singled to second [Bell scored]; Chambliss
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Brohamer out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer singled to center; Blomberg popped to third
in foul territory; Callison singled to right [Murcer to third];
Allen grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Callison out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles flied out to center; McCraw singled to
shortstop; On a bunt Unser singled to pitcher [McCraw to
second]; Fosse singled to left [McCraw scored, Unser to second];
Duffy flied out to left; Perry singled to left [Unser scored,
Fosse to third]; Bell flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Indians 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Michael
singled to center; Kline struck out; Clarke singled to right
[Michael to second]; White struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer doubled; Chambliss made an out to
shortstop; Nettles singled to left [Brohamer scored]; McCraw
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Nettles out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer flied out to center; Blomberg grounded out
(second to first); Callison lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Unser singled to right; Unser was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Fosse was called out on strikes;
Duffy flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Indians 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Allen walked; Munson flied to center; Michael
doubled to left [Allen to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR KLINE; Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Allen scored, Michael to
third]; Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Perry grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Indians 4.

YANKEES 8TH: White popped to third in foul territory; Murcer
singled to left; Blomberg struck out; Callison grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Chambliss singled to center; Blasingame threw a
wild pitch [Chambliss to second]; Nettles walked; McCraw struck
out; Unser singled to center [Chambliss to third, Nettles to
second]; KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Chambliss
was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); Fosse
lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Allen struck out; Munson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Michael grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Indians 4.