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Wednesday October 4, 1972
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Jim Lonborg allowed only three hits and pitched the Brewers to a 1-0 victory over the Yankees. Larry Gowell, rookie from West Haven (Eastern), was the loser when Dave May doubled in the fourth inning, took third after George Scott flied out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Johnny Briggs. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 1, New York Yankees 0

Game Played on Wednesday, October 4, 1972 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Brewers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Theobald 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .220      Clarke 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Rodriguez c           4   0   0   0     0   2   .285        Allen 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .227
May cf                2   1   1   0     0   1   .238      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Davis ph,cf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .318      White lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .270
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Briggs lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .266      Blomberg 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Lahoud rf             3   0   3   0     0   0   .237      Torres rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
Ferraro 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Sanchez 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Auerbach ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Kenney ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Lonborg p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .145      Gowell p              1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Blateric p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     2  10             Totals               31   0   3   0     3   3

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance:  5,210
Left on Base: Brewers 4, Yankees 7
DP: Brewers 0, Yankees 2
Errors: Auerbach, Sanchez
Doubles: May (20), Gowell (1)
Caught Stealing: Theobald (7), Lahoud (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Briggs (6)
GIDP: Scott (19)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(14-12)        9     3   0   0   3   3   0  34   2.83
Totals                  9     3   0   0   3   3   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gowell L(0-1)           5     3   1   1   2   6   0  18   1.29
Blateric                4     2   0   0   0   4   0  14   0.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2  10   0  32

Passed Balls: Munson (9)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Haller


BREWERS 1ST: Theobald walked; Rodriguez struck out while
Theobald was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); May
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); Munson
popped to shortstop; White walked; Murcer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott walked; Briggs struck out; Lahoud singled to
right [Scott to third]; Ferraro popped to shortstop; Auerbach
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg singled to right; Torres made an out to
first; Sanchez struck out; Kenney grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Lonborg grounded out (shortstop to first); Theobald
made an out to third; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Gowell doubled to left; Clarke grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gowell to third]; Munson lined to center;
White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 4TH: ALLEN REPLACED CLARKE (PLAYING 2B); May doubled to
left; Scott flied to center [May to third]; Briggs out on a
sacrifice fly to left [May scored]; Lahoud singled to left;
Lahoud was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Torres singled
to right; Sanchez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Ferraro struck out; Auerbach grounded out (third to
first); Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Kenney reached on an error by Auerbach; TEPEDINO
BATTED FOR GOWELL; Tepedino forced Kenney (second to shortstop);
Allen struck out; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 6TH: BLATERIC REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Theobald
struck out; Rodriguez lined to left; DAVIS BATTED FOR MAY; Davis
reached on an error by Sanchez; Munson allowed a passed ball
[Davis to second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); White walked;
Murcer walked [White to second]; Blomberg lined to center;
Torres flied out to left; Sanchez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Lahoud
singled to right; Ferraro made an out to shortstop; Auerbach
forced Lahoud (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Kenney flied out to center; On a bunt Blateric made
an out to pitcher; Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Lonborg struck out; Theobald grounded out (third to
first); Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson lined to second; White popped to third in
foul territory; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 9TH: On a bunt Davis singled to pitcher; Scott grounded
into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Davis out at
second]; Briggs grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Blomberg made an out to second; Torres struck out;
Sanchez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 1, Yankees 0.



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