With help from designated hitter Jim Ray Hart, who drove in two runs and scored one, Doc Medich received credit for his first major league victory when the Yankees defeated the Brewers, 5-2. Hart batted in a run with a single in the fourth inning and another counted on a walk to Gene Michael with the bases loaded. Hart got his other RBI with a double in the fifth and crossed the plate himself on a single by Felipe Alou. Pedro Garcia and Bob Coluccio hit homers for the Brewers' tallies. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Monday, April     23, 1973 (Night game) at County Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    2  3  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .250      May cf                5   0   0   0     0   2   .240
White lf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .151      Coluccio rf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .286
M. Alou rf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .280      Briggs lf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .195
Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .294      Scott 1b              3   0   2   0     1   1   .298
Nettles 3b            1   2   0   0     3   0   .163      Money ss,3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .205
Hart dh               4   1   2   2     0   0   .500      Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .188
Blomberg 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Lahoud dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .074
  F. Alou ph,1b       2   0   1   1     0   0   .268      Vukovich 3b           2   0   0   0     0   2   .103
Munson c              3   0   2   0     1   1   .347        Auerbach ph,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Michael ss            2   0   0   1     1   0   .209        Ellie Rodriguez ph  1   0   0   0     0   1   .346
  Lanier ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .231
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Parsons p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Short p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   8   4     8   4             Totals               34   2   7   2     3  12

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 12,986
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Brewers 8
DP: Yankees 0, Brewers 4
Errors: Murcer, Briggs
Doubles: Hart (2), Munson (3), Briggs (3)
Home Runs: Garcia (4), Coluccio (1)
Stolen Bases: Clarke (1)
Caught Stealing: Clarke (3)
GIDP: Hart (1), Michael (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(1-0)           5.1   4   2   2   2   6   2  22   4.08
McDaniel SV(2)          3.2   3   0   0   1   6   0  15   3.21
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3  12   2  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parsons L(1-2)          3.2   3   2   2   7   0   0  18   2.08
Short                   1     4   3   3   1   0   0   8  13.50
Lockwood                4.1   1   0   0   0   4   0  13   3.79
Totals                  9     8   5   5   8   4   0  39

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Red Flaherty


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; White walked [Clarke to second]; M.
Alou lined into a double play (first unassisted) [White out at
first]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: May popped to shortstop; Coluccio grounded out
(shortstop to first); Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Hart grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; Blomberg
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott struck out; Money was called out on strikes;
Porter popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Brewers 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to left; Michael grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Munson out at
second]; Clarke walked; Clarke stole second; White flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Lahoud was called out on strikes; Vukovich struck
out; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 4TH: M. Alou singled to left; Murcer grounded out
(second to first) [M. Alou to second]; Nettles walked; Hart
singled to left [M. Alou scored, Nettles to second]; Blomberg
grounded out (first unassisted) [Nettles to third, Hart to
second]; Munson was walked intentionally; Michael walked
[Nettles scored, Hart to third, Munson to second]; SHORT
REPLACED PARSONS (PITCHING); Clarke flied out to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: May popped to second; Coluccio was called out on
strikes; Briggs doubled to right; Scott walked; Money flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 5TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); M. Alou
popped to catcher in foul territory; Murcer singled to right;
Nettles walked [Murcer to second]; Hart doubled to left [Murcer
scored, Nettles scored (error by Briggs), Hart to third]; F.
ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; F. Alou singled to left [Hart scored];
Munson doubled to left [F. Alou to third]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED
SHORT (PITCHING); Michael grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R,
4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: F. ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Porter flied
out to center; Lahoud grounded out (first to pitcher); Vukovich
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); White
popped to first in foul territory; M. Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Garcia homered; May popped to second; Coluccio
homered; Briggs walked; Scott singled to center [Briggs to
second]; MCDANIEL REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Money forced
Briggs (shortstop unassisted) [Scott to second]; John Briggs
called for interference; Gene Michael hurt on play; LANIER
REPLACED MICHAEL (PLAYING SS); Porter walked [Scott to third,
Money to second]; Lahoud struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 5, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer was called out on strikes; Nettles flied out
to left; Hart grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: AUERBACH BATTED FOR VUKOVICH; Auerbach grounded out
(second to first); Garcia singled to center [Garcia to second
(error by Murcer)]; May struck out; Coluccio flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 8TH: MONEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); AUERBACH
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); F. Alou grounded out (second to
first); Munson struck out; Lanier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Briggs struck out; Scott singled; Money singled to
center [Scott to second]; Porter struck out; Lahoud flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Brewers 2.

YANKEES 9TH: On a bunt Clarke singled to third; White struck
out; M. Alou struck out while Clarke was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: ELLIE RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Ellie
Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded out (second
to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Brewers 2.