Fritz Peterson and Sparky Lyle combined to pitch the Yankees to a 2-0 victory over the Twins. Peterson, who gave up nine hits, was lifted after Larry Hisle doubled to open the eighth inning. Lyle retired the last six batters in succession, striking out three. The Yankees put together singles by Horace Clarke, Bobby Murcer and Jim Ray Hart for a run in the first and added their other tally on a double by Thurman Munson and single by Gene Michael in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       9, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .290
White lf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .221      Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .304
M. Alou rf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .311      Killebrew 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .215
Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .200
Hart dh               4   0   2   1     0   2   .298      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
F. Alou 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .281      Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .351      Walton lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .212
Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .174      Roof c                2   0   0   0     1   1   .176
Michael ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .260      Terrell 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .348
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     3   6             Totals               33   0   9   0     1   8

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  5,099
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Twins 7
DP: Yankees 1, Twins 2
Errors: Kaat
Doubles: Munson (6), F. Alou (5), Michael (2), Carew (3), Hisle (5)
Stolen Bases: Michael (1)
GIDP: Clarke (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(3-4)         7     9   0   0   1   5   0  28   2.89
Lyle SV(2)              2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.40
Totals                  9     9   0   0   1   8   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(4-2)             9     9   2   2   3   6   0  38   4.18
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   6   0  38

Wild Pitches: Peterson (3)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Don Denkinger


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; White was called out on
strikes; M. Alou lined to right; Murcer singled to center
[Clarke to second]; Hart singled to left [Clarke scored, Murcer
to second]; F. Alou flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle struck out; Carew singled to center [Carew out
at second (center to shortstop)]; Killebrew singled to left;
Darwin struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson popped to first in foul territory; Nettles
walked; Michael grounded out (third to first) [Nettles to
second]; Clarke lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Thompson struck
out; Walton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (shortstop to first); M. Alou
walked; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Hart struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell flied
out to right; Hisle popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
doubled to left; Nettles walked; Michael singled to right
[Munson scored, Nettles to second]; Clarke grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Michael out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew doubled to center; Killebrew grounded out
(third to first); Darwin lined into a double play (third to
second) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: White flied out to center; M. Alou struck out;
Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva lined to center; Thompson grounded out (third
to first); Walton singled to center; Roof walked [Walton to
second]; Terrell lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Hart struck out; F. Alou singled to left; Munson
flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle lined to left; Carew flied out to left;
Killebrew singled to left; Peterson threw a wild pitch
[Killebrew to second]; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael reached on an error by Kaat; Michael stole
second; Clarke popped to first; White lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Michael out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
singled to left; Walton singled to left [Thompson to second];
Roof struck out; Terrell singled to right [Thompson out at home
(right to catcher), Walton to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 8TH: M. Alou struck out; Murcer popped to third; Hart
singled to third; F. Alou doubled to right [Hart to third];
Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle doubled to right; LYLE REPLACED PETERSON
(PITCHING); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew
was called out on strikes; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Michael doubled to left; Clarke grounded out (shortstop to
first); White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Walton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.