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Thursday May 17, 1973
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Shut out for eight innings, the Yankees rallied for two tying runs in the ninth and then beat the Brewers in the 11th, 4-2, when Felipe Alou singled and Graig Nettles smashed a homer. Nettles also batted in the tying run in the ninth. Bobby Murcer sparked the rally with a homer, Ron Blomberg doubled and Nettles smacked a single. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Thursday, May 17, 1973 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Brewers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  -   2  6  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  -   4 10  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Johnson ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Clarke 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Money 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .177      White lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .238
May cf                5   0   2   1     0   1   .274      M. Alou rf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .235      Murcer cf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .307
Briggs lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Blomberg 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .317
Brown dh              4   0   0   0     1   0   .214        F. Alou pr,1b       1   2   1   0     0   0   .276
Porter c              3   1   2   1     2   0   .225      Nettles 3b            5   1   2   3     0   1   .209
Thomas rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .218      Hart dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Lahoud ph,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .094      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Garcia 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Michael ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .278
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Short p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   2   6   2     6   5             Totals               41   4  10   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  7,116
Left on Base: Brewers 10, Yankees 7
DP: Brewers 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Briggs, Medich
Doubles: Michael (4), Blomberg (5)
Triples: Garcia (2), Murcer (1)
Home Runs: Porter (3), Murcer (7), Nettles (6)
Stolen Bases: Porter (2)
GIDP: Thomas (2)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn                 8.2   6   2   2   0   3   1  32   2.40
Short L(1-1)            1.2   4   2   2   1   1   1  10   4.63
Totals                 10.1  10   4   4   1   4   2  42

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  9     5   2   2   4   5   1  36   2.72
McDaniel W(2-1)         2     1   0   0   2   0   0   9   3.49
Totals                 11     6   2   2   6   5   1  45

Wild Pitches: Medich (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy


BREWERS 1ST: Johnson reached on an error by Medich [Johnson to
second]; On a bunt Money made an out to first; May grounded out
(first unassisted) [Johnson to third]; Scott grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to left; White flied out to center;
M. Alou lined to second; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Brown
walked; Medich threw a wild pitch [Brown to second]; Porter
flied out to right; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
flied out to left; Hart grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Garcia tripled to center; Johnson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Money walked; May singled to left [Garcia
scored, Money to second]; Scott popped to first in foul
territory; Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Michael
doubled to right; Clarke grounded out (second to first) [Michael
to third]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Brown flied out to right; Porter walked; Porter
stole second; Thomas was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: M. Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Murcer
tripled to right; Blomberg was called out on strikes; Nettles
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Money
grounded out (third to first); May singled to right; Scott
singled to second [May to second]; Briggs grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Hart singled to third; Munson popped to third in
foul territory; Michael flied out to left; Clarke popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Yankees 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Brown flied out to center; Porter walked; Thomas
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Porter
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); M. Alou
lined to right; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Garcia popped to second; Johnson grounded out
(second to first); Money was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg struck out; Nettles struck out; Hart
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 8TH: May struck out; Scott flied out to center; Briggs
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Michael
flied out to right; On a bunt Clarke popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Yankees 0.

BREWERS 9TH: Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter
homered; Thomas was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 9TH: White flied out to center; M. Alou grounded out
(first to pitcher); Murcer homered; Blomberg doubled to right;
F. ALOU RAN FOR BLOMBERG; SHORT REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING);
Nettles singled to right [F. Alou scored]; Hart forced Nettles
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Yankees 2.

BREWERS 10TH: F. ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCDANIEL
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Johnson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Money flied out to right; May grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 10TH: Munson flied out to right; Michael singled to
shortstop; Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first) [Michael to
second]; White was walked intentionally; M. Alou popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 2.

BREWERS 11TH: Scott walked; On a bunt Briggs forced Scott
(catcher to shortstop); Brown flied out to right; Porter singled
to right [Briggs to third]; LAHOUD BATTED FOR THOMAS; Lahoud
walked [Porter to second]; Garcia popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 11TH: LAHOUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Murcer struck
out; F. Alou singled to left [F. Alou to third (error by
Briggs)]; Nettles homered [F. Alou scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 2, Yankees 4.



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