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@CLE		5
6
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@DET		4
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@KCR		2
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2
Monday, September 11, 1972 7:20
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 15,442, Time of Game: 1:49
Yankees
4
73-64
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
 at Tigers
2
72-64
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 2 GB
W: Steve Kline (16-6)
L: Fred Scherman (6-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  0   3  0  0    4  6  2
Tigers          2  0  0   0  0  X    2  4  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Horace Clarke 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .246 .628 -0.102 1.30 0.000 -0.102 -1.0 1 3
Roy White LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .755 -0.008 0.86 0.043 -0.051 -0.1 1 0 2B
Bobby Murcer CF 3 1 3 2 0 0 .294 .905 0.224 0.96 0.224 0.000 1.7 1 0 HR,2B
Felipe Alou 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .283 .730 0.107 0.73 0.146 -0.040 0.5 6 3 HR,GDP
Thurman Munson C 0 1 0 0 3 0 .283 .716 0.129 0.96 0.129 0.000 1.3 2 0 SB
Charlie Spikes RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .390 -0.038 1.77 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 0 0
   Johnny Callison PH-RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .257 .675 0.106 1.09 0.127 -0.020 1.0 0 0
Celerino Sanchez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .241 .592 -0.101 0.93 0.000 -0.101 -1.1 1 0 GDP
Gene Michael SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 .240 .582 0.056 1.06 0.070 -0.014 0.6 1 2 SB
Steve Kline P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .074 .211 -0.076 1.54 0.000 -0.076 -0.9 2 2 SH
Team Totals 20 4 6 4 5 6 .300 1.140 0.297 1.05 0.739 -0.442 1.6 15 10
2B: B Murcer (28, off F Scherman); R White (26, off F Scherman).
HR: B Murcer (28, off F Scherman; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); F Alou (5, off F Scherman; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: S Kline (10, off F Scherman).
TB: B Murcer 7; F Alou 4; R White 2; J Callison.
GIDP: C Sanchez (9); F Alou (7).
RBI: B Murcer 2 (87); F Alou (31); J Callison (28).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Kline-G Michael-F Alou.
E: H Clarke (11); S Kline (6).
Baserunning
SB: T Munson (5, 2nd base off C Seelbach/T Haller); G Michael (4, 2nd base off C Seelbach/T Haller).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Northrup CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .673 0.030 0.94 0.058 -0.028 0.4 2 0
Tony Taylor 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .289 .720 0.072 1.32 0.126 -0.053 0.6 1 1
Gates Brown LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .230 .695 -0.004 1.04 0.032 -0.036 0.0 1 1
Norm Cash 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .770 -0.059 1.32 0.000 -0.059 -0.6 4 1
Duke Sims RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .620 0.101 1.22 0.113 -0.013 0.8 1 0 2B
Dick McAuliffe 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .656 -0.056 1.06 0.000 -0.056 -0.6 1 2
Tom Haller C 1 0 1 0 1 0 .212 .628 0.081 0.92 0.081 0.000 0.7 6 0
Ed Brinkman SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .201 .517 -0.121 1.69 0.000 -0.121 -1.0 2 3 GDP
Fred Scherman P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095 .232 -0.023 1.01 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 0 0
   Chuck Seelbach P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .568 -0.011 0.44 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 1
Team Totals 19 2 4 2 2 1 .211 .549 0.010 1.13 0.410 -0.400 0.0 18 9
2B: D Sims (9, off S Kline).
TB: D Sims 2; T Haller; J Northrup; T Taylor.
GIDP: E Brinkman (11).
RBI: G Brown (29); D Sims (19).
2-out RBI: D Sims.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. D McAuliffe-E Brinkman-N Cash 2.
E: D Sims (5).
Outfield Assists: G Brown (B Murcer at 3rd base).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Kline, W (16-6) 5 4 2 2 2 1 0 2.01 21 50 -0.011 1.13 -0.0
Team Totals 5 4 2 2 2 1 0 3.60 21 50 -0.011 1.05 -0.0

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fred Scherman, L (6-3) 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3.74 14 34 -0.304 1.16 -2.2
Chuck Seelbach 3 2 0 0 2 4 0 3.09 12 1 1 0.006 0.95 0.6
Team Totals 6 6 4 4 5 6 2 6.00 26 34 1 1 -0.298 1.13 -1.6
F Scherman faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Hank Morgenweck.
Time of Game: 1:49.
Attendance: 15,442.
Field Condition: Damp.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Horace Clarke 2B 1 Jim Northrup CF
2 Roy White LF 2 Tony Taylor 3B
3 Bobby Murcer CF 3 Gates Brown LF
4 Felipe Alou 1B 4 Norm Cash 1B
5 Thurman Munson C 5 Duke Sims RF
6 Charlie Spikes RF 6 Dick McAuliffe 2B
7 Celerino Sanchez 3B 7 Tom Haller C
8 Gene Michael SS 8 Ed Brinkman SS
9 Steve Kline P 9 Fred Scherman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-2 0 --- R NYY B. Murcer F. Scherman 15% 50% Home Run
t4 2-2 0 --- R NYY F. Alou F. Scherman 15% 65% Home Run
t4 3-2 0 -2- R NYY J. Callison C. Seelbach 13% 84% Single to RF; Munson Scores; Callison to 3B/Adv on E9
b1 0-1 0 1-- DET T. Taylor S. Kline -13% 41% Single to P/Bunt; Northrup to 3B; Taylor to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
b1 1-1 2 --3 R DET D. Sims S. Kline -11% 35% Double to CF; Taylor Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke F. Scherman -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- NYY R. White F. Scherman 4% 52% Double to RF
t1 0-0 1 -2- RO NYY B. Murcer F. Scherman 6% 58% Double to LF; White Scores; Murcer out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
t1 1-0 2 --- O NYY F. Alou F. Scherman -1% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- DET J. Northrup S. Kline -4% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-1 0 1-- DET T. Taylor S. Kline -13% 41% Single to P/Bunt; Northrup to 3B; Taylor to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
b1 0-1 0 -23 RO DET G. Brown S. Kline 2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B; Northrup Scores
b1 1-1 1 -2- O DET N. Cash S. Kline 3% 46% Groundout: 1B-P; Taylor to 3B
b1 1-1 2 --3 R DET D. Sims S. Kline -11% 35% Double to CF; Taylor Scores
b1 2-1 2 -2- O DET D. McAuliffe S. Kline 3% 38% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 5-6-7
t2 1-2 0 --- NYY T. Munson F. Scherman 4% 42% Walk
t2 1-2 0 1-- O NYY C. Spikes F. Scherman -4% 38% Flyball: RF
t2 1-2 1 1-- OO NYY C. Sanchez F. Scherman -5% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- DET T. Haller S. Kline -3% 30% Walk
b2 2-1 0 1-- O DET E. Brinkman S. Kline 3% 33% Foul Flyball: C
b2 2-1 1 1-- O DET F. Scherman S. Kline 2% 35% Strikeout
b2 2-1 2 1-- DET J. Northrup S. Kline -2% 33% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Haller to 2B
b2 2-1 2 12- O DET T. Taylor S. Kline 4% 37% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- NYY G. Michael F. Scherman 5% 41% Walk
t3 1-2 0 1-- O NYY S. Kline F. Scherman -2% 39% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Michael to 2B
t3 1-2 1 -2- O NYY H. Clarke F. Scherman -4% 35% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-2 2 -2- O NYY R. White F. Scherman -4% 32% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- DET G. Brown S. Kline -3% 28% Walk
b3 2-1 0 1-- O DET N. Cash S. Kline 3% 31% Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 2-1 1 1-- O DET D. Sims S. Kline 1% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cash to 2B
b3 2-1 2 -2- O DET D. McAuliffe S. Kline 3% 35% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- R NYY B. Murcer F. Scherman 15% 50% Home Run
t4 2-2 0 --- R NYY F. Alou F. Scherman 15% 65% Home Run
t4 3-2 0 --- NYY T. Munson F. Scherman 4% 68% Walk
Chuck Seelbach replaces Fred Scherman pitching and batting 9th
Johnny Callison pinch hits for Charlie Spikes (RF) batting 6th
t4 3-2 0 1-- NYY J. Callison C. Seelbach 3% 71% Munson Steals 2B
t4 3-2 0 -2- R NYY J. Callison C. Seelbach 13% 84% Single to RF; Munson Scores; Callison to 3B/Adv on E9
t4 4-2 0 --3 O NYY C. Sanchez C. Seelbach -3% 81% Strikeout
t4 4-2 1 --3 NYY G. Michael C. Seelbach 1% 82% Walk
t4 4-2 1 1-3 NYY S. Kline C. Seelbach 1% 83% Michael Steals 2B
t4 4-2 1 -23 O NYY S. Kline C. Seelbach -6% 77% Strikeout
t4 4-2 2 -23 O NYY H. Clarke C. Seelbach -4% 73% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 7-8-9
Johnny Callison moves from PH to RF
b4 2-4 0 --- DET T. Haller S. Kline -5% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 2-4 0 1-- OO DET E. Brinkman S. Kline 9% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b4 2-4 2 --- O DET C. Seelbach S. Kline 1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tigers' Chuck Seelbach facing 2-3-4
t5 4-2 0 --- O NYY R. White C. Seelbach -1% 77% Strikeout
t5 4-2 1 --- NYY B. Murcer C. Seelbach 2% 79% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t5 4-2 1 1-- OO NYY F. Alou C. Seelbach -3% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Yankees' Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
b5 2-4 0 --- O DET J. Northrup S. Kline 3% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-4 1 --- O DET T. Taylor S. Kline 2% 80% Flyball: CF
b5 2-4 2 --- O DET G. Brown S. Kline 1% 81% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tigers' Chuck Seelbach facing 5-6-7
t6 4-2 0 --- NYY T. Munson C. Seelbach 2% 84% Walk
t6 4-2 0 1-- O NYY J. Callison C. Seelbach -2% 82% Flyball: LF
t6 4-2 1 1-- O NYY C. Sanchez C. Seelbach -2% 80% Strikeout
t6 4-2 2 1-- O NYY G. Michael C. Seelbach -1% 79% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 2.

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