August 6, 1972 New York Yankees at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 11
@BOS 2 CHW 10
TEX 1 CHW 7
TEX 1 CLE 2
DET 1 DET 6
@CLE 5 CAL 4
@KCR 3 CAL 3
@KCR 2 NYY 3
@MIL 0 NYY 6
@MIL 4
(10) OAK 6
@MIN 3
(13) MIN 5
OAK 1 ATL 4
@CIN 3
(10) LAD 6
SDP 0 PIT 8
@MON 0 PIT 7
@MON 2 NYM 12
CHC 2 HOU 7
@SFG 3 SFG 6
HOU 2 STL 6
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

County Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, August 6, 1972, 1:02
Time of Game: 2:18

Yankees

51-48

Won 1

3rd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    3 11  1
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0

W: S Kline (12-4), L: G Ryerson (2-4), S: S Lyle (24)

Brewers

41-60

Lost 1

6th, 16 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .249  .620    0    0   4   SB
R Swoboda RF                  5   0   3   0    0   1  .238  .700    0    0   0   
R White LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .768    0    3   0   SH
F Alou 1B                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .270  .707    0   20   0   
B Murcer CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .855    0    0   0   
J Ellis C                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .292  .817    0    3   0   HR
C Sanchez 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .279  .633    0    0   7   
H Lanier SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .198  .446    0    1   6   
S Kline P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .096  .257    0    0   2   GDP
  R Blomberg PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .857    0    0   0   
  S Lyle P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .321         0   0   
Totals                       36   3  11   3    2   2                    27  19

BATTING

HR: J Ellis (5, off G Ryerson; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: R White (2, off G Ryerson).

TB: J Ellis 4; R Swoboda 3; F Alou 2; H Clarke 2; C Sanchez 2; H Lanier.

GIDP: S Kline (1).

RBI: J Ellis 2 (15); F Alou (22).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: F Alou (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Clarke (11, 2nd base off J Bell/E Rodriguez).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Auerbach SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .558    0    4   8   
R Theobald 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .649    0    0   4   
B Davis RF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .699    0    3   0   
  B Heise PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .601    0    0   0   
G Scott 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .720    0   14   1   
J Briggs LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .828    0    0   0   
D May CF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .646    0    2   0   
  T Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .547    0    0   0   
M Ferraro 3B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .257  .654    0    0   1   2B
E Rodriguez C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .760    0    3   1   
G Ryerson P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .056  .161    0    0   0   
  S O'Brien PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .163  .554    0    0   0   2B
  J Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  O Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .619    0    0   0   
  K Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         1   1   
Totals                       33   0   5   0    0   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: S O'Brien (3, off S Kline); M Ferraro (12, off S Kline).

TB: M Ferraro 3; S O'Brien 2; G Scott; B Davis.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Theobald-R Auerbach-G Scott.

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Kline, W (12-4)              8     4   0   0    0   1   0   1.78   29     -       ·  ·     22· 4· 1· 1     75    -     1.22   0.39
S Lyle, S (24)                 1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.19    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.86   0.03
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     24· 4· 1· 1           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Ryerson, L (2-4)             6    10   3   3    0   1   1   2.89   27     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 7     41    -     0.96  -0.11
J Bell                         2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.88    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.47   0.02
K Sanders                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.19    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.00
Totals                         9    11   3   3    2   2   1          39     -       ·  ·     18· 8· 1· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. H Clarke             2B    1. R Auerbach           SS 
2. R Swoboda            RF    2. R Theobald           2B 
3. R White              LF    3. B Davis              RF 
4. F Alou               1B    4. G Scott              1B 
5. B Murcer             CF    5. J Briggs             LF 
6. J Ellis              C     6. D May                CF 
7. C Sanchez            3B    7. M Ferraro            3B 
8. H Lanier             SS    8. E Rodriguez          C  
9. S Kline              P     9. G Ryerson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-1  1--      19%  89% J Ellis         G Ryerson       Home Run; Alou Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% R Swoboda       G Ryerson       Single to LF; Clarke to 3B
   b 3   0  1-0  ---      -8%  51% M Ferraro       S Kline         Double to LF
   b 3   1  1-0  --3       8%  61% G Ryerson       S Kline         Groundout: SS-1B
   b 6   0  3-0  ---      -6%  82% S O'Brien       S Kline         Double to LF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Ryerson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  H Clarke        Single to SS
          1--      64%  R Swoboda       Single to LF; Clarke to 3B
   O      1-3      60%  R White         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Swoboda to 2B
   RO     -23      61%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B; Clarke Scores; Swoboda to 3B
   O      --3      58%  B Murcer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  R Auerbach      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  R Theobald      Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      63%  B Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gary Ryerson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  J Ellis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      60%  C Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  H Lanier        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Kline facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  G Scott         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  J Briggs        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  D May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gary Ryerson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  S Kline         Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  H Clarke        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  R Swoboda       Single to RF
   O      1--      60%  R White         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Kline facing 7-8-9
          ---      51%  M Ferraro       Double to LF
   O      -2-      53%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Ferraro to 3B
   O      --3      61%  G Ryerson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      65%  R Auerbach      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gary Ryerson facing 4-5-6
          ---      69%  F Alou          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      66%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--      63%  J Ellis         Flyball: CF
          1--      65%  C Sanchez       Single to CF; Alou to 2B
   O      12-      61%  H Lanier        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Kline facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      64%  R Theobald      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      60%  B Davis         Single to 2B (Bunt to P's Left)
   O      1--      63%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  J Briggs        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gary Ryerson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  S Kline         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  H Clarke        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  R Swoboda       Single to 2B
   O      1--      63%  R White         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Kline facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  D May           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      68%  M Ferraro       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gary Ryerson facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  F Alou          Single to RF
   O      1--      70%  B Murcer        Flyball: SS
   RR     1--      89%  J Ellis         Home Run; Alou Scores
          ---      90%  C Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      91%  H Lanier        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 2B
   OO     12-      88%  S Kline         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
                  Syd O'Brien pinch hits for Gary Ryerson batting 9th
          ---      82%  S O'Brien       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      87%  R Auerbach      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      90%  R Theobald      Groundout: P-1B; O'Brien to 3B
   O      --3      93%  B Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Bell facing 1-2-3
                  Jerry Bell replaces Syd O'Brien pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  H Clarke        Single to RF
          1--      94%  R Swoboda       Clarke Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      92%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B; Clarke to 3B
          --3      93%  F Alou          Walk
   O      1-3      91%  B Murcer        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Kline facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  G Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  J Briggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  D May           Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerry Bell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  J Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  C Sanchez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      94%  H Lanier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Kline facing 7-8-9
          ---      90%  M Ferraro       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      93%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B; Ferraro to 2B
                  Ollie Brown pinch hits for Jerry Bell batting 9th
          -2-      89%  O Brown         Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B)
   O      12-      94%  R Auerbach      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      98%  R Theobald      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Sanders facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Sanders replaces Ollie Brown pitching and batting 9th; Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Steve Kline batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Blomberg      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      98%  H Clarke        Walk
   O      1--      98%  R Swoboda       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  R White         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Sparky Lyle facing 3-4-5
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Ron Blomberg pitching and batting 9th; Bob Heise pinch hits for Brock Davis batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  B Heise         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  G Scott         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  J Briggs        Strikeout
                  Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Dave May batting 6th
   O      1--     100%  T Reynolds      Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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