May 26, 1972 Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
CLE 0 BOS 5
MIL 4 CAL 10
KCR 5 MIN 7
TEX 0 DET 8
@NYY 2 OAK 4
CHW 2 ATL 9
SFG 4 CHC 5
MON 3 CIN 4
SDP 0 HOU 5
LAD 3 PIT 6
PHI 4 STL 6
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 12,595

Friday, May 26, 1972, 7:36PM
Time of Game: 2:53

Tigers

18-14

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: T Timmermann (3-4), L: M Kekich (4-3), S: F Scherman (5)

Yankees

14-17

Lost 1

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Taylor 2B                   3   3   3   0    2   0  .282  .836    0    2   3   
A Rodriguez 3B                5   2   2   1    0   0  .246  .562    0    0   1   
P Jata LF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .182  .432    0    1   0   
  J Northrup PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .547    0    0   0   
A Kaline RF                   3   1   1   2    2   1  .253  .644    0    2   0   IW
I Brown 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .143  .476    0   10   0   
  N Cash PH-1B                0   1   0   1    1   0  .288  .891    0    0   0   
M Stanley CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .767    0    1   0   
T Haller C                    5   0   1   2    0   2  .219  .692    0    8   1   
E Brinkman SS                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .597    0    2   4   
T Timmermann P                2   1   0   0    0   2  .063  .181    0    1   0   
  F Scherman P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    0    0   1   
Totals                       37   8   8   7    7  10                    27  10

BATTING

IBB: A Kaline (3, by M Kekich).

TB: T Taylor 3; A Rodriguez 2; T Haller; P Jata; A Kaline.

RBI: A Kaline 2 (8); T Haller 2 (10); N Cash (20); A Rodriguez (11); P Jata (1).

2-out RBI: A Kaline 2; T Haller 2; N Cash.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: T Haller (2).

E: N Cash (1).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .280  .662    0    2   4   CS
J Callison RF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .586    0    1   1   SB
B Murcer CF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .647    0    1   0   HBP
R White LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .255  .697    0    1   0   
R Blomberg 1B                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .756    0    7   0   
  F Alou PH-1B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .585    0    3   0   
T Munson C                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .290  .769    0   10   0   
R McKinney 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .226  .538    0    0   3   
G Michael SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .222  .608    0    2   3   
M Kekich P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .333    0    0   2   SH
  R Torres PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .559    0    0   0   
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Ellis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .364 1.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   6                    27  13

BATTING

SH: M Kekich (3, off T Timmermann).

HBP: B Murcer (1, by F Scherman).

TB: H Clarke 2; R McKinney 2; R Blomberg; R White; J Callison.

RBI: H Clarke 2 (8).

2-out RBI: H Clarke 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

PB: T Munson (2).

E: R McKinney (7); T Munson (6); G Michael (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Callison (1, 2nd base off T Timmermann/T Haller).

CS: H Clarke (3, 2nd base by T Timmermann/T Haller).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Timmermann, W (3-4)          5.1   4   1   1    3   5   0   1.95   22     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 4     58    -     1.30   0.05
F Scherman, S (5)              3.2   3   1   0    0   1   0   2.35   16     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 3          2-0    0.92   0.23
Totals                         9     7   2   1    3   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 7          2-0

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
M Kekich, L (4-3)              7     6   4   4    5   7   0   2.78   32     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 0· 6     51    -     1.06  -0.21
L McDaniel                     2     2   4   0    2   3   0   2.45   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.22  -0.01
Totals                         9     8   8   4    7  10   0          44     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Timmermann (2); M Kekich (2).

IBB: M Kekich (2; A Kaline).

HBP: F Scherman (2; B Murcer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 12,595.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees                     
1. T Taylor             2B    1. H Clarke             2B 
2. A Rodriguez          3B    2. J Callison           RF 
3. P Jata               LF    3. B Murcer             CF 
4. A Kaline             RF    4. R White              LF 
5. I Brown              1B    5. R Blomberg           1B 
6. M Stanley            CF    6. T Munson             C  
7. T Haller             C     7. R McKinney           3B 
8. E Brinkman           SS    8. G Michael            SS 
9. T Timmermann         P     9. M Kekich             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-2  123      17%  92% A Kaline        M Kekich        Single to LF; Taylor Scores; Rodriguez Scores; Jata to 2B
   b 5   2  2-0  -2-     -12%  66% H Clarke        T Timmermann    Single to CF; Michael Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      12%  62% P Jata          M Kekich        Single to LF; Taylor Scores
   b 6   2  2-1  -23      11%  73% T Munson        F Scherman      Flyball: CF
   t 3   0  0-1  1--       9%  77% T Taylor        M Kekich        Single to RF; Timmermann to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  T Taylor        Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
   R      1--      62%  P Jata          Single to LF; Taylor Scores
   O      1--      60%  A Kaline        Strikeout
   O      1--      58%  I Brown         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Timmermann facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  H Clarke        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Callison      Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  B Murcer        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Kekich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  T Haller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Timmermann facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  R White         Bunt Popfly: P
   O      ---      63%  R Blomberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  T Munson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Kekich facing 9-1-2
          ---      67%  T Timmermann    Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Timmermann to 1B
          1--      77%  T Taylor        Single to RF; Timmermann to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF; Timmermann Scores; Taylor to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      82%  P Jata          Foul Flyball: C
          -23      82%  A Kaline        Intentional Walk
   O      123      77%  I Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      123      72%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Timmermann facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  R McKinney      Strikeout
          ---      72%  G Michael       Walk
          1--      70%  M Kekich        Wild Pitch; Michael to 2B
          -2-      66%  " "             Passed Ball; Michael to 3B
   O      --3      73%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      77%  H Clarke        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Kekich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  T Haller        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      75%  E Brinkman      Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  T Timmermann    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Timmermann facing 2-3-4
          ---      69%  J Callison      Single to RF
   O      1--      74%  B Murcer        Flyball: 1B
          1--      72%  R White         Callison Steals 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      74%  R Blomberg      Single; Callison to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  T Munson        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  T Taylor        Single to RF; Taylor out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---      77%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  P Jata          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Timmermann facing 7-8-9
          ---      71%  R McKinney      Single to LF
   O      1--      76%  G Michael       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      78%  M Kekich        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Michael to 2B
   R      -2-      66%  H Clarke        Single to CF; Michael Scores
   O      1--      70%  J Callison      Clarke Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Kekich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      68%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
          ---      70%  I Brown         Walk
   O      1--      67%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      69%  T Haller        Passed Ball; Stanley to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Timmermann facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      69%  J Callison      Flyball: RF
          ---      65%  B Murcer        Walk
          1--      58%  R White         Walk; Murcer to 2B
                  Fred Scherman replaces Tom Timmermann pitching and batting 9th; Felipe Alou pinch hits for Ron Blomberg batting 5th
   O      12-      62%  F Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B; Murcer to 3B; White to 2B
   O      -23      73%  T Munson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Kekich facing 8-9-1
                  Felipe Alou moves to 1B
   O      ---      71%  E Brinkman      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  F Scherman      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      71%  T Taylor        Walk
          1--      75%  A Rodriguez     Single to RF; Taylor to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B/Adv on E2
          -23      76%  P Jata          Walk
   RR     123      92%  A Kaline        Single to LF; Taylor Scores; Rodriguez Scores; Jata to 2B
   O      12-      91%  I Brown         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Fred Scherman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  R McKinney      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  G Michael       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rusty Torres pinch hits for Mike Kekich batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  R Torres        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 6-7-8
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Rusty Torres pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  M Stanley       Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  T Haller        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Fred Scherman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  H Clarke        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Callison      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      96%  B Murcer        Hit By Pitch
          1--      94%  R White         Single to CF; Murcer to 2B
   O      12-      98%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lindy McDaniel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  F Scherman      Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  T Taylor        Single to CF
          1--      98%  A Rodriguez     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Taylor to 2B
                  Jim Northrup pinch hits for Paul Jata batting 3rd
   O      12-      98%  J Northrup      Flyball: 1B
          12-      98%  A Kaline        Walk; Taylor to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Norm Cash pinch hits for Ike Brown batting 5th
   R      123      99%  N Cash          Walk; Taylor Scores/unER; Rodriguez to 3B; Kaline to 2B
   R      123     100%  M Stanley       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores/unER/No RBI; Kaline to 3B; Cash to 2B
   RR     123     100%  T Haller        Single to CF; Kaline Scores/unER; Cash Scores/unER; Stanley to 2B
   O      12-     100%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Fred Scherman facing 6-7-8
                  Norm Cash moves to 1B; Jim Northrup moves to LF
          ---     100%  T Munson        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B)
          1--     100%  R McKinney      Single to RF; Munson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  G Michael       Popfly: SS
                  John Ellis pinch hits for Lindy McDaniel batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  J Ellis         Strikeout
   R      12-     100%  H Clarke        Single to RF; Munson Scores/unER; McKinney to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Callison      Foul Flyball: C
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Yankees 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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