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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 24, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 24, 1972 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 24, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 24, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vince Colbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Hinton |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,134 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Hank Morgenweck 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: John Rice |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Leon | Second Baseman |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Right Fielder |
| Tommy McCraw | First Baseman |
| Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
| Vince Colbert | Pitcher |
| Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Kenney | Shortstop |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Rich McKinney | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Rich Hinton | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 24, 1972
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Hinton
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Hinton
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hinton
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Hinton
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Colbert
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Colbert
Callison hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Colbert
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Colbert
There goes Murcer. The throw from Fosse and he is out, Duffy applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hinton
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hinton
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Hinton
McCraw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Hinton
There goes McCraw. The throw from Munson and he is safe. McCraw steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Hinton
Duffy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Duffy reaches second base with a double. McCraw scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colbert vs. Hinton
Colbert is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Colbert
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Colbert
Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Colbert
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Colbert
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Colbert
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Hinton
Unser hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Hinton
Leon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Hinton
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Hinton
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Colbert
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Colbert
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Colbert
Callison hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hinton
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hinton
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Hinton
McCraw hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Colbert
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Leon can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Colbert
White hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Colbert
Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Colbert
Munson is hit by the pitch. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKinney vs. Colbert
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Hinton
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Hinton
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Hinton
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Colbert
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Colbert, and towards Leon, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Colbert
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Colbert
Kenney strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Hinton
Leon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hinton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Hinton
Fosse hits a popup towards second. Allen catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Allen. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Hinton
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Colbert
Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Colbert
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Callison moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Colbert
White hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Callison tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Colbert
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Colbert
Munson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Colbert
McKinney hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCraw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hinton
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Hinton
McCraw hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Hinton
Duffy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Colbert
Allen hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Colbert
Rusty Torres pinch hits for Rich Hinton.
Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Colbert
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Duffy. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Colbert
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kenney moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Riddleberger
Denny Riddleberger now pitching. Fred Stanley now playing shortstop.
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lyle
Rusty Torres now playing right field. Sparky Lyle now pitching. Felipe Alou now playing first base.
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Lyle
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Lyle
Leon hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Riddleberger
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Riddleberger
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Riddleberger
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Riddleberger
McKinney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Riddleberger
Horace Clarke pinch hits for Bernie Allen.
Clarke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Clarke reaches second base with a double. Munson scores. There goes McKinney trying to get to home. Johnson throws the ball in to Fosse, who tags McKinney for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Riddleberger
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lyle
Horace Clarke now playing second base.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Lyle
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Lyle
Roy Foster pinch hits for Graig Nettles.
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lyle
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney juggles the ball. That's an error on McKinney. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Lyle
Jerry Moses pinch hits for Tommy McCraw.
Moses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fosse scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Lyle
Chris Chambliss pinch hits for Denny Riddleberger.
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1972 -- Cleveland at New York (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 3 0 0 0 Kenney J, ss 4 0 0 0
Leon E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Callison J, rf 4 1 2 0
Johnson A, lf 4 0 2 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
Fosse R, c 4 1 1 0 Murcer B, cf 3 1 2 0
Nettles G, 3b 3 0 0 0 White R, lf 2 1 0 1
Foster R, ph 1 0 0 0 Blomberg R, 1b 2 0 0 0
Bell B, rf 4 0 0 0 Alou F, 1b 1 0 0 0
McCraw T, 1b 3 1 1 0 Munson T, c 3 1 2 2
Moses J, ph 1 0 1 1 McKinney R, 3b 4 0 2 0
Duffy F, ss 3 0 1 1 Allen B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Riddleberger D, p 0 0 0 0 Clarke H, ph-2b 1 0 1 1
Chambliss C, ph 1 0 0 0 Hinton R, p 2 0 0 0
Colbert V, p 2 0 0 0 Torres R, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Stanley F, ss 1 0 0 0
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34 2 7 2 31 4 9 4
Cleveland 010 000 001 -- 2
New York 000 002 02x -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Colbert V (L) 6.2 6 2 2 2 3
Riddleberger D 1.1 3 2 2 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hinton R (W) 7.0 5 1 1 1 4
Lyle S (S) 2.0 2 1 0 0 0
E -- Blomberg R, Allen B, Duffy F, McKinney R
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, New York 8
2B -- Duffy F, Clarke H
SB -- McCraw T
CS -- Murcer B
SF -- White R
HBP -- by Colbert V (Munson T)
T -- 2:25
A -- 7134
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