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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 29, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 29, 1972 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 29, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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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 29, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 23,013 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Art Frantz 3B: Merle Anthony |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Paul Jata | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | First Baseman |
| Ike Brown | Left Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| John Ellis | Catcher |
| Bernie Allen | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Kenney | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 29, 1972
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Peterson
Taylor strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jata vs. Peterson
Jata hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Niekro
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Niekro
Callison hits a popup towards first. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Niekro
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Niekro
There goes Murcer. The throw from Haller and he is out, Brinkman applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peterson
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Peterson
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haller vs. Peterson
Haller strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brinkman vs. Peterson
Brinkman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niekro vs. Peterson
Niekro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Niekro
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Niekro
Blomberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Niekro
Ellis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Niekro
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blomberg moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kenney vs. Niekro
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Allen moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Peterson
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jata vs. Peterson
Jata hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Niekro
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peterson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. Perranoski
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan fields it and he's got Peterson trapped. He throws home. Haller throws to Rodriguez, who tags Peterson for the out. Clarke moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Perranoski
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan fields it and throws to second for the out. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Perranoski
White hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peterson
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Peterson
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Haller vs. Peterson
Haller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Perranoski
Blomberg hits a fly ball into right field. Jata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Perranoski
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Perranoski
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Peterson
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perranoski vs. Peterson
Perranoski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Peterson
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Perranoski
Kenney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Perranoski
Peterson bunts towards first. Freehan scoops it up and throws to first, with Taylor covering, for the out. Kenney moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Perranoski
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kenney scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Perranoski
There goes Clarke. The throw from Haller and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callison vs. Perranoski
Callison is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Perranoski
Murcer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jata vs. Peterson
Jata hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Peterson
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Peterson
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Peterson
Rodriguez hits a line drive to left field. White throws towards the plate. Ellis fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ellis. Freehan scores. Brown goes all the way around to score. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haller vs. Peterson
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Ellis and he is out, Allen applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Peterson
Haller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Peterson
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Perranoski
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freehan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Perranoski
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Ron Blomberg.
Alou hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Perranoski
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Perranoski
Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Bernie Allen.
Swoboda hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jata. Swoboda reaches second base with a double. Ellis moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torres vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching. Rusty Torres pinch hits for Jerry Kenney.
Torres hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Torres reaches second base with a double. Ellis scores. Swoboda scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peterson vs. Scherman
Peterson hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scherman vs. Peterson
Felipe Alou now playing first base. Hal Lanier now playing third base. Gene Michael now playing shortstop.
Scherman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Peterson
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Peterson
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Scherman
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown throws the ball in to Taylor who tags Clarke, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Scherman
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Scherman
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jata vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Jata hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Lyle
Freehan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lyle
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Scherman
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Scherman
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Scherman
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Scherman
Lanier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Scherman
Michael hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lyle
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lyle
Al Kaline pinch hits for Tom Haller.
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lyle
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/29/1972, game 2 -- Detroit at New York (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Taylor T, 2b 4 0 2 0 Clarke H, 2b 4 0 3 1
Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Callison J, rf 4 0 0 0
Jata P, rf 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 3 0 0 0
Freehan B, 1b 4 1 2 0 White R, lf 4 0 0 0
Brown I, lf 3 1 1 0 Blomberg R, 1b 2 0 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 2 1 Alou F, ph-1b 2 1 1 0
Haller T, c 2 0 0 0 Ellis J, c 4 1 1 0
Kaline A, ph 1 0 0 0 Allen B, 3b 2 0 1 0
Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 Swoboda R, ph 1 1 1 0
Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0 Lanier H, 3b 1 0 1 1
Perranoski R, p 1 0 0 0 Kenney J, ss 2 1 2 0
Scherman F, p 1 0 0 0 Torres R, ph 1 0 1 2
Michael G, ss 1 0 0 0
Peterson F, p 2 0 1 0
Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
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32 2 7 1 33 4 13 4
Detroit 000 002 000 -- 2
New York 000 012 01x -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J* 2.0 4 0 0 1 0
Perranoski R (L) 3.2 5 3 3 0 3
Scherman F 2.1 4 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W) 7.0 7 2 1 3 5
Lyle S (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd
E -- Ellis J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, New York 7
2B -- Rodriguez A, Freehan B, Swoboda R, Torres R
SB -- Clarke H
CS -- Murcer B, Rodriguez A
SH -- Peterson F
T -- 2:23
A -- 23013
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