July 2, 1972 · 3:38 AM EDT
W: Rob GardnerL: Milt WilcoxS: Sparky Lyle
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
 NYY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Biggest lead CLE by 1 · NYY by 3 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 |
3BA Orioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 |
| 5CLGuardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14.0 |
6MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21.0 |
2B: Nettles, Johnson
HR: Nettles
RBI: Nettles, Johnson
LOB: 9
3B: Ellis
HR: Blomberg
RBI: Sanchez, Blomberg 2, Allen, Kenney
LOB: 14
Top 1 · CLE batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees beat the Guardians 5-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Rob Gardner got the win, Milt Wilcox took the loss and Sparky Lyle earned the save. Ron Blomberg went 2-for-3 for the Yankees, while Graig Nettles went 2-for-4 for the Guardians.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
