July 31, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Fritz PetersonL: Pat DobsonS: Sparky Lyle
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
 BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Biggest lead NYY by 4 · BAL by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 |
| 3BAOrioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 |
5CL Guardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14.0 |
6MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21.0 |
2B: Murcer, Munson
RBI: Blomberg, Munson, Peterson, Alou
LOB: 12
2B: Belanger, Etchebarren
HR: Buford
RBI: Buford, Powell
LOB: 17
Top 1 · NYY batting
Bottom 1 · BAL batting
The Yankees beat the Orioles 5-2 at Memorial Stadium.
Fritz Peterson got the win, Pat Dobson took the loss and Sparky Lyle earned the save. Thurman Munson went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Don Buford went 2-for-5 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
