August 8, 1972 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Sparky LyleL: Mickey Lolich
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 4 | 9 | 2 |
SS3-4H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterRWRoy WhiteLF1-2H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RP3.0IP0 ER · 3 K · WP7.2IP2 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 1 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DETigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | — |
2BO Red Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 |
3BA Orioles | 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: Brinkman
RBI: Rodriguez, Horton
LOB: 25
HR: White
RBI: White, Sanchez, Swoboda 2
LOB: 14
Top 1 · DET batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees beat the Tigers 4-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Sparky Lyle got the win and Mickey Lolich took the loss. Roy White went 1-for-2 for the Yankees, while Ed Brinkman went 3-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
