September 5, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
 BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Biggest lead NYY by 5
| 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: White, Alou, Spikes, McKinney
3B: Michael
RBI: Clarke, White, Spikes 2, McKinney 2, McDaniel
CS: White, Spikes
LOB: 20
2B: Powell 2
RBI: Powell 3, Robinson, Baylor
LOB: 22
Top 1 · NYY batting
Bottom 1 · BAL batting
The Yankees edged the Orioles 7-6 at Memorial Stadium.
Lindy McDaniel got the win, Dave McNally took the loss and Sparky Lyle earned the save. Rich McKinney went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Boog Powell went 3-for-5 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
