September 17, 1972 · 3:33 AM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Biggest lead BAL by 1 · NYY 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: Davis
3B: Etchebarren
RBI: Etchebarren
LOB: 8
2B: Clarke
HR: Alou
RBI: Alou 2
CS: Munson
LOB: 9
Top 1 · BAL batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees edged the Orioles 2-1 at Yankee Stadium I.
Fritz Peterson got the win, Dave McNally took the loss and Sparky Lyle earned the save. Felipe Alou went 2-for-4 for the Yankees, while Andy Etchebarren went 2-for-3 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
