Yankees 5, Tigers 6 Box Score, Sep 27, 1972

September 27, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT

Final

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYY	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	0
DET	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	12	1

Top performers

JCJohnny CallisonRF2-4H-ABHR · 2B · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterAKAl Kaline1B2-4H-AB2 RBI · 1 R
Winning pitcherCSChuck SeelbachP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · W
SLSparky LyleP1.0IP2 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcher

Game flow

DET100%50%100%NYY

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Biggest lead NYY by 5 · DET by 1 · 1 lead change

Key plays

T1 +29% NYYJohnny Callison hits a home run (9). Roy White scores. Ron Blomberg scores.NYY 3 · DET 0
B8 +14% NYYAurelio Rodriguez strikes out swinging.NYY 5 · DET 4
B9 +19% DETWillie Horton singles on a ground ball to left fielder Roy White. Ed Brinkman to 2nd.NYY 5 · DET 4
B9 +22% DETTony Taylor singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Hal Lanier. Ed Brinkman to 3rd. Marvin Lane to 2nd.NYY 5 · DET 4
B9 +18% DETDuke Sims singles on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Marvin Lane scores. Tony Taylor to 2nd.NYY 5 · DET 6

Team stats

NYY

DET

10Hits12
5Runs6
1Home runs0
12Walks3
6Strikeouts4
0Errors1

2Stolen bases0
.270Batting average.364
.449On-base %.417
.378Slugging.364
6.48ERA5.00
33Left on base12

1972 AL East Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1DETigers	86	70	.551	—
2BORed Sox	85	70	.548	0.5
3BAOrioles	80	74	.519	5.0
4NYYankees	79	76	.510	6.5
5CLGuardians	72	84	.462	14.0
6MIBrewers	65	91	.417	21.0

Game info

Venue: Tiger Stadium

Yankees

Batting


HCHorace Clarke2B	5	1	2	0	0	1	2
RWRoy WhiteLF	4	1	1	0	0	2	0
BMBobby MurcerCF	4	0	2	2	0	2	2
RBRon Blomberg1B	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
JCJohnny CallisonRF	4	1	2	3	1	1	0
BABernie Allen3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
TMThurman MunsonC	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
GMGene MichaelSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
SKSteve KlineP	4	1	2	0	0	0	1
FAFelipe Alou1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
HLHal Lanier3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SLSparky LyleP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	37	5	10	5	1	12	6

2B: Callison

HR: Callison

RBI: Murcer 2, Callison 3

SB: White, Murcer

LOB: 33

Pitching


SKSteve Kline	7.1	7	4	2	3	42
SLSparky LyleL	1.0	5	2	1	1	14
Totals	8.1	12	6	3	4	56

Tigers

Batting


DMDick McAuliffe2B	3	0	0	1	1	0
AKAl Kaline1B	4	1	2	2	0	0
DSDuke SimsC	5	1	2	1	0	1
NCNorm Cash1B	3	0	1	0	0	1
JNJim NorthrupLF	3	0	0	0	0	1
MSMickey StanleyCF	2	0	0	1	0	0
ARAurelio Rodriguez3B	3	1	1	0	1	1
EBEd BrinkmanSS	4	1	2	0	0	0
JCJoe ColemanP	0	0	0	0	0	0
TTTony TaylorPH	1	0	1	0	0	0
FHFrank HowardPH	1	0	1	1	0	0
JSJoe StatonPR	0	0	0	0	0	0
CSChuck SeelbachP	0	0	0	0	0	0
IBIke BrownLF	0	0	0	0	1	0
FSFred SchermanP	0	0	0	0	0	0
BSBill SlaybackP	0	0	0	0	0	0
JHJohn HillerP	0	0	0	0	0	0
THTom HallerPH	1	0	0	0	0	0
JGJohn GamblePR	0	0	0	0	0	0
LLLerrin LaGrowP	0	0	0	0	0	0
GBGates BrownPH	1	0	0	0	0	0
CZChris ZacharyP	0	0	0	0	0	0
WHWillie HortonRF	2	1	2	0	0	0
MLMarvin LanePR	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	6	12	6	3	4

RBI: McAuliffe, Kaline 2, Sims, Stanley, Howard

LOB: 12

Pitching


JCJoe Coleman	1.1	3	3	5	4	1	35
CSChuck SeelbachW	1.0	1	0	1	1	0	10
FSFred Scherman	1.1	3	2	1	0	0	12
BSBill Slayback	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	4
JHJohn Hiller	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1
LLLerrin LaGrow	3.0	3	0	1	1	0	18
CZChris Zachary	2.0	0	0	3	0	0	17
Totals	9.0	10	5	12	6	1	97

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1972 AL East Standings

Game info

Yankees

Batting

Pitching

Tigers

Batting

Pitching

1st inning · NYY 3–0 DET · NYY leads 3–0

Tigers edge Yankees 6-5 as Kaline goes 2-for-4

Players mentioned

New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1972 AL East Standings

Game info

Yankees

Batting

Pitching

Tigers

Batting

Pitching

1st inning · NYY 3–0 DET · NYY leads 3–0

Tigers edge Yankees 6-5 as Kaline goes 2-for-4

Players mentioned