The red-hot New York Yankees won their 11th game in a row today with a 7-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Fritz Peterson pitched a fine game and picked up his 13th win of the season. The Yankees continue to put distance between themselves and the other teams in the AL East.
The Detroit Tigers were able to stay 9 games back with an exciting 1-0 10 inning victory over the Cleveland Indians. In the bottom of the 10th, Dick McAuliffe won the game for Detroit with a 1 out solo blast. Mickey Lolich picked up his 17th win and 6th shutout of the season.
BOXSCORE: 1972 Milwaukee Brewers At 1972 New York Yankees 8/12/1972
Brewers AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG
R.Auerbach SS 3 0 0 0 .237 H.Clarke 2B 4 0 0 0 .304
R.Theobald 2B 3 0 2 1 .222 T.Munson C 4 1 2 0 .296
D.May CF 5 0 0 0 .267 B.Murcer CF 3 2 1 2 .294
G.Scott 1B 4 0 1 0 .221 R.White LF 4 1 2 0 .270
O.Brown RF 3 1 2 0 .260 R.Blomberg 1B 2 1 0 0 .276
F.Linzy P 0 0 0 0 .250 J.Callison RF 3 1 2 1 .326
B-B.Heise PH 1 0 0 0 .248 C.Sanchez 3B 3 0 1 1 .282
K.Sanders P 0 0 0 0 .000 G.Michael SS 4 1 1 3 .233
J.Briggs LF 4 0 0 0 .297 F.Peterson P 4 0 2 0 .246
M.Ferraro 3B 4 0 2 1 .275 S.Lyle P 0 0 0 0 .125
E.Rodriguez C 4 1 2 0 .247
J.Lonborg P 2 0 0 0 .220
A-J.Lahoud RF 1 0 0 0 .258
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 2 9 2 Totals 31 7 11 7
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Lonborg In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Linzy In 8th Inning
Brewers......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 1
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 - 7 11 0
Brewers (49-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Lonborg LOSS(8-11) 5 1/3 7 5 5 3 1 1 3.81
F.Linzy 1 2/3 4 2 2 0 0 1 1.99
K.Sanders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.34
Totals 8 11 7 7 3 1 2
Yankees (68-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
F.Peterson WIN(13-7) 8 2/3 8 2 2 4 4 0 3.48
S.Lyle 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.06
Totals 9 9 2 2 4 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 28,473 DATE- Saturday, August 12th 1972 TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Marty Springstead, Russ Goetz, Hank Morgenweck, John Rice
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Brewers:10 Yankees: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Brewers: 3 Yankees: 0
ERRORS- J.Lonborg
DOUBLES- R.Theobald(12th), O.Brown(5th), E.Rodriguez(6th), T.Munson(11th)
HOME RUNS- B.Murcer(24th), G.Michael(4th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Murcer(10th), R.White(19th)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Scott, H.Clarke
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Theobald, J.Callison, C.Sanchez
WALKS- R.Auerbach-2, R.Theobald, J.Lahoud, H.Clarke, B.Murcer, R.Blomberg
HIT BY PITCH- R.Blomberg
STRIKE OUTS- G.Scott-2, J.Briggs-2, R.Blomberg
GIDP- H.Clarke-2, G.Michael
2-out RBI- M.Ferraro, R.Theobald
RLISP 2-out- G.Scott, R.White, E.Rodriguez, G.Michael-2, D.May-3, R.Theobald,
J.Lahoud, R.Auerbach
Johnny Callison had 2 base hits as the blistering-hot New York Yankees
defeated the Milwaukee Brewers by a score of 7 to 2 at Yankee Stadium.
Fritz Peterson(13-7) delivered a fine performance for New York. He
surrendered 8 hits and 4 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings. New York rapped out 11
hits for the afternoon.
Jim Lonborg(8-11) was tagged with the loss. He pitched 5 and 1/3 innings and
surrendered 7 hits and 3 walks.New York continued their winning ways,
seemingly unable to lose during this stretch.
BOXSCORE: 1972 Cleveland Indians At 1972 Detroit Tigers 8/12/1972
Indians AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
B.Bell CF 4 0 0 0 .195 D.McAuliffe 2B 4 1 1 1 .272
J.Brohamer 2B 4 0 1 0 .242 A.Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 .247
C.Chambliss 1B 4 0 0 0 .325 J.Northrup RF 4 0 0 0 .274
R.Foster RF 4 0 0 0 .225 N.Cash 1B 3 0 1 0 .278
G.Nettles 3B 4 0 0 0 .295 D.Sims C 4 0 1 0 .200
J.Moses C 3 0 0 0 .186 G.Brown LF 4 0 2 0 .167
F.Duffy SS 4 0 1 0 .244 M.Stanley CF 3 0 1 0 .223
T.McCraw LF 4 0 2 0 .271 E.Brinkman SS 4 0 0 0 .181
D.Tidrow P 3 0 0 0 .161 M.Lolich P 3 0 0 0 .133
A-T.Taylor PH 1 0 0 0 .281
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 0 4 0 Totals 33 1 6 1
A-Pinch Hit For Lolich In 10th Inning
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 1
Indians (56-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Tidrow LOSS(7-10) 9 1/3 6 1 1 3 2 1 2.36
Totals 9 1/3 6 1 1 3 2 1
Tigers (60-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Lolich WIN(17-4) 10 4 0 0 0 6 0 2.30
Totals 10 4 0 0 0 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 26,620 DATE- Saturday, August 12th 1972 TIME- Day
UMPIRES- George Maloney, Larry Napp, Art Frantz, Merlyn Anthony
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6 Tigers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Tigers: 0
ERRORS- N.Cash
DOUBLES- J.Brohamer(7th), G.Brown(4th)
HOME RUNS- D.McAuliffe(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Tidrow, A.Rodriguez
WALKS- D.McAuliffe, N.Cash, M.Stanley
HIT BY PITCH- J.Moses
STRIKE OUTS- C.Chambliss-2, G.Nettles, J.Moses, D.Tidrow-2, D.Sims, T.Taylor
RLISP 2-out- G.Brown, T.McCraw, M.Lolich-2, B.Bell, N.Cash, G.Nettles
Mickey Lolich held Cleveland scoreless on just 4 hits as the Detroit Tigers
defeated the Cleveland Indians in 10 innings by a score of 1 to 0 at Tiger
Stadium.
Neither pitching staff had allowed a run after the regulation nine innings.
Detroit came out the victor in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded,
Dick McAuliffe ripped a solo home run giving Detroit the victory and sending
the 26,620 home-town fans home happy. Detroit had only 6 hits for the
afternoon.
For Lolich(17-4) it was his 6th shutout this year. Dick Tidrow(7-10) was the
loser. He pitched 9 and 1/3 innings giving up 6 hits and 3 walks.
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1972 American League
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
EAST WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1972 New York NYA 68 38 .642 ---- 47 56 50 .528 79 76 .510
1972 Detroit DEA 60 48 .556 9.0 58 50 .537 86 70 .551
1972 Cleveland CLA 56 51 .523 12.5 50 57 .467 72 84 .462
1972 Milwaukee MLA 49 59 .454 20.0 43 65 .398 65 91 .417
1972 Baltimore BAA 49 59 .454 20.0 59 49 .546 80 74 .519
1972 Boston BOA 47 59 .443 21.0 54 52 .509 85 70 .548
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