Thursday, January 12, 2017

1972 AL Games of Note

August 16, 1972

On a day that the red-hot Chicago White Sox won their 10th game in a row, the New York Yankees winning streak was snapped at 15. Chicago defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 as Wilbur Wood won his 20th game of the season. In New York, Kansas City got 4 runs in the 1st inning and that was all the scoring the Royals would need in stopping the Yankee's 15 game winning streak. Roger Nelson pitched a complete game shutout for Kansas City, earning his 6th win of the season.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1972 American League                Date: 8/16/1972
 
MILWAUKEE AT CHICAGO
Brewers......... 0 0 0  0 2 1  0 0 0  -  3  8  3
White Sox....... 0 0 0  2 0 0  3 0    -  5 12  0
Win:Wood(20-12) Loss:Ryerson(3-7) Save:Gossage(3rd)
 
Left fielder Carlos May had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the sizzling Chicago
White Sox bested the floundering Milwaukee Brewers 5 to 3 at Comiskey
Park.
 
Chicago scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning with the help of 3 hits.
Buddy Bradford opened up the inning nicely when he laced a base-hit.  Rich
Morales followed and he reached on an error.  Walt Williams then reached on
an error.  Mike Andrews followed next and he lined a one-base hit.  Dick
Allen stepped into the box and hit a deep fly.  After another out, May came
to bat and stroked a base-hit.  May took second on the throw.  Ed Spiezio
followed and he was walked intentionally to load the bases.  Overall Chicago
out-hit Milwaukee 12 to 8.  
 
The victory was credited to Wilbur Wood(20-12) who went 7 innings, allowing 3
runs. Rich Gossage recorded his 3rd save.  The losing pitcher was Gary
Ryerson(3-7).  He pitched 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 11 hits and 1 walk.
 
 
 
NEW YORK AT KANSAS CITY
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  7  0
Royals.......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  4  7  0
Win:Nelson(6-4) Loss:Peterson(13-8)
Homeruns- R.Scheinblum(8th)
 
Roger Nelson pitched a complete game shutout as the Kansas City Royals beat
the New York Yankees by a score of 4 to 0.
 
Nelson(6-4) gave a fine effort for Kansas City.  He went 9 innings allowing 7
hits and 3 walks.  After the 1st inning, neither team was able to score.
 
The loss was charged to Fritz Peterson(13-8).  He allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in
6 innings.
 

 

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