1972 - 05 - 08 Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Recap

The 1972 baseball season - On the 08 of 05 1972, the Minnesota Twins attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Minnesota Twins were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1972 Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1972/05/08 Minnesota Twins vs New York Yankees
Played at Metropolitan Stadium with 15596 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Minnesota Twins001000011391
New York Yankees000021101491
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Minnesota Twins -2Bert BlylevenBill Rigney
New York Yankees -2Mel StottlemyreRalph Houk
 
Home Runs in game:
Minnesota Twins -0
New York Yankees -1
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Cesar Tovar9Horace Clarke4
Danny Thompson6Johnny Callison9
Rod Carew4Bobby Murcer8
Harmon Killebrew3Roy White7
Steve Braun5Ron Blomberg3
Bobby Darwin8Thurman Munson2
Jim Nettles7Rich McKinney5
Phil Roof2Gene Michael6
Bert Blyleven1Mel Stottlemyre1
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Nestor Chylak Home Plate Umpire
Larry Barnett First Base Umpire
Dave Phillips Second Base Umpire
Jim Evans Third Base Umpire