April 7, 1972. New York Yankees 2, Baltimore 0

 The story of this game is Fritz Peterson with a little help from Bobby Murcer.  Peterson throws a 7-hit shutout at the Orioles.  The Orioles couldn't get enough going with those 7 hits and 2 walks, as they stranded 9 on the day.  

Oriole starter Dave McNally matched Peterson through six except for a solo homer from Bobby Murcer and then left for a pinch hitter.  New York added an insurance run in the 9th on a Roy White single to get to the final score of 2-0.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 11 - FRIDAY, APRIL 7TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
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Baltimore Orioles (0-2)000000000071
New York Yankees (2-0)00000101X271
New York Southpaw Tosses 2-0 Shutout
Today Yankees pitcher Fritz Peterson sparkled in a 7-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium 1952-1975. He fanned 1 and walked 2 to help New York post the 2-0 win.

BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORENEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
PlayerABRHRBIBBKLOBAVGHRRBI
D. Baylor LF4010001.16700
M. Rettenmund RF4000001.37501
B. Grich 2B4020001.37500
B. Powell 1B3020100.33300
B. Robinson 3B4000006.00000
P. Blair CF4000000.25000
A. Etchebarren C2000100.00000
   b-D. Buford PH1000000.00000
M. Belanger SS4020001.42900
D. McNally P2000011.00000
   a-D. Johnson PH1000001.00000
   D. Alexander P0000000.00000
   O. Pena P0000000.00000
   c-T. Crowley PH1000001.00000
Totals340702113   
a - D. Johnson pinch hit for D. McNally in the 7th
b - D. Buford pinch hit for A. Etchebarren in the 9th
c - T. Crowley pinch hit for O. Pena in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Belanger (1, 9th Inning off F. Peterson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Baylor , B. Grich 2 , B. Powell 2 , M. Belanger 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Robinson 3 , T. Crowley
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Baylor (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. McNally (1)
PlayerABRHRBIBBKLOBAVGHRRBI
H. Clarke 2B4110000.28600
T. Munson C4010002.28600
B. Murcer CF4131001.62523
R. White LF4011003.42902
F. Alou RF3010002.33300
   a-J. Callison PH, RF1000001.00000
R. Blomberg 1B3000012.28602
R. McKinney 3B3000002.00000
G. Michael SS3000012.00000
F. Peterson P3000010.00000
Totals322720315   
a - J. Callison pinch hit for F. Alou in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Murcer (2, 6th Inning off D. McNally, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Clarke , T. Munson , B. Murcer 6 , R. White , F. Alou
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Alou , G. Michael
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. McKinney (1)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORENEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPIERA   
D. McNally L (0-1)6.0511031831.50   
D. Alexander1.1111000166.75   
O. Pena0.210000070.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McNally 61
Batters Faced: D. McNally 24, D. Alexander 5, O. Pena 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McNally 8-7, D. Alexander 3-1, O. Pena 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. McNally 83-58, D. Alexander 16-10, O. Pena 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Pena 1-1
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPIERA   
F. Peterson W (1-0)9.07002101250.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Peterson 72
Batters Faced: F. Peterson 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Peterson 13-12
Pitches - Strikes: F. Peterson 125-82
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fritz Peterson
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium 1952-1975
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 11987
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Yankees : LHP Fritz Peterson
Pitching: LHP Fritz Peterson
Batting: RHB Don Baylor0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Merv Rettenmund0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Grich0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Boog Powell0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bobby Grich to second
Batting: RHB Brooks Robinson0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
New York Yankees batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP Dave McNally
Pitching: LHP Dave McNally
Batting: SHB Horace Clarke0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Thurman Munson0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Murcer0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 110.0 MPH)
Thurman Munson to second
Batting: SHB Roy White0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 5DF
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Felipe Alou0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 89M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Yankees : LHP Fritz Peterson
Batting: RHB Paul Blair0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 71.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Etchebarren0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Belanger0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 106.2 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
New York Yankees batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP Dave McNally
Batting: LHB Ron Blomberg0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rich McKinney0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Michael0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Yankees : LHP Fritz Peterson
Batting: RHB Dave McNally0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Don Baylor0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Merv RettenmundPickoff Throw to First - No movement.
0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Don Baylor is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 56D, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
New York Yankees batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP Dave McNally
Batting: SHB Fritz Peterson0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Horace Clarke0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Thurman Munson0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 61.2 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Murcer0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Yankees : LHP Fritz Peterson
Batting: RHB Bobby Grich0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Boog Powell0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brooks Robinson0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
New York Yankees batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP Dave McNally
Batting: SHB Roy White0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2LF
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Felipe Alou0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Roy White to second
Batting: LHB Ron Blomberg0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rich McKinney0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Roy White to third
Batting: SHB Gene Michael0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Yankees : LHP Fritz Peterson
Batting: RHB Paul Blair0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Etchebarren0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Belanger0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dave McNally0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
New York Yankees batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP Dave McNally
Batting: SHB Fritz Peterson0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Horace Clarke0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Thurman Munson0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Yankees : LHP Fritz Peterson
Batting: RHB Don Baylor0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Merv RettenmundPickoff Throw to First - No movement.
0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Grich0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Boog Powell0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 5F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bobby Grich to second
Batting: RHB Brooks Robinson0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 91.2 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
New York Yankees batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP Dave McNally
Batting: LHB Bobby Murcer0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Batting: SHB Roy White0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Felipe Alou0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 96.2 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ron Blomberg0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Yankees : LHP Fritz Peterson
Batting: RHB Paul Blair0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 96.2 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andy Etchebarren0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Belanger0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Davey Johnson0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 3SF
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
New York Yankees batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : LHP Dave McNally
Pitching: RHP Doyle Alexander
Batting: RHB Rich McKinney0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gene Michael0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Fritz Peterson0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Yankees : LHP Fritz Peterson
Batting: RHB Don Baylor0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Merv Rettenmund0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bobby Grich0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Boog Powell0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Bobby Grich to second
Batting: RHB Brooks Robinson0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
New York Yankees batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Doyle Alexander
Batting: SHB Horace Clarke0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 73.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Thurman Munson0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Runner from 1st tags up, SAFE at 2nd
Pitching: RHP Orlando Pena
Batting: LHB Bobby Murcer0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Horace Clarke to third
Batting: SHB Roy White0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Horace Clarke scores
Pinch Hitting: LHB Johnny Callison0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Yankees : LHP Fritz Peterson
Now in RF: Johnny Callison
Batting: RHB Paul Blair0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Don Buford0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Belanger0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Terry Crowley0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - New York 2

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