May 8, 1973 - Lyle holds onto lead despite Rare Play interference!

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 May 8, 1973 - Lyle holds onto lead despite Rare Play interference!



Sparky Lyle came on to pitch the 9th and immediately got squeezed by home plate umpire Don Denkinger (Patient rare play - all tough become patient for the rest of the inning/ pitchin change).
Lyle walked Rod Carew and Harmon Killebrew to start the inning, and was not happy with Denkinger's interpretation of home plate.
Lyle switched gears and managed to get Tony Oliva to ground into a 6-4-3 double play, but Carew moved to third with the tying run.
Bobby Darwin came up and was just behind a Lyle fastball, flying out to right and ending the game.
Bobby Murcer homered and Roy White singled in the go ahead run for New York. Mel Stottlemeyer got a much needed win and improved to 2-5. Dick Woodson took the loss for Minnesota.

5-8-1973 (Night Game): 1973-NYA (10-15) vs. 1973-MIN (14-8) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1973-NYA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0 1973-MIN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1973-NYA AB R H RBI BB SO AVE H. Clarke (2B) 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 R. White (LF) 3 0 1 1 1 0 .248 M. Alou (RF) 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 B. Murcer (CF) 4 1 2 1 0 0 .284 G. Nettles (3B) 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 R. Blomberg (1B) 3 0 0 0 1 0 .216 J. Callison (DH) 4 0 1 0 0 0 .258 T. Munson (C) 3 0 0 0 1 0 .241 G. Michael (SS) 3 1 1 0 0 0 .216 31 2 8 2 3 0 .251 1 for 3 with runners in scoring position. 2B: M. Alou[5], G. Michael[2] HR: B. Murcer[4] RBI: R. White[12], B. Murcer[19] SH: H. Clarke[2] SB: M. Alou[2] GIDP: T. Munson[4], G. Michael[3] DP: 2 LOB: 6 1973-MIN AB R H RBI BB SO AVE L. Hisle (CF) 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 R. Carew (2B) 3 0 0 0 1 1 .385 H. Killebrew (1B) 2 0 0 0 2 0 .213 T. Oliva (DH) 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 B. Darwin (RF) 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 S. Braun (3B) 3 0 2 1 0 0 .214 D. Thompson (SS) 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 P. Roof (C) 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J. Holt (LF) 3 0 0 0 0 0 .305 29 1 4 1 3 3 .257 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position. 2B: B. Darwin[5], S. Braun[4] RBI: S. Braun[10] GIDP: H. Killebrew[4], T. Oliva[3] DP: 2 LOB: 4 1973-NYA IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA M. Stottlemyre (W, 2-5) 8.0 4 1 1 1 3 0 3.22 S. Lyle (S, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.16 9.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 3.96 Game Score: M. Stottlemyre (78) Pitches Thrown: M. Stottlemyre (96) 1973-MIN IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA D. Woodson (L, 2-1) 7.2 8 2 2 3 0 1 2.91 R. Corbin 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 9.0 8 2 2 3 0 1 3.22 Game Score: D. Woodson (52) Pitches Thrown: D. Woodson (109) DDBB Player of the Game: B. Murcer Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington

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