1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Program Notes
YOUTH + EXPERIENCE + DEPTH = YANKEES ... 1972
"There have been some changes made since last season. The young Yankees are still young, but important depth has been added in the form of experienced infielders and outfielders who give the Yankees maturity in what should be a great American League East pennant race.
The Yankees of 1972 have maneuverability, better pinch-hitting, a vastly improved bench, more pitching depth and a strongly reinforced bullpen. The Baltimore Orioles, defending league champions, are back with another strong array, but without Frank Robinson. The Yankees, as well as the Tigers and Red Sox, think the Orioles 'can be had.'
The Yankees were scheduled for an immediate showdown with eight early games with the Orioles and a pair at Detroit. But the Baseball Players' strike curtailed this early season test. Now that the season is belatedly underway, the Yankees can look to the last half of May as a significant test against their top Eastern Division rivals ... the Red Sox, Indians and Tigers here at Yankee Stadium.
In this 50th year of Yankee Stadium, the new Yanks of 1972 hope to emulate the great teams that have performed here in the last half century. We hope you will enjoy the best in baseball at the country's most renowned Stadium as you visit Yankee Stadium frequently during the new year.
WELCOME!"
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
WELCOME TO YANKEE STADIUM
"The Yankees hope your visit is a happy one. The goal for 1972 was the American League East championship. It still is, despite an unsatisfactory start. First the players' strike, then an early season slump left the Yankees hovering around fourth or fifth place in a closely bunched American League East race.
Defending champion Baltimore, fortunately for the Yankees, also got off slowly. After an early spurt by the surprising Cleveland Indians, the hard-hitting Detroit Tigers moved to the front. And the last time the Yanks faced the tough Tigers here at the Stadium, it was a Memorial Day sweep for the young Bombers with Steve Kline and Fritz Peterson besting the Tigers, with saves in both games by Sparky Lyle.
The Yankees have added depth and experience to their youthful team and still figure to make a run at the division title. It's going to take a lot of winning to bring a championship back to Yankee Stadium. And these young Yankees think they can win.
So we hope to see a winner today, but win or lose, have an enjoyable visit to this historic Stadium where 29 Yankee teams have won the American League pennant and 20 have captured the World Championship. Next year, 1973, will mark the 50th anniversary of this Stadium, an occasion that will be marked by season-long celebrations before the vast remodeling and modernizing of Yankee Stadium begins in 1974."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
YANKEE OUTFIELDERS
"There's good hitting, good power, graceful outfielding and strong arms in the quintet of players who comprise the Yankee outfield of 1972: left fielder Roy White, center fielder Bobby Murcer and right fielders Rusty Torres, John Callison and Ron Swoboda."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
YANKS WIN GOLD COAST CUP
"For the first time since the competition was started three years ago, the New York Yankees won the Gold Coast Cup competition, emblematic of the championship in the extended spring training series between the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles. Both the Yankee A and B teams won their spring series building toward the originally scheduled early games between the rivals."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
YANKEE STADIUM GAME TIMES
Single Day Games- 2:00 P.M.
Doubleheaders- 1:00 P.M.
Night Games- 7:30 P.M.
Twi-Night Doubleheaders- 5:00 P.M.
"GOOD KIDS" HONORED AT YANKEE STADIUM GAMES
"The popular Yankee 'Good Kids' awards will be resumed this season at the Stadium. Started late in the 1970 season, the program won instant success with the fans.
Most every day of the home season, Yankee management personnel will select young fans at random who, because of their excellent behavior, ball park manners and general deportment at Yankee Stadium, will be selected as that day's 'Good Kids.'
The following day, the 'Good Kids' will be honored with their names on the Stadium message board in center field and with a mention on the radio broadcast. Each young fan so honored will receive a pair of box seat tickets for a game on the next homestand and all of the honorees at that game will have their photos taken collectively on or near the field with some of the Yankee players. Each youngster then will receive a print of the photograph, in the mail."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
SENIOR CITIZEN DAYS
"Early season Senior Citizen Days have been scheduled at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, April 29 with the Minnesota Twins; on Wednesday afternoon, May 3 with the California Angels; on Thursday afternoon May 25 with the Cleveland Indians and on Wednesday afternoon, June 21 with the Kansas City Royals.
Senior citizens will be admitted to grandstand general admission seats on payment of the nominal 50 cent tax and service charge."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
YANKEES SCHEDULE EXCITING GIFT DAYS
"The most exciting youth days in all of baseball - Yankee Gift Days - are back on the schedule again this year. Close to a million fans have received the fine quality Yankee gifts in the last few years since the popular Bat Days led off the Yankee youth gift program.
Cap Day was held on April 30, Ball Day on May 27 and still ahead are Bat Day and T-Shirt Day at Yankee Stadium.
Highlight Gift Day, of course, will be the Yankees' ever popular Bat Day on Sunday afternoon, June 18, which will also be Father's Day. With the Texas Rangers playing at Yankee Stadium, each fan, 14 and under, will receive a fine quality Little League bat made by Hillerich & Bradsby Company of Louisville, Kentucky, makers of the Louisville Slugger. There will be bats for all qualifying youngsters as the Yanks have placed the largest bat order in the nation for this exciting event. Each bat will have the name of a popular Yankee on it, most of them in the reproduced autograph of the Yankee star.
The last scheduled Gift Day will be T-Shirt Day and for the first time, it will be held on a summer mid-week afternoon. T-Shirt Day will be Wednesday afternoon, July 19 with the hard-hitting Twins the Yankees' opponents. The attractive Tee Shirts feature the famed red, white and blue Yankee emblem on the chest and will be available in small, medium and large children's sizes.
Tickets for Gift Days are on sale now at the Advance Ticket offices here at the Stadium and at all Yankee ticket outlets. Regular season ticket prices prevail for these special days: box seats are $4.00, reserved seats $3.00, taxes included. These are the only priced tickets that may be purchased in advance.
The same rules apply for all Gift Days: boys and girls, 14 and under and accompanied by an adult, will receive the appropriate day's gift. Gifts are given on paid admissions only, and one adult may accompany an entire Little League team and each qualifying youngster will receive the gift of the day."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
26TH YANKEE OLD TIMERS' DAY HONORS FIVE DECADES OF CHAMPIONS
"Five decades of champions will be honored at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon, July 22 when the Yankees stage the grand-daddy of all Old Timers' Days. This 26th annual tribute to the greats of yesteryear will honor the Yankees and opponents on the 1922, 1932, 1942, 1952 and 1962 teams. The Yankees have won pennants in every year ending in a '2' for the last five decades.
In addition, the newest members of the Hall of Fame will be invited to be guests of honor just two weeks before their induction into the Cooperstown shrine. Former Yankee immortals Yogi Berra and Lefty Gomez, along with Dodger great Sandy Koufax and Negro League great Buck Leonard are scheduled to be honored at Yankee Stadium.
Three of the five honored championship Yankee teams also won World Championships, including the 1932, '52 and '62 teams. The 1962 Yankees were the last of the 20 Yank teams to win the World Series.
Stars of all five Yankee championship clubs to be honored will be invited back to the Stadium, including the workhorse and ERA champion of the '22 Yankees, Bob Shawkey. Gomez was the pitching star of Joe McCarthy's first Yankee title holders of 1932, while Earle Combs led the team in runs scored with 143. Slugging stars Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, of course, will be represented by their lovely widows.
Joe DiMaggio was the offensive star of the 1942 Yankees, leading the club in hits, runs scored, triples and runs batted in. Spud Chandler was the pitching star that year.
The 1952 Yanks found Mickey Mantle's star rising as he led in hits, doubles and batting average while Yogi topped the Bombers in runs, homers and RBIs. The '62 Yankees were led by Bobby Richardson with a league-leading 209 hits, 99 runs scored and 38 doubles. Roger Maris led the team in homers and RBIs and Mantle in batting average.
All will be invited back for the annual tribute to nostalgia. While plans for this great 26th Old Timers' Day are being developed, choice box and reserved seats are on sale now at all Yankee ticket outlets, and at regular-season prices. The California Angels will play the Yanks of 1972 in the regular American League game that follows the Old Timers' ceremonies and game."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
PITCH, HIT AND THROW
"Baseball's national program called Pitch, Hit and Throw launches its third season this spring. Regional competition will lead to the finals in Atlanta at the All-Star Game. Registrations are now being accepted through June 4, after which the regional competitions start."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
FIVE YANKEES NOMINATED FOR 1972 ALL-STAR TEAM
"Led by outfielders Bobby Murcer and Roy White, five Yankees have been nominated for the 1972 All-Star Game to be played in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 25.
The names of Thurman Munson, Gene Michael and Horace Clarke, along with White and Murcer, are on the computerized ballots that will be distributed regularly at Yankee Stadium and in stores throughout the country, commencing Memorial Day weekend. Voting for the respective American and National League starting All-Star squads will continue well into July in the third annual popular poll of the fans conducted by Major League Baseball with the fine cooperation of the Gillette Company of Boston.
Ballots will be distributed here at Yankee Stadium every day the team is at home commencing with the big Memorial Day weekend series with the Detroit Tigers. Ballots will also be available wherever Gillette products are sold. Computerized results will be announced weekly by the Commissioner's office. Pitchers and the remainder of the squad other than other starters will be picked by the respective All-Star managers, Earl Weaver for the American League and Danny Murtaugh for the National League.
Once again, there will be ample opportunity to write in selections of players who may be performing in all-star style, but whose names do not appear on the ballot. Ron Blomberg, playing a new position this year, along with veteran star Felipe Alou, may be among those who will receive heavy write-in support.
Last year, both Murcer and Munson were named to the All-Stars and Bobby got the first hit of the game and went on to hit .331 as runner-up in the American League batting race."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
MAYOR'S TROPHY GAME
"The Yankees host the Mets in the annual Mayor's Trophy Game at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, August 24 at 7:30 P.M. In nine games played to date in this great charity series, some 389,411 tickets have been sold, yielding a total of $992,663.09 for the development of sandlot baseball in the greater Metropolitan New York area, through the respective foundations of the Yankees and Mets. Tickets for this year's Mayor Trophy's classic are on sale here today and at all Met and Yankee ticket outlets."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
CONVENIENT RESERVATION OFFICES
"Convenient reservation offices can be found at North Jersey outlets of the New Jersey Automobile Club in Oradell, Paterson and Jersey City.
Computerized tickets are available throughout the Metropolitan area at Ticketron (TRS) outlets at Gimbels, Sears, B. Altman, Abraham & Straus, Bambergers and Gertz stores, at the Ridgewood, New Jersey News, Paramus, New Jersey Bowling Lanes and other ticket outlets.
Ticket reservations are also available at AVCO Financial Services, Inc. offices throughout the Metropolitan area."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
YANKEE TICKETS AVAILABLE TO TRIPLE-S BLUE STAMP SAVERS
"Again in 1972, fans who collect Triple-S Blue Stamps may redeem their books for box, reserved and general admission tickets to Yankee home games. This is the seventh consecutive season that the Yankees and Triple-S have cooperated in this venture.
Fans may redeem their SSS Blue Stamps at any redemption center for tickets or, of course, the hundreds of other gift items in the SSS catalogue.
In addition, as has been the case in previous seasons, each time a Yankee hits a home run at Yankee Stadium, 10,000 Triple-S Blue Stamps will be sent to a worthy charity in the New York area. The charity is announced prior to the game and the stamps are redeemable for any gift in the catalogue."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
AMERICAN LEAGUE UMPIRES
1 Stevens
2 Honochick
3 Soar
4 Knapp
5 Flaherty
6 Chylak
7 Umont
8 Rice
9 Stewart
10 Haller
11 DiMuro
12 Odom
13 Neudecker
14 Springstead
15 Goetz
16 Kunkel
17 Barnett
18 Denkinger
19 Frantz
20 Luciano
21 Anthony
23 Maloney
24 McCoy
25 Phillips
26 Deegan
27 Evans
28 Morganweck
WMCA
"When in doubt about the game being played, just tune in WMCA at 570 KC, the official basic station for the New York Yankees. WMCA will keep fans up to date as to whether the game is being played."
-1972 New York Yankees Scorecard and Official Program
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