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#6185: NEW YORK YANKEES VS DETROIT TIGERS

1972-09-27, WGY, 211 min.

Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, and Bill White do the play by play.

Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Yankees      3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  3  2  -   6 12  1
 
Sparky Lyle, who leads the major leagues in saves with 35, suffered one of his rare failures in relief when the Tigers came from behind to defeat the Yankees 6-5. The Yankees scored three runs on a homer by Johnny Callison in the first inning and added two on a single by Bobby Murcer in the third.

Trailing, 5-1, the Tigers began their rally in the eighth with a run on singles by Willie Horton, Al Kaline and Duke Sims to kayo Steve Kline. Frank Howard, pinch-hitting, greeted Lyle's arrival with a run-scoring single and, after a walk, Mickey Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to make it 5-4. In the ninth, Ed Brinkman and Horton singled and Tony Taylor was safe on a bunt that the Yankees let roll. Kaline came through with a sacrifice fly to tie the score and Sims followed with a single to drive in the winning run.

#6182: NEW YORK YANKEES VS. DETROIT TIGERS

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1972-09-28, WGY, 211 min.

Thursday, September 28, 1972
Start Time: 8:04 p.m. Local
Attendance: 21,185
Venue: Tiger Stadium
Game Duration: 3:31


Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, and Bill White are the announcers as the New York Yankees win 3 runs to 2 over the Detroit Tigers in 12 innings.

Three notable homeruns by Yankee's Thurman Munson, Yankee pitcher Lindy McDaniel, and Roy White provide a win and opportunity for New York not to be eliminated from playoff contention. 

NOTE:
In the top of the eighth inning there is a brief missing gap of audio which does not include John Ellis' complete at bat, or includes the following batter, Rusty Torres at bat. The sound track picks up after 1 & 2 count to Ellis with Celarino Sanchez at bat with a count of 0 & 2.

#6314: CLEVELAND INDIANS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES: GAME 1

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1972-10-01, WGY, 139 min.

Gaylord Perry wins his 24th game of the season as the Cleveland Indians defeat the New York Yankees 2-1 in 11 innings in the first game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. Fritz Peterson is the losing pitcher for the Yankees. Announcers are Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, and Bill White. Aired on WGY Radio, Schenectady, New York. 

NOTE:

-This game rescheduled from September 30, 1972 (Rain).
Game goes 11 innings. Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 1.

-Frank Messer and Phil Rizzuto do the play by play and color broadcast with Bill White replacing Rizzuto in the top of the seventh inning. 

-Robert Merrill sings the National Anthem.

-AT 28 minutes into the broadcast, Phil Rizzuto and Frank Messer discuss Mickey Mantle and his great interest in returning to baseball as a manager. 

-At 50 minutes into the broadcast, Phil Rizzuto and Frank Messer discuss Roberto Clamente's 3000th hit yesterday.

-At 64 minutes into the game Cleveland Indians Roy Foster sliding into third base tears his right knee cartilage. He leaves the game which would be his last as a major leaguer. At 80 minutes in loud speaker announcer confirms injury to Roy Foster. Rizzuto and Messer react. 

-21st final Yankee double header played during the  1972 season.

-Cleveland Indians Gaylord Perry pitches his 29th COMPLETE game of the 1972 season.

#6315: CLEVELAND INDIANS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES: GAME 2

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1972-10-01, WGY, 157 min.

The Cleveland Indians complete a sweep of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium with a 4-3 2nd game win. Bobby Murcer hits his 30th and 31st home runs of the season off of Indians winning pitcher Steve Dunning. Rob Gardner absorbs the loss for the Yankees. Announcers are Bill White, Frank Messer, and Phil Rizzuto. Aired on WGY Radio. 

October 1, 1972	Cleveland Indians 4 at New York Yankees 3 (second game of a double header)	L	

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Only a little over 13,000 paid admissions to this second game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium 1.

#6316: MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES

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1972-10-02, WGY, 143 min.

The Milwaukee Brewers pound out thirteen base hits to defeat the New York Yankees 6-1 at Yankee Stadium. Ken Brett defeats Steve Kline. Bobby Murcer hits his 32nd home run of the season in a losing effort for the Yankees. Announcers are Bill White, Frank Messer, and Phil Rizzuto. Aired on WGY Radio. 

Summary:

Left hander Ken Brett fired a six hitter and the Milwaukee Brewers aggressively created an eighth inning tie with three runs and defeated the New York Yankees 6-1 in American League baseball Monday night.

The loss dropped the New York Yankees into fourth place in the East Division, one-half game behind Baltimore. 

Ken Brett  Who surrendered Bobby Murcer's 32nd home-run in the first inning was locked in a 1-1 tie with Steve Kline until the eighth inning. 

Rick Auerbach opened with a single and walks to Brett and Ellie Rodriquez loaded the bases with one out. Brock Davis singled for one run. George Scott's sacrifice fly made it 3-1 and Dave May's single gave the brewers another run. 

Milwaukee scored two more runs in the4 night on three hits, one of them by Ken Brett.    

NOTE: 

What makes these baseball air checks so valued and rare are the completeness of these games which not only include the opening chit chat by Yankee announcers, over a dozen minutes before the first pitch, but the inclusion of all commercials broadcasts.

#6318: MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES

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1972-10-03, WGY, 136 min.

The next to last game of the New York Yankee 1972 season. Mel Stottlemyre  starts his 36th game, trying to tie a Yankee record of pitching eight shutouts in a season. He is the losing pitcher going eight innings in a 3-2 defeat. 

The Milwaukee Brewers defeat the New York Yankees 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. Skip Lockwood defeats Mel Stottlemyre. Bobby Murcer hits his 33rd homer of the season and Roy White hits his 10th, both off Lockwood, who wins his 8th game of the season. Announcers are Bill White, and Frank Messer. Aired on WGY Radio.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing the National Anthem prior to the game.

#6320: MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES

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1972-10-04, WGY, 131 min.

Oct 4, 1972 — Milwaukee Brewers beat New York Yankees (1-0). Oct 4, 1972, Attendance: 5210, Time of Game: 1:57.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES

1972-10-04, WGY, 131 MIN.
• Phil Rizzuto
• Bill White
• Frank Messer
• Larry Gowell
• Jim Lonborg
• Phil Gries
• Mrs. Babe Ruth
Oct 4, 1972 — Milwaukee Brewers beat New York Yankees (1-0). Oct 4, 1972, Attendance: 5210, Time of Game: 1:57.

The Milwaukee Brewers defeat the New York Yankees 1-0 at Yankee Stadium on this final day of the regular season. Jim Lonborg scatters three hits in winning his 14th game of the season. Larry Gowell is the losing pitcher for the Yankees. Announcers are Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, and Frank Messer. Aired on WGY Radio.

NOTE: New York Yankee pitcher, Larry Gowell was the last American League pitcher to record a hit in a regular-season game before the Designated Hitter rule was instituted.

On October 4th, 1972, Gowell made his mark in baseball history when the rookie right-hander faced Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jim Lonborg and slugged a 3-2 fastball down the left-field line for a double.

Interestingly, it was Larry Gowell's first and only Major League hit, as well as the final regular season hit by an American League pitcher until interleague play and the designated hitter rule was implemented during the 1973 American League season.

Frank Messer, New York Yankee announcer from 1968 to 1985 calls the first, second, and third inning with Bill White.

Bill White, New York Yankee announcer from 1971 to 1988 calls the fourth, fifth and sixth inning with Phil Rizzuto.

Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankee announcer from 1957 to 1996 calls the seventh, eighth and ninth inning with Frank Messer from Yankee Stadium.

Larry Gowell leads off the bottom of the third inning and on a 3-2 count doubles down the left field line. Messer states, "Even if this is Gowell's only hit he'll ever get (which it was) it will be a special memory."

72 minutes into this broadcasts Phil Rizzuto comments about Gowell's hit.

NOTE:

The baseball which Larry Gowell hit for a double now resides in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

Also, it is interesting to note, during the 1972 season the New York Yankees had the lowest Yankee Stadium attendance record in 22 years, since 1945 (under 1 million).

At this final game of the season only 5,210 fans were in attendance watching a Hall of Fame baseball historic moment transpire.

Although Larry Gowell allowed only one run during this game the Yankees lost 1-0. It was to be Gowell's only MLB decision.

ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020, LARRY GOWELL CONTACTED YOURS TRULY, PHIL GRIES, BY PHONE, STATING HE HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR ANY BROADCAST RECORD OF THIS GAME FOR THE PAST 45 YEARS.

One continuous recording of the complete game was processed and transferred to a DVD SOUNDTRACK, taken from my mastered original analog 1/4" reel to reel audio tape. Two copies were mailed to Gowell, one of which he sent to Cooperstown, audio courtesy of Archival Television Audio, Inc.

The following is an email I received, February 29, 2020, from Larry Gowell.

"Hi Phil
A Facebook friend of mine just let me know about your company. His name is Chris, and he was looking into my time with the New York Yankees as a pitcher. My first game was in Milwaukee on September 21, 1972, in County Stadium where I pitched two perfect innings. In my second game, I started the last game of the year in Yankee Stadium on October 4th and pitched against Jim Lonborg.
These were my only two starts with the Yankees and my major league career. In that last game in Yankee Stadium an historical occurrence happened for me and the game of baseball.

In the third inning of the game, I got up to bat which was the only time in my major league career, and I ended up getting a hard hit double down the left field line that got to the wall.

This being the last game of the season in the major leagues, I went on with my life not knowing my hit was historic. I found out about 8 years later that the hit I got ended up being the last hit by a pitcher before the enactment of the "designated hitter" rule (DH). I was in possession of the baseball because they always would give the baseball on the occasion of your first hit in the big leagues.

After I found out about this notable at bat of mine I sent the baseball to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York to be evaluated and to confirm that the ball I had was actually the baseball I hit for a double my one and only time at bat in my major league career.

With further review, The Baseball Hall of Fame asked me if I wanted to donate the ball to the Hall as an historical baseball...that is very valuable to the hall and to the history of baseball. So, with that said, I have been looking, unsuccessfully, for any Video or Audio I can find related to that game at Yankee Stadium.

Chris Chafin checked out your website and he said you have it.

I know that Mrs. Babe Ruth was in the stands for that last game too.

I look forward to hearing from you."

The Best,

Larry Gowell
45 Seventh Street
Auburn, Maine 04210
PH. 207...-....

ON March 11th I mastered for Larry Gowell a DVD soundtrack containing the complete game broadcast which runs 131 minutes.
An additional copy was sent to him which he sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

It is heartening to know that Larry finally had a chance, after 48 years, to share with his family, and especially with his adoring grandson, and friends, to reflect while listening to the actual broadcast of his historic hit.

It is especially gratifying for me to realize, as an archivist for over 65 years, that Larry Gowell was able to share listening to this game personally 48 years after it happened...a moment in time in his life, with family and friends, listening to an audio air check from my collection that I was able to pass along to him just in time, and after so many years deemed "lost," for he passed away on May 11, 2020, at age 72, shortly after receiving it.

#18325: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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1979-07-13, , min.

New York Yankees at California Angels. Last three innings only.

8 records found for Frank Messer

#6185: NEW YORK YANKEES VS DETROIT TIGERS

1972-09-27, WGY, 211 min.

#6182: NEW YORK YANKEES VS. DETROIT TIGERS

1972-09-28, WGY, 211 min.

#6314: CLEVELAND INDIANS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES: GAME 1

1972-10-01, WGY, 139 min.

#6315: CLEVELAND INDIANS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES: GAME 2

1972-10-01, WGY, 157 min.

#6316: MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES

1972-10-02, WGY, 143 min.

#6318: MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES

1972-10-03, WGY, 136 min.

#6320: MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. NEW YORK YANKEES

1972-10-04, WGY, 131 min.

#18325: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1979-07-13, , min.