New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox

Aug 2, 1972

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	13	1	10
BOS	2	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	-	7	11	0	7

loss:

M. Kekich(10-10)win: Boston Red Sox logo

G. Peters(2-2)save: Boston Red Sox logo

L. Tiant(3)

Scoring Summary

NYYBOS

1Danny Cater doubles (14) on a to left fielder Roy White. Tommy Harper scores. [1 run] 01
1Rico Petrocelli doubles (8) on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Danny Cater scores. [1 run] 02
3John Ellis hits a home run (4). Roy White scores. Felipe Alou scores. [3 runs] 32
3Danny Cater singles on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Tommy Harper scores. [1 run] 33
3Ben Oglivie doubles (7) on a to left fielder Roy White. Danny Cater scores. Reggie Smith scores. Rico Petrocelli to 3rd. [2 runs] 35
3Bob Montgomery reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Celerino Sanchez. Rico Petrocelli scores. Ben Oglivie to 3rd. [1 run] 36
6Doug Griffin singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Bob Montgomery scores. [1 run] 37
8Hal Lanier doubles (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Ben Oglivie. Bobby Murcer scores. [1 run] 47

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Horace Clarke2B	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
2Ron SwobodaRF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.214
Ron BlombergPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288
3Roy WhiteLF	3	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	.282
4Felipe Alou1B	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	5	.263
5Bobby MurcerCF	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	.285
6John EllisC	1	4	1	3	1	0	1	4	.298
7Celerino Sanchez3B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.270
Jerry KenneySS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181
8Hal LanierSS-3B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.192
9Mike KekichP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160
Fred BeeneP	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Thurman MunsonPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.282
Lindy McDanielP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	13	39	4	4	4	2	1	24	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Mike KekichLHP	2.1	5	5	5	0	1	16	3.11
Fred BeeneRHP	4.2	5	2	1	1	2	29	3.03
Lindy McDanielRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	4	3.45
TOTAL	8.0	11	7	6	1	3	49	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Tommy HarperCF	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	5	.281
2Doug Griffin2B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.263
3Danny Cater1B	3	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.250
4Reggie SmithRF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.263
5Rico Petrocelli3B	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.238
6John KennedySS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.263
7Ben OglivieLF	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.260
8Bob MontgomeryC	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.298
9Gary PetersP	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.200
Luis TiantP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143




TOTAL	11	33	7	6	1	3	0	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Gary PetersLHP	7.2	11	4	4	3	2	1	47	4.04
Luis TiantRHP	1.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	8	3.12

TOTAL	9.0	13	4	4	4	2	1	55	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningNYYBOS

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Horace Clarke out to right fielder Reggie Smith. [1 out]
00
WALK — Ron Swoboda walks.
00
SINGLE — Roy White singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tommy Harper. Ron Swoboda to 2nd.
00
LINEOUT — Felipe Alou lines out to left fielder Ben Oglivie. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Murcer singles on a to second baseman Doug Griffin. Ron Swoboda to 3rd. Roy White to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — John Ellis strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Tommy Harper singles on a ground ball to center fielder Bobby Murcer.
00
SAC BUNT — Doug Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Mike Kekich to first baseman Felipe Alou. Tommy Harper to 2nd. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Danny Cater doubles (14) on a to left fielder Roy White. Tommy Harper scores. [1 run]
01
BATTER OUT — Reggie Smith out, second baseman Horace Clarke to first baseman Felipe Alou. [2 outs]
01
DOUBLE — Rico Petrocelli doubles (8) on a to center fielder Bobby Murcer. Danny Cater scores. [1 run]
02
FLYOUT — John Kennedy flies out to third baseman Celerino Sanchez. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

NYY

BOS

4Runs7

13Hits11

1Errors0

.333Batting Avg.333

39At Bats33

3Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In6

2Walks3

0Stolen Bases1

4Strikeouts1

10Left on Base7

18Total Bases15

Game Details

Wednesday, August 2, 1972 · 7:05 PM

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

attendance: 21,917 (58.1%)

weather: 68 degrees, unknown