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Milwaukee Brewers @ Boston Red Sox
1972-05-27 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 17332 · night · 2:46
Boston Red Sox defeated Milwaukee Brewers 9–3. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 5th. Sonny Siebert earned the win and Ken Tatum picked up the save. Tommy Harper went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |
| BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
W: Sonny Siebert L: Jim Slaton SV: Ken Tatum
Umpires — HP: John Rice · 1B: Marty Springstead · 2B: Hank Morgenweck · 3B: Russ Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Milwaukee Brewers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Heise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave May | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 George Scott | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Briggs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike Ferraro | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Conigliaro | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ellie Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rick Auerbach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Slaton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Lahoud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Voss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brock Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Theobald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Harper | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Aparicio | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Oglivie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Reggie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Cater | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Griffin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlton Fisk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sonny Siebert | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Rick Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ken Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milwaukee Brewers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Slaton | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
 Earl Stephenson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Colborn | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
 Frank Linzy | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Siebert | 7.1 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| Ken Tatum | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bob Heise: 53
- Dave May: D7/G
- George Scott: 143.2-3
- John Briggs: K
Bot 1
- Tommy Harper: D7
- Luis Aparicio: S9/L.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Ben Oglivie: 9/9D.2-3
- Reggie Smith: K/C
- Rico Petrocelli: 8
Top 2
- Mike Ferraro: K
- Billy Conigliaro: S8
- Ellie Rodriguez: S9.1-2
- Rick Auerbach: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Danny Cater: D9/L
- Doug Griffin: 13/SH.2-3
- Carlton Fisk: FC6.3XH(625);B-2
- Sonny Siebert: S7.2-H
- Tommy Harper: 3/G
Top 3
- Jim Slaton: 9
- Bob Heise: 63
- Dave May: HR/9
- George Scott: 53
Bot 3
- Luis Aparicio: 63
- Ben Oglivie: K
- Reggie Smith: 43
Top 4
- John Briggs: K/C
- Mike Ferraro: 7
- Billy Conigliaro: S8
- Ellie Rodriguez: W.1-2
- Rick Auerbach: S7/G.2-H;1-2
- Jim Slaton: K/C
Bot 4
- Rico Petrocelli: 3
- Danny Cater: 53
- Doug Griffin: 4
Top 5
- Bob Heise: 8
- Dave May: S9/G
- George Scott: 53.1-2
- John Briggs: 8
Bot 5
- Carlton Fisk: E5/G
- Sonny Siebert: D8/L.1-H(UR)
- Tommy Harper: S/BG.2-3
- Luis Aparicio: S8.3-H;1-3
- Rick Miller: K
- Reggie Smith: E6/TH.3-H(UR);1-3(E3/TH);B-2
- Rico Petrocelli: S9.3-H(UR);2-3
- Danny Cater: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Mike Ferraro: D/78
- Billy Conigliaro: K/C
- Ellie Rodriguez: S7/G.2-3
- Rick Auerbach: 9
- Joe Lahoud: W.1-2
- Bill Voss: 64(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Doug Griffin: 8
- Carlton Fisk: W
- Sonny Siebert: W.1-2
- Tommy Harper: W.2-3;1-2
- Luis Aparicio: S7/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Rick Miller: K
- Reggie Smith: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Rico Petrocelli: 8
Top 7
- Dave May: 9
- George Scott: S
- John Briggs: W.1-2
- Mike Ferraro: 8/DP/PASS.1X2(86)
Bot 7
- Danny Cater: 13
- Doug Griffin: 53
- Carlton Fisk: K/C
Top 8
- Billy Conigliaro: 53
- Ellie Rodriguez: S7/L
- Rick Auerbach: W.1-2
- Brock Davis: S7/G.2-3;1-2
- Ron Theobald: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Dave May: K
Bot 8
- Ken Tatum: 43
- Tommy Harper: HR/7
- Luis Aparicio: S
- Rick Miller: 46(1)/FO
- Reggie Smith: 7
Top 9
- George Scott: 31
- John Briggs: S8/L
- Mike Ferraro: S.1-2
- Billy Conigliaro: K
- Ellie Rodriguez: 4/L
Notes & reviews
- Dave May's homer hit the top of the wall and bounced over
- John Briggs was called out for passing George Scott