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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox
1972-09-08 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 28462 · 82°F, night, dry · 2:15
Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 4–2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 3rd. Luis Tiant earned the win. Carl Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Luis Tiant L: Fritz Peterson SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Art Frantz · 1B: Merle Anthony · 2B: George Maloney · 3B: Larry Napp · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Horace Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Thurman Munson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Murcer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Felipe Alou | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Callison | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Celerino Sanchez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Michael | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fritz Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bernie Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Harper | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Luis Aparicio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlton Fisk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andy Kosco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Doug Griffin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Tiant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Peterson | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Casey Cox | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lindy McDaniel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Tiant | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Horace Clarke: 7
- Thurman Munson: 7/F7D
- Bobby Murcer: 7/L78XD
Bot 1
- Tommy Harper: K/C
- Luis Aparicio: D7/F7DW
- Carl Yastrzemski: S9/G4.2-H
- Reggie Smith: 8/F8XD
- Rico Petrocelli: 9/L
Top 2
- Roy White: 8/F8XD
- Felipe Alou: 3/FL
- Johnny Callison: 2/FL
Bot 2
- Carlton Fisk: E6/TH1
- Andy Kosco: 54(1)3/GDP
- Doug Griffin: 13
Top 3
- Celerino Sanchez: W
- Gene Michael: 6(1)3/GDP
- Fritz Peterson: W
- Horace Clarke: 5/FL
Bot 3
- Luis Tiant: 6/P8S
- Tommy Harper: W
- Luis Aparicio: 9
- Carl Yastrzemski: HR/9.1-H
- Reggie Smith: 8
Top 4
- Thurman Munson: K
- Bobby Murcer: 8
- Roy White: 5/FL
Bot 4
- Rico Petrocelli: 6/L
- Carlton Fisk: 3/FL
- Andy Kosco: 53
Top 5
- Felipe Alou: D8
- Johnny Callison: 9.2-3
- Celerino Sanchez: S8/G.3-H
- Gene Michael: 8
- Fritz Peterson: K/C
Bot 5
- Doug Griffin: 53
- Luis Tiant: 3/P9S
- Tommy Harper: D7/F7DW
- Luis Aparicio: S7/L.2-H
- Carl Yastrzemski: 9/L
Top 6
- Horace Clarke: 8
- Thurman Munson: 5/L
- Bobby Murcer: HR/9
- Roy White: 31
Bot 6
- Reggie Smith: 8
- Rico Petrocelli: 9/F9DW
- Carlton Fisk: HP
- Andy Kosco: 8/F8XD
Top 7
- Felipe Alou: 53
- Johnny Callison: W
- Celerino Sanchez: 9
- Gene Michael: 9
Bot 7
- Doug Griffin: S7/G
- Luis Tiant: 34/SH.1-2
- Tommy Harper: 7
- Luis Aparicio: 9/89
Top 8
- Bernie Allen: 3
- Horace Clarke: 8/L
- Thurman Munson: 8
Bot 8
- Carl Yastrzemski: 8/F8XD
- Reggie Smith: E3/TH1
- Rico Petrocelli: CS2(24)
- Rico Petrocelli: 4/P9S
Top 9
- Bobby Murcer: 8/L
- Roy White: W
- Felipe Alou: 8/L
- Johnny Callison: S8.1-2
- Celerino Sanchez: 9