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Boston Red Sox @ 
New York Yankees
1972-09-13 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 15322 · 75°F, night · 2:42
Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 7–2. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 5th. Lynn McGlothen earned the win and Bob Veale picked up the save. Doug Griffin went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
W: Lynn McGlothen L: Rob Gardner SV: Bob Veale
Umpires — HP: Don Denkinger · 1B: Frank Umont · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jim Odom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tommy Harper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Aparicio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Yastrzemski | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rico Petrocelli | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Carlton Fisk | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Andy Kosco | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Oglivie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Griffin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lynn McGlothen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Veale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Horace Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roy White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Murcer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Blomberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Callison | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bernie Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Thurman Munson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Michael | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rob Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Tepedino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Felipe Alou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Swoboda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Spikes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich McKinney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn McGlothen | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Veale | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Gardner | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Lindy McDaniel | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Casey Cox | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Klimkowski | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
 Fred Beene | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tommy Harper: 4
- Luis Aparicio: 9
- Carl Yastrzemski: 7/L
Bot 1
- Horace Clarke: 13
- Roy White: 43
- Bobby Murcer: 63/G4M
Top 2
- Rico Petrocelli: 53
- Carlton Fisk: 8
- Andy Kosco: K
Bot 2
- Ron Blomberg: K/C
- Johnny Callison: S4.B-2(E4/TH1)
- Bernie Allen: K
- Thurman Munson: K
Top 3
- Ben Oglivie: 5
- Doug Griffin: 53
- Lynn McGlothen: 8/F78XD
Bot 3
- Gene Michael: 13
- Rob Gardner: K
- Horace Clarke: E6/G
- Roy White: SB2
- Roy White: 31
Top 4
- Tommy Harper: 7/F7DW
- Luis Aparicio: 8/L
- Carl Yastrzemski: 7/F78XD
Bot 4
- Bobby Murcer: 31
- Ron Blomberg: 8
- Johnny Callison: W
- Bernie Allen: 64(1)/FO
Top 5
- Rico Petrocelli: W
- Carlton Fisk: S8/G6.1-2
- Andy Kosco: S5.2-3;1-2
- Ben Oglivie: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Doug Griffin: S5/BG.3-H;1-2
- Lynn McGlothen: S5/BG15.2-3;1-2
- Tommy Harper: E5/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Luis Aparicio: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
- Carl Yastrzemski: K
Bot 5
- Thurman Munson: 8/F8XD
- Gene Michael: K
- Frank Tepedino: 6
Top 6
- Rico Petrocelli: W
- Carlton Fisk: 9/L9DW
- Andy Kosco: 53.1-2
- Ben Oglivie: 43
Bot 6
- Horace Clarke: 31
- Roy White: 9
- Bobby Murcer: S7/G
- Ron Blomberg: HP.1-2
- Johnny Callison: 13
Top 7
- Doug Griffin: D9/L
- Lynn McGlothen: K/BF
- Tommy Harper: 63
- Luis Aparicio: 8
Bot 7
- Bernie Allen: 8
- Thurman Munson: T8
- Gene Michael: HP
- Felipe Alou: D8.3-H;1-H
- Horace Clarke: 63
- Roy White: 8
Top 8
- Carl Yastrzemski: S3
- Rico Petrocelli: D8.1-3
- Carlton Fisk: IW
- Andy Kosco: S7/G.3-H;2-H;1-3;BX2(764)
- Ben Oglivie: W
- Doug Griffin: S7.3-H;1-2
- Bob Veale: K
- Tommy Harper: WP.2-3
- Tommy Harper: W.1-2
- Luis Aparicio: 53
Bot 8
- Bobby Murcer: K
- Ron Swoboda: 8/F8XD
- Charlie Spikes: K
Top 9
- Carl Yastrzemski: K
- Rico Petrocelli: K
- Carlton Fisk: K
Bot 9
- Rich McKinney: 6
- Thurman Munson: 9
- John Ellis: 8
Notes & reviews
- Umpire Ron Luciano ill
- 5 minute rain delay