Orioles @ Red Sox
August 5, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Orioles 3 7 0
Red Sox 6 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Orioles 3 7 0
Red Sox 6 8 1

Johnny Oates Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .301
OBP .333 .367
At Bats 3 143
Hits 1 43
• Singles 0 30
• Doubles 1 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 15

Luis Tiant Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 3
Close
Fenway Park - August 5, 1972
Out
Luis Tiant
Carlton Fisk
Danny Cater
Doug Griffin
Rico Petrocelli
Luis Aparicio
Carl Yastrzemski
Rick Miller
Reggie Smith
Johnny Oates
Brooks Robinson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Baltimore Orioles 3 7 0 4
Boston Red Sox 6 8 1 3
Winning Pitcher Luis Tiant
Losing Pitcher Dave McNally
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rico Petrocelli
Attendance 25,735
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Oates hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli juggles the ball. That's an error on Petrocelli.
Top 9 Baylor strikes out.
Top 9 Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Grich is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rick Miller now playing center field. Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Eddie Watt now pitching. Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Terry Crowley pinch hits for Roric Harrison. Crowley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oates hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second, with Belanger covering, for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Cater takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Fisk strikes out.
Top 6 Baylor hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Petrocelli strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Griffin hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oates scores.
Top 5 Harrison strikes out.
Top 5 Belanger bunts towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belanger for the out. Oates moves to third.
Top 5 Oates hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Oates reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Harper hits a line drive towards short. Belanger reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tiant strikes out.
Bottom 4 Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Powell strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Roric Harrison now pitching. Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fisk for the out.
Bottom 3 Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 3 Smith takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McNally fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blair hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buford strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Cater takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McNally strikes out.
Top 2 Belanger hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Harper. Belanger reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Oates hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fisk strikes out.
Bottom 1 Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. Griffin scores. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 1 Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair scores. Grich moves to third.
Top 1 Powell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blair moves to second.
Top 1 Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out.