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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 2, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Peters |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 21,917 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Jerry Neudecker |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Ron Swoboda | Right Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| John Ellis | Catcher |
| Celerino Sanchez | Third Baseman |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| John Kennedy | Shortstop |
| Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Gary Peters | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 1972
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Peters
Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Peters
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Peters
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Swoboda moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Peters
Alou hits a line drive into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Peters
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Swoboda moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Peters
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kekich
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Kekich
Griffin bunts towards the mound. Kekich fields it and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Kekich
Cater hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Cater reaches second base with a double. Harper scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Kekich
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Kekich
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. Cater scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Kekich
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Peters
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Peters
Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kekich vs. Peters
Kekich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Peters
Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swoboda vs. Peters
Swoboda hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Kekich
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Kekich
Montgomery hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Kekich
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Kekich covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Peters
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Peters
Alou hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Murcer vs. Peters
Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Peters
Ellis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Peters
Sanchez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Peters
Lanier hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kekich
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Kekich
There goes Harper. The throw from Ellis and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Kekich
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Kekich
Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harper scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kekich
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Beene
Fred Beene now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Cater moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Petrocelli vs. Beene
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Beene
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Oglivie vs. Beene
Oglivie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Oglivie reaches second base with a double. Cater scores. Smith scores. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Montgomery vs. Beene
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sanchez. Petrocelli scores. Oglivie moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Peters vs. Beene
Peters takes first base on ball four. Montgomery moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harper vs. Beene
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beene vs. Peters
Beene hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Peters
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Peters
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Peters
White hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Beene
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Beene
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Beene
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Peters
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Peters
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Peters
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Beene
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Beene
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Beene
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Beene covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Peters
Sanchez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Peters
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beene vs. Peters
Beene hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Beene
Montgomery hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of White. Montgomery reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peters vs. Beene
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Montgomery moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Harper vs. Beene
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Griffin vs. Beene
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Montgomery scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Beene
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Beene
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Peters
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Peters
Swoboda strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Peters
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Peters
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Beene
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Beene
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Beene
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Peters
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Peters
Ellis hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Peters
Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Peters
Lanier hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Lanier reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Tiant
Thurman Munson pinch hits for Fred Beene. Luis Tiant now pitching.
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. McDaniel
Jerry Kenney now playing shortstop. Hal Lanier now playing third base. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Montgomery hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. McDaniel
Tiant bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. Montgomery moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. McDaniel
Harper hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. McDaniel
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Tiant
Clarke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Tiant
Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Ron Swoboda.
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tiant
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Tiant
Alou strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Tiant
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1972, game 2 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 0 1 0 Harper T, cf 4 2 1 0
Swoboda R, rf 3 0 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 1
Blomberg R, ph 1 0 1 0 Cater D, 1b 4 2 3 2
White R, lf 5 1 3 0 Smith R, rf 4 1 1 0
Alou F, 1b 5 1 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 1 1 1
Murcer B, cf 4 1 1 0 Kennedy J, ss 4 0 1 0
Ellis J, c 4 1 1 3 Oglivie B, lf 4 0 1 2
Sanchez C, 3b 4 0 2 0 Montgomery B, c 4 1 2 0
Kenney J, ss 0 0 0 0 Peters G, p 2 0 0 0
Lanier H, ss-3b 4 0 1 1 Tiant L, p 0 0 0 0
Kekich M, p 1 0 1 0
Beene F, p 2 0 0 0
Munson T, ph 1 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 4 13 4 33 7 11 6
New York 003 000 010 -- 4
Boston 204 001 00x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M (L) 2.1 5 5 5 1 0
Beene F 4.2 5 2 1 2 1
McDaniel L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Peters G (W) 7.2 11 4 4 2 3
Tiant L (S) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Sanchez C
DP -- New York 1, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 10, Boston 7
2B -- Cater D, Petrocelli R, White R, Oglivie B, Montgomery B, Lanier H
HR -- Ellis J
SB -- Harper T
SH -- Griffin D, Tiant L
WP -- Beene F
T -- 2:22
A -- 21917
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