Yankees @ Red Sox
August 2, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 12 3
Red Sox 1 3 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 12 3
Red Sox 1 3 1

John Kennedy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .265
OBP .000 .329
At Bats 3 132
Hits 0 35
• Singles 0 25
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 17

Steve Kline Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 4 0
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Fenway Park - August 2, 1972
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Out
Steve Kline
Thurman Munson
John Ellis
Horace Clarke
Celerino Sanchez
Jerry Kenney
Roy White
Ron Swoboda
Felipe Alou
John Kennedy

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 12 3 9
Boston Red Sox 1 3 1 7
Winning Pitcher Steve Kline
Losing Pitcher John Curtis
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI John Ellis
Attendance 16,491
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Sanchez hits a line drive towards short. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alou strikes out.
Top 9 There goes White. The throw from Fisk and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 9 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Bottom 8 Jerry Kenney now playing shortstop. Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Don Newhauser now pitching. Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Hal Lanier. Murcer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Swoboda takes first base on ball four. Ellis moves to second.
Top 8 Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanchez scores.
Top 8 Sanchez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Sanchez reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Alou hits a popup towards short. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 White hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Curtis bunts towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Munson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Kline bunts towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kline for the out. Lanier moves to second.
Top 7 Lanier takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Petrocelli is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Fisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Fisk reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 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.
Top 6 Swoboda hits a line drive towards third. Petrocelli catches it and throws to second to double up Alou.
Top 6 Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alou moves to second.
Top 6 Sanchez strikes out.
Top 6 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Harper. The throw from Munson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 5 Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lanier.
Bottom 5 Curtis strikes out.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out.
Top 5 Munson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cater is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kline 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 4 Lanier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to third.
Top 4 Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Griffin moves to second.
Bottom 3 Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline juggles the ball. That's an error on Kline.
Bottom 3 Harper strikes out.
Top 3 Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Curtis hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cater hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Petrocelli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Kline 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 2 Lanier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Swoboda strikes out.
Top 2 Ellis strikes out.
Bottom 1 Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 1 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Griffin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Sanchez is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Clarke scores. Munson moves to third.
Top 1 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clarke moves to third. Munson moves to second.
Top 1 Munson bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clarke moves to second.
Top 1 Clarke takes first base on ball four.