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Formerly with the Reds, Milt Wilcox made his first A. L. start for the Indians and pitched a two-hitter to defeat the Red Sox, 4-0. Tommy McCraw, who replaced the injured Chris Chambliss at first base for the Indians in the sixth inning, came to bat in the eighth and smashed a three-run homer. The Patriots Day game, which began at 11 a.m., drew a crowd of 24,989. [The Sporting News] Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 0Game Played on Monday, April 17, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway ParkIndians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 4 8 0
Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1
Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Unser cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Harper cf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .167
Leon 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A. Johnson lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .143
Nettles 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .375 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Chambliss 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .125
McCraw 1b 2 1 1 3 0 1 .333 Cater 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fosse c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .167 Griffin 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .200
Bell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Josephson c 3 0 2 0 0 1 .333
Phillips rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Culp p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Duffy ss 2 1 1 0 2 1 .400 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wilcox p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burda ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Krausse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 8 4 4 4 Totals 29 0 2 0 3 8
Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 24,989
Left on Base: Indians 8, Red Sox 5
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Cater
Doubles: Nettles (1), Josephson (1)
Home Runs: McCraw (1)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilcox (1)
Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wilcox W(1-0) 9 2 0 0 3 8 0 32 0.00
Totals 9 2 0 0 3 8 0 32
Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Culp L(0-1) 7.2 5 2 2 4 3 0 31 2.35
Lee 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 27.00
Krausse 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 9.00
Totals 9 8 4 4 4 4 1 39
Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty
INDIANS 1ST: Unser lined to second; Leon grounded out (third to
first); A. Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio grounded out (third to
first) [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski walked; Smith struck out;
Petrocelli lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.
INDIANS 2ND: Nettles flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
right; Fosse flied out to left; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Cater made an out to third; Griffin walked; Griffin
stole second; Josephson struck out; Culp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
INDIANS 3RD: Duffy was called out on strikes; Wilcox made an out
to first; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 3RD: Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher
to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
INDIANS 4TH: Leon struck out; A. Johnson lined to shortstop;
Nettles made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians
0, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 4TH: Smith flied out to right; Petrocelli popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cater lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); Fosse
walked; Bell lined to third; Duffy walked [Fosse to second];
Wilcox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red
Sox 0.
RED SOX 5TH: Griffin flied out to left; Josephson doubled to
center; Culp grounded out (pitcher to first) [Josephson to
third]; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red
Sox 0.
INDIANS 6TH: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Leon
singled; A. Johnson lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Leon out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 6TH: MCCRAW REPLACED CHAMBLISS (PLAYING 1B); Aparicio
grounded out (third to first); Chris Chambliss left due to an
unknown injury; Yastrzemski lined to left; Smith grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red
Sox 0.
INDIANS 7TH: Nettles doubled to center; McCraw struck out; Fosse
was walked intentionally; Bell forced Fosse (third to second)
[Nettles to third]; Duffy walked [Bell to second]; Wilcox forced
Duffy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Cater
lined to left; Griffin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
INDIANS 8TH: On a bunt Unser grounded out (catcher to first);
Leon grounded out (third to first); A. Johnson singled to
center; Nettles singled to right [A. Johnson to second]; LEE
REPLACED CULP (PITCHING); McCraw homered [A. Johnson scored,
Nettles scored]; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 8TH: Josephson singled; BURDA BATTED FOR LEE; Burda was
called out on strikes; Harper struck out; Aparicio forced
Josephson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians
3, Red Sox 0.
INDIANS 9TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Bell flied out
to left; Duffy singled to center; Wilcox reached on an error by
Cater on a sacrifice bunt [Duffy to second]; Unser singled to
right [Duffy scored, Wilcox to second]; Leon was called out on
strikes; A. Johnson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 9TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED BELL (PLAYING RF); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to left;
Petrocelli made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 0.
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