Sonny Siebert accounted for his own winning margin with a single when the Red Sox erupted for four runs in the second inning to defeat the Indians, 4-2. A walk to Reggie Smith and singles by Rico Petrocelli, Danny Cater and Doug Griffin accounted for the first two tallies. After Bob Montgomery singled to load the bases, Siebert came through with a two-run hit. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     18, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Red Sox      0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


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   .286      Harper cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .111
Leon 2b               2   0   0   0     2   0   .200      Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .091
A. Johnson lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Smith rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   0     0   2   .167
McCraw 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Cater 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .100
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Griffin 2b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .286
Bell rf               2   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Josephson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montgomery c        3   0   2   0     0   1   .667
  Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Siebert p             3   0   1   2     0   1   .333
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brohamer 2b         1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .375
  Camilli ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tidrow p              1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
  Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lowenstein ph,rf    1   0   0   0     2   1   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     5   4             Totals               29   4   6   4     5   7

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance:  8,231
Left on Base: Indians 8, Red Sox 6
DP: Indians 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: Duffy (1)
GIDP: Fosse (1), Yastrzemski (1), Griffin (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(0-1)           1     5   4   4   1   1   0   9  36.00
Colbert                 2     0   0   0   3   2   0   8   0.00
Lamb                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Farmer                  2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     6   4   4   5   7   0  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(1-0)          6.2   5   2   2   4   2   0  29   2.70
Tatum SV(1)             2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   4   0  37

Passed Balls: Fosse (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Haller


INDIANS 1ST: Unser grounded out (first to pitcher); Debut
game for Dick Tidrow; Leon walked; A. Johnson grounded out
(catcher to first) [Leon to second]; MONTGOMERY REPLACED
JOSEPHSON (PLAYING C ); Nettles grounded out (first to
pitcher); Duane Josephson left with unknown injury; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper lined to center; Aparicio was called out on
strikes; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: McCraw singled; Fosse singled to left [McCraw to
second]; Bell forced Fosse (third to second) [McCraw to third];
Duffy popped to first in foul territory; Tidrow singled to right
[McCraw scored, Bell to second]; Unser singled to center [Bell
scored, Tidrow to second]; Leon forced Unser (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith walked; Petrocelli singled to left [Smith to
second]; Cater singled to left [Smith scored, Petrocelli to
second]; Griffin singled to left [Petrocelli scored, Cater to
second]; Montgomery singled to left [Cater to third, Griffin to
second]; Siebert singled to left [Cater scored, Griffin scored,
Montgomery to third]; COLBERT REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Harper
walked [Siebert to second]; Aparicio forced Montgomery (pitcher
to catcher) [Siebert to third, Harper to second]; Yastrzemski
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Aparicio out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red
Sox 4.

INDIANS 3RD: A. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Nettles
flied out to center; McCraw grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith flied out to center; Petrocelli struck out;
Cater walked; Fosse allowed a passed ball [Cater to second];
Griffin walked; Montgomery was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded
out (third to first); Duffy doubled to left; LOWENSTEIN BATTED
FOR COLBERT; Lowenstein walked; Unser flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LAMB
REPLACED BELL (PITCHING); Siebert grounded out (shortstop to
first); Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon popped to first in foul territory; A. Johnson
flied out to center; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); Petrocelli grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 6TH: McCraw flied out to center; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); PHILLIPS BATTED FOR LAMB; Phillips was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 6TH: FARMER REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Cater grounded
out (pitcher to first); Griffin walked; Montgomery singled
[Griffin to third]; Siebert was called out on strikes; Harper
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy was called out on strikes; Lowenstein walked;
Unser grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lowenstein to second];
Leon walked; TATUM REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); A. Johnson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles struck out; McCraw walked; Fosse grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [McCraw out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: MINGORI REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); BROHAMER REPLACED
FARMER (PLAYING 2B); Petrocelli struck out; Debut game for
Jack Brohamer; Cater reached on an error by Nettles; Griffin
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cater out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox
4.

INDIANS 9TH: Brohamer singled; CAMILLI BATTED FOR DUFFY; Camilli
grounded out (first unassisted) [Brohamer to second]; Lowenstein
struck out; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.