Carltno Fisk tripled and Tommy Harper singled in the seventh inning to provide the Red Sox with their deciding run in a 5-4 victory over the Yankees. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Friday, April     21, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  3
Red Sox      0  2  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 10  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .400      Harper cf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .235
Munson c              4   1   1   0     1   0   .313        Miller cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murcer cf             4   1   2   2     1   0   .211      Aparicio ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .263
White lf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   1     0   0   .053
Blomberg 1b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .625      Smith rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .167
  Alou ph,1b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Petrocelli 3b         3   1   0   1     0   1   .111
Callison rf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Cater 1b              3   0   0   1     0   0   .059
McKinney 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .158      Griffin 2b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .385
Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Fisk c                3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Swoboda ph          1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000      Culp p                1   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stottlemyre p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Ellis ph            1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
  Kenney pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     6   6             Totals               28   5  10   5     3   1

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 14,895
Left on Base: Yankees 11, Red Sox 4
DP: Yankees 3, Red Sox 1
Errors: Munson 2, McKinney, Petrocelli
Doubles: Swoboda (1), Aparicio (2)
Triples: Fisk (1)
Home Runs: Murcer (1)
Stolen Bases: Clarke (1), Smith 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Stottlemyre (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cater (1), Petrocelli (1)
GIDP: Munson (1), Fisk (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(0-2)      7     9   5   4   3   0   0  30   3.46
McDaniel                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    10   5   4   3   1   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(1-1)             6     6   3   3   6   3   1  29   3.29
Lee SV(1)               3     3   1   1   0   3   0  13   5.40
Totals                  9     9   4   4   6   6   1  42

Balks: Culp (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Ron Luciano


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; On a bunt Munson popped
to catcher in foul territory; Murcer made an out to second;
Clarke stole second; White walked; Blomberg singled to center
[Clarke scored, White to second]; Callison grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Harper out at first]; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox
0.

YANKEES 2ND: McKinney singled to left; Michael flied out to
right [McKinney to second]; Stottlemyre grounded out (shortstop
to first); Clarke flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith singled; Smith stole second [Smith to third
(error by Munson)]; Petrocelli reached on an error by McKinney;
Cater hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smith scored, Petrocelli to
second]; Griffin singled to center [Petrocelli scored
(unearned), Griffin out at second (center to third to shortstop
to first)]; Fisk flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson walked; Murcer walked [Munson to second];
White struck out; Blomberg flied out to right [Munson to third,
Murcer to second]; Callison made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Culp walked; Harper singled to center [Culp to
second]; Aparicio singled to right [Culp to third, Harper to
second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Culp
scored, Harper to third, Aparicio to second]; Smith was walked
intentionally; Petrocelli forced Aparicio (center to third)
[Harper scored, Smith to second]; Cater forced Petrocelli
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox
4.

YANKEES 4TH: McKinney grounded out (third to first); Michael
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stottlemyre struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin singled to left; Fisk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffin out at
second]; Culp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke lined to center; Munson singled to left;
Culp balked [Munson to second]; Murcer homered [Munson scored];
White flied out to center; Blomberg singled to shortstop;
Callison walked [Blomberg to second]; McKinney was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
doubled to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first);
Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael walked; Stottlemyre out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke walked; Munson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Clarke
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Cater grounded out (catcher to first); Griffin flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 7TH: LEE REPLACED CULP (PITCHING); Murcer singled to
center; White made an out to first; ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG;
Alou struck out; Callison flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Fisk tripled to
center; Lee grounded out (second to first); Harper singled [Fisk
scored]; Aparicio singled to left [Harper to third]; Harper was
picked off third (catcher to third); Yastrzemski lined to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); McKinney
grounded out (third to first); SWOBODA BATTED FOR MICHAEL;
Swoboda doubled to left; ELLIS BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Ellis
singled to right [Swoboda scored]; KENNEY RAN FOR ELLIS; Clarke
struck out; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED SWOBODA (PITCHING); KENNEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Smith singled; Smith stole second [Smith
to third (error by Munson)]; Petrocelli was called out on
strikes; Cater reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a
double play [Smith out at home (shortstop to catcher to third),
Cater out at second (third to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 9TH: On a bunt Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first);
White lined to center; Alou reached on an error by Petrocelli;
Callison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.