Eddie Fisher yielded only one hit in the last 4 1/3 innings, after coming to the rescue of Nolan Ryan, and gained his first victory of the season when the Angels defeated the Red Sox, 5-1. In addition, Fisher rapped two hits, one more than he had collected in any previous season with the Angels.

Ryan retired the first 13 batters before doubles by Duane Josephson and John Kennedy produced the Red Sox run in the fifth. Ryan pulled a groin muscle pitching to Kennedy and was forced to give way to Fisher. Carlton Fisk greeted Fisher with a single, but Kennedy was thrown out trying to score. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Wednesday, May 10, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  3  1    1  0  x  -   5 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Alomar 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .253
Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Berry cf              4   1   2   1     1   1   .400
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .217      Pinson lf             4   0   2   2     0   1   .348
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Oliver rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Josephson 1b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .467      Spencer 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .261
Miller lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Llenas 3b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .268        McMullen 3b         1   1   0   0     1   0   .173
Pattin p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Kusnyer c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .280
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Ryan p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Peters p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fisher p            3   1   2   1     0   1   .500

Totals               28   1   3   1     1   8             Totals               35   5  12   5     3   7

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  5,170
Left on Base: Red Sox 1, Angels 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Angels 1
Errors: Petrocelli
Doubles: Josephson (2), Kennedy (1)
GIDP: Aparicio (1)
Hit by Pitch: Pinson (1,by Peters)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(0-4)           5     8   3   3   1   4   0  24   6.65
Peters                  3     4   2   2   2   3   0  15   3.24
Totals                  8    12   5   5   3   7   0  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan                    4.2   2   1   1   0   5   0  16   3.00
Fisher W(1-0)           4.1   1   0   0   1   3   0  13   2.57
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   8   0  29

Hit by Pitch: Peters (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to third; Aparicio popped to second;
Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry was
called out on strikes; Pinson singled to first; Oliver forced
Pinson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Angels 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli popped to second; Josephson grounded out
(second to first); Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer singled to right; Cardenas singled to center
[Spencer to second]; Llenas flied out to left; Kusnyer popped to
second in foul territory; Ryan forced Cardenas (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy flied out to right; Fisk struck out; Pattin
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry singled
to left; Pinson flied out to center; Oliver popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Harper popped to shortstop; Aparicio flied out to
right; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer flied out to center; Cardenas grounded out
(third to first); Llenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Angels 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Josephson doubled to left; Miller struck out; Kennedy doubled to
left [Josephson scored]; FISHER REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Fisk
singled to left [Kennedy out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Kusnyer walked; Fisher struck out; Alomar singled to
center [Kusnyer to third]; Berry singled to right [Kusnyer
scored, Alomar to third]; Pinson singled to center [Alomar
scored, Berry to second]; Oliver was called out on strikes;
Spencer singled to right [Berry scored, Pinson to third];
Cardenas flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Angels 3.

RED SOX 6TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED LLENAS (PLAYING 3B); OGLIVIE
BATTED FOR PATTIN; Oglivie struck out (catcher to first); Harper
grounded out (first unassisted); Aparicio flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: PETERS REPLACED OGLIVIE (PITCHING); McMullen flied
out to center; Kusnyer was called out on strikes; Fisher singled
to left; Alomar singled to third [Fisher to third (error by
Petrocelli), Alomar to second]; Berry was walked intentionally;
Pinson was hit by a pitch [Fisher scored, Alomar to third, Berry
to second]; Oliver lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Angels 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Smith struck out; Petrocelli grounded out (first
unassisted); Josephson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Spencer was called out on strikes; Cardenas flied
out to right; McMullen walked; Kusnyer singled to right
[McMullen to second]; Fisher singled to left [McMullen scored,
Kusnyer out at third (left to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Angels 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller popped to catcher in foul territory; Kennedy
popped to shortstop; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry flied
out to right; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Angels 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Peters flied out to center; Harper walked; Aparicio
grounded into a double play (second to first to first) [Harper
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 5.

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