Ray Culp turned in the first complete game to the credit of the Red Sox staff this season and beat the Angels, 8-1. Tommy Harper hit a triple and two singles, driving in three runs, and Reggie Smith smashed a homer, only the third by the Red Sox in 17 games. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, California Angels 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       11, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Red Sox      1  2  0    0  3  0    2  0  0  -   8  9  0
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             5   2   3   3     0   0   .273      Alomar 2b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .263
Aparicio ss           4   1   2   2     0   0   .268      Berry cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .395
Smith rf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .220      Pinson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .343
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .154      Oliver rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Josephson 1b          3   1   0   0     0   0   .389        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Miller lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .000      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Kennedy 2b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .222      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .216
Montgomery c          4   2   3   0     0   0   .700      Llenas 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .308
Culp p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Torborg c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .216
                                                          Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Silverio ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rivers ph,rf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .227

Totals               32   8   9   7     2   8             Totals               35   1   9   1     2   4

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance:  5,262
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Angels 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Angels 0
Doubles: Aparicio (7), Alomar (3), Cardenas (1)
Triples: Harper (1)
Home Runs: Smith (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Culp 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Aparicio (2)
GIDP: Oliver (3)
Hit by Pitch: Josephson (1,by Messersmith)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(2-3)             9     9   1   1   2   4   0  37   2.70
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   4   0  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(2-4)      6     6   6   6   1   6   1  25   4.12
Queen                   2     3   2   2   1   1   0  10   9.00
Allen                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.03
Totals                  9     9   8   8   2   8   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (1)
Balks: Messersmith (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to left; Aparicio doubled; Smith
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Aparicio to third]; Messersmith
balked [Aparicio scored]; Petrocelli made an out to first; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out (catcher to first); Berry made an
out to first; Pinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Josephson was hit by a pitch; Miller struck out;
Kennedy walked [Josephson to second]; Montgomery singled to
right [Josephson to third, Kennedy to second]; Culp struck out;
Harper singled to left [Josephson scored, Kennedy scored,
Montgomery out at third (left to third to shortstop)]; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver struck out; Spencer flied out to left;
Cardenas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Angels 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Smith
struck out; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Llenas grounded out (pitcher to second to shortstop
to first); Torborg flied out to center; Messersmith grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Angels 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Josephson grounded out (third to first); Miller
struck out; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar doubled to right; Berry walked; Pinson flied
out to center [Alomar to third]; Oliver grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Berry out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Angels 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery singled to left; Culp out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Montgomery to second]; Harper tripled to
right [Montgomery scored]; Aparicio hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Harper scored]; Smith homered; Petrocelli flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Spencer flied out to right; Cardenas doubled to
left; Llenas grounded out (pitcher to first); Torborg grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Angels 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Josephson lined to left; Miller struck out; Kennedy
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: SILVERIO BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Silverio singled to
right; Alomar popped to catcher in foul territory; Berry singled
to right [Silverio to second]; Pinson forced Berry (first to
shortstop) [Silverio to third]; Oliver forced Pinson (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Angels 0.

RED SOX 7TH: QUEEN REPLACED SILVERIO (PITCHING); Montgomery
singled to right; Culp out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Montgomery to second]; Harper singled to left
[Montgomery to third]; Aparicio singled to center [Montgomery
scored, Harper to third]; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Harper scored, Aparicio to second]; Petrocelli walked;
Josephson forced Petrocelli (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Angels 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Cardenas
lined to shortstop; Llenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 8, Angels 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Kennedy
struck out; Montgomery flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Torborg singled to left; RIVERS BATTED FOR QUEEN;
Rivers forced Torborg (third to second); Alomar singled to
center [Rivers to third]; Berry forced Alomar (third to second)
[Rivers scored]; Pinson singled to center [Berry to second];
Oliver lined to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Angels
1.

RED SOX 9TH: RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALLEN REPLACED
OLIVER (PITCHING); Culp struck out; Harper grounded out (third
to first); Aparicio popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Spencer flied out to center; Cardenas walked; Llenas
singled to right [Cardenas to second]; Torborg popped to first
in foul territory; Rivers singled to first [Cardenas to third,
Llenas to second]; Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Angels 1.