Utilityman John Kennedy, playing third base in place of slump-ridden Rico Petrocelli, drove in five runs to lead the Red Sox to a 9-6 victory over the Athletics. Kennedy accounted for his first RBI with a single in the first inning. He also singled in the fourth and eventually scored when Petrocelli, appearing as a pinch-hitter, singled to end his 0-for-17 drouth.

Kennedy then batted in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth and hit a homer with two men on base in the seventh. Reggie Smith also homered for the Red Sox, while Reggie Jackson smashed a pair of round-trippers for the A's and drove in four runs. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Oakland Athletics 6
Game Played on Saturday, May       13, 1972 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      2  0  0    1  3  0    3  0  0  -   9 14  0
A's          3  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   6  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .273      Campaneris ss         4   2   2   0     1   0   .200
Aparicio ss           5   2   1   0     0   0   .280      Rudi lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .254
Smith rf              5   2   3   2     0   2   .250      Jackson rf            5   2   2   4     0   2   .230
Josephson 1b          4   2   3   1     1   0   .370      Bando 3b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Gagliano lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Anderson pr,3b      3   1   0   0     0   2   .000
  Miller lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Epstein 1b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .255
Kennedy 3b            3   2   3   5     0   0   .353      Mangual cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .207
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Duncan c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .273
Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .421      L. Brown 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Krausse p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Holtzman p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Petrocelli ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .167        Brooks ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Peters p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .167        Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  14   9     1   8             Totals               35   6   9   5     4   8

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 20,567
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, A's 8
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 1
Errors: Epstein
Doubles: Harper (5), Josephson (3), Campaneris (1)
Home Runs: Smith (2), Kennedy (1), Jackson 2 (4)
Stolen Bases: Smith (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Holtzman (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Kennedy (1)
GIDP: Josephson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bando (2,by Krausse)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krausse                 3     5   4   4   2   1   1  17   3.15
Peters W(1-0)           6     4   2   2   2   7   1  24   3.14
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4   8   2  41

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(4-2)         6    11   6   5   0   5   1  29   2.89
Horlen                  1     2   3   3   1   1   1   6   3.86
Kilkenny                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.50
Knowles                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    14   9   8   1   8   2  41

Hit by Pitch: Krausse (2)
Wild Pitches: Krausse (1), Peters (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


RED SOX 1ST: Harper doubled to left; Aparicio reached on an
error by Epstein [Harper to third]; Smith struck out; Josephson
singled to center [Harper scored, Aparicio to second]; Gagliano
forced Josephson (shortstop to second) [Aparicio to third];
Kennedy singled [Aparicio scored (unearned), Gagliano to
second]; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris doubled to left; Rudi walked; Jackson
homered [Campaneris scored, Rudi scored]; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); Epstein singled to center; Mangual flied
out to left; Krausse threw a wild pitch [Epstein to second];
Duncan grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Montgomery grounded out (third to first); Krausse
was called out on strikes; Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: L. Brown singled; Holtzman out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [L. Brown to second]; Campaneris
grounded out (third to first); Rudi grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics
3.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Smith
singled to right; Josephson grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Bando
was hit by a pitch; ANDERSON RAN FOR BANDO; Epstein walked
[Anderson to second]; Mangual was called out on strikes; Duncan
singled to left [Anderson scored, Epstein to second]; L. Brown
forced Duncan (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 4TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Gagliano made
an out to shortstop; Kennedy singled to right; On a bunt Griffin
singled [Kennedy to second]; Montgomery flied out to right
[Kennedy to third]; PETROCELLI BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Petrocelli
singled to center [Kennedy scored, Griffin to third]; Harper
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: PETERS REPLACED PETROCELLI (PITCHING); Holtzman
struck out; Campaneris singled to center; Rudi flied out to
right; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio singled to center; Smith homered [Aparicio
scored]; Josephson doubled to left; Gagliano grounded out
(second to first) [Josephson to third]; Kennedy hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Josephson scored]; Griffin grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Anderson grounded out (second to first); Epstein
grounded out (first unassisted); Mangual grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Montgomery was called out on strikes; Peters
singled to right; Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory; L.
Brown flied out to left; BROOKS BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Brooks
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 7TH: HORLEN REPLACED BROOKS (PITCHING); Smith singled to
right; Smith stole second; Josephson walked; Gagliano struck
out; Kennedy homered [Smith scored, Josephson scored]; Griffin
lined to right; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED GAGLIANO (PLAYING LF); Campaneris
walked; Rudi singled to left [Campaneris to third]; Peters threw
a wild pitch [Campaneris scored, Rudi to second]; Jackson struck
out; Anderson struck out; Epstein struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 9, Athletics 5.

RED SOX 8TH: KILKENNY REPLACED HORLEN (PITCHING); Peters made an
out to shortstop; Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 9, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Mangual singled; Duncan walked [Mangual to
second]; L. Brown popped to first in foul territory; ALYEA
BATTED FOR KILKENNY; Alyea lined to center [Mangual to third];
Campaneris lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 9,
Athletics 5.

RED SOX 9TH: KNOWLES REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING); Smith was called
out on strikes; Josephson singled; Josephson was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 9, Athletics 5.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Rudi lined to left; Jackson homered; Anderson was
called out on strikes; Epstein flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Athletics 6.