New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Yankees 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 10 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper cf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .252 Clarke 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .269 Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Torres rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Smith rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .250 Murcer cf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .218 Josephson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .354 White lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .263 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 0 0 0 2 .176 Alou 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .220 Gagliano lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Ellis c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .400 Griffin 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 McKinney 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .196 Montgomery c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 Lanier 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Miller pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Michael ss 2 0 0 0 2 1 .244 Peters p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Kekich p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cater ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .155 Gallagher pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 7 2 4 7 Totals 30 3 10 2 3 7 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 23,287 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Yankees 8 DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 2 Errors: Harper, Michael Doubles: Alou 2 (3), White (3) Stolen Bases: Smith (5), McKinney (1) Caught Stealing: White (1) Sacrifice Hits: Kekich 2 (2) GIDP: Aparicio (3), Josephson (3), Alou (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Peters L(1-1) 6 9 3 3 3 5 0 29 3.54 Tiant 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 4.34 Totals 8 10 3 3 3 7 0 35 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kekich W(4-2) 7 6 2 1 3 6 0 30 2.44 Lyle SV(6) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 1.23 Totals 9 7 2 1 4 7 0 37 Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans RED SOX 1ST: Harper lined to left; Aparicio flied out to center; Smith singled to right; Smith stole second; Josephson singled to third [Smith to third]; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to left; Torres flied out to right; Murcer singled to center [Clarke scored (error by Harper), Murcer to second]; White singled to right [Murcer scored, White to second (on throw)]; White was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Alou doubled to right; Ellis struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2. RED SOX 2ND: Gagliano grounded out (second to first); Griffin was called out on strikes; Montgomery flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 2ND: McKinney grounded out (second to first); Michael walked; Kekich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2. RED SOX 3RD: Peters grounded out (third to first); Harper was called out on strikes; Aparicio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2. YANKEES 3RD: Torres grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer struck out; White doubled to center; Alou singled to left [White scored]; Ellis lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 3. RED SOX 4TH: Smith made an out to second; Josephson was called out on strikes; Petrocelli reached on an error by Michael; Gagliano singled to center [Petrocelli to second]; Griffin singled to left [Petrocelli scored (unearned), Gagliano to second]; Montgomery struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 3. YANKEES 4TH: McKinney singled to center; McKinney stole second; Michael flied out to left [McKinney to third]; Kekich lined to first; Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 3. RED SOX 5TH: Peters singled to center; Harper walked [Peters to second]; Aparicio grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Peters to third, Harper out at second]; Smith singled to left [Peters scored]; Josephson walked [Smith to second]; Petrocelli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 5TH: Torres was called out on strikes; Murcer struck out; White singled to left; Alou doubled [White to third]; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3. RED SOX 6TH: Gagliano flied out to center; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 6TH: McKinney walked; Michael walked [McKinney to second]; Kekich out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McKinney to third, Michael to second]; Clarke popped to first in foul territory; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3. RED SOX 7TH: KENNEDY BATTED FOR PETERS; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Harper popped to first in foul territory; Aparicio flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 7TH: TIANT REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Murcer singled; White flied out to right; Alou grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3. RED SOX 8TH: Smith walked; LYLE REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Josephson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3. YANKEES 8TH: Ellis flied out to left; McKinney struck out; Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3. RED SOX 9TH: LANIER REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 3B); Gagliano popped to catcher in foul territory; Griffin made an out to third; Montgomery walked; MILLER RAN FOR MONTGOMERY; CATER BATTED FOR TIANT; Cater singled to center [Miller to third]; GALLAGHER RAN FOR CATER; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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