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Sunday May 21, 1972
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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.



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