After blowing a 4-0 lead, the Red Sox came back with a run in the eighth inning to defeat the Brewers, 5-4. Rico Petrocelli opened the eighth with a single and yielded the paths to pinch-runner John Kennedy, who scored on a sacrifice bunt by Rick Miller and double by Carlton Fisk. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4
Game Played on Friday, May       26, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      0  0  1    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  2
Red Sox      1  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  5  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Heise ss,2b           3   0   1   0     2   0   .275      Harper cf             2   2   0   0     2   0   .256
Theobald 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .128      Aparicio ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Smith rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .229
  Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Josephson 1b          3   0   1   1     0   1   .286
Scott 1b              2   1   0   0     3   0   .144        Cater ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .153
Briggs lf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .190      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   0     0   1   .206
Ferraro 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .302        Kennedy pr,3b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .286
May cf                5   1   3   2     0   0   .157      Gagliano lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Conigliaro rf         4   0   2   1     0   0   .192        Miller pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffin 2b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .247
  Davis ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   1   .258
Rodriguez c           3   1   1   0     1   0   .294      Culp p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Brett p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .263        Tiant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Voss rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Tatum p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000

Totals               34   4  10   3     8   2             Totals               30   5   5   2     6   7

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 16,340
Left on Base: Brewers 13, Red Sox 9
DP: Brewers 0, Red Sox 3
Errors: Ferraro, Rodriguez
Doubles: Conigliaro 2 (4), Ferraro (6), May (3), Fisk (8)
Stolen Bases: Scott (2), Griffin (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Harper (2), Miller (1)
GIDP: Theobald (4), Conigliaro (3), Rodriguez (1)
Hit by Pitch: Theobald (3,by Culp), Rodriguez (1,by Culp)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett                   6.2   3   4   1   3   6   0  29   2.87
Sanders L(0-3)          1.1   2   1   1   3   1   0   9   2.66
Totals                  8     5   5   2   6   7   0  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp                    6     6   4   4   5   2   0  30   3.42
Tiant                   0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.26
Tatum                   1.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   6   2.45
Lee W(4-1)              1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.66
Totals                  9    10   4   4   8   2   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Culp 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Culp (1)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


BREWERS 1ST: Heise singled; Theobald grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Heise out at second]; Scott
walked; Scott stole second; Briggs grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio flied out to right; Smith
struck out; Josephson singled to right [Harper scored];
Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Ferraro made an out to shortstop; May flied out to
right; Conigliaro made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Gagliano popped to catcher in foul territory;
Griffin walked; Griffin stole second [Griffin to third (error by
Rodriguez)]; Fisk reached on a fielder's choice [Fisk to
second]; Culp struck out; Harper reached on a fielder's choice;
Aparicio reached on an error by Ferraro [Griffin scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Fisk scored (unearned) (no RBI), Harper
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Aparicio to second]; Smith was
called out on strikes; 3 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Rodriguez walked; Brett singled [Rodriguez to
third]; Heise flied out to left; Theobald was hit by a pitch
[Brett to second]; Culp threw a wild pitch [Rodriguez scored,
Brett to third, Theobald to second]; Scott grounded out (third
to first); Briggs walked; Ferraro grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Josephson grounded out (first unassisted);
Petrocelli flied out to right; Gagliano made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 4TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); Conigliaro
doubled to center; Rodriguez was hit by a pitch; Brett struck
out; Heise walked [Conigliaro to third, Rodriguez to second];
Theobald was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Brewers 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin flied out to left; Fisk grounded out (third
to first); Culp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Briggs flied
out to center; Ferraro doubled to left; May doubled [Ferraro
scored]; Conigliaro doubled to left [May scored]; Rodriguez
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper flied out to left; Aparicio popped to
catcher in foul territory; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Brett grounded out (first to pitcher); Heise lined
to second; Theobald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Josephson was called out on strikes; Petrocelli
singled to left; Gagliano singled [Petrocelli to second]; MILLER
RAN FOR GAGLIANO; Griffin flied out to center; Fisk struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 7TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Scott walked;
TIANT REPLACED CULP (PITCHING); Briggs made an out to second;
Ferraro singled to right [Scott to second]; May singled [Scott
scored, Ferraro to third]; TATUM REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING);
Conigliaro grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [May out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Tatum walked; Harper out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Tatum to second]; Aparicio grounded out (third to
first); SANDERS REPLACED CONIGLIARO (PITCHING); VOSS REPLACED
BRETT (PLAYING RF); Smith was walked intentionally; CATER BATTED
FOR JOSEPHSON; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 8TH: CATER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rodriguez
singled; Voss made an out to third; Heise walked [Rodriguez to
second]; LAHOUD BATTED FOR THEOBALD; Lahoud lined to second;
Scott walked [Rodriguez to third, Heise to second]; LEE REPLACED
TATUM (PITCHING); Briggs made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: AUERBACH REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING SS); HEISE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Petrocelli singled; KENNEDY RAN
FOR PETROCELLI; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Kennedy to second]; Griffin was walked intentionally; Fisk
doubled to left [Kennedy scored, Griffin to third]; Lee struck
out; Harper was walked intentionally; Aparicio forced Harper
(second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 9TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ferraro
grounded out (pitcher to first); May singled to left; DAVIS
BATTED FOR SANDERS; Davis walked [May to second]; Rodriguez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox
5.