Playing under coach Roy McMillan after Dave Bristol was fired as manager, the Brewers lost to the Red Sox, 9-1. Carlton Fisk ruined the day for McMillan, hitting a homer in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie and then driving in two more runs with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       28, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 12  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  2  x  -   4  9  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Heise 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .263      Harper cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
May cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .180      Aparicio ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Scott 1b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .167      Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Briggs lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .187      Smith rf              4   0   4   1     0   0   .250
  T. Reynolds ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .227        Miller pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .129
  Voss lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   0     0   1   .209
Ferraro 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .295      Burda 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .143
Conigliaro rf         4   1   2   0     0   1   .213      Griffin 2b            1   0   0   0     3   0   .237
Rodriguez c           4   0   3   0     0   0   .381      Fisk c                4   1   2   3     0   0   .260
Auerbach ss           3   0   1   1     1   0   .168      Krausse p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Lonborg p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Curtis p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Theobald ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .122

Totals               33   1  12   1     3   2             Totals               31   4   9   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 18,356
Left on Base: Brewers 9, Red Sox 8
DP: Brewers 1, Red Sox 5
Doubles: Rodriguez (3), Scott (5), Smith (2), Fisk (9)
Triples: Aparicio (1)
Home Runs: Fisk (1)
Stolen Bases: Smith (6)
Caught Stealing: Smith (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lonborg (1)
GIDP: Heise (1), Lonborg (1), Briggs (2)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg L(2-2)          8     9   4   4   5   4   1  36   1.83
Totals                  8     9   4   4   5   4   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krausse                 6.1  10   1   1   2   1   0  28   3.99
Curtis W(1-0)           2.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9    12   1   1   3   2   0  37

Passed Balls: Rodriguez (1)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Heise singled to left; May forced Heise (second to
shortstop); Scott flied out to right; Briggs grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to left; Aparicio lined into a
double play (right to first) [Harper out at first]; Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Ferraro flied out to center; Conigliaro singled to
right; Rodriguez doubled to left [Conigliaro to third]; Auerbach
singled to right [Conigliaro scored, Rodriguez to third];
Lonborg singled to first [Rodriguez stayed at third, Auerbach to
second]; Heise grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Rodriguez out at home]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith singled to right; Smith stole second;
Petrocelli struck out; Burda grounded out (second to first)
[Smith to third]; Griffin walked; Smith was caught stealing home
(catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
1, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: May flied out to center; Scott doubled to right;
Briggs grounded out (second to first) [Scott stayed at second];
Ferraro made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk made an out to first; Krausse struck out;
Harper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red
Sox 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Conigliaro singled to center; Rodriguez singled to
left [Conigliaro to second]; Auerbach popped to first in foul
territory; Lonborg grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio tripled to center; Oglivie grounded out
(first unassisted); Smith doubled to center [Aparicio scored];
Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Burda grounded out
(catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Heise grounded out (third to first); May singled to
right; Scott singled to center [May to second]; Briggs grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin walked; Fisk popped to left; On a bunt
Krausse forced Griffin (third to shortstop); Rodriguez allowed a
passed ball [Krausse to second]; Harper walked; Aparicio flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Ferraro struck out; Conigliaro flied out to center;
Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Oglivie popped to left; Smith singled to right;
Petrocelli flied out to center [Smith stayed at first]; Burda
walked [Smith to second]; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Auerbach walked; Lonborg out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Auerbach to second]; Heise walked; CURTIS
REPLACED KRAUSSE (PITCHING); May hit into a double play (second
to shortstop) [Auerbach out at home (shortstop to first to
catcher to third), Heise out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk homered; Curtis grounded out (first to
pitcher); Harper grounded out (second to first); Aparicio popped
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Scott singled to right; T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR
BRIGGS; T. Reynolds lined into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Scott out at first]; Ferraro walked;
Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 8TH: VOSS REPLACED T. REYNOLDS (PLAYING LF); Oglivie was
called out on strikes; Smith singled to right; MILLER RAN FOR
SMITH; Petrocelli singled to right [Miller to second]; Burda
grounded out (first unassisted) [Miller to third, Petrocelli to
second]; Griffin walked; Fisk doubled to left [Miller scored,
Petrocelli scored, Griffin to third]; Curtis struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Rodriguez
singled to center; Auerbach forced Rodriguez (shortstop to
second); THEOBALD BATTED FOR LONBORG; Theobald grounded out
(second to first) [Auerbach to second]; Heise grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox
4.