Continuing his career mastery, Sonny Siebert beat the Orioles for the 16th time in 20 decisions as the Red Sox gained a a 7-1 victory. Rico Petrocelli batted in two runs for the Red Sox with a bases-loaded single in the first inning and Carlton Fisk hit a homer for two more runs in the second. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      1, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      2  2  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   7 12  1
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             1   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Grich ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Miller cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .147      Johnson 2b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .250
Aparicio ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .284      Crowley rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .354
Gagliano lf           5   2   2   0     0   1   .290      Baylor lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .350
Smith rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .246      Rettenmund cf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .247
Petrocelli 3b         1   0   1   2     0   0   .212      Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .163
  Kennedy 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Cater 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .169      Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Griffin 2b            4   1   4   1     0   0   .266      McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Fisk c                4   1   1   2     0   0   .262        Harrison p          2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Siebert p             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280        Buford ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .215
                                                            Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Salmon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  12   6     2   2             Totals               33   1   7   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  6,691
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Orioles 8
DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 3
Errors: Kennedy, Grich
Doubles: Griffin (4), Gagliano (1), Harrison (1)
Home Runs: Fisk (3)
Stolen Bases: Baylor (4), Oates (1)
GIDP: Cater (6), Siebert (2), Gagliano (1)
Hit by Pitch: Harper (4,by McNally), Kennedy (1,by Harrison)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(4-2)          9     7   1   0   3   7   0  36   3.52
Totals                  9     7   1   0   3   7   0  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(5-4)          1.1   5   4   4   1   1   1  10   2.79
Harrison                5.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  18   1.27
Alexander               2     5   3   3   1   0   0  11   2.25
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   2   1  39

Passed Balls: Fisk (3)
Hit by Pitch: McNally (1), Harrison (1)
Wild Pitches: Siebert (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to left; Aparicio struck out;
Gagliano singled to left [Harper to third]; Smith walked
[Gagliano to second]; Petrocelli singled to left [Harper scored,
Gagliano scored, Smith out at third (left to shortstop),
Petrocelli to second]; Cater grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
singled to left; Fisk allowed a passed ball [Johnson to second];
Crowley flied out to center; Baylor singled to center [Johnson
scored (unearned)]; Baylor stole second; Rettenmund struck out;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin singled; Fisk homered [Griffin scored];
Siebert lined to pitcher; Harper was hit by a pitch; HARRISON
REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Aparicio flied out to center;
Gagliano was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); KENNEDY
REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING 3B); Powell flied out to left;
Tommy Harper injured by HP; Robinson flied out to right;
Oates struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith flied out to center; Kennedy was hit by a
pitch; Cater grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Kennedy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Harrison grounded out (third to shortstop to
first); Grich singled to center; Johnson singled to center
[Grich to second]; Crowley flied out to left; Baylor flied out
to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin singled to center; Fisk made an out to
second; Siebert grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); Powell
walked; Robinson struck out; Oates flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller flied out to center; Aparicio flied out to
right; Gagliano grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Harrison doubled to left; Grich made an out to
shortstop; Johnson was called out on strikes; Crowley walked;
Baylor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Kennedy flied out to
right; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Powell
singled to right; Kennedy dropped a foul fly hit by Robinson for
an error; Robinson lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Powell out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles
1.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin doubled to right; Fisk made an out to first
[Griffin to third]; Siebert grounded out (shortstop to first);
Miller grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Oates singled to center; BUFORD BATTED FOR
HARRISON; Oates stole second; Buford struck out; Grich popped to
catcher in foul territory; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 8TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Aparicio made
an out to shortstop; Gagliano doubled; Smith was walked
intentionally; Kennedy flied out to center; Cater singled to
left [Gagliano scored, Smith scored (error by Grich), Cater to
second]; Griffin singled to left [Cater scored]; Fisk flied out
to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Crowley flied out to left; Baylor walked;
Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first) [Baylor to second];
Siebert threw a wild pitch [Baylor to third]; Powell was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Siebert grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller
singled to center; Aparicio singled to right [Miller to third];
Gagliano grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
7, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates
flied out to right; SALMON BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Salmon grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Orioles 1.