Bill Lee retired eight straight batters in relief of Sonny Siebert to make it easy for the Red Sox to defeat the Angels, 8-4. Carlton Fisk hit a homer in the sixth inning to give the Red Sox a 5-4 lead. After Lee took over for Siebert in the seventh, the Red Sox scored three runs in their half to clinch the victory. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 8, California Angels 4
Game Played on Sunday, June 11, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Angels 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1 Red Sox 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 x - 8 12 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alomar 2b 5 1 2 0 0 2 .314 Harper cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .286 Berry cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .299 Aparicio ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 .279 Pinson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 Yastrzemski lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .159 Oliver 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .294 Miller lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .195 McMullen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Smith rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .230 Stanton rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .239 Stephenson c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .429 Cater 1b 5 1 1 1 0 2 .187 Kusnyer c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Griffin 2b 3 1 2 1 1 1 .277 Cardenas ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .201 Fisk c 3 1 2 1 1 1 .261 Ryan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Siebert p 3 1 1 1 0 2 .258 Rose p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Lee p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Spencer ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .222 Fisher p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Barber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Clark p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Kosco ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Totals 34 4 10 4 2 8 Totals 33 8 12 8 7 8 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 15,821 Left on Base: Angels 6, Red Sox 10 DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 2 Errors: Ryan Doubles: Spencer (2), Siebert (4), Griffin (6) Triples: Smith (1) Home Runs: Fisk (5) Stolen Bases: Alomar (9), Griffin (4) Sacrifice Hits: Berry (5) Sacrifice Flies: Petrocelli (2), Harper (1) GIDP: Stanton (4), McMullen (6) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan 1.2 4 3 3 3 1 0 11 3.29 Rose 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 7 4.29 Fisher L(2-4) 3 3 4 4 2 4 1 14 4.70 Barber 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 4.39 Clark 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.88 Totals 8 12 8 8 7 8 1 42 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert W(6-2) 6.1 10 4 4 2 6 0 29 3.29 Lee SV(3) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 3.12 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 8 0 37 Wild Pitches: Ryan (5) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Berry out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Alomar to second]; Pinson popped to first; Oliver singled to left [Alomar scored]; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Harper was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ryan [Harper to second]; Aparicio reached on a fielder's choice [Harper out at third (first to third to shortstop to third), Aparicio to second (on throw)]; Yastrzemski walked; Smith flied out to left; Petrocelli singled to center [Aparicio scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to third, Petrocelli to second]; Cater was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 1. ANGELS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Stephenson popped to shortstop; Cardenas singled to center; Ryan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Griffin walked; Griffin stole second; Fisk singled to left [Griffin to third]; Siebert doubled to center [Griffin scored, Fisk out at home (center to catcher)]; Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio singled to right [Siebert scored, Aparicio to second (on throw)]; ROSE REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 3RD: Alomar was called out on strikes; Berry struck out; Pinson popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli singled to left; Cater popped to first in foul territory; Griffin singled to center [Petrocelli to second]; Fisk struck out; Siebert struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 4TH: Oliver singled to left; McMullen singled to left [Oliver to second]; Stanton grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Oliver to third, McMullen out at second]; Stephenson walked; Cardenas singled to right [Oliver scored, Stephenson to third]; SPENCER BATTED FOR ROSE; Spencer doubled to center [Stephenson scored, Cardenas scored]; Alomar struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: FISHER REPLACED SPENCER (PITCHING); Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio popped to first in foul territory; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 5TH: Berry walked; Pinson singled to third [Berry to second]; Oliver struck out; McMullen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Smith tripled to right; Petrocelli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored]; Cater was called out on strikes; Griffin was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 4. ANGELS 6TH: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Stephenson singled to left; Cardenas flied out to center; Fisher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk homered; Siebert struck out; Harper flied out to center; Aparicio walked; Yastrzemski forced Aparicio (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 5. ANGELS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Alomar singled to right; Alomar stole second; Berry flied out to right; LEE REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Pinson was called out on strikes; Oliver popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 7TH: KUSNYER REPLACED STEPHENSON (PLAYING C ); Smith walked; Petrocelli singled to center [Smith to third]; BARBER REPLACED FISHER (PITCHING); Cater singled to right [Smith scored, Petrocelli to second]; Griffin doubled to right [Petrocelli scored, Cater to third]; Fisk was walked intentionally; Lee struck out; CLARK REPLACED BARBER (PITCHING); Harper hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cater scored]; Aparicio forced Fisk (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 8. ANGELS 8TH: McMullen flied out to center; Stanton grounded out (third to first); Kusnyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 8TH: Miller singled to right; Smith grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Miller to second]; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Cater popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 8. ANGELS 9TH: Cardenas flied out to left; KOSCO BATTED FOR CLARK; Kosco struck out; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Red Sox 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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