Although Rico Petrocelli drove in six runs, including four with a grand slam, that was not enough for the Red Sox, who had to go 11 innings before defeating the Rangers, 10-9. In the 11th, Reggie Smith was hit by a pitch. John Kennedy bunted safely and both runners advanced on an error by Horacio Pina. After an intentional pass to Danny Cater loaded the bases, Doug Griffin ended the game with a run-scoring single. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, Texas Rangers 9
Game Played on Wednesday, June      21, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  2    4  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  -   9 15  3
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  4  0    2  1  1    0  1  -  10 16  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrah ss             4   2   2   0     1   1   .256      Harper cf             5   0   0   0     1   2   .298
Jones 3b              1   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Aparicio ss           6   1   2   0     0   0   .278
  Nelson ph,3b        3   1   0   0     1   0   .264      Yastrzemski lf        6   4   5   0     0   0   .289
Mincher 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .180      Smith rf              4   2   1   0     0   0   .262
  Pina p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Petrocelli 3b         5   1   1   6     0   0   .229
Billings c,lf         6   0   3   4     0   0   .269        Kennedy pr,3b       1   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Ford rf               6   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Cater 1b              4   1   2   1     2   0   .217
Howard lf,1b          4   2   4   0     1   0   .256      Griffin 2b            6   0   1   1     0   2   .259
  Lovitto pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     1   2   .273
  Suarez c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Culp p                1   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Biittner cf,1b        5   1   2   0     0   1   .260        Peters p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Randle 2b             2   1   0   1     1   1   .213        Newhauser p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gogolewski p          3   1   1   2     0   0   .200        Oglivie ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .224
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grieve ph,lf,cf     1   1   0   0     1   1   .212        Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Tiant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   9  15   8     6   7             Totals               46  10  16   9     4   6

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance: 15,325
Left on Base: Rangers 10, Red Sox 12
DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Harrah, Pina, Suarez, Fisk
Doubles: Harrah (9), Howard (5), Mincher (7), Billings (3), Peters (1), Yastrzemski 2 (6)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (6), Cater (4), Oglivie (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (1), Harrah (4), Biittner (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Mincher (2), Randle (1)
GIDP: Jones (1), Peters (1)
Hit by Pitch: Smith 2 (3,by Gogolewski,by Pina)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski              4.1   9   5   5   1   2   1  23   5.98
Panther                 2.2   3   2   2   0   0   1  11   3.67
Pina L(0-3)             3     4   3   2   3   4   1  18   2.70
Totals                 10    16  10   9   4   6   3  52

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp                    3.1   6   6   6   4   0   0  19   3.78
Peters                  4.1   7   3   2   2   5   0  21   4.13
Newhauser               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.36
Lee                     2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.57
Tiant W(1-2)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.82
Totals                 11    15   9   8   6   7   0  52

Hit by Pitch: Gogolewski (3), Pina (3)
Wild Pitches: Gogolewski 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


RANGERS 1ST: Harrah walked; Jones grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Harrah out at second]; Mincher
popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to right; Aparicio singled to
center; Yastrzemski singled to center [Aparicio to second];
Smith made an out to second; Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings flied out to right; Ford made an out to
first; Howard walked; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cater singled to shortstop; On a bunt Griffin made
an out to catcher; Fisk flied out to left; Culp singled to right
[Cater to second]; Gogolewski threw a wild pitch [Cater to
third, Culp to second]; Harper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle walked; Gogolewski made an out to shortstop;
Harrah doubled to left [Randle to third]; Jones was walked
intentionally; Mincher lined out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Randle scored, Harrah to third]; Billings singled to center
[Harrah scored, Jones to second]; Ford forced Billings
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio lined to center; On a bunt Yastrzemski
singled to third; Smith singled to right [Yastrzemski to third];
Petrocelli forced Smith (third to second) [Yastrzemski scored];
Gogolewski threw a wild pitch [Petrocelli to second]; Cater
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Howard singled to right; Biittner singled to center
[Howard to second]; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Howard to third, Biittner to second]; Gogolewski singled
to center [Howard scored, Biittner scored]; Harrah singled to
right [Gogolewski to second]; PETERS REPLACED CULP (PITCHING);
NELSON BATTED FOR JONES; Nelson popped to left; Mincher singled
to second [Gogolewski to third, Harrah to second]; Billings
singled to left [Gogolewski scored, Harrah scored, Mincher out
at third (left to second to shortstop)]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Griffin struck
out; Fisk walked; Peters grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Ford struck out; Howard doubled to second; Biittner
singled to left [Howard to third]; Randle lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Howard scored]; Gogolewski grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper lined to center; Aparicio singled to center;
Yastrzemski singled to second [Aparicio to second]; Smith was
hit by a pitch [Aparicio to third, Yastrzemski to second];
Petrocelli homered [Aparicio scored, Yastrzemski scored, Smith
scored]; PANTHER REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Cater grounded
out (second to first); Griffin popped to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah struck out; Nelson made an out to second;
Mincher doubled to center; Billings grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk popped to first in foul territory; Peters
doubled to left; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Howard singled
to center; Biittner struck out; Randle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski doubled to center; Smith grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Yastrzemski to third]; Petrocelli grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski scored]; Cater homered;
Griffin flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Red
Sox 7.

RANGERS 8TH: GRIEVE BATTED FOR PANTHER; Grieve walked; Harrah
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Grieve to second];
Nelson was walked intentionally; Mincher struck out; Billings
doubled to left [Grieve scored, Nelson scored (error by Fisk;
assists by Yastrzemski and Petrocelli) (unearned) (no RBI),
Billings to third]; NEWHAUSER REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); Ford
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 9, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HOWARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PINA REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); Fisk
struck out; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR NEWHAUSER; Oglivie homered;
Harper was called out on strikes; Aparicio grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Red Sox 8.

RANGERS 9TH: LEE REPLACED OGLIVIE (PITCHING); Howard singled to
center; LOVITTO RAN FOR HOWARD; Biittner out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Lovitto to second]; Randle popped to
shortstop in foul territory; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 9, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 9TH: SUAREZ REPLACED LOVITTO (PLAYING C ); BILLINGS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GRIEVE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); BIITTNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Yastrzemski doubled; Smith popped to left; Petrocelli reached on
an error by Harrah [Yastrzemski scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Petrocelli to second (error by Suarez)]; KENNEDY RAN FOR
PETROCELLI; Cater was walked intentionally; Griffin struck out;
Fisk struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 9, Red
Sox 9.

RANGERS 10TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson lined to first; Pina
singled to pitcher; Billings forced Pina (third to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 10TH: BURDA BATTED FOR LEE; Burda grounded out (second
to first); Harper walked; Aparicio flied out to center;
Yastrzemski lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Red
Sox 9.

RANGERS 11TH: TIANT REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Ford was called
out on strikes; Suarez lined to center; Biittner grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 9, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 11TH: Smith was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Kennedy
singled to pitcher [Smith to third (error by Pina)]; Cater was
walked intentionally [Kennedy to second]; Griffin singled to
right [Smith scored, Kennedy to third, Cater to second]; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 9, Red Sox 10.