Ken Brett held his former teammates to three hits in eight innings and was an easy winner when the Brewers defeated the Red Sox, 8-1. Ken Sanders pitched the final frame. Rick Auerbach drove in the Brewers' first two runs with a double and single and then accounted for another RBI with a single when the Brewers erupted for six runs in the fifth inning. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 8, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 3 2 Brewers 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 x - 8 13 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 Theobald 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .225 Aparicio ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .277 May cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .229 Yastrzemski lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .283 Scott 1b 4 1 1 1 1 2 .245 Oglivie lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Conigliaro rf 4 1 0 0 0 2 .230 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Rodriguez c 2 2 1 2 2 1 .347 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .225 Briggs lf 4 1 1 1 1 2 .244 Cater 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Heise 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .259 Josephson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Auerbach ss 4 0 3 3 0 0 .201 Griffin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Brett p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Kennedy ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fisk c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .270 Curtis p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Krausse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gagliano ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 Newhauser p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 3 1 5 7 Totals 36 8 13 7 4 9 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 20,865 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Brewers 10 DP: Red Sox 1, Brewers 2 Errors: Aparicio, Josephson Doubles: Auerbach (6) Stolen Bases: Gagliano (1) Sacrifice Hits: Conigliaro (2) GIDP: Griffin (4), Smith (3), Scott (10) Hit by Pitch: Rodriguez (3,by Newhauser) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis L(3-3) 4 8 5 5 2 5 0 21 5.19 Krausse 0.1 3 3 1 0 0 0 5 5.44 Tiant 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 3.51 Newhauser 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 5.79 Totals 8 13 8 6 4 9 0 42 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett W(3-8) 8 3 1 1 5 7 0 30 4.10 Sanders SV(8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.54 Totals 9 3 1 1 5 7 0 33 Passed Balls: Fisk (5) Hit by Pitch: Newhauser (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - John Rice RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); Aparicio struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Theobald singled to left; On a bunt May singled to third [Theobald to second]; Scott grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Theobald to third, May out at second]; JOSEPHSON REPLACED CATER (PLAYING 1B); Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Smith struck out; Petrocelli grounded out (second to first); Josephson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Briggs struck out; Heise singled to left; Auerbach doubled [Heise scored]; Brett struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Fisk grounded out (second to first); Curtis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 1. BREWERS 3RD: Theobald lined to shortstop; May grounded out (second to first); Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Harper singled to left; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher) [Harper to third]; Smith lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 1. BREWERS 4TH: Conigliaro struck out; Rodriguez walked; Briggs walked [Rodriguez to second]; Heise forced Briggs (shortstop to second) [Rodriguez to third]; Auerbach singled to center [Rodriguez scored, Heise to third]; Brett grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 2. RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli walked; Josephson walked [Petrocelli to second]; Griffin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Petrocelli to third, Josephson out at second]; Fisk walked; Curtis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 5TH: Theobald singled to left; On a bunt May singled to third [Theobald to second]; Scott singled to center [Theobald scored, May to second]; KRAUSSE REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Conigliaro reached on an error by Josephson on a sacrifice bunt [May to third, Scott to second]; Rodriguez singled to left [May scored, Scott scored, Conigliaro to second]; Briggs singled to left [Conigliaro scored (unearned), Rodriguez to second]; On a bunt Heise made an out to pitcher; Auerbach singled to left [Rodriguez scored, Briggs to second]; TIANT REPLACED KRAUSSE (PITCHING); Brett forced Auerbach (pitcher to shortstop) [Briggs scored (error by Aparicio) (unearned) (no RBI), Brett to second]; Theobald grounded out (third to first); 6 R (4 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 8. RED SOX 6TH: Harper singled to left; Aparicio forced Harper (third to second); Yastrzemski walked [Aparicio to second]; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 8. BREWERS 6TH: May singled to center; Scott struck out; Conigliaro made an out to shortstop; Fisk allowed a passed ball [May to second]; Rodriguez walked; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 8. RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli popped to left; Josephson grounded out (pitcher to second to first); KENNEDY BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 8. BREWERS 7TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); OGLIVIE REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Heise struck out; Auerbach made an out to third; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 8. RED SOX 8TH: Fisk struck out; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR TIANT; Gagliano walked; Harper popped to right; Gagliano stole second; Aparicio singled to left [Gagliano scored]; Oglivie made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 8. BREWERS 8TH: NEWHAUSER REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Theobald singled to center; May forced Theobald (first to shortstop); Scott walked [May to second]; Conigliaro struck out; Rodriguez was hit by a pitch [May to third, Scott to second]; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 8. RED SOX 9TH: SANDERS REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Smith made an out to shortstop; Petrocelli flied out to right; Josephson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 8.

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