Beating his former teammates for the second time in three meetings, Jim Lonborg pitched the Brewers to a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox. Lonborg, who gave up six hits and struck out 11, yielded the Red Sox runs on a single by Danny Cater and homer by John Kennedy in the second inning.

The Brewers bunched four singles for the tying tallies in their half of the second and went ahead with another pair in the third when George Scott and Dave May singled, both advanced on an infield out and Bob Heise doubled. Johnny Briggs homered to account for the final tally in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      24, 1972 (Day game) at County Stadium
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Brewers      0  2  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .296      Theobald 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .232
  Miller cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Lahoud rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .188
Aparicio ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .280        Conigliaro rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Gagliano 2b         3   0   1   0     0   2   .275      Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .245
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Briggs lf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .252
Smith rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .261      May cf                4   1   1   0     0   1   .230
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   2   .225      Rodriguez c           4   1   1   0     0   0   .343
Cater 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .218      Heise 3b              4   0   3   2     0   0   .275
Kennedy 2b,ss         4   1   1   2     0   1   .288      Auerbach ss           3   1   1   1     1   1   .203
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Lonborg p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .192
Siebert p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Peters p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .286

Totals               36   2   7   2     0  11             Totals               32   5  11   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 10,994
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Brewers 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Brewers 0
Errors: Heise 2, Auerbach
Doubles: Gagliano (3), Heise (4)
Home Runs: Kennedy (2), Briggs (7)
Stolen Bases: Auerbach (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Lonborg (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(7-4)          6    10   5   5   2   3   1  29   3.14
Peters                  2     1   0   0   1   3   0   7   3.89
Totals                  8    11   5   5   3   6   1  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(5-3)          9     7   2   2   0  11   1  36   2.61
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0  11   1  36

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Aparicio singled; Yastrzemski
forced Aparicio (second to shortstop) [Yastrzemski to second
(error by Auerbach)]; Luis Aparicio left with injured hand
from sliding; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: GAGLIANO REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING 2B); KENNEDY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); On a bunt Theobald singled to
third; Lahoud struck out; Scott struck out; Briggs singled to
center [Theobald to second]; May lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Cater singled
to left; Kennedy homered [Cater scored]; Fisk popped to catcher
in foul territory; Siebert struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Rodriguez singled to center; Heise singled to
center [Rodriguez to second]; Auerbach singled to right
[Rodriguez scored, Heise out at third (right to third)]; Lonborg
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Auerbach to
second]; Auerbach stole third; Theobald singled to right
[Auerbach scored]; Lahoud grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper popped to first in foul territory; Gagliano
struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Scott singled to left; Briggs flied out to right;
May singled to right [Scott to second]; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first) [Scott to third, May to second]; Heise doubled
[Scott scored, May scored]; Auerbach was walked intentionally;
Lonborg grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Brewers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith singled to right; Petrocelli made an out to
shortstop; Cater reached on an error by Heise [Smith to second];
Kennedy grounded out (third to first) [Smith to third, Cater to
second]; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Theobald grounded out (third to first); Lahoud
flied out to right; Scott made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Siebert made an out to shortstop; Harper was called
out on strikes; Gagliano doubled; Yastrzemski grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Briggs homered; May grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rodriguez lined to right; Heise made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith reached on an error by Heise; Petrocelli
singled to left [Smith to second]; Cater struck out; Kennedy
flied out to right; Fisk popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Auerbach grounded out (third to first); Lonborg
struck out; Theobald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Siebert popped to catcher in foul territory; Harper
was called out on strikes; Tommy Harper  and Red Sox Manager
Eddie Kasko ejected by HP umpire Hank Morgenweck; Gagliano
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Brewers 5.

BREWERS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); PETERS
REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Lahoud walked (walk was charged to
Siebert); Sonny Siebert ejected by HP umpire Hank
Morgenweck; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lahoud
to second]; Briggs walked; May was called out on strikes;
Rodriguez made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Brewers 5.

RED SOX 8TH: CONIGLIARO REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING RF);
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Smith singled to
right; Petrocelli struck out; Cater forced Smith (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Heise singled to left [Heise out at second
(shortstop to second)]; Auerbach was called out on strikes;
Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Kennedy struck out; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Peters struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Brewers 5.