Paced by Rico Petrocelli and Reggie Smith, who drove in five runs apiece, the Red Sox pounded their way to a 15-4 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but then had a tougher time in the second game before beating the Brewers, 3-2, in 11 innings. Petrocelli started the Red Sox slugging in the opener with a grand-slam homer in the first inning and added another RBI with a single in the fifth. Smith knocked in his five runs with two homers, one batting lefthanded against Bill Parsons in the sixth inning and the other swinging righthanded against Earl Stephenson in the seventh.

In the nightcap Ben Oglivie opened the 11th with a hard smash to the mound that bounced off Frank Linzy back toward the plate. Catcher Ellie Rodriguez threw wildly to first, allowing Oglivie to advance an extra base. The Brewers walked Bob Burda intentionally, Doug Griffin moved the runners along with a bunt and Juan Beniquez broke up the game with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 15, Milwaukee Brewers 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      2, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  1  -   4 11  1
Red Sox      4  0  0    1  4  3    3  0  x  -  15 18  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Theobald 2b           3   0   2   1     0   1   .227      Griffin 2b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .273
  Stephenson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Oglivie rf            5   3   3   0     0   1   .253
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Lahoud rf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .206        Miller pr,lf        1   2   1   1     0   0   .191
  T. Reynolds rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .184      Smith cf              5   3   3   5     0   1   .260
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Petrocelli 3b         3   2   3   5     1   0   .257
  Felske 1b           2   1   1   0     0   0   .217        Kennedy pr,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Briggs lf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .263      Burda 1b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .255
May cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Beniquez ss           4   1   2   2     1   0   .240
Ratliff c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .088      Fisk c                5   1   2   1     0   0   .290
Heise 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Culp p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .207
Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Lockwood p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .087
  Ferraro ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Parsons p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
  Clark ph,2b         2   2   2   1     0   0   .292

Totals               36   4  11   4     2   6             Totals               40  15  18  15     2   3

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Red Sox 5
DP: Brewers 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Auerbach
Doubles: Heise (5), Griffin (8), Smith (11), Burda (1), Oglivie (3), Beniquez (1)
Triples: Clark (1)
Home Runs: Briggs (9), Clark (1), Petrocelli (7), Fisk (8), Smith 2 (10)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Theobald (1), Griffin (2)
Hit by Pitch: Yastrzemski (3,by Lockwood)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(4-9)         4     6   5   5   2   3   2  21   3.65
Parsons                 2     8   7   6   0   0   1  14   5.49
Stephenson              2     4   3   3   0   0   1   9   1.05
Totals                  8    18  15  14   2   3   4  44

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(5-7)             9    11   4   4   2   6   2  39   4.15
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   6   2  39

Passed Balls: Fisk (6)
Hit by Pitch: Lockwood (3)
Wild Pitches: Parsons (3), Culp (2)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips


BREWERS 1ST: Theobald singled to left [Theobald out at second
(left to second)]; Lahoud walked; Scott struck out; Briggs
singled to center [Lahoud to second]; May flied out to right; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin singled to right; Oglivie singled to right
[Griffin to third]; Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch [Oglivie to
second]; Smith struck out; Petrocelli homered [Griffin scored,
Oglivie scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Burda grounded out (first
to pitcher); Beniquez walked; Beniquez stole second; Fisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 2ND: Ratliff grounded out (first to pitcher); Heise
popped to left; Auerbach popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Culp struck out; Griffin grounded out (third to
first); Oglivie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 3RD: Lockwood flied out to left; Theobald singled to
left; Lahoud walked [Theobald to second]; Scott forced Lahoud
(third to second) [Theobald to third]; Briggs made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Smith made an out to
shortstop; Petrocelli walked; Burda singled to left [Petrocelli
to third]; Beniquez forced Burda (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

BREWERS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Ratliff
grounded out (second to first); Heise grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk homered; Culp grounded out (second to first);
Griffin doubled; Oglivie struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox
5.

BREWERS 5TH: Auerbach popped to left; FERRARO BATTED FOR
LOCKWOOD; Ferraro singled to left; Culp threw a wild pitch
[Ferraro to second]; Theobald struck out; Lahoud flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: PARSONS REPLACED FERRARO (PITCHING); Smith doubled;
Petrocelli singled to center [Smith scored]; Burda doubled
[Petrocelli to third]; Beniquez singled to right [Petrocelli
scored, Burda scored]; Parsons threw a wild pitch [Beniquez to
second]; Fisk singled to left [Beniquez to third]; Culp popped
to right; Griffin sacrifice flied into a double play to center
[Beniquez scored, Fisk out at second (center to second)]; 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 9.

BREWERS 6TH: Scott struck out; Briggs singled to right; May
singled to right [Briggs to third]; Ratliff struck out; Heise
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 6TH: FELSKE REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING 1B); Oglivie singled
to center; Yastrzemski reached on a fielder's choice [Oglivie to
second (error by Auerbach; assist by Theobald)]; MILLER RAN FOR
YASTRZEMSKI; Smith homered [Oglivie scored (unearned), Miller
scored]; Petrocelli singled to left; KENNEDY RAN FOR PETROCELLI;
Burda popped to third in foul territory; Beniquez popped to
third in foul territory; Fisk lined to center; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 12.

BREWERS 7TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KENNEDY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Auerbach flied out to left; CLARK BATTED
FOR PARSONS; Clark tripled; Theobald hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Clark scored]; Lahoud grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 12.

RED SOX 7TH: CLARK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STEPHENSON
REPLACED THEOBALD (PITCHING); Culp grounded out (third to
first); Griffin grounded out (third to first); Oglivie doubled;
Miller singled to right [Oglivie scored]; Smith homered [Miller
scored]; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 15.

BREWERS 8TH: Felske singled to right; Briggs homered [Felske
scored]; May made an out to second; Ratliff made an out to
shortstop; Heise doubled; Fisk allowed a passed ball [Heise to
third]; Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 15.

RED SOX 8TH: T. REYNOLDS REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING RF); Burda
grounded out (second to first); Beniquez doubled; Fisk lined
into a double play (center to shortstop) [Beniquez out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 15.

BREWERS 9TH: Clark homered; DAVIS BATTED FOR STEPHENSON; Davis
was called out on strikes; T. Reynolds struck out; Felske
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 4, Red Sox 15.