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Sunday July 2, 1972
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Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Brewers      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2  8  4
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   3 12  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Theobald 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Griffin 2b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .266
  Ferraro 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Beniquez ss           5   1   3   1     0   0   .300
May cf                4   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Yastrzemski lf        5   0   1   0     0   2   .283
Scott 1b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Smith cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .263
T. Reynolds rf        5   1   1   0     0   0   .186      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .258
Rodriguez c           5   0   1   0     0   2   .310        Kennedy pr,3b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Clark 3b,2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .310      Cater 1b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .206
Briggs lf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .263      Josephson c           5   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Auerbach ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .211      Oglivie rf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .273
Ryerson p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Curtis p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burda ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .255

Totals               40   2   8   2     1   6             Totals               41   3  12   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 20,478
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Red Sox 12
DP: Brewers 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: May, Rodriguez, Clark, Auerbach, Cater
Doubles: Briggs (8), Oglivie (4)
Triples: Rodriguez (1), Smith (2)
Home Runs: Cater (5)
Caught Stealing: Josephson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Linzy (1), Curtis (2), Griffin (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Beniquez (2)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (6)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryerson                 8.1  10   2   1   1   3   1  36   1.56
Linzy L(0-1)            2.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  11   2.79
Totals                 10.2  12   3   2   3   4   1  47

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(5-3)          11     8   2   2   1   6   0  42   3.95
Totals                 11     8   2   2   1   6   0  42

Wild Pitches: Ryerson (1)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); May
walked; Scott struck out; T. Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin struck out; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled to left; Smith singled
to center [Yastrzemski to third, Smith to second (error by
May)]; Petrocelli was walked intentionally; Cater forced
Petrocelli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers
0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Clark grounded
out (second to first); Briggs grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Josephson singled to left; Oglivie flied out to
center; Josephson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Curtis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach singled to right; On a bunt Ryerson struck
out; Theobald singled to center [Auerbach to second]; May
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Auerbach to third, Theobald to
second]; Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
singled to right; Ryerson threw a wild pitch [Beniquez to
second]; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Smith reached on
an error by Auerbach [Beniquez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Smith
to second (on throw)]; Petrocelli lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 4TH: T. Reynolds singled to left; Rodriguez struck out;
Clark singled to left [T. Reynolds to third, Clark to second (on
throw)]; Briggs doubled [T. Reynolds scored, Clark scored];
Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first) [Briggs to third];
Ryerson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Josephson
flied out to right; Oglivie doubled; Curtis reached on an error
by Clark [Oglivie to third]; Griffin lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: FERRARO REPLACED THEOBALD (PLAYING 3B); CLARK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Beniquez singled to left;
Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Beniquez out at second]; Smith flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 6TH: T. Reynolds flied out to center; Rodriguez flied
out to right; Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Cater
homered; Josephson grounded out (third to first); Oglivie made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Auerbach
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cater dropped a foul fly hit
by Ryerson for an error; Ryerson was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Curtis popped to third in foul territory; Griffin
grounded out (second to first); Beniquez singled to left;
Yastrzemski forced Beniquez (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Ferraro grounded out (first unassisted); May popped
to left; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli
singled to center; KENNEDY RAN FOR PETROCELLI; Cater lined to
right; Josephson forced Kennedy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 9TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); T. Reynolds
flied out to center; Rodriguez popped to center; Clark singled
to center; Briggs made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Oglivie singled to left; Curtis out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Oglivie to second]; LINZY REPLACED
RYERSON (PITCHING); Griffin grounded out (second to first)
[Oglivie to third]; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 10TH: Auerbach singled to left; Linzy out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Auerbach to second]; Ferraro flied out
to right; May lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 10TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Smith tripled; Kennedy was
walked intentionally; Cater reached on a fielder's choice [Smith
out at home (shortstop to catcher to third), Kennedy to second];
Josephson forced Kennedy (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 11TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); T.
Reynolds lined to center; Rodriguez tripled; Clark lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 11TH: Oglivie singled to catcher [Oglivie to second
(error by Rodriguez)]; BURDA BATTED FOR CURTIS; Burda was walked
intentionally; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Oglivie to third, Burda to second]; Beniquez hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Oglivie scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2,
Red Sox 3.



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