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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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