Rico Petrocelli, who struck out twice and hit into a double play in previous trips to the plate, smashed a two-run homer in the eighth inning to carry the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Athletics. Petrocelli's poke followed a single by Carl Yastrzemski. Boston Red Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 2Game Played on Monday, July 10, 1972 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumRed Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 9 0 A's 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Miller cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 .224 Rudi lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .314 Griffin 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .248 Jackson cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .241 Yastrzemski lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .302 Epstein 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .295 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .249 Voss rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .194 Fisk c 3 0 1 1 1 1 .297 Hendrick pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .173 Cater 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Bando 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Oglivie rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .268 Duncan c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .241 Beniquez ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246 Cullen 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 McGlothen p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .182 Hegan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Martinez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Holtzman p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .269 Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 4 3 13 Totals 33 2 8 2 0 8 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 29,943 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, A's 5 DP: Red Sox 0, A's 1 Doubles: Fisk (18), Epstein (10) Home Runs: Petrocelli (8) Sacrifice Hits: McGlothen (2), Cullen (1) GIDP: Petrocelli (4) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGlothen W(2-1) 8.1 8 2 2 0 8 0 32 1.91 Tiant SV(2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.79 Totals 9 8 2 2 0 8 0 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Holtzman L(11-7) 8 6 3 3 3 11 1 32 2.62 Locker 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 6 2.16 Totals 9 9 4 4 3 13 1 38 Passed Balls: Duncan (7) Wild Pitches: Holtzman 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Don Denkinger RED SOX 1ST: Harper was called out on strikes; Griffin singled; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Griffin to second]; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli struck out; Fisk doubled [Griffin scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Cater struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris lined to right; Rudi singled; Jackson singled [Rudi to third]; Epstein forced Jackson (first to shortstop) [Rudi scored]; Voss grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 2ND: Oglivie made an out to second; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); McGlothen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando flied out to left; Duncan lined to second; Cullen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 3RD: Harper singled; Griffin flied out to right; Holtzman threw a wild pitch [Harper to second]; Duncan allowed a passed ball [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Holtzman flied out to right; Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi singled to center [Rudi out at second (center to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk was called out on strikes; Cater struck out (catcher to first); Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Epstein grounded out (first unassisted); Voss grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. RED SOX 5TH: Beniquez singled; McGlothen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Beniquez to second]; Harper grounded out (third to first); Griffin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan singled; Cullen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Duncan to second]; Holtzman singled [Duncan scored]; Campaneris made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Fisk walked; Cater grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson struck out; Epstein popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. RED SOX 7TH: Oglivie struck out; Beniquez lined to second; McGlothen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Voss struck out; Bando flied out to right; Duncan popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2. RED SOX 8TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin flied out to right; Yastrzemski singled; Petrocelli homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); HEGAN BATTED FOR CULLEN; Hegan struck out; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR HOLTZMAN; Shamsky struck out; Campaneris singled to shortstop; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. RED SOX 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING 2B); LOCKER REPLACED SHAMSKY (PITCHING); Cater grounded out (third to first); Oglivie singled to first; Beniquez singled [Oglivie to second]; McGlothen struck out; Miller singled [Oglivie scored, Beniquez to third]; Griffin struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Jackson struck out; Epstein doubled; Voss singled [Epstein to third]; HENDRICK RAN FOR VOSS; TIANT REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Bando made an out to third; Duncan lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 2. |
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