Tuesday July 18, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Sonny Siebert allowed only four hits and retired the last 16 batters in a row and pitched the Red Sox past the Angels, 4-1, for his first victory since June 10. The Red Sox decided the outcome with three runs off Nolan Ryan in the second inning.

Singles by Rico Petrocelli and Danny Cater, around a walk to Carlton Fisk, produced the first tally. After John Kennedy drew a pass to load the bases, Siebert grounded into a double play, Fisk scoring. Tommy Harper then singled to drive in Cater with the third run. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 18, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Angels 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Red Sox 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 4 6 1 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Harper cf 4 1 3 1 0 1 .278 Cardenas ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .215 Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Pinson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .307 Oliver 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Spencer lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .248 Stephenson c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .343 Fisk c 2 1 0 0 1 1 .306 Llenas 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Cater 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .219 Stanton cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .233 Kennedy ss 1 0 0 0 2 1 .297 Ryan p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .140 Siebert p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Motton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .147 Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Totals 30 1 4 0 0 6 Totals 28 4 6 3 3 7 Time of Game: 2:01 Left on Base: Angels 2, Red Sox 4 DP: Angels 2, Red Sox 1 Errors: Kennedy Doubles: Harper (16) Stolen Bases: Harper (9) Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (8) GIDP: Spencer (7), Siebert (4), Smith (4) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan L(11-7) 7 6 4 4 3 7 0 29 2.76 Fisher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.13 Totals 8 6 4 4 3 7 0 32 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert W(8-5) 9 4 1 0 0 6 0 30 2.98 Totals 9 4 1 0 0 6 0 30 Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Cardenas flied out to right; Pinson grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to left; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. ANGELS 2ND: Oliver singled to left; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliver out at second]; Stephenson singled to center; Llenas forced Stephenson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli singled to right; Fisk walked [Petrocelli to second]; Cater singled to center [Petrocelli scored, Fisk to second]; Kennedy walked [Fisk to third, Cater to second]; Siebert grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Fisk scored (no RBI), Cater to third, Kennedy out at second]; Harper singled to third [Cater scored]; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 3RD: Stanton was called out on strikes; Ryan struck out; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 4TH: Cardenas singled to left; Pinson singled to center [Cardenas to second]; Oliver flied out to right; Spencer forced Pinson (shortstop unassisted) [Cardenas scored (error by Kennedy) (unearned) (no RBI), Spencer to second]; Stephenson popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Cater flied out to right; Kennedy walked; Siebert grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 3. ANGELS 5TH: Llenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton popped to second; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Harper doubled to left; Harper stole third; Griffin struck out; Yastrzemski reached on a fielder's choice [Harper scored]; Smith grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. ANGELS 6TH: Alomar flied out to left; Cardenas flied out to center; Pinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli struck out; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Cater singled to right; Kennedy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. ANGELS 7TH: Oliver flied out to right; Spencer flied out to center; Stephenson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Siebert struck out; Harper struck out; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. ANGELS 8TH: Llenas flied out to left; Stanton was called out on strikes; MOTTON BATTED FOR RYAN; Motton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: FISHER REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4. ANGELS 9TH: Alomar struck out; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 4.

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