Carlton Fisk hit a three-run homer and Tommy Harper and Doug Griffin drove in two runs apiece with doubles as the Red Sox defeated the Angels, 8-2. Lynn McGlothen turned in the fourth straight route-going victory to the credit of the Boston staff. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, California Angels 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      19, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Angels       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Red Sox      0  3  0    0  3  2    0  0  x  -   8 11  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .266      Harper cf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .284
Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Griffin 2b            5   0   1   2     0   0   .244
Pinson rf             3   0   1   1     1   2   .268      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     1   1   .306
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Smith rf              2   2   2   0     0   0   .270
McMullen 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .274        Miller ph,rf        2   0   0   0     0   2   .210
Spencer lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .249
Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Fisk c                3   1   1   3     1   1   .307
Torborg c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .230      Cater 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .220
  Messersmith p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Kennedy ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .286
  Kosco ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .234      McGlothen p           4   1   1   0     0   0   .176
Wright p              2   1   1   0     0   1   .182
  Stephenson c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               34   2   8   2     1   7             Totals               35   8  11   8     4   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 24,794
Left on Base: Angels 7, Red Sox 8
DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Wright
Doubles: Wright (4), Cater (12), Harper 2 (18), Griffin (9)
Home Runs: Fisk (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Alomar (1)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (4,by Wright)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(10-5)          5.1   9   8   8   2   1   1  28   3.08
Messersmith             2.2   2   0   0   2   4   0  12   3.80
Totals                  8    11   8   8   4   5   1  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(3-2)        9     8   2   2   1   7   0  36   2.08
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Wright (4)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; Cardenas singled to shortstop;
Pinson struck out; Oliver singled to center [Cardenas to
second]; McMullen forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Harper grounded out (pitcher to first);
Griffin grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (second to first); Berry
grounded out (second to first); Torborg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith singled to left; Petrocelli flied out to
left; Fisk walked [Smith to second]; Cater doubled to center
[Smith scored, Fisk to third]; Kennedy was walked intentionally;
McGlothen forced Fisk (pitcher to catcher) [Cater to third,
Kennedy to second]; Harper doubled to left [Cater scored,
Kennedy scored, McGlothen to third]; Griffin flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Wright struck out; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cardenas flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Smith singled to
center; Petrocelli singled to center [Smith to second]; Fisk
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cater forced Petrocelli
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox
3.

ANGELS 4TH: Pinson walked; Oliver forced Pinson (third to
second); McMullen singled to left [Oliver to second]; Spencer
forced McMullen (first to shortstop) [Oliver to third]; Berry
forced Spencer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first);
McGlothen grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red
Sox 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Torborg singled to left; Wright doubled to center
[Torborg to third]; Alomar lined out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Torborg scored]; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to
first); Pinson singled to center [Wright scored]; Oliver struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin flied out to left; Yastrzemski singled to
right; Smith was hit by a pitch [Yastrzemski to second];
Petrocelli made an out to second; Fisk homered [Yastrzemski
scored, Smith scored]; Cater flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 6.

ANGELS 6TH: McMullen singled to left; Spencer popped to third in
foul territory; Berry made an out to shortstop; Torborg popped
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); McGlothen
singled to right; Harper singled to third [McGlothen to second];
Harper was picked off first but was safe on an error by Wright
[McGlothen to third, Harper to second]; MESSERSMITH REPLACED
TORBORG (PITCHING); STEPHENSON REPLACED WRIGHT (PLAYING C );
Griffin doubled to left [McGlothen scored, Harper scored];
Yastrzemski walked; MILLER BATTED FOR SMITH; Miller struck out;
Petrocelli walked [Griffin to third, Yastrzemski to second];
Fisk struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 8.

ANGELS 7TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stephenson
grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Alomar singled to
catcher; Cardenas flied out to right; Pinson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Cater struck out; Kennedy flied out to center;
McGlothen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 2, Red Sox 8.

ANGELS 8TH: Oliver made an out to catcher; McMullen flied out to
center; Spencer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Harper doubled to left; Griffin popped to center;
Yastrzemski lined to center; Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Red Sox 8.

ANGELS 9TH: Berry flied out to right; KOSCO BATTED FOR
MESSERSMITH; Kosco was called out on strikes; Stephenson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
2, Red Sox 8.