Boston Red Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 3 (Game 2)
Game Played on Thursday, July      20, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  6  0
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  -   4 13  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Harper cf             5   0   0   0     1   2   .279
Rudi lf               5   1   3   3     0   0   .307      Griffin 2b            5   0   4   1     1   1   .260
Jackson cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Yastrzemski lf        5   0   0   1     1   2   .292
Bando 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Smith rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .273
Mangual rf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Petrocelli 3b         3   1   1   0     1   1   .251
Epstein 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .283        Beniquez pr,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Cater 1b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .225
Tenace c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .187      Kennedy ss,3b         5   1   2   2     0   0   .282
Kubiak 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .220      Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   3   .279
Blue p                3   1   1   0     0   1   .095        Burda ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Fisk c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .304
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Peters p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .211
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Oglivie ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Newhauser p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Siebert ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .240

Totals               37   3   6   3     1   5             Totals               44   4  13   4     4  12

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 33,657
Left on Base: A's 5, Red Sox 12
DP: A's 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Rudi (21), Smith (13), Kennedy (5)
Home Runs: Rudi (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (13), Knowles (1)
GIDP: Kennedy (1)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (2,by Newhauser)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    7.1   9   2   2   2   9   0  33   3.15
Fingers                 1.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.61
Knowles L(1-1)          2     2   1   1   2   2   0  10   1.30
Totals                 10.2  13   4   4   4  12   0  48

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters                  7     5   3   3   0   3   1  26   3.75
Lee                     2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.66
Newhauser W(1-1)        2     0   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.09
Totals                 11     6   3   3   1   5   1  41

Passed Balls: Tenace (3)
Hit by Pitch: Newhauser (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Rudi
flied out to right; Jackson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper lined to right; Griffin was called out on
strikes; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual
flied out to right; Epstein singled; Tenace forced Epstein
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith singled; Tenace allowed a passed ball [Smith
to second]; Petrocelli walked; Cater singled to shortstop [Smith
to third, Petrocelli to second]; Kennedy singled [Smith scored,
Petrocelli scored, Cater to third]; Montgomery struck out;
Peters was called out on strikes; Harper forced Kennedy (third
to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Kubiak singled to right [Kubiak to second (error
by Smith)]; On a bunt Blue singled [Kubiak stayed at second];
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Kubiak to
third, Blue to second]; Rudi homered [Kubiak scored, Blue
scored]; Jackson made an out to shortstop; Bando flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin singled; Yastrzemski struck out; Smith
forced Griffin (third to second); Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual popped to center; Epstein struck out;
Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
flied out to left; Montgomery struck out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Blue
struck out; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Peters struck out (catcher to first); Harper lined
to center; Griffin singled; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi doubled; Jackson made an out to third; Bando
lined to center [Rudi to third]; Mangual grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith doubled; Petrocelli flied out to right [Smith
to third]; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Epstein made an out to first; Tenace made an out
to first; Kubiak grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Montgomery struck out; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR PETERS;
Gagliano grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper walked;
Griffin singled [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: LEE REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); On a bunt Blue
grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris grounded out (second
to first); Rudi singled to shortstop; Jackson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Smith lined to right; Petrocelli singled; BENIQUEZ
RAN FOR PETROCELLI; Cater singled [Beniquez to second]; FINGERS
REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Kennedy grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Beniquez out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KENNEDY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Bando grounded out (third to
first); Mangual grounded out (pitcher to first); Epstein made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); BURDA BATTED
FOR MONTGOMERY; Burda grounded out (shortstop to first); OGLIVIE
BATTED FOR LEE; Oglivie singled; Harper struck out; Griffin
singled [Oglivie scored, Griffin to second (on throw)]; KNOWLES
REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Yastrzemski popped to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 10TH: FISK REPLACED BURDA (PLAYING C ); NEWHAUSER
REPLACED OGLIVIE (PITCHING); Tenace was hit by a pitch; On a
bunt Kubiak forced Tenace (third to shortstop); Knowles out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kubiak to second];
Campaneris walked; Rudi popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 10TH: Smith popped to first in foul territory; Beniquez
popped to right; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 11TH: Jackson lined to left; Bando made an out to
shortstop; Mangual was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 11TH: Kennedy doubled; Fisk struck out; SIEBERT BATTED
FOR NEWHAUSER; Siebert singled [Kennedy to third]; Harper struck
out; Griffin was walked intentionally [Siebert to second];
Yastrzemski walked [Kennedy scored, Siebert to third, Griffin to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 4.