The Red Sox rallied for four runs in the ninth inning, three scoring on Bob Montgomery's first homer of the season, to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-5, but the Yankees came back to take the second game, 3-1. Mel Stottlemyre, pitching the opener for the Yankees, went into the ninth with a 5-2 lead before losing his control after retiring 15 straight batters. When Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli walked, Sparky Lyle replaced Stottlemyre. Danny Cater singled, scoring Smith. After John Kennedy struck out, Montgomery came through with his homer.

Steve Kline beat Sonny Siebert in the nightcap. Siebert, who had not issued a pass in his 25 2/3 previous innings, walked two batters to lead to a Yankee run on a single by Roy White in the first. Another pass set up a Yankee tally in the sixth. The Red Sox rapped Kline for four of their seven hits in the seventh but a double play intervened and only one run scored. A walk issued by Lew Krausse then paved the way for the final Yankee marker in the home half of the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      28, 1972 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  4  -   6  5  0
Yankees      1  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   5  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Clarke 2b             4   2   1   1     1   1   .256
  Miller cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Swoboda rf            3   0   1   1     0   2   .217
Griffin 2b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .262        Blomberg ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      White lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .273
Smith rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .261      Alou 1b               2   1   2   3     1   0   .269
Petrocelli 3b         2   1   0   0     2   0   .237      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Cater 1b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .238      Sanchez 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Kennedy ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Ellis c               4   0   2   0     0   1   .250
Montgomery c          3   1   1   4     0   0   .265      Michael ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .206
Peters p              3   1   1   0     0   1   .217      Stottlemyre p         4   0   0   0     0   2   .196
  Newhauser p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               32   6   5   6     4   3             Totals               34   5   9   5     3   8

Time of Game: 2:10
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Yankees 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: Harper (20), Ellis 2 (3)
Triples: Cater (1), Clarke (1)
Home Runs: Montgomery (1), Alou (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Montgomery (1), Alou (2), Swoboda (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peters                  7     9   5   5   3   7   1  33   3.95
Newhauser W(3-1)        2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.50
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   8   1  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre             8     3   4   4   4   2   0  32   2.78
Lyle L(2-3)             1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5   1.30
Totals                  9     5   6   6   4   3   1  37

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips


RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Griffin flied out to left;
Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; Swoboda singled to left [Clarke to
second]; White flied to right [Clarke to third]; Alou hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Clarke scored]; Murcer made an out to
first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith flied out to center; Petrocelli walked; Cater
forced Petrocelli (third to second); Kennedy grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 2ND: Sanchez struck out; Ellis doubled; Michael reached
on a fielder's choice [Ellis out at third (shortstop to third)];
Stottlemyre forced Michael (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery flied to right; Peters singled to
center; Harper doubled to left [Peters to third]; Griffin
reached on a fielder's choice [Peters scored, Harper to third];
Yastrzemski made an out to first; Smith walked [Griffin to
second]; Petrocelli forced Griffin (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke struck out; Swoboda struck out; White made
an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Cater tripled to center; Kennedy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montgomery out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Cater scored]; Peters popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Alou walked; Murcer made an out to second; Sanchez
flied to right; Ellis forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Griffin made
an out to second; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael singled to center; Stottlemyre struck out;
Clarke tripled to left [Michael scored]; Swoboda lined out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Clarke scored]; White walked; Alou
singled to center [White to third]; Murcer flied out to left; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
made an out to shortstop; Cater flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Sanchez lined to right; Ellis doubled to center;
Michael flied to left; Stottlemyre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Kennedy flied out to left; Montgomery popped to
first in foul territory; Peters struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke flied out to center; Swoboda struck out;
White singled to center; Alou homered [White scored]; Murcer
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Harper lined to left; Griffin grounded out (pitcher
to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: Sanchez singled to center; NEWHAUSER REPLACED
PETERS (PITCHING); Ellis struck out; Michael popped to catcher
in foul territory; Stottlemyre lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Smith walked; Petrocelli walked [Smith to second];
LYLE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Cater singled to center
[Smith scored, Petrocelli to second]; Kennedy struck out;
Montgomery homered [Petrocelli scored, Cater scored]; Newhauser
flied out to center; Harper lined to shortstop; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 9TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); Clarke
grounded out (pitcher to first); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR SWOBODA;
Blomberg flied out to left; White lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 5.