The Yankees went over the .500 mark for the first time this season by beating the Red Sox, 8-1, to reach a record of 45-44. Steve Kline, who was the winner on a five-hitter, equaled his career high of 10 victories.

The Yankees settled the issue with four runs off John Curtis in the first inning on three walks, singles by Bobby Murcer and Gene Michael and a ground-rule double by Hal Lanier. Carlton Fisk homered in the fifth to save the Red Sox from being shut out. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      29, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Yankees      4  0  0    1  2  1    0  0  x  -   8 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Clarke 2b             3   3   1   0     2   1   .257
Griffin 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .263      Munson c              4   0   2   1     1   1   .276
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      White lf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .273
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Alou 1b,rf            3   2   2   0     1   1   .276
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Murcer cf             4   2   2   2     0   1   .279
Fisk c                3   1   2   1     1   0   .312      Swoboda rf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .210
Cater 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240        Blomberg ph,1b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .291
  Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael ss            4   0   1   2     0   0   .207
Beniquez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Lanier 3b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .203
Curtis p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .129      Kekich p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gagliano ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .276

Totals               31   1   5   1     2   2             Totals               34   8  11   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 13,477
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Yankees 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 1
Doubles: Lanier (1), Clarke (11), Alou (10)
Home Runs: Fisk (16)
Stolen Bases: Clarke (10)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (8), Michael (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(6-4)           4     6   5   5   3   3   0  21   4.10
Williams                3     5   3   3   1   2   0  14   8.10
Tatum                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.41
Totals                  8    11   8   8   4   6   0  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich W(10-9)          9     5   1   1   2   2   1  33   2.85
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   2   1  33

Passed Balls: Munson (5)
Wild Pitches: Williams (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to left; Griffin walked;
Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; Munson walked [Clarke to second];
White forced Munson (second unassisted) [Clarke to third]; Alou
walked [White to second]; Murcer singled to center [Clarke
scored, White scored, Alou to second]; Swoboda struck out;
Michael singled to right [Alou scored, Murcer to second]; Lanier
doubled [Murcer scored, Michael to third]; Kekich grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith singled to center; Petrocelli made an out to
second; Fisk singled to left [Smith to second]; Cater flied out
to center; Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 2ND: Clarke struck out; Munson singled to right; White
lined to center; Alou was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Curtis grounded out (pitcher to first);
Harper flied out to center; Griffin flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer flied out to center; Swoboda made an out to
second; Michael made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Smith made an out to
third; Petrocelli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Lanier flied out to right; Kekich grounded out
(first unassisted); Clarke doubled to left; Munson singled to
center [Clarke scored]; White grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk homered; Cater singled to left; Beniquez flied
to right; KENNEDY BATTED FOR CURTIS; Kennedy struck out; Harper
forced Cater (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 5TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Alou doubled
to left; Murcer singled to pitcher [Alou stayed at second];
BLOMBERG BATTED FOR SWOBODA; Blomberg flied to center [Alou to
third, Murcer to second]; Michael grounded out (second to first)
[Alou scored, Murcer to third]; Lanier singled to left [Murcer
scored]; Kekich grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 7.

RED SOX 6TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Griffin flied to left; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); Smith grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke walked; Munson was called out on strikes;
Clarke stole second; White grounded out (third to first) [Clarke
to third]; Williams threw a wild pitch [Clarke scored]; Alou
singled to shortstop; Murcer struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 8.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli lined to center; Fisk walked; Cater
lined to shortstop [Fisk to second]; Munson allowed a passed
ball [Fisk to third]; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg singled to center; Michael grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blomberg out at
second]; Lanier flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 8.

RED SOX 8TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Gagliano flied out to
right; Harper flied out to left; Griffin singled to left;
Yastrzemski forced Griffin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: GAGLIANO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TATUM
REPLACED CATER (PITCHING); Kekich struck out; Clarke grounded
out (shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 8.

RED SOX 9TH: Smith lined to right; Petrocelli struck out; Fisk
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 8.