Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 2 (Game 2) Game Played on Sunday, July 30, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium Red Sox 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 2 Tigers 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 x - 7 11 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .285 McAuliffe 2b 4 1 0 1 0 2 .227 Kennedy 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .262 Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .231 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .263 G. Brown lf 2 2 1 2 1 0 .230 Smith rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .263 Comer lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Cash 1b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .261 Oglivie lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .262 Northrup rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .270 Beniquez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Haller c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .208 Montgomery c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .283 Stanley cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .216 Tiant p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .143 Brinkman ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .203 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 Niekro p 3 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Burda ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Krausse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Totals 35 2 11 2 2 3 Totals 32 7 11 7 4 3 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 44,612 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Tigers 8 DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 2 Errors: Beniquez, Curtis Doubles: Oglivie (6), Tiant (1), Kennedy (7), Haller (4) Home Runs: G. Brown (7) Sacrifice Hits: Harper (4), Niekro (1), McAuliffe (1) Sacrifice Flies: G. Brown (2) GIDP: Beniquez (2), Kennedy (2), Brinkman (8) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant L(4-4) 5.1 9 5 3 2 1 1 27 3.18 Curtis 0.2 1 2 0 1 1 0 5 4.07 Krausse 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 4.99 Totals 8 11 7 3 4 3 1 39 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(3-2) 9 11 2 2 2 3 0 38 3.60 Totals 9 11 2 2 2 3 0 38 Wild Pitches: Curtis 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Hank Soar RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to left; Kennedy struck out; Yastrzemski lined to center; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown walked; Cash singled to center [G. Brown to second]; Northrup singled to left [G. Brown scored, Cash to second]; Haller grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Oglivie doubled to right; Beniquez grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie to third]; Montgomery lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Stanley flied out to right; Brinkman singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Tiant doubled to right; Harper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tiant to third]; Kennedy doubled [Tiant scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center [Kennedy to third]; Smith made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez walked; G. Brown lined into a double play (second to first) [Rodriguez out at first]; Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli singled; Oglivie forced Petrocelli (shortstop to second); Beniquez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Oglivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Northrup singled to right; Haller doubled to right [Northrup to third]; Stanley made an out to first; Brinkman singled to left [Northrup scored, Haller to third]; Niekro popped to first in foul territory; McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2. RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery singled to right; Tiant flied out to center; Harper forced Montgomery (shortstop to second); Kennedy singled [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Harper scored, Kennedy to third]; Smith walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; G. Brown homered; Cash singled to first; Northrup popped to third in foul territory; Haller flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. RED SOX 6TH: Oglivie struck out; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Stanley singled to center; Brinkman grounded out (third to first) [Stanley to second]; Niekro reached on an error by Beniquez [Stanley to third]; CURTIS REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); McAuliffe reached on an error by Curtis on a sacrifice bunt [Stanley scored (unearned), Niekro to second]; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Niekro to third, McAuliffe to second]; Rodriguez was walked intentionally; G. Brown hit a sacrifice fly to right [Niekro scored (unearned), McAuliffe to third, Rodriguez to second]; Cash singled to center [McAuliffe scored (unearned), Rodriguez scored (unearned)]; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Cash to second]; Northrup was called out on strikes; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 7. RED SOX 7TH: COMER REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING LF); BURDA BATTED FOR CURTIS; Burda flied out to left; Harper singled; Kennedy grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 7. TIGERS 7TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Haller walked; Stanley flied out to center; Brinkman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Haller out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 7. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Smith singled; Petrocelli made an out to first; Oglivie walked [Smith to second]; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 7. TIGERS 8TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Rodriguez singled to shortstop; Comer forced Rodriguez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 7. RED SOX 9TH: Montgomery singled to left; MILLER BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Miller grounded out (first to pitcher) [Montgomery to second]; Harper made an out to second; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 7.

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