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.