Roy White batted in a run with a single in the sixth inning and subsequently stole home to start the Yankees' scoring in a 10-4 victory over the Red Sox. The Yankees erupted for five runs in the seventh and wrapped up their decision with a three-run homer by Bobby Murcer in the eighth. New York Yankees 10, Boston Red Sox 4Game Played on Tuesday, August 1, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway ParkYankees 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 - 10 15 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 4 9 4 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clarke 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .254 Harper cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .284 Munson c 5 2 2 1 0 0 .284 Griffin 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .265 Murcer cf 5 3 3 4 0 0 .284 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 White lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .274 Smith rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .263 Blomberg 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Fisk c 3 0 0 1 1 0 .308 Alou ph,1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .267 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .236 Callison rf 5 0 3 2 0 0 .241 Cater 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Sanchez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .255 Kennedy ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .271 Lanier pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Siebert p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Kenney ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .181 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stottlemyre p 5 0 1 0 0 2 .196 Krausse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Beene p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oglivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burda ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .174 Totals 42 10 15 9 3 3 Totals 35 4 9 4 2 6 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 23,070 Left on Base: Yankees 8, Red Sox 6 DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 2 Errors: Griffin, Fisk, Kennedy, Siebert Doubles: Murcer (18), Clarke (12), Sanchez (4) Triples: Smith (4) Home Runs: Murcer (16) Stolen Bases: Murcer (6), White (13) GIDP: Sanchez 2 (4), Fisk (8) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stottlemyre W(11-11) 8.2 9 4 4 1 5 0 35 2.84 Beene SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3.18 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 6 0 37 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert L(9-7) 6.2 10 5 4 0 1 0 30 2.91 Lee 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 3 3.93 Krausse 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 1 9 5.34 Williams 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6.23 Totals 9 15 10 9 3 3 1 45 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (first to pitcher); Munson reached on an error by Griffin; Murcer forced Munson (second to shortstop); Murcer stole second; White popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper lined to left; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg lined to left; Callison singled to left; Sanchez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Callison out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Smith was called out on strikes; Fisk walked; Petrocelli flied out to right; Cater forced Fisk (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 3RD: Kenney lined to left; Stottlemyre flied out to center; Clarke grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy singled to center; On a bunt Siebert forced Kennedy (pitcher to shortstop); Harper forced Siebert (third to second); Griffin forced Harper (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (first unassisted); Murcer grounded out (second to first); White singled to right; Blomberg flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 5TH: Callison singled to right; Sanchez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Callison out at second]; Kenney singled to left; Stottlemyre singled to right [Kenney to second]; Clarke forced Stottlemyre (second unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli singled to right; Cater forced Petrocelli (third to second); Kennedy lined to left; Siebert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 6TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer doubled to right; White singled to center [Murcer scored]; White was picked off first but was safe on an error by Siebert [White to second]; Blomberg grounded out (second to first) [White to third]; White stole home; Fisk dropped a foul fly hit by Callison for an error; Callison reached on an error by Kennedy; Sanchez flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Griffin struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 7TH: Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); Stottlemyre struck out; Clarke doubled to right; Munson singled to left [Clarke scored, Munson to second (on throw to home)]; Murcer singled to right [Munson scored]; LEE REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); White was walked intentionally [Murcer to second]; ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Alou walked [Murcer to third, White to second]; Callison singled to center [Murcer scored, White scored, Alou to third]; KRAUSSE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Sanchez doubled to left [Alou scored, Callison to third]; LANIER RAN FOR SANCHEZ; Kenney was walked intentionally; Stottlemyre was called out on strikes; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 7TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LANIER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Smith singled to center; Fisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 8TH: Clarke singled to center; Munson singled to center [Clarke to second]; Murcer homered [Clarke scored, Munson scored]; White grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Callison flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 8TH: Cater grounded out (third to first); Kennedy grounded out (third to first); OGLIVIE BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED OGLIVIE (PITCHING); Lanier popped to first in foul territory; Kenney struck out; Stottlemyre made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 9TH: Harper singled to left; Griffin singled to right [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski struck out; Smith tripled to left [Harper scored, Griffin scored]; Fisk grounded out (third to first) [Smith scored]; Petrocelli singled to center; Cater singled to left [Petrocelli to second]; Kennedy singled to left [Petrocelli to third, Cater to second]; BEENE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); BURDA BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Burda walked [Petrocelli scored, Cater to third, Kennedy to second]; Harper was called out on strikes; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 10, Red Sox 4. |
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