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.

Mel Stottlemyre, who yielded only three hits in the first eight innings, was knocked out in the ninth when the Red Sox scored their runs on six hits and a walk issued by Fred Beene with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 10, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    1, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      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.