The pitching of John Curtis and batting of Reggie Smith brought the Red Sox a 3-0 victory over the Rangers. Curtis allowed only three hits, while Smith accounted for all runs with two homers. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    15, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3 10  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .270      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .237
Aparicio ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Nelson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   0     1   0   .252      Biittner lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Smith rf              4   2   3   3     1   0   .270      Billings c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .257      Howard 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Fisk c                4   0   3   0     0   1   .302      Ford rf               1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Cater 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .243        Grieve rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Kennedy 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .214
Curtis p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .103      Harris 2b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .097
                                                          Stanhouse p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lovitto ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               36   3  10   3     4   6             Totals               28   0   3   0     4   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  6,822
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Rangers 5
DP: Red Sox 2, Rangers 2
Errors: Ford
Home Runs: Smith 2 (13)
Stolen Bases: Harris (3), Maddox (16)
GIDP: Petrocelli (6), Cater (16), Howard (16)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(7-6)           9     3   0   0   4   5   0  32   3.95
Totals                  9     3   0   0   4   5   0  32

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse L(2-3)        7     7   3   3   4   4   2  31   3.78
Cox                     1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.09
Lindblad                1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.86
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   6   2  40

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to right; Aparicio was called out
on strikes; Yastrzemski walked; Smith walked [Yastrzemski to
second]; Petrocelli forced Smith (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Maddox was called out on strikes; Nelson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Biittner made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to center; Cater walked [Fisk to
second]; Kennedy struck out; On a bunt Curtis popped to catcher
in foul territory; Harper walked [Fisk to third, Cater to
second]; Aparicio flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings made an out to second; Howard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled to center; Smith singled
[Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski to third, Smith out
at second]; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason struck out; Harris walked; Harris stole
second; Stanhouse grounded out (second to first) [Harris to
third]; Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Nelson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cater reached on an error by Ford [Cater to
second]; Kennedy lined to first; Curtis grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cater to third]; Harper grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Biittner made an out to second; Billings struck
out; Howard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: GRIEVE REPLACED FORD (PLAYING RF); Aparicio lined
to first; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Smith homered;
Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
grounded out (pitcher to first); Harris grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk singled to left; Cater grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second];
Kennedy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Stanhouse singled to second; Maddox was called out
on strikes while Stanhouse was out trying to advance to second
(catcher to second); Nelson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Curtis flied out to center; Harper flied out to
right; Aparicio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Biittner walked; Billings popped to first in foul
territory; Howard grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski singled to second; Smith homered
[Yastrzemski scored]; COX REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING);
Petrocelli flied out to center; Fisk singled to left; Cater
struck out; Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Grieve grounded out (pitcher to first); Mason
singled to first; Harris walked [Mason to second]; LOVITTO
BATTED FOR COX; Lovitto lined to right; Maddox forced Harris
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers
0.

RED SOX 9TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED LOVITTO (PITCHING); Curtis struck
out; Harper singled to left; Aparicio singled to left [Harper to
third]; Yastrzemski lined to shortstop; Smith made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Biittner
flied out to left; Billings singled to center; Howard grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers
0.