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Friday August 18, 1972
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The White Sox piled up 16 hits, their highest total of the season, and defeated the Red Sox, 8-1. The attack included three-run homers by Dick Allen and Jay Johnstone. Stan Bahnsen held the Red Sox to four hits before the hot, humid weather forced him off the mound in the eighth inning. Terry Forster finished. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Friday, August 18, 1972 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
White Sox    4  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 16  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Kelly rf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .276
  Miller cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Andrews 2b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .222
Aparicio ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .272      D. Allen 1b           3   2   2   3     1   0   .317
  Beniquez ss         0   0   0   0     1   0   .242        Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   1     0   1   .247      May lf                4   2   3   0     0   0   .298
  Oglivie lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Bradford cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Smith rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .278      Reichardt cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   2   .254        Johnstone ph,cf,lf  3   1   1   3     0   1   .184
  Gagliano 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Spiezio 3b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .250
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Herrmann c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .230
Cater 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .240        Brinkman c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Kennedy 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Alvarado ss           2   0   0   1     0   0   .237
Siebert p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .206        Morales ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Peters p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Bahnsen p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .178
  Burda ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .167        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  Krausse p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               32   1   6   1     3   9             Totals               38   8  16   8     1   4

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 42,001
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, White Sox 7
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Petrocelli
Doubles: Harper (22), Aparicio (17), D. Allen (19), Spiezio (8)
Triples: Kelly (5)
Home Runs: D. Allen (29), Johnstone (3)
Caught Stealing: Smith (3), Kelly (7)
GIDP: Alvarado (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(10-9)         3.2  11   7   7   1   3   1  22   3.29
Peters                  3.1   4   1   1   0   1   1  14   4.40
Krausse                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.08
Totals                  8    16   8   8   1   4   2  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(16-13)        7.2   4   1   1   3   6   0  29   3.78
Forster SV(20)          1.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.31
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   9   0  35

Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (7)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp


RED SOX 1ST: Harper doubled to left; Bahnsen threw a wild pitch
[Harper to third]; Aparicio struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first) [Harper scored]; Smith walked; Smith was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to center; Andrews singled to
center [Kelly to third]; D. Allen homered [Kelly scored, Andrews
scored]; May singled to center; Reichardt lined to center;
Spiezio singled to center [May to third]; Herrmann reached on a
fielder's choice [May scored, Spiezio to second (error by
Petrocelli)]; Alvarado grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Cater made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bahnsen grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Kelly tripled to right; Andrews struck out; D. Allen
walked; May popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
White Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy made an out to third; Siebert grounded out
(third to first); Harper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR REICHARDT; Johnstone struck
out; Spiezio singled to left; Herrmann singled to right [Spiezio
to third]; Alvarado forced Herrmann (second to shortstop)
[Spiezio scored]; Bahnsen struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MORALES
REPLACED ALVARADO (PLAYING SS); Aparicio doubled to left;
Yastrzemski struck out; Smith flied out to left; Petrocelli
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly singled to right; Kelly was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Andrews grounded out (pitcher to
first); D. Allen doubled to right; May singled to pitcher [D.
Allen to third]; PETERS REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Johnstone
homered [D. Allen scored, May scored]; Spiezio doubled; Herrmann
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, White Sox 8.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk struck out; Cater made an out to second; On a
bunt Kennedy singled; Peters struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bahnsen grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox
8.

RED SOX 6TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: BENIQUEZ REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING SS); Andrews
grounded out (second to first); D. Allen flied out to left; May
singled to second; Johnstone grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Smith singled
to left; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Fisk flied out to
center; Cater grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); OGLIVIE
REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); GAGLIANO REPLACED PETROCELLI
(PLAYING 3B); Spiezio popped to catcher in foul territory;
Herrmann singled to right; Morales lined to left; Bahnsen was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White
Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: JOHNSTONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BRADFORD
REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); Kennedy popped to first in foul
territory; BURDA BATTED FOR PETERS; Burda walked; Miller popped
to third in foul territory; Beniquez walked [Burda to second];
FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Oglivie was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED BURDA (PITCHING); Kelly grounded
out (second to first); Andrews singled to center; Muser flied
into a double play (right to first) [Andrews out at first]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 8.

RED SOX 9TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED HERRMANN (PLAYING C ); Smith
struck out; Gagliano grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk
singled to left; Cater singled to right [Fisk to third]; Kennedy
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
White Sox 8.



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