The White Sox, who staged a dramatic ninth-inning rally to win the first game of a doubleheader, 9-7, moved into a first-place tie with the Athletics in West division, although losing the second game to the Red Sox, 5-4. The White Sox led in the opener, 5-1, before the Red Sox scored three runs off Wilbur Wood in the eighth and three off Terry Forster in the ninth. The White Sox began their rally with a single by Rich Morales and walk to Ed Spiezio. After the next two batters went out, Walt Williams drove in one run with a single and Pat Kelly followed with the winning three-run homer.

In the nightcap, the Red Sox broke a 1-1 tie with a four-run outburst in the fifth. Singles by Bob Montgomery, John Curtis and Tommy Harper produced the first run and, after John Kennedy walked, Carl Yastrzemski cleared the bases with a triple. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Boston Red Sox 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    20, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  3  -   7 12  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  2  3    0  0  4  -   9 16  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .270      Kelly rf              5   1   3   3     1   2   .277
Aparicio ss           4   2   2   0     1   1   .275      Johnstone cf          4   1   2   0     1   0   .188
Cater 1b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .240      D. Allen 1b           3   0   1   1     1   2   .313
Smith rf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .272        Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Petrocelli 3b         5   1   4   3     0   0   .261      May lf                5   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Fisk c                4   0   1   2     1   0   .298      Andrews 2b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .221
Kosco lf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .236        Morales 2b          2   1   2   0     0   0   .233
Gagliano 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Spiezio 3b            4   2   1   0     1   0   .246
McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Herrmann c            5   1   1   1     0   1   .229
  Newhauser p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alvarado ss           4   1   2   1     1   0   .243
  Peters p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Wood p                3   0   1   2     0   2   .160
  Kennedy ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Forster p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .417
  Tatum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Williams ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .250
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beniquez ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Krausse p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .138

Totals               39   7  12   5     4   6             Totals               40   9  16   9     6   8

Time of Game: 3:18
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, White Sox 11
DP: Red Sox 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Alvarado
Doubles: Fisk (23), Aparicio (19), D. Allen (20)
Home Runs: Alvarado (3), Kelly (3)
Stolen Bases: Morales (1)
Caught Stealing: Harper (6), Kelly (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen               5     8   5   5   3   5   1  25   2.96
Newhauser               0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.86
Peters                  1     1   0   0   1   2   0   4   4.33
Tatum                   1.1   3   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.70
Lee                     0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.02
Krausse                 0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   6.38
Pattin L(11-12)         0.2   2   2   2   0   0   1   4   3.58
Totals                  8.2  16   9   9   6   8   2  46

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    7.1  10   4   3   2   3   0  33   2.39
Forster W(4-3)          1.2   2   3   2   2   3   0  10   2.51
Totals                  9    12   7   5   4   6   0  43

Passed Balls: Herrmann (10)
Wild Pitches: Forster (5)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
struck out (catcher to first); Cater grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Johnstone singled to right [Kelly
to third]; D. Allen struck out; May reached on a fielder's
choice [Kelly out at home (pitcher to third), Johnstone to
second]; Andrews made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith struck out (catcher to first); Petrocelli
singled to left; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Petrocelli to
second]; Fisk doubled [Petrocelli scored (unearned)]; Kosco
struck out; Gagliano grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spiezio lined to first; Herrmann grounded out
(first to pitcher); Alvarado singled to left; Wood struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: McGlothen grounded out (third to first); Harper
flied out to left; Aparicio doubled to left; Cater made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly struck out; Johnstone grounded out (second
to first); D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli
singled to center; Fisk flied out to center; Kosco singled to
left [Petrocelli to second]; Gagliano lined to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
walked; Spiezio flied out to right; Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: McGlothen lined to right; Harper singled to left;
Harper was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Aparicio
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Alvarado homered; Wood was called out on strikes;
Kelly singled to center; Kelly was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Johnstone walked; D. Allen doubled to
center [Johnstone scored]; May grounded out (pitcher to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Cater grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded
out (second to first); Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Andrews singled to left; Spiezio singled to left
[Andrews to third]; Herrmann singled to center [Andrews scored,
Spiezio to third]; NEWHAUSER REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING);
Alvarado walked [Herrmann to second]; Wood singled to right
[Spiezio scored, Herrmann scored, Alvarado to second]; PETERS
REPLACED NEWHAUSER (PITCHING); Alvarado was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop to third); Kelly was called out on
strikes; Johnstone singled to right [Wood to second]; D. Allen
walked [Wood to third, Johnstone to second]; May struck out; 3
R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); MORALES
REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 2B); Fisk flied out to right; Kosco
made an out to second; Gagliano singled to center; KENNEDY
BATTED FOR PETERS; Kennedy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: TATUM REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Morales
singled to left; Spiezio lined to second; Morales stole second;
Herrmann struck out; Alvarado grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Harper walked; Aparicio singled to third [Harper to
second]; On a bunt Cater singled [Harper to third, Aparicio to
second]; Smith made an out to shortstop; Petrocelli singled to
center [Harper scored, Aparicio to third, Cater to second]; Fisk
walked [Aparicio scored, Cater to third, Petrocelli to second];
FORSTER REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Kosco struck out; Forster
threw a wild pitch [Cater scored, Petrocelli to third, Fisk to
second]; Gagliano struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Forster singled to left; Kelly singled to center
[Forster to second]; On a bunt Johnstone forced Forster (catcher
to third) [Kelly to second]; LEE REPLACED TATUM (PITCHING);
Muser forced Johnstone (second to shortstop) [Kelly to third];
May forced Muser (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 4, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR LEE; Beniquez singled to right;
Harper flied to left in foul territory; Aparicio walked
[Beniquez to second]; Cater struck out; Smith walked [Beniquez
to third, Aparicio to second]; Petrocelli singled to center
[Beniquez scored, Aparicio scored, Smith to third]; Fisk reached
on an error by Alvarado [Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Petrocelli to third]; Kosco lined to left; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PITCHING); Morales
singled to center; Spiezio walked [Morales to second]; PATTIN
REPLACED KRAUSSE (PITCHING); Herrmann flied out to left;
Alvarado flied out to center; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR FORSTER;
Williams singled to center [Morales scored, Spiezio to second];
Kelly homered [Spiezio scored, Williams scored]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, White Sox 9.