Sunday August 20, 1972
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Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 20, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 3 White Sox 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 12 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper cf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .270 Williams rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .255 Kennedy 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .253 Bradford cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 3 0 0 .244 D. Allen 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .313 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Andrews 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .223 Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251 May lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .299 Beniquez ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .242 Spiezio 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Montgomery c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .304 Morales ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .238 Miller rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .222 Brinkman c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Curtis p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 Egan ph,c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .185 Aparicio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Fisher p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Lee p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reichardt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alvarado ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 5 6 5 4 3 Totals 36 4 12 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 29,497 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, White Sox 9 DP: Red Sox 3, White Sox 1 Errors: Petrocelli, Beniquez, Montgomery, Spiezio Doubles: Yastrzemski (12), May (19), Morales (7) Home Runs: D. Allen (30) Stolen Bases: Williams (6) Caught Stealing: Miller (2), May (10) Sacrifice Hits: Curtis (3), Bradford (1) Sacrifice Flies: Harper (4) GIDP: Oglivie (3), D. Allen (10), Alvarado (9), Bradford (2) Hit by Pitch: Kennedy (3,by Gossage) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis W(8-6) 6 8 3 2 2 4 0 26 3.90 Lee SV(5) 3 4 1 1 1 0 1 14 3.97 Totals 9 12 4 3 3 4 1 40 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fisher L(4-6) 5 5 5 4 3 2 0 22 3.96 Drabowsky 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.43 Gossage 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.74 Acosta 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1.93 Totals 9 6 5 4 4 3 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Gossage (3) Wild Pitches: Curtis (5) Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to catcher in foul territory; Kennedy flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams singled to center; Bradford made an out to second; D. Allen struck out; Williams stole second; Andrews singled to right [Williams scored (error by Montgomery; assist by Miller) (unearned), Andrews to second]; May singled to second [Andrews to third]; Spiezio grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie struck out; Beniquez walked; Montgomery flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman flied out to right; Fisher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Miller singled to third [Miller to second (error by Spiezio)]; Curtis out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Miller to third]; Harper hit a sacrifice fly to left [Miller scored (unearned)]; Kennedy flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Williams walked; Bradford struck out; D. Allen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Petrocelli walked; Oglivie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Petrocelli out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled to shortstop; May was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Spiezio flied out to center; Red Sox Coach Don Lenhardt ejected by HP umpire Larry Napp; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Beniquez struck out; Montgomery singled to center; Miller lined to center; Curtis singled to right [Montgomery to second]; Harper singled to left [Montgomery scored, Curtis to second]; Kennedy walked [Curtis to third, Harper to second]; Yastrzemski doubled to center [Curtis scored, Harper scored, Kennedy scored]; Petrocelli flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales singled to center; Brinkman struck out; REICHARDT BATTED FOR FISHER; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Morales to second]; Reichardt lined to left; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED REICHARDT (PITCHING); Oglivie flied out to center; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Bradford struck out; D. Allen flied out to center; Andrews singled to left; May doubled to right [Andrews to third]; Spiezio walked; Morales doubled to left [Andrews scored, May scored, Spiezio to third]; EGAN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Egan lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: EGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Miller singled to right; APARICIO BATTED FOR CURTIS; Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Aparicio popped to catcher in foul territory; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: LEE REPLACED APARICIO (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR DRABOWSKY; Kelly singled to center; Williams reached on an error by Beniquez [Kelly to second]; Bradford out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kelly to third, Williams to second]; D. Allen was walked intentionally; Andrews popped to right; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); Kennedy was hit by a pitch; Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first) [Kennedy to second]; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Oglivie popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Spiezio reached on an error by Petrocelli; Morales flied out to right; Egan singled to left [Spiezio to second]; ALVARADO BATTED FOR GOSSAGE; Alvarado grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Egan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 3. RED SOX 9TH: ACOSTA REPLACED ALVARADO (PITCHING); Beniquez struck out; Montgomery made an out to shortstop; Miller walked; Lee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: Williams singled to shortstop; Bradford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Williams out at second]; D. Allen homered; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 4.

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