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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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