Carlton Fisk drove in four runs and Rico Petrocelli batted in three to lead the Red Sox to a 10-3 victory over the Rangers. Petrocelli knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded double in the first inning and added his other RBI with a homer in the fifth. Fisk singled a run across in the third and connected for the circuit with two aboard in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Sunday, August    27, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  9  0
Red Sox      3  0  1    0  2  0    0  4  x  -  10  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .251      Harper cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .265
Mason ss              3   0   0   1     0   1   .217        Miller cf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .226
Biittner lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .287      Aparicio ss           0   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Billings c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .276        Gagliano pr,2b      3   2   0   0     1   1   .268
  Fahey c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   2   1     0   1   .249
Howard 1b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .244      Smith rf              1   1   0   1     2   0   .264
Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Petrocelli 3b         3   2   2   3     1   1   .260
Jones 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Fisk c                4   1   2   4     0   0   .299
Ragland 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .185      Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Hand p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Kennedy 2b,ss         4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Broberg p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Pattin p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .141
  Martinez ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .182
  Lawson p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Lovitto ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .211
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Nelson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .229

Totals               35   3   9   3     0   6             Totals               30  10   8  10     6   6

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 17,755
Left on Base: Rangers 6, Red Sox 4
DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Miller
Doubles: Maddox (7), Howard (8), Petrocelli (13)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (13), Fisk (19)
Stolen Bases: Harper (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Pattin (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Mason (1), Smith (4)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(10-9)            0     2   3   3   3   0   0   5   2.76
Broberg                 5     3   3   3   1   4   1  19   4.38
Lawson                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.86
Lindblad                1.2   3   4   4   2   1   1  10   2.53
Panther                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.52
Totals                  8     8  10  10   6   6   2  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(13-12)         9     9   3   3   0   6   0  36   3.72
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   6   0  36

Wild Pitches: Broberg 2 (11)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


RANGERS 1ST: Maddox singled to center; Mason struck out;
Biittner made an out to third; Billings flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Harper stole second; Aparicio
walked; GAGLIANO RAN FOR APARICIO; Yastrzemski singled to center
[Harper scored, Gagliano to third]; Smith walked [Yastrzemski to
second]; Petrocelli doubled to left [Gagliano scored,
Yastrzemski scored, Smith to third]; BROBERG REPLACED HAND
(PITCHING); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
struck out; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 2ND: GAGLIANO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KENNEDY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Howard struck out; Ford flied
out to right; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Pattin struck out; Harper grounded out (shortstop
to first); Gagliano struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Ragland singled to left; Broberg flied out to left;
Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ragland to second];
Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled to center; Broberg threw a wild
pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Smith made an out to third;
Petrocelli struck out; Fisk singled to left [Yastrzemski scored,
Fisk to second (on throw)]; Oglivie grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

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

RED SOX 4TH: FAHEY REPLACED BILLINGS (PLAYING C ); Kennedy
grounded out (third to first); Pattin grounded out (first
unassisted); Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Jones grounded
out (first to pitcher); Ragland grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Gagliano walked; Broberg threw a wild pitch
[Gagliano to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first)
[Gagliano to third]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Gagliano scored]; Petrocelli homered; Fisk grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 6TH: MARTINEZ BATTED FOR BROBERG; Martinez singled to
shortstop; Maddox doubled to center [Martinez to third]; Mason
lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Martinez scored]; Biittner
singled to left [Maddox scored, Biittner out at second (left to
third to second to first)]; Fahey popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: LAWSON REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); Kennedy grounded out (shortstop
to first); Pattin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Red Sox 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Howard doubled to left; Ford singled to right
[Howard to third]; Jones struck out; Ragland was called out on
strikes; LOVITTO BATTED FOR LAWSON; Lovitto singled to center
[Howard scored, Ford to third]; Maddox flied out to right; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED LOVITTO (PITCHING); Harper flied
out to center; Gagliano grounded out (third to first);
Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red
Sox 6.

RANGERS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); Mason flied
out to center; Biittner singled to right; Fahey flied out to
center; Howard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red
Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Smith walked; Petrocelli walked [Smith to second];
Fisk homered [Smith scored, Petrocelli scored]; Oglivie lined to
right; Kennedy singled to right; Pattin out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Kennedy to second]; Miller singled to right
[Kennedy scored]; PANTHER REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Gagliano
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, Red Sox 10.

RANGERS 9TH: Ford flied out to center; Jones reached on an error
by Miller; Ragland flied out to left; NELSON BATTED FOR PANTHER;
Nelson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red
Sox 10.