Luis Tiant pitched his third straight shutout and Reggie Smith had a hand in all the scoring as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 3-0. Smith hit two run-scoring doubles and crossed the plate once himself on a single by Carlton Fisk. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    29, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Harper cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Bradford cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .250        Miller cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
D. Allen 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .319      Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
May lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Yastrzemski 1b        2   1   1   0     2   0   .254
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Smith rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .264
Spiezio 3b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .248      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .260
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .297
Morales ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Kosco lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Bradley p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .135      Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .256
  Bahnsen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Tiant p               3   1   1   0     0   0   .129
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .187
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   5             Totals               30   3   7   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 23,601
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Red Sox 7
DP: White Sox 0, Red Sox 1
Doubles: D. Allen (22), Smith 2 (20)
Caught Stealing: Bradford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Harper (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(13-11)        4.2   5   3   3   3   3   0  22   3.03
Bahnsen                 2.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.97
Acosta                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.86
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   3   0  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(9-4)            9     5   0   0   1   5   0  32   2.24
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   5   0  32

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: On a bunt Kelly grounded out (second to first);
Bradford was called out on strikes; D. Allen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Aparicio flied out to center;
Yastrzemski walked; Smith doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored,
Smith to third (on throw)]; Petrocelli walked; Fisk singled to
center [Smith scored, Petrocelli to third]; Kosco made an out to
second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May flied out to right; Andrews lined to left;
Spiezio singled to left; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Kennedy struck out; Tiant grounded out (shortstop
to first); Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morales lined to pitcher; Bradley flied out to
left; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio singled to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first) [Aparicio to second]; Smith popped to
first in foul territory; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bradford popped to catcher in foul territory; D.
Allen doubled to left; May reached on a fielder's choice [D.
Allen out at third (pitcher to third)]; Andrews struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to center; Kosco flied out to
center; Kennedy lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Spiezio singled to left; Herrmann forced Spiezio
(second to shortstop); Morales made an out to second; Bradley
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Tiant singled to center; Harper out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Tiant to second]; Aparicio flied out to
center; Yastrzemski walked; Smith doubled to right [Tiant
scored, Yastrzemski to third]; BAHNSEN REPLACED BRADLEY
(PITCHING); Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly walked; Bradford forced Kelly (shortstop to
second); D. Allen singled to right [Bradford to second]; May
struck out while Bradford was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk popped to right; Kosco made an out to second;
Kennedy singled to center; Tiant grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Andrews flied out to center; Spiezio popped to
third in foul territory; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski singled to right;
Smith popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); Morales
popped to pitcher; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Johnstone
grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: ACOSTA REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Fisk flied out to left; Kosco
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bradford struck out; D. Allen lined to center;
May singled to second; Andrews grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 3.