In a duel between rookie and veteran, Lynn McGlothen not only outpitched local native Wilbur Wood, but also helped himself with the bat as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 4-2. Buddy Bradford homered with a man on base for the White Sox runs in the third inning. McGlothen singled and scored in the bottom of the third. The tying tally followed in the fourth when Carlton Fisk walked and Andy Kosco tripled.

Fisk walked again in the sixth, Kosco singled and John Kennedy sacrificed. McGlothen then hit a high hopper to the mound and was safe when Wood failed to handle the ball as Fisk scored. The official scorer gave McGlothen credit for an RBI on the basis that Wood could not have retired Fisk at the plate even if he had fielded McGlothen's chopper cleanly. The Red Sox added an insurance run with the aid of a passed ball and error in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 30, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park

White Sox    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Red Sox      0  0  1    1  0  1    1  0  x  -   4  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .266      Harper cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Bradford cf           3   1   2   2     0   1   .290        Miller cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .318      Aparicio ss           3   1   2   0     1   0   .267
May lf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .294      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Smith rf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .266
Spiezio 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Fisk c                1   2   0   0     3   0   .297
Morales ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Kosco lf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .242
Wood p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .146      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .186      McGlothen p           4   1   1   1     0   0   .231
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     1   7             Totals               30   4   7   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 26,062
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Red Sox 8
DP: White Sox 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: D. Allen, Wood
Doubles: D. Allen (23), Aparicio 2 (21)
Triples: Kosco (3)
Home Runs: Bradford (1)
Caught Stealing: Bradford (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kennedy (2)
GIDP: Harper (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bradford (1,by McGlothen)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(22-12)           7     7   4   3   5   3   0  33   2.36
Gossage                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.51
Totals                  8     7   4   3   5   4   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(6-4)        9     5   2   2   1   7   1  33   3.06
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   7   1  33

Passed Balls: Herrmann (13)
Hit by Pitch: McGlothen (5)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Bradford
was hit by a pitch; D. Allen struck out; Bradford was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to first in foul territory; Aparicio
popped to first in foul territory; Yastrzemski made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Andrews
grounded out (third to first); Spiezio singled to center;
Herrmann flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith flied out to left; Petrocelli walked; Fisk
walked [Petrocelli to second]; Kosco popped to catcher in foul
territory; Kennedy made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Wood
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kelly singled to shortstop;
Bradford homered [Kelly scored]; D. Allen struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: McGlothen singled to center; Harper struck out;
Aparicio doubled to left [McGlothen to third]; Yastrzemski made
an out to shortstop; Smith singled to left [McGlothen scored,
Aparicio out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May grounded out (third to first); Andrews flied
out to right; Spiezio made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Fisk
walked; Kosco tripled to center [Fisk scored]; Kennedy popped to
catcher in foul territory; McGlothen grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); Morales
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper flied out to center; Aparicio walked;
Yastrzemski flied out to right; Smith singled to left [Aparicio
to second]; Petrocelli flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Bradford
struck out; D. Allen doubled to right; May walked; Andrews
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk walked; Kosco singled to left [Fisk to
second]; Kennedy out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Fisk
to third, Kosco to second]; McGlothen reached on an error by
Wood [Fisk scored, Kosco to third]; Harper grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [McGlothen out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spiezio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann lined to center; Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio doubled to left; Herrmann allowed a passed
ball [Aparicio to third]; Yastrzemski struck out; Smith struck
out; Petrocelli reached on an error by D. Allen (assist by
Spiezio) [Aparicio scored (unearned) (no RBI), Petrocelli to
second]; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE
BATTED FOR WOOD; Johnstone was called out on strikes; Kelly
struck out; Bradford singled to left; D. Allen grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Kosco struck
out; Kennedy flied out to right; McGlothen flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Spiezio struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 4.

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