| Luis Tiant pitched his fourth consecutive shoutout and Carl Yastrzemski hit a two-run homer as the Red Sox won the first game of a doubleheader, 2-0, but four former Boston players helped the Brewers gain a 6-2 victory in the second game. Syd O'Brien and Joe Lahoud smashed homers, George Scott rapped three hits and Ken Brett was the winning pitcher, posting his first victory since July 7. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1972 (Day game) at County Stadium
Red Sox 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .265 Auerbach ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .215 Miller cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Aparicio ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .262 Sanders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .255 May cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .241 Smith rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Lahoud rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Scott 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Briggs lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Oglivie lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Rodriguez c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .290 Griffin 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Ferraro 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Tiant p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .114 Heise 2b,ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Lonborg p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .169 Theobald ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 Totals 33 2 5 2 2 8 Totals 30 0 5 0 4 8 Time of Game: 2:34 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Brewers 7 DP: Red Sox 1, Brewers 1 Errors: Auerbach 2 Home Runs: Yastrzemski (5) Caught Stealing: Briggs (2) GIDP: Griffin (5), Heise (7) Hit by Pitch: Harper (8,by Lonborg) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(10-4) 9 5 0 0 4 8 0 34 2.08 Totals 9 5 0 0 4 8 0 34 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lonborg L(12-9) 8 5 2 2 2 8 1 33 2.87 Sanders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.36 Totals 9 5 2 2 2 8 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Lonborg (9) Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney RED SOX 1ST: Harper was called out on strikes; Aparicio struck out; Yastrzemski reached on an error by Auerbach [Yastrzemski to second]; Smith popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli singled; Fisk struck out; Oglivie reached on a fielder's choice [Petrocelli to third (error by Auerbach; assist by Scott)]; Griffin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oglivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Scott struck out; Briggs walked; Briggs was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rodriguez popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Tiant grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper struck out; Aparicio walked; Yastrzemski homered [Aparicio scored]; Smith walked; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Ferraro popped to center; Heise popped to left; Lonborg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Griffin singled to third; Tiant struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Auerbach flied out to left; May walked; Lahoud struck out; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. RED SOX 5TH: Harper flied out to center; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled; Smith made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 5TH: Briggs flied out to center; Rodriguez singled; Ferraro singled [Rodriguez to second]; Heise grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ferraro out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli flied out to center; Fisk made an out to shortstop; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 6TH: Lonborg struck out; Auerbach grounded out (second to first); May walked; Lahoud grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. RED SOX 7TH: Griffin singled to third; Tiant was called out on strikes; Harper was hit by a pitch [Griffin to second]; Aparicio forced Harper (third to second) [Griffin to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); Scott singled; Briggs forced Scott (second to shortstop); Rodriguez singled [Briggs to third]; Ferraro struck out; Heise grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. RED SOX 8TH: Smith flied out to left; Petrocelli made an out to second; Fisk made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 8TH: THEOBALD BATTED FOR LONBORG; Theobald walked; DAVIS BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Davis struck out; May singled [Theobald to second]; Lahoud struck out; Scott forced May (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. RED SOX 9TH: SANDERS REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); THEOBALD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HEISE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Oglivie flied out to right; Griffin lined to left; Tiant grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0. BREWERS 9TH: Briggs flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferraro made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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