The Red Sox came from behind with a three-run homer by Reggie Smith to defeat the Brewers, 5-3. The Brewers scored all their runs in the second inning on singles by George Scott and Johnny Briggs, a double by Joe Lahoud and single by Ellie Rodriguez.

The Red Sox, after picking up a run in the fifth, trailed until the eighth when Tommy Harper and Carl Yastrzemski singled and Smith smashed his homer. A walk to Carlton Fisk and double by Ben Oglivie added another run before the inning ended. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 (Night game) at County Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  4  0  -   5 10  1
Brewers      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .265      Auerbach ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
  Miller cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Theobald 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Aparicio ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .267      May cf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Yastrzemski 1b        5   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Scott 1b              3   1   1   0     0   2   .267
Smith rf              4   1   1   3     0   1   .264      Briggs lf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .275
Petrocelli 3b         3   1   0   0     1   0   .253        T. Reynolds ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .298      Lahoud rf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .234
Oglivie lf            4   0   2   1     0   1   .242        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .272      Rodriguez c           4   0   2   1     0   0   .293
Pattin p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .147      Ferraro 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
  Cooper ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .500      Lockwood p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .114
  Peters p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .200        Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               36   5  10   5     3   4             Totals               33   3   8   2     0   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  3,877
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Brewers 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Oglivie (9), Peters (2), Lahoud (8)
Home Runs: Smith (17)
Caught Stealing: May (10)
GIDP: Smith (6), May (11)
Hit by Pitch: Scott (4,by Peters)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  4     5   3   3   0   1   0  17   3.61
Peters W(3-2)           5     3   0   0   0   5   0  17   4.14
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   6   0  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lockwood L(7-11)        7.2   9   5   5   3   3   1  34   3.54
Linzy                   1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.69
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   4   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Peters (2)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz


RED SOX 1ST: Harper made an out to shortstop; Aparicio made an
out to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Auerbach popped to left; Theobald grounded out
(second to first); May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli
flied out to right; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott singled; Briggs singled to left [Scott to
third]; Lahoud doubled to right [Scott scored, Briggs scored
(error by Smith), Lahoud to third]; Rodriguez singled to right
[Lahoud scored]; Ferraro made an out to first; Lockwood grounded
out (second to first) [Rodriguez to second]; Auerbach grounded
out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Brewers 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Oglivie struck out; Griffin grounded out (shortstop
to first); Pattin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Theobald popped to third in foul territory; May
flied out to center; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Brewers 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Harper walked; Aparicio singled to left [Harper to
second]; Yastrzemski forced Aparicio (third to second) [Harper
to third]; Smith grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Briggs flied out to left; Lahoud flied out to left;
Rodriguez singled to left; Ferraro grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli walked; Fisk singled to left [Petrocelli
to second]; Oglivie flied out to right [Petrocelli to third];
Griffin struck out; COOPER BATTED FOR PATTIN; Cooper singled to
center [Petrocelli scored, Fisk to third]; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers
3.

BREWERS 5TH: PETERS REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Lockwood made an
out to shortstop; Auerbach grounded out (second to first);
Theobald grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first) [Aparicio to second]; Smith struck out;
Petrocelli made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: May singled to center; Scott struck out; May was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Briggs struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk made an out to third; Oglivie singled to
right; Griffin flied out to center; Peters popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Lahoud struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first); Ferraro singled to center; Lockwood grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers
3.

RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Harper singled; Aparicio popped to third
in foul territory; Yastrzemski singled to left [Harper to
second]; Smith homered [Harper scored, Yastrzemski scored];
Petrocelli made an out to first; Fisk walked; Oglivie doubled
[Fisk scored, Oglivie to third (on throw)]; LINZY REPLACED
LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Griffin struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); Auerbach
singled to center; Theobald struck out; May grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Auerbach out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Brewers 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Peters doubled to center; Miller made an out to
shortstop; Aparicio popped to right; Yastrzemski lined to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Scott was hit by a pitch; T. REYNOLDS BATTED FOR
BRIGGS; T. Reynolds made an out to second; BROWN BATTED FOR
LAHOUD; Brown was called out on strikes; Rodriguez forced Scott
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Brewers
3.