Although stopped on his streak of four straight shutouts, Luis Tiant posted his seventh victory in succession when the Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 4-2. Carl Yastrzemski was the batting hero for the Bosox, driving in one run with a single in the first inning and hitting a homer with a man on base in the third.

Tiant extended his scoreless string to 40 innings before Felipe Alou doubled and Celerino Sanchez singled for a Yankee run in the fifth. Bobby Murcer homered for the other tally off Tiant in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  4  2
Red Sox      1  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Harper cf             3   2   1   0     1   1   .267
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .288        Miller cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Murcer cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .287      Aparicio ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .266
White lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   2   3     0   0   .268
Alou 1b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .284      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Callison rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .260      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Sanchez 3b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .249      Fisk c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Kosco lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Peterson p            1   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Griffin 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Tiant p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .108
  Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               30   2   4   2     4   2             Totals               29   4   6   4     1   1

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 28,462
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Red Sox 4
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Alou, Michael
Doubles: Alou (18), Aparicio (22), Harper (26)
Home Runs: Murcer (27), Yastrzemski (6)
Caught Stealing: Smith (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Tiant (2)
GIDP: Michael (9), Kosco (8)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (4,by Cox)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(14-14)       5     5   4   4   1   1   1  21   3.42
Cox                     2     1   0   0   0   0   0   8   4.44
McDaniel                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.63
Totals                  8     6   4   4   1   1   1  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(11-4)           9     4   2   2   4   2   1  34   2.07
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4   2   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Cox (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; Munson flied to left;
Murcer lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper was called out on strikes; Aparicio doubled
to left; Yastrzemski singled to right [Aparicio scored]; Smith
flied to center; Petrocelli lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: White flied to center; Alou popped to first in foul
territory; Callison popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk reached on an error by Michael; Kosco grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Fisk out at
second]; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Sanchez walked; Michael grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Sanchez out at second]; Peterson walked;
Clarke popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Tiant popped to shortstop; Harper walked; Aparicio
flied out to right; Yastrzemski homered [Harper scored]; Smith
flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson struck out; Murcer flied out to center;
White popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli lined to shortstop; Fisk popped to first
in foul territory; Kosco grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Alou doubled to center; Callison flied out to right
[Alou to third]; Sanchez singled to center [Alou scored];
Michael flied out to center; Peterson was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Tiant popped
to first; Harper doubled to left; Aparicio singled to left
[Harper scored]; Yastrzemski lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke flied out to center; Munson lined to third;
Murcer homered; White grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: COX REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Smith flied out
to center; Petrocelli flied to right; Fisk was hit by a pitch;
Kosco flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox
4.

YANKEES 7TH: Alou grounded out (third to first); Callison
walked; Sanchez flied out to right; Michael flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin singled to left; Tiant out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Griffin to second]; Harper flied out to
left; Aparicio flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); ALLEN BATTED
FOR COX; Allen made an out to first; Clarke lined to center;
Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
flied to center; Smith reached on an error by Alou; Smith was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Petrocelli popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer lined to center; White walked; Alou lined to
center; Callison singled to center [White to second]; Sanchez
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.