Gaylord Perry, who won 21 games for the Giants in 1966 and 23 in 1970, became the first pitcher in 40 years to enter the charmed circle in both leagues when the Indians' righthander gained his 20th victory by defeating the Red Sox, 2-1, in 10 innings. Carl Mays, who won 27 games for the Yankees in 1921 and 20 for the Reds in 1924, was the last previous hurler to turn the trick.

Perry owed thanks to Graig Nettles, who won the game with a homer. The Indians huffed and puffed to their initial run in the first. Del Unser walked, took second on a wild pitch and stopped at third on a single by Jack Brohamer. Chris Chambliss grounded to Carl Yastrzemski, who threw home to nail Unser, but Ray Fosse followed with a single to score Brohamer. Buddy Bell committed his first major league error in the seventh to allow the Red Sox to tie score. Yastrzemski beat out an infield hit, took third on a single by Reggie Smith and continued home when Bell threw wildly from center field. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   1  4  0
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             4   0   0   0     1   2   .265      Unser rf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .235
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Brohamer 2b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .247
Yastrzemski 1b        5   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Fosse c               5   0   3   1     0   1   .238
Petrocelli 3b         2   0   0   0     2   0   .251      Nettles 3b            5   1   1   1     0   2   .247
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     1   2   .291      Lowenstein lf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .227
Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .244      Bell cf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .252
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Heidemann ss          3   0   2   0     1   0   .667
McGlothen p           3   0   0   0     0   2   .205      Perry p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .158
  Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Peters p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               33   1   4   0     5  10             Totals               35   2  10   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  4,694
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Indians 11
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 0
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Fisk (25), Aparicio (23), Fosse 2 (19)
Home Runs: Nettles (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Aparicio (5), Perry (11)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen               8     9   1   1   4   5   0  36   3.17
Peters L(3-3)           1.1   1   1   1   1   1   1   5   4.18
Totals                  9.1  10   2   2   5   6   1  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(20-15)         10     4   1   0   5  10   0  39   2.06
Totals                 10     4   1   0   5  10   0  39

Wild Pitches: McGlothen (3)

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


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

INDIANS 1ST: Unser walked; McGlothen threw a wild pitch [Unser
to second]; Brohamer singled to center [Unser to third];
Chambliss reached on a fielder's choice [Unser out at home
(first to catcher), Brohamer to second]; Fosse singled to left
[Brohamer scored, Chambliss to third, Fosse to second (on
throw)]; Nettles grounded out (third to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith flied out to center; Petrocelli grounded out
(third to first); Fisk doubled; Oglivie was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Heidemann
singled to center; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Heidemann to second]; Unser grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin made an out to shortstop; McGlothen flied
out to right; Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss lined to left; Fosse doubled; Nettles struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio doubled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first) [Aparicio to third]; Smith popped to right;
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein walked; Bell forced Lowenstein
(shortstop to second); Heidemann forced Bell (third to second);
Perry singled to right [Heidemann to second]; Unser lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk struck out; Oglivie struck out; On a bunt
Griffin grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fosse was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 6TH: McGlothen struck out; Harper grounded out (third to
first); Aparicio made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles struck out; Lowenstein grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bell walked; Heidemann singled to left
[Bell to second]; Perry forced Heidemann (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski singled to second; Smith singled to
center [Yastrzemski scored (error by Bell) (unearned) (no RBI),
Smith to third]; Petrocelli walked; Fisk struck out; Oglivie
struck out; Griffin forced Petrocelli (third to second); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
grounded out (second to pitcher); Chambliss singled to right;
Fosse doubled to left [Chambliss out at home (left to shortstop
to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 8TH: McGlothen struck out; Harper walked; Aparicio out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Harper to second];
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles flied out to right; Lowenstein struck out;
Bell singled to center; Heidemann walked [Bell to second]; Perry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Smith struck out; Petrocelli walked; Fisk walked
[Petrocelli to second]; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted)
[Petrocelli to third, Fisk to second]; Griffin was walked
intentionally; COOPER BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Cooper forced
Griffin (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: PETERS REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Unser walked; On
a bunt Brohamer struck out; Chambliss lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Unser out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 10TH: Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out (second
to first); Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 10TH: Fosse popped to right; Nettles homered; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.