Led by Reggie Smith, the Red Sox rallied to defeat the Indians, 4-3, and retain first place in the hot East Division race. Graig Nettles was a one-man show for the Indians, driving in all of their runs with a single in the first inning and a double in the fifth.

The Red Sox began their comeback with a two-run homer by Smith in the sixth. Before the inning ended, Rico Petrocelli doubled and Carlton Fisk tripled for a run to tie the score. Then with two out in the ninth, Carl Yastrzemski was safe on an error by Milt Wilcox and Smith doubled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1972 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   4  9  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell cf               5   0   0   0     0   3   .257      Harper cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Brohamer 2b           5   1   1   0     0   3   .242      Aparicio ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Chambliss 1b          5   2   3   0     0   0   .275      Yastrzemski 1b        2   2   1   0     3   0   .267
Nettles 3b            5   0   2   3     0   1   .252      Smith rf              4   1   2   3     1   2   .266
McCraw lf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .249      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   0     0   1   .248
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .239      Fisk c                4   0   2   1     0   0   .299
Unser rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Oglivie lf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .241
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Duffy ss              4   0   3   0     0   0   .218      Pattin p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .153
Dunning p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .241        Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Foster rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   3     3   9             Totals               34   4   9   4     5   7

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 19,880
Left on Base: Indians 10, Red Sox 10
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Wilcox, Smith, Griffin
Doubles: Chambliss 2 (25), Nettles (23), Fisk (26), Petrocelli (15), Smith (21)
Triples: Fisk (9)
Home Runs: Smith (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Dunning (3), Griffin (14)
GIDP: Foster (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning                 6.2   7   3   3   5   7   1  31   2.91
Wilcox L(7-13)          2     2   1   0   0   0   0   9   3.19
Totals                  8.2   9   4   3   5   7   1  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  5     8   3   3   2   5   0  25   3.53
Lee                     3     2   0   0   1   3   0  12   3.49
Veale W(2-0)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.95
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   9   0  40

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: Bell struck out; Brohamer grounded out (second to
first); Chambliss doubled to left; Nettles singled to right
[Chambliss scored]; McCraw singled to right [Nettles to second];
Fosse forced McCraw (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
flied out to right; Yastrzemski singled to center; Smith was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox
0.

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

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli lined to center; Fisk doubled to left;
Oglivie struck out; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Brohamer struck out; Chambliss singled to center;
Nettles reached on an error by Smith [Chambliss to third,
Nettles to second]; McCraw was walked intentionally; Fosse was
called out on strikes; Unser popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Pattin was called out on strikes; Harper singled to
center; Aparicio lined into a double play (third to first)
[Harper out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox
0.

INDIANS 4TH: Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); Dunning was
called out on strikes; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Smith struck out; Petrocelli
struck out; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer singled to left; Chambliss doubled to
center [Brohamer to third]; Nettles doubled to left [Brohamer
scored, Chambliss scored, Nettles out at third (left to third)];
McCraw walked; Fosse made an out to shortstop; Unser grounded
out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Oglivie popped to left; Griffin grounded out
(second to first); COOPER BATTED FOR PATTIN; Cooper struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 6TH: LEE REPLACED COOPER (PITCHING); Duffy singled to
right; On a bunt Dunning forced Duffy (catcher to shortstop);
Bell forced Dunning (second to shortstop); Brohamer struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Harper lined to third; Aparicio popped to first in
foul territory; Yastrzemski walked; Smith homered [Yastrzemski
scored]; Petrocelli doubled to center; Fisk tripled to right
[Petrocelli scored]; Oglivie was walked intentionally; Griffin
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss reached on an error by Griffin; Nettles
struck out; McCraw grounded out (second to first) [Chambliss to
second]; Fosse was walked intentionally; Unser flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Lee grounded out (second to first); Harper flied
out to left; Aparicio singled to left; Yastrzemski walked
[Aparicio to second]; Smith walked [Aparicio to third,
Yastrzemski to second]; WILCOX REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING); FOSTER
REPLACED DUNNING (PLAYING RF); Petrocelli grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy singled to right; Foster grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Duffy out at
second]; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
singled to right; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Oglivie to second]; GAGLIANO BATTED FOR LEE; Gagliano
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 9TH: VEALE REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Brohamer struck
out; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Harper grounded out (second to first); Aparicio
popped to center; Yastrzemski reached on an error by Wilcox
(assist by Chambliss); Smith doubled to right [Yastrzemski
scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red
Sox 4.