Carl Yastrzemski batted in two runs, one with a single and another with his second homer in two nights, to enable the Red Sox to defeat the Orioles, 3-1, and retain their lead of 1½ games over the Tigers in the East Division race. Tommy Harper singled, stole second and scored on Yastrzemski's single in the first inning.

Singles by Mark Belanger and Paul Blair, around a sacrifice bunt by Pat Dobson, produced the tying tally for the Orioles in the third. The Red Sox went ahead again in the fourth with a run that scored when Dwight Evans bounced into a double play with the bases loaded. Yastrzemski then wrapped up the victory with his homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .256      Rettenmund rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Miller cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Blair cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .235
Aparicio ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Powell 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .252
Yastrzemski 1b        5   1   2   2     0   0   .265      Baylor lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Smith rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .271      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     0   1   .242        Bumbry pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fisk c                2   0   0   0     2   1   .299      Grich 2b,ss           3   0   0   0     1   3   .275
Evans lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .289      Oates c               4   0   2   0     0   2   .260
Griffin 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .263      Belanger ss           2   1   1   0     0   0   .188
Pattin p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .146        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .228
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                          Dobson p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .141
                                                            Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   7   2     6   3             Totals               32   1   9   1     1  11

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 12,807
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Orioles 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Belanger
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (12)
Stolen Bases: Harper 2 (24), Smith (14), Baylor (21)
Caught Stealing: Oates (7), Bumbry (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Petrocelli (2), Dobson (8), Baylor (2)
GIDP: Evans (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(16-13)         8     9   1   1   1   9   0  33   3.32
Veale SV(2)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   2   3.31
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1  11   0  35

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(16-18)         7     5   2   2   4   3   0  29   2.65
Jackson                 0     2   1   1   0   0   1   2   2.61
Watt                    2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   2.05
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   3   1  39

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Frank Umont


RED SOX 1ST: Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire
Jim Odom sometime in game; Harper singled to third; Harper
stole second; Aparicio made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski
singled to center [Harper scored]; Smith made an out to second;
Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund struck out; On a bunt Blair singled;
Powell lined to center; Baylor lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Evans singled
to left; Griffin flied out to right; Pattin forced Evans (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
struck out; Oates singled to center; Oates was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper popped to third in foul territory; Aparicio
reached on an error by Belanger; Yastrzemski hit into a double
play (first to pitcher) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled to left; Dobson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Belanger to second]; Rettenmund flied
out to left; Blair singled to right [Belanger scored]; Powell
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith singled to center; Smith stole second;
Petrocelli singled to right [Smith to third]; Fisk walked
[Petrocelli to second]; Evans grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Smith scored, Petrocelli to
third, Fisk out at second]; Griffin was walked intentionally;
Pattin struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor singled to center; Baylor stole second;
Robinson flied out to left; Grich struck out; Oates struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper walked; Harper stole second; Aparicio
grounded out (second to first) [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski
made an out to second; Smith walked; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger lined to left; Dobson struck out;
Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk struck out; Evans flied out to center; Griffin
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair made an out to first; Powell singled to left;
Baylor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Powell to
second]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Pattin grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper
flied out to left; Aparicio grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Grich struck out; Oates singled to right; CROWLEY
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley struck out; DAVIS BATTED FOR
DOBSON; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 1.

RED SOX 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING 2B); GRICH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); JACKSON REPLACED DAVIS
(PITCHING); Yastrzemski homered; Smith singled to left; WATT
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Petrocelli out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Smith to second]; Fisk was walked
intentionally; Evans flied out to right; Griffin walked [Smith
to third, Fisk to second]; Pattin forced Griffin (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); Rettenmund
popped to first in foul territory; Blair grounded out (second to
first); Powell singled to right; Baylor made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
flied out to right; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Robinson singled to center; BUMBRY RAN FOR
ROBINSON; Grich walked [Bumbry to second]; VEALE REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); On a bunt Oates struck out; Johnson struck out while
Bumbry was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

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