April 21, 1972 · 6:05 PM EST
W: Ray CulpL: Mel Stottlemyre Sr.S: Bill Lee
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
 BOS | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Biggest lead NYY by 1 · BOS by 3 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | — |
| 2BORed Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 |
3BA Orioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5.0 |
| 4NYYankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 |
5CL Guardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14.0 |
6MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21.0 |
2B: Swoboda
HR: Murcer
RBI: Murcer 2, Blomberg, Ellis
SB: Clarke
LOB: 23
| THTommy HarperCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DCDanny Cater1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCRay CulpP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RMRick MillerCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLBill LeeP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2B: Aparicio
3B: Fisk
RBI: Harper, Yastrzemski, Petrocelli, Cater, Griffin
SB: Smith 2
LOB: 13
Top 1 · NYY batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
The Red Sox edged the Yankees 5-4 at Fenway Park.
Ray Culp got the win, Mel Stottlemyre Sr. took the loss and Bill Lee earned the save. Tommy Harper went 2-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Bobby Murcer went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
