May 21, 1972 · 3:38 AM EDT
W: Mike KekichL: Gary PetersS: Sparky Lyle
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
 NYY | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 10 | 1 |
RF2-3H-AB1 RBITop hitterRWRoy WhiteLF3-4H-AB2B · 1 RBI · 1 RP7.0IP1 ER · 6 K · WP6.0IP3 ER · 5 K · LLosing pitcherP2.0IP0 ER · 1 K · SBiggest lead NYY by 3
| 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 |
RBI: Smith, Griffin
SB: Smith
LOB: 11
2B: White, Alou 2
RBI: White, Alou
SB: McKinney
CS: White
LOB: 15
Top 1 · BOS batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Yankees edged the Red Sox 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Mike Kekich got the win, Gary Peters took the loss and Sparky Lyle earned the save. Roy White went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Reggie Smith went 2-for-3 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
