July 28, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Don NewhauserL: Sparky Lyle
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
 NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
C1-3H-ABHR · 4 RBI · 1 RTop hitterFAFelipe Alou1B2-2H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP2.0IP0 ER · 1 K · WWinning pitcherP1.0IP2 ER · 1 K · LBiggest lead BOS by 1 · NYY by 3 · 3 lead changes
| 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: Harper
3B: Cater
HR: Montgomery
RBI: Griffin, Cater, Montgomery 4
LOB: 11
2B: Ellis 2
3B: Clarke
HR: Alou
RBI: Clarke, Swoboda, Alou 3
LOB: 16
Top 1 · BOS batting
Bottom 1 · NYY batting
The Red Sox edged the Yankees 6-5 at Yankee Stadium I.
Don Newhauser got the win and Sparky Lyle took the loss. Bob Montgomery went 1-for-3 for the Red Sox, while Felipe Alou went 2-for-2 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
