August 1, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Biggest lead NYY by 10
| 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: Clarke, Murcer, Sanchez
HR: Murcer
RBI: Munson, Murcer 4, White, Callison 2, Sanchez
SB: Murcer, White
LOB: 12
| THTommy HarperCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCDanny Cater1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JKJohn KennedySS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSSonny SiebertP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BLBill LeeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LKLew Krausse Jr.P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BOBen OgliviePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SWStan WilliamsP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBob BurdaPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
3B: Smith
RBI: Smith 2, Fisk, Burda
LOB: 14
Top 1 · NYY batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
The Yankees routed the Red Sox 10-4 at Fenway Park.
Mel Stottlemyre Sr. got the win, Sonny Siebert took the loss and Fred Beene earned the save. Bobby Murcer went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Reggie Smith went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
