August 2, 1972 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Steve KlineL: John Curtis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
 BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
PH1-1H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterRPRico Petrocelli3B1-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP1 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcherP7.2IP4 ER · 5 K · LBiggest lead NYY by 4
| 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: Sanchez
HR: Murcer
RBI: Ellis, Murcer 3
SB: White
LOB: 19
| THTommy HarperCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DCDanny Cater1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JKJohn KennedySS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJohn CurtisP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DNDon NewhauserP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2B: Fisk
HR: Petrocelli
RBI: Petrocelli
SB: Harper
LOB: 12
Top 1 · NYY batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
Batter OutCarlton Fisk out to second baseman Horace Clarke.The Yankees beat the Red Sox 5-1 at Fenway Park.
Steve Kline got the win and John Curtis took the loss. Bobby Murcer went 1-for-1 for the Yankees, while Rico Petrocelli went 1-for-3 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
