August 5, 1972 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Luis TiantL: Dave McNally
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
 BOS | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 8 | 1 |
C1-4H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterRPRico Petrocelli3B3-4H-ABHR · 2B · 6 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP3 ER · 6 K · WP2.1IP6 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BAL by 2 · BOS by 4 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1DE Tigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | — |
| 2BORed Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 |
| 3BAOrioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5.0 |
4NY Yankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 |
5CL Guardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14.0 |
6MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21.0 |
2B: Oates, Belanger
RBI: Buford, Baylor
SB: Grich, Baylor
LOB: 10
| THTommy HarperCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DCDanny Cater1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTLuis TiantP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RMRick MillerCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2B: Petrocelli
HR: Petrocelli
RBI: Petrocelli 6
LOB: 7
Top 1 · BAL batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
StrikeoutCarlton Fisk strikes out swinging.The Red Sox beat the Orioles 6-3 at Fenway Park.
Luis Tiant got the win and Dave McNally took the loss. Rico Petrocelli went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Johnny Oates went 1-for-4 for the Orioles.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
