August 26, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Don NewhauserL: Casey Cox
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TEX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
C2-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterAKAndy KoscoPH1-1H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · WP0.1IP3 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead TEX by 5 · BOS by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OA Athletics | 93 | 62 | .600 | — |
2CW White Sox | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5.5 |
3DE Tigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | 7.5 |
| 4BORed Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 8.0 |
5BA Orioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12.5 |
6NY Yankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 14.0 |
7MI Twins | 77 | 77 | .500 | 15.5 |
8KC Royals | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16.5 |
9LA Angels | 75 | 80 | .484 | 18.0 |
10CL Guardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 21.5 |
11MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 28.5 |
| 12TERangers | 54 | 100 | .351 | 38.5 |
2B: Ford, Grieve, Ragland
HR: Billings
RBI: Ford, Billings 2, Jones, Ragland
CS: Ragland
LOB: 18
| THTommy HarperCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CYCarl Yastrzemski1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BOBen OglivieLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JKJohn Kennedy2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LMLynn McGlothenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJohn CurtisP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKAndy KoscoPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KTKen TatumP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRick MillerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DNDon NewhauserP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGPhil GaglianoPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Petrocelli, Gagliano
3B: Fisk
HR: Kosco
RBI: Petrocelli, Oglivie 2, Kennedy, Kosco, Gagliano 2
LOB: 8
Top 1 · TEX batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
The Red Sox edged the Rangers 7-6 at Fenway Park.
Don Newhauser got the win and Casey Cox took the loss. Andy Kosco went 1-for-1 for the Red Sox, while Dick Billings went 2-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
