September 6, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 |
1B2-4H-AB2BTop hitterRSReggie SmithRF2-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP7.2IP0 ER · 3 K · WP8.0IP2 ER · 5 K · LLosing pitcherP1.1IP0 ER · 1 K · SBiggest lead BOS by 2
| 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: Alou
SB: Clarke
LOB: 18
| THTommy HarperCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl Yastrzemski1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BOBen OglivieLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJohn CurtisP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RMRick MillerCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBobby BolinP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3B: Yastrzemski
HR: Smith
RBI: Smith 2
SB: Oglivie
LOB: 19
Top 1 · NYY batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 2-0 at Fenway Park.
John Curtis got the win, Mel Stottlemyre Sr. took the loss and Bobby Bolin earned the save. Reggie Smith went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Felipe Alou went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
