September 8, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Luis TiantL: Fritz Peterson
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
 BOS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 6 | 0 |
CF1-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterCYCarl Yastrzemski1B2-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP2 ER · 2 K · WP5.0IP4 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 3
| 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
HR: Murcer
RBI: Murcer, Sanchez
LOB: 10
| THTommy HarperCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl Yastrzemski1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKAndy KoscoLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTLuis TiantP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRick MillerCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2B: Harper, Aparicio
HR: Yastrzemski
RBI: Aparicio, Yastrzemski 3
CS: Smith
LOB: 8
Top 1 · NYY batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 4-2 at Fenway Park.
Luis Tiant got the win and Fritz Peterson took the loss. Carl Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Bobby Murcer went 1-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
