September 10, 1972 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Bob VealeL: Ed FarmerS: Bobby Bolin
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
 CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Biggest lead BOS 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 |
4NY Yankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 |
| 5CLGuardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14.0 |
6MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21.0 |
| THTommy HarperCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CYCarl Yastrzemski1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| AKAndy KoscoLF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMarty PattinP | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRick MillerCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CCCecil CooperPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BVBob VealeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BOBen OgliviePH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGPhil GaglianoPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBobby BolinP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
HR: Fisk
RBI: Aparicio, Smith, Fisk, Miller
CS: Harper, Fisk
LOB: 19
HR: Nettles
RBI: Nettles
LOB: 18
Top 1 · BOS batting
Bottom 1 · CLE batting
The Red Sox outlasted the Guardians 5-1 in 12 innings at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Bob Veale got the win, Ed Farmer took the loss and Bobby Bolin earned the save. Carlton Fisk went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Graig Nettles went 1-for-4 for the Guardians.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
