September 11, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Ray LambL: Bill LeeS: Steve Mingori
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
 CLE | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Biggest lead BOS by 2 · CLE by 3 · 1 lead change
| 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 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CYCarl Yastrzemski1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BOBen OglivieLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSSonny SiebertP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKAndy KoscoLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLBill LeeP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PGPhil GaglianoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
HR: Yastrzemski, Smith, Fisk, Lee
RBI: Yastrzemski 2, Smith, Fisk, Lee
SB: Harper
LOB: 16
3B: McCraw
HR: Brohamer, McCraw
RBI: Brohamer, McCraw 3, Bell, Foster
CS: Bell
LOB: 5
Top 1 · BOS batting
Bottom 1 · CLE batting
The Guardians edged the Red Sox 6-5 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Ray Lamb got the win, Bill Lee took the loss and Steve Mingori earned the save. Tom McCraw went 2-for-4 for the Guardians, while Carl Yastrzemski went 2-for-5 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
