September 15, 1972 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Bob VealeL: Milt Wilcox
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
 BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
1B3-5H-AB2 2B · 2 RTop hitterRSReggie SmithRF2-4H-ABHR · 2B · 3 RBI · 1 RP1.0IP0 ER · 1 K · WP2.0IP0 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead CLE by 3 · BOS by 1 · 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 |
2B: Chambliss 2, Nettles
RBI: Nettles 3
LOB: 20
| THTommy HarperCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl Yastrzemski1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BOBen OglivieLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MPMarty PattinP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CCCecil CooperPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BLBill LeeP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGPhil GaglianoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BVBob VealeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
2B: Smith, Petrocelli, Fisk
3B: Fisk
HR: Smith
RBI: Smith 3, Fisk
LOB: 13
Top 1 · CLE batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
The Red Sox edged the Guardians 4-3 at Fenway Park.
Bob Veale got the win and Milt Wilcox took the loss. Reggie Smith went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Chris Chambliss went 3-for-5 for the Guardians.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
