September 17, 1972 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Gaylord PerryL: John Curtis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CLE | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
 BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
CF1-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterAKAndy KoscoPH1-1H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP1 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcherP3.0IP5 ER · 2 K · LBiggest lead CLE by 7 · 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: Nettles 2, Duffy 2
HR: Bell
RBI: Bell, Johnson, Chambliss 2, Foster, Nettles, Fosse, Duffy 2
LOB: 21
| THTommy HarperCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl Yastrzemski1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BOBen OglivieLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJohn CurtisP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSSonny SiebertP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MGMike GarmanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCCecil CooperPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MNMike NagyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKAndy KoscoPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GPGary PetersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2B: Smith
HR: Kosco
RBI: Petrocelli, Kosco
LOB: 15
Top 1 · CLE batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
StrikeoutCarlton Fisk strikes out swinging.The Guardians routed the Red Sox 9-2 at Fenway Park.
Gaylord Perry got the win and John Curtis took the loss. Buddy Bell went 1-for-3 for the Guardians, while Andy Kosco went 1-for-1 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
