September 24, 1972 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Luis TiantL: Woodie Fryman
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
 BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 9 | 1 |
2B1-3H-AB1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterRSReggie SmithRF3-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RP9.0IP2 ER · 4 K · WP4.1IP5 ER · 7 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead DET by 1 · BOS by 5 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DETigers | 86 | 70 | .551 | — |
| 2BORed Sox | 85 | 70 | .548 | 0.5 |
3BA Orioles | 80 | 74 | .519 | 5.0 |
4NY Yankees | 79 | 76 | .510 | 6.5 |
5CL Guardians | 72 | 84 | .462 | 14.0 |
6MI Brewers | 65 | 91 | .417 | 21.0 |
2B: Northrup
RBI: McAuliffe, Cash
LOB: 14
| THTommy HarperCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LALuis AparicioSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl Yastrzemski1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSReggie SmithRF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RPRico Petrocelli3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DGDoug Griffin2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LTLuis TiantP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RMRick MillerCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
2B: Aparicio, Fisk, Evans
HR: Smith, Petrocelli
RBI: Yastrzemski 2, Smith 2, Petrocelli 3
SB: Smith
LOB: 9
Top 1 · DET batting
Bottom 1 · BOS batting
DoubleCarlton Fisk doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder Gates Brown.FlyoutDwight Evans flies out to first baseman Norm Cash. Carlton Fisk to 3rd.The Red Sox routed the Tigers 7-2 at Fenway Park.
Luis Tiant got the win and Woodie Fryman took the loss. Reggie Smith went 3-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Dick McAuliffe went 1-for-3 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
