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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 26, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers, played on August 26, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Gogolewski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lynn McGlothen |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 18,107 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Haller |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Jim Mason | Shortstop |
| Ted Ford | Right Fielder |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | Third Baseman |
| Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Tom Ragland | Second Baseman |
| Bill Gogolewski | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
| John Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Lynn McGlothen | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 26, 1972
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. McGlothen
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. McGlothen
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. McGlothen
Ford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harper. Ford reaches second base with a double. Maddox scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. McGlothen
Billings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ford moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. McGlothen
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Gogolewski
Harper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Gogolewski
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Gogolewski
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Gogolewski
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Mason fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. McGlothen
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. McGlothen
Grieve takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ragland vs. McGlothen
Ragland bunts towards the mound. McGlothen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jones moves to third. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gogolewski vs. McGlothen
Gogolewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jones scores. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. McGlothen
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mason vs. McGlothen
Mason hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Gogolewski
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Gogolewski
Fisk hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Gogolewski
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. McGlothen
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. McGlothen
Billings hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. McGlothen
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. McGlothen
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford goes all the way around to score. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Curtis
John Curtis now pitching.
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gogolewski
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Gogolewski
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland misplays the ball. That's an error on Ragland. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Gogolewski
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Gogolewski
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragland vs. Curtis
Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gogolewski vs. Curtis
Gogolewski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Curtis
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Gogolewski
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gogolewski
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Gogolewski
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ragland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Curtis
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Curtis
Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Curtis
Billings hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Curtis
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Curtis
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Gogolewski
Fisk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Fisk reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oglivie vs. Gogolewski
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fisk scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Gogolewski
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Gogolewski
Andy Kosco pinch hits for John Curtis.
Kosco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Gogolewski
Harper hits a popup towards the mound. Gogolewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Tatum
Ken Tatum now pitching.
Grieve hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Grieve reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ragland vs. Tatum
Ragland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Ragland reaches second base with a double. Grieve scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gogolewski vs. Tatum
Gogolewski bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Tatum
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Gogolewski
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Gogolewski
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gogolewski
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Tatum
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tatum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Tatum
Ford hits a popup in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Tatum
Billings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Tatum
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Billings moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Tatum
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Gogolewski
Larry Biittner now playing left field. Tom Grieve now playing center field.
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Gogolewski
Fisk strikes out. Billings drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fisk out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Gogolewski
Oglivie strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Tatum
Grieve is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ragland vs. Tatum
Ragland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Tatum
Joe Lovitto pinch hits for Bill Gogolewski.
There goes Ragland. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Tatum
Lovitto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Tatum
Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lovitto moves to third. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mason vs. Tatum
Mason hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Panther
Jim Panther now pitching.
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Panther
Rick Miller pinch hits for Ken Tatum.
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Panther
Harper hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Panther
Aparicio strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Newhauser
Don Newhauser now pitching.
Ford hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Newhauser
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Newhauser
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Newhauser
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Panther
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Panther
Smith takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Cox
Casey Cox now pitching.
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grieve. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Cox
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ragland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oglivie vs. Cox
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Cox
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Petrocelli scores. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gagliano vs. Cox
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Don Newhauser.
Gagliano hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Biittner. Gagliano reaches second base with a double. Oglivie scores. Kennedy goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1972 -- TEX at Boston (N)
TEX AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Elliott Maddox, cf 2 1 0 0 Harper T, cf 4 0 0 0
Larry Biittner, lf 1 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0
Jim Mason, ss 5 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 2 1 0 0
Ted Ford, rf 3 2 1 1 Smith R, rf 3 1 0 0
Dick Billings, c 4 1 2 2 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 1 1
Frank Howard, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 4 1 1 0
Dalton Jones, 3b 4 1 1 1 Oglivie B, lf 4 1 1 2
Tom Grieve, lf-cf 2 1 1 0 Kennedy J, 2b 4 1 2 1
Tom Ragland, 2b 4 0 2 1 McGlothen L, p 0 0 0 0
Bill Gogolewski, p 3 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 1 0 0 0
Joe Lovitto, ph 0 0 0 0 Kosco A, ph 1 1 1 1
Jim Panther, p 0 0 0 0 Tatum K, p 0 0 0 0
Casey Cox, p 0 0 0 0 Miller R, ph 1 0 0 0
Newhauser D, p 0 0 0 0
Gagliano P, ph 1 0 1 2
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32 6 9 5 33 7 7 7
TEX 111 021 000 -- 6
Boston 000 020 005 -- 7
1 out when winning run was scored.
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Gogolewski 7.0 2 2 2 1 5
Jim Panther* 1.0 1 2 2 2 1
Casey Cox (L) 0.1 4 3 3 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen L 2.2 4 3 3 5 0
Curtis J 2.1 1 2 2 1 3
Tatum K 3.0 4 1 1 2 0
Newhauser D (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Tom Ragland
DP -- Boston 3
LOB -- TEX 9, Boston 4
2B -- Ted Ford, Tom Grieve, Tom Ragland, Petrocelli R, Gagliano P
3B -- Fisk C
HR -- Dick Billings, Kosco A
CS -- Tom Ragland
HBP -- by Tatum K (Tom Grieve)
T -- 2:34
A -- 18107
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