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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 6, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on September 6, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Curtis |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 18,235 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Art Frantz 3B: Merle Anthony |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
| Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
| Celerino Sanchez | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | 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 |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| John Curtis | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 6, 1972
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Curtis
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Curtis
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Curtis
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Curtis
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stottlemyre
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Stottlemyre
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stottlemyre
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Curtis
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Curtis
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Curtis covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Curtis
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Aparicio. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Curtis
Michael hits a line drive into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Stottlemyre
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Stottlemyre
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Stottlemyre
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Oglivie. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Oglivie steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Stottlemyre
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Curtis
Stottlemyre hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Curtis
Clarke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Curtis
Munson takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Curtis
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Curtis
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Stottlemyre
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stottlemyre
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Stottlemyre
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez juggles the ball. That's an error on Sanchez. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Stottlemyre
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Curtis
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Curtis
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Curtis
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Stottlemyre
Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Stottlemyre
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Stottlemyre
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Stottlemyre
Griffin hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Stottlemyre
Curtis strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Curtis
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Curtis
Stottlemyre bunts towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Curtis
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and has Michael trapped. There's the throw to Petrocelli and over to Griffin, who tags Michael for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Curtis
There goes Clarke. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Clarke steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Curtis
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stottlemyre
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Stottlemyre
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sanchez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stottlemyre
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Yastrzemski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Stottlemyre
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Curtis
Murcer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Curtis
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Curtis
Alou hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Alou reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Spikes vs. Curtis
Spikes hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sanchez vs. Curtis
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Stottlemyre
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Stottlemyre
Oglivie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Stottlemyre
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Curtis
Michael hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Curtis
Stottlemyre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Curtis
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards second. Griffin scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Stottlemyre
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stottlemyre
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Stottlemyre
Aparicio bunts towards the mound. Stottlemyre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Stottlemyre
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Curtis
Rick Miller now playing center field.
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Curtis
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Curtis
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Curtis
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Spikes vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Spikes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stottlemyre
Smith hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Stottlemyre
Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Stottlemyre
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fisk for the out. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oglivie vs. Stottlemyre
Oglivie is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffin vs. Stottlemyre
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to home to get Smith. Petrocelli moves to third. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Bolin vs. Stottlemyre
Bolin hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Bolin
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Celerino Sanchez.
Allen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Bolin
Johnny Callison pinch hits for Gene Michael.
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Bolin
Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Mel Stottlemyre.
Blomberg hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1972 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 3 0 1 0 Harper T, cf 4 0 1 0
Munson T, c 3 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 0 0 0 0
Murcer B, cf 4 0 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0
White R, lf 4 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 1 3 0
Alou F, 1b 4 0 2 0 Smith R, rf 4 1 2 2
Spikes C, rf 4 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 2 0
Sanchez C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0
Allen B, ph 1 0 0 0 Oglivie B, lf 2 0 1 0
Michael G, ss 2 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Callison J, ph 1 0 0 0 Curtis J, p 3 0 0 0
Stottlemyre M, p 2 0 1 0 Bolin B, p 1 0 0 0
Blomberg R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 34 2 9 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 000 020 00x -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre M (L) 8.0 9 2 2 2 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis J (W) 7.2 6 0 0 3 3
Bolin B (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Aparicio L, Sanchez C
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- New York 9, Boston 10
2B -- Alou F
3B -- Yastrzemski C
HR -- Smith R
SB -- Oglivie B, Clarke H
SH -- Stottlemyre M
T -- 2:30
A -- 18235
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