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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 23, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on September 23, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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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 23, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sonny Siebert |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 30,407 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Larry Barnett |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | 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 |
| Dwight Evans | Left Fielder |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Sonny Siebert | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 23, 1972
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Siebert
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Evans. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Siebert
Kaline hits a fly ball towards center. Harper settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Harper. McAuliffe scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Siebert
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Siebert
Cash takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sims vs. Siebert
Sims hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Brown moves to third. Cash moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. Siebert
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. There goes Cash trying to get to home. Smith throws the ball in to Fisk who tags Cash who's trying to score from second, for the out. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Siebert
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Sims moves to third. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brinkman vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Brinkman 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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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Lee
Lolich 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 -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Lee
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith throws the ball in to Aparicio who tags McAuliffe trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Petrocelli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Lolich
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Lee
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Lee
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Lee
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lolich
Lee hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Lee reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lee tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Lee
Brinkman bunts towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lolich vs. Lee
Fisk fires to second and picks off Rodriguez for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Lee
Lolich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Lee
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Lolich
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Lee
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Lee
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sims vs. Lee
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. There goes Cash trying to get to third. Smith throws the ball in to Petrocelli, who tags Cash for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Lee
Northrup 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
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Lolich
Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Newhauser
Don Newhauser now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Newhauser
Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Newhauser
Lolich 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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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio hits a popup into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Newhauser
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Newhauser
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Newhauser
Fisk fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Fisk. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanley vs. Newhauser
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Newhauser
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Newhauser
Sims 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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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Lolich
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kosco vs. Lolich
Andy Kosco pinch hits for Don Newhauser.
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Peters
Gary Peters now pitching.
Northrup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Peters
There goes Northrup. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Peters
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Peters
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Peters
Lolich bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Peters
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lolich
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Lolich
Aparicio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Lolich
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Lolich
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Peters
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Peters
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Peters
Cash 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 -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Peters
Sims hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lolich
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Lolich
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Lolich
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Lolich
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline 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 9/23/1972 -- Detroit at Boston (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 5 2 3 0 Harper T, cf 3 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 5 2 1 1 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 1 1
Brown G, lf 0 1 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 1 0
Stanley M, cf 3 1 1 1 Smith R, rf 4 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 3 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Sims D, c 4 0 2 2 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0
Northrup J, cf-lf 3 0 1 1 Evans D, lf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 2 1 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Brinkman E, ss 4 0 2 0 Siebert S, p 0 0 0 0
Lolich M, p 3 0 0 0 Lee B, p 1 1 1 0
Gagliano P, ph 1 0 0 0
Newhauser D, p 0 0 0 0
Kosco A, ph 1 0 0 0
Peters G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 13 6 32 1 6 1
Detroit 300 010 111 -- 7
Boston 001 000 000 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert S (L) 0.1 3 3 2 3 0
Lee B 4.2 6 1 1 1 2
Newhauser D 2.0 1 1 0 1 1
Peters G 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
E -- Harper T, Fisk C
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Boston 7
2B -- McAuliffe D, Yastrzemski C, Evans D
3B -- Lee B
HR -- Rodriguez A, Kaline A
CS -- Northrup J
SH -- Lolich M
SF -- Aparicio L, Stanley M
T -- 2:28
A -- 30407
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