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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 30, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 30, 1972 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 44,612 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
| John Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
| Juan Beniquez | Shortstop |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 30, 1972
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Niekro
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Niekro
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haller vs. Tiant
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Niekro
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Niekro
Oglivie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Oglivie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beniquez vs. Niekro
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oglivie moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montgomery vs. Niekro
Montgomery hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Tiant
Niekro bunts towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Niekro
Tiant hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Tiant reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Niekro
Harper bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Tiant moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Tiant scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Niekro
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy catches it and throws to first to double up Rodriguez. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Niekro
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Niekro
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Niekro
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Tiant
Haller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Haller reaches second base with a double. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Northrup scores. Haller moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Niekro vs. Tiant
Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Niekro
Montgomery hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. Niekro
Tiant hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Niekro
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Niekro
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harper scores. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Petrocelli vs. Niekro
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Tiant
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields the ball and throws to Tiant covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haller vs. Tiant
Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Niekro
Oglivie strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Niekro
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Niekro
Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Tiant
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Tiant
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez misplays the ball. That's an error on Beniquez. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Curtis
John Curtis now pitching.
McAuliffe bunts towards the mound. Curtis juggles the ball. That's an error on Curtis. Stanley scores. Niekro moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Curtis
There's a wild pitch. Niekro moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Curtis
Rodriguez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Curtis
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Niekro tags and scores. McAuliffe tags and moves to third. Rodriguez tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Curtis
Cash hits a popup into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Rodriguez scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Curtis
There's a wild pitch. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Curtis
Northrup is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burda vs. Niekro
Wayne Comer now playing left field. Bob Burda pinch hits for John Curtis.
Burda hits a fly ball into left field. Comer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Niekro
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Krausse
Lew Krausse now pitching.
Haller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Krausse
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Krausse
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Niekro
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Niekro
Petrocelli hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Niekro
Oglivie takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Niekro
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Krausse
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Krausse
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Krausse
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Comer vs. Krausse
Comer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Niekro
Montgomery hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Niekro
Rick Miller pinch hits for Lew Krausse.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. Montgomery moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Niekro
Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1972, game 2 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Harper T, cf 4 1 2 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 0 1
Kennedy J, 2b 5 0 2 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 1 0
Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Brown G, lf 2 2 1 2
Smith R, rf 3 0 1 0 Comer W, lf 1 0 0 0
Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 3 2
Oglivie B, lf 3 0 1 0 Northrup J, rf 4 1 2 1
Beniquez J, ss 4 0 0 0 Haller T, c 3 0 1 0
Montgomery B, c 4 0 2 0 Stanley M, cf 4 1 1 0
Tiant L, p 2 1 1 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 2 1
Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 3 1 0 0
Burda B, ph 1 0 0 0
Krausse L, p 0 0 0 0
Miller R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 11 2 32 7 11 7
Boston 001 010 000 -- 2
Detroit 100 114 00x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L) 5.1 9 5 3 2 1
Curtis J 0.2 1 2 0 1 1
Krausse L 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 9.0 11 2 2 2 3
E -- Beniquez J, Curtis J
DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 9, Detroit 8
2B -- Oglivie B, Tiant L, Kennedy J, Haller T
HR -- Brown G
SH -- Niekro J, Harper T, McAuliffe D
SF -- Brown G
WP -- Curtis J 2
T -- 2:33
A -- 44612
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