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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
October 3, 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 October 3, 1972 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 3, 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 | October 3, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Woodie Fryman |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 50,653 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jim Honochick |
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 |
| Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Woodie Fryman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
October 3, 1972
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fryman
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Fryman
There goes Harper. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aparicio vs. Fryman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Fryman
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Fryman
Smith hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Harper scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Fryman
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Fryman
Fisk hits a popup into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Tiant
Sims takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to second for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Fryman
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Fryman
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Fryman
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a line drive towards third. Petrocelli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fryman
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fryman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fryman
Yastrzemski 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Tiant
Fryman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fryman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Tiant
Sims 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
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fryman
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Fryman covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Fryman
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Fryman
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Fryman
Evans takes first base on ball four. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Fryman
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Fryman
Tiant is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fryman
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fryman
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Fryman
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman bunts towards the mound. Tiant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Tiant
Fryman bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Tiant
Sims hits a line drive into left field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Fryman
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Fryman
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Fryman
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Fryman
There goes Smith. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Fryman
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Tiant
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Tiant
Horton bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Tiant
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Tiant
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Tiant
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Fryman
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Fryman
Tiant hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Fryman
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Fryman
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Tiant
Fryman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Tiant
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harper. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Tiant
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Lee
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski juggles the ball. That's an error on Yastrzemski. Kaline scores. Sims moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Lee
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Lee
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Sims trying to get to home. Evans throws the ball in to Fisk who tags Sims, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fryman
Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Fryman
There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Fryman
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Fryman
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Seelbach
Chuck Seelbach now pitching.
Fisk hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lee
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Lee
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seelbach vs. Lee
Seelbach strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Seelbach
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Seelbach
Cecil Cooper pinch hits for Doug Griffin.
Cooper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Seelbach
Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Oglivie 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 10/3/1972 -- Boston at Detroit (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Harper T, cf 4 1 1 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 2 1
Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Sims D, c 3 0 1 0
Smith R, rf 3 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 0 0
Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 1 0
Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 0 0 0 0
Evans D, lf 3 0 0 0 Northrup J, cf-lf 4 0 2 1
Griffin D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cooper C, ph 1 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 1 0
Tiant L, p 3 0 1 0 Fryman W, p 3 0 1 0
Lee B, p 0 0 0 0 Seelbach C, p 1 0 0 0
Oglivie B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 4 0 32 3 9 2
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
Detroit 000 001 20x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L) 6.1 7 3 2 3 4
Lee B 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman W (W) 7.2 4 1 0 4 5
Seelbach C (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
E -- McAuliffe D, Yastrzemski C
LOB -- Boston 8, Detroit 9
2B -- Aparicio L, McAuliffe D
SB -- Harper T, Smith R
SH -- Horton W
WP -- Fryman W
T -- 3:06
A -- 50653
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