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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 21, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 21, 1972 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Culp |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fritz Peterson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Dave Phillips |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Duane Josephson | First Baseman |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Phil Gagliano | Left Fielder |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Ray Culp | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Torres | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Rich McKinney | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Fritz Peterson | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 21, 1972
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Peterson
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Peterson
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Peterson
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Peterson
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Culp
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Gagliano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Culp
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Gagliano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Culp
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Culp
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Culp
Blomberg strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Peterson
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Peterson
Gagliano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Peterson
Griffin strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Peterson
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Culp
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Culp
McKinney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Culp
Michael hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McKinney moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peterson vs. Culp
Peterson bunts towards the mound. Culp fields it and throws to first for the out. McKinney scores. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Culp
Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Peterson
Culp strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Peterson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Peterson
Aparicio bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Peterson
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Josephson vs. Peterson
Josephson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Culp
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Culp
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torres moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Culp
White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. White reaches second base with a double. Torres scores. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blomberg vs. Culp
Blomberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Culp
Munson takes first base on ball four. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McKinney vs. Culp
McKinney hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michael vs. Culp
Michael strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peterson vs. Culp
Peterson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Blomberg scores. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Peterson
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Peterson
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Peterson
Griffin hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Lee
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lee
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lee
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Lee
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. Murcer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Lee
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Peterson
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Peterson
Lee bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Peterson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Lee
McKinney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Lee
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McKinney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peterson vs. Lee
Peterson bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. McKinney moves to third. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clarke vs. Lee
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lee, and towards Aparicio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. McKinney scores. Michael moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torres vs. Lee
Torres 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 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Peterson
Aparicio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Peterson
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Peterson
Josephson hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Peterson
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. Josephson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gagliano vs. Peterson
Gagliano hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lee
Murcer 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Lee
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Peterson
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Peterson
Fisk hits a popup towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Peterson
Danny Cater pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching.
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Bolin
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bolin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Bolin
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Peterson
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Peterson
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Peterson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Bolin
Peterson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Bolin
Clarke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Bolin
Torres takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Bolin
Murcer 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 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Peterson
Josephson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Peterson
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Josephson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gagliano vs. Peterson
Gagliano bunts towards third. McKinney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Josephson moves to third. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffin vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Josephson scores. Petrocelli moves to third. Gagliano moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fisk vs. Lyle
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Petrocelli scores. Gagliano moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Lyle
John Kennedy pinch hits for Bobby Bolin.
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Torres 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 5/21/1972, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Harper T, cf 4 0 2 0 Clarke H, 2b 5 0 0 1
Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 0 Torres R, rf 3 1 0 0
Smith R, rf 2 0 0 0 Murcer B, cf 4 1 2 0
Josephson D, 1b 4 2 2 0 White R, lf 4 1 3 1
Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 2 1 Blomberg R, 1b 4 1 1 1
Gagliano P, lf 3 0 1 0 Munson T, c 3 0 0 0
Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 1 McKinney R, 3b 4 2 2 0
Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 4 0 2 0
Culp R, p 1 0 0 0 Peterson F, p 2 0 1 3
Lee B, p 1 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
Cater D, ph 1 0 0 0
Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0
Kennedy J, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 3 8 2 33 6 11 6
Boston 000 001 002 -- 3
New York 014 010 00x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Culp R (L) 2.2 7 5 5 3 2
Lee B 3.1 4 1 1 0 0
Bolin B 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson F (W)* 8.0 7 3 3 3 3
Lyle S (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 9
2B -- White R, Josephson D, Petrocelli R
SH -- Peterson F 2, Aparicio L
T -- 2:27
A -- 0
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