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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 | Gary Peters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 23,287 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Jim Evans |
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 |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Gary Peters | 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 |
| Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
| John Ellis | Catcher |
| Rich McKinney | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Mike Kekich | 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. Kekich
Harper hits a line drive 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. Kekich
Aparicio 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kekich
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Kekich
There goes Smith. The throw from Ellis and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Josephson vs. Kekich
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Kekich
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Peters
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Peters
Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Peters
Murcer hits a line drive into center field. Harper picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Harper. Clarke goes all the way around to score. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Peters
White hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Murcer scores. White moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Peters
There goes White. The throw from Montgomery and he is out, Petrocelli applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Peters
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Peters
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Kekich
Gagliano 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Kekich
Griffin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Kekich
Montgomery 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Peters
McKinney 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, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Peters
Michael takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kekich vs. Peters
Kekich bunts towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Peters
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Kekich
Peters hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kekich
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kekich
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Peters
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards first. Josephson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torres for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Peters
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Peters
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harper. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Peters
Alou hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. White scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Peters
Ellis hits a line drive towards third. Petrocelli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kekich
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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Kekich
Josephson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Kekich
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael misplays the ball. That's an error on Michael. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagliano vs. Kekich
Gagliano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Kekich
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Petrocelli scores. Gagliano moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montgomery vs. Kekich
Montgomery strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Peters
McKinney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Peters
There goes McKinney. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. McKinney steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Michael vs. Peters
Michael hits a fly ball into left field. Gagliano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McKinney moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kekich vs. Peters
Kekich hits a line drive towards first. Josephson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Peters
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Josephson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peters vs. Kekich
Peters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Kekich
Harper takes first base on ball four. Peters moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aparicio vs. Kekich
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Peters moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Kekich
Smith hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Peters scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Kekich
Josephson takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Kekich
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Peters
Torres is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Peters
Murcer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Peters
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Peters
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Harper. Alou reaches second base with a double. White moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ellis vs. Peters
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Kekich
Gagliano hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Kekich
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Kekich
Montgomery hits a line drive towards short. Michael reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Peters
McKinney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Peters
Michael takes first base on ball four. McKinney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kekich vs. Peters
Kekich bunts towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. McKinney moves to third. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clarke vs. Peters
Clarke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Josephson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torres vs. Peters
Torres strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kekich
John Kennedy pinch hits for Gary Peters.
Kennedy 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kekich
Harper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Kekich
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Tiant
Luis Tiant now pitching.
Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tiant
White hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Tiant
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kekich
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Josephson vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Lyle
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKinney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Tiant
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Gagliano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Tiant
McKinney strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Tiant
Michael strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Lyle
Hal Lanier now playing third base.
Gagliano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Lyle
Griffin hits a popup towards third. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Lyle
Montgomery takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Lyle
Rick Miller pinch runs for Bob Montgomery. Danny Cater pinch hits for Luis Tiant.
Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harper vs. Lyle
Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Danny Cater.
Harper strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1972, game 2 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Harper T, cf 4 0 0 0 Clarke H, 2b 4 1 1 0
Aparicio L, ss 4 0 0 0 Torres R, rf 4 0 0 0
Smith R, rf 3 0 2 1 Murcer B, cf 4 1 2 0
Josephson D, 1b 3 0 1 0 White R, lf 4 1 3 1
Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 0 0 Alou F, 1b 4 0 3 1
Gagliano P, lf 4 0 1 0 Ellis J, c 4 0 0 0
Griffin D, 2b 4 0 1 1 McKinney R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Montgomery B, c 3 0 0 0 Lanier H, 3b 0 0 0 0
Miller R, pr 0 0 0 0 Michael G, ss 2 0 0 0
Peters G, p 2 1 1 0 Kekich M, p 1 0 0 0
Kennedy J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0
Tiant L, p 0 0 0 0
Cater D, ph 1 0 1 0
Gallagher B, pr 0 0 0 0
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33 2 7 2 30 3 10 2
Boston 000 110 000 -- 2
New York 201 000 00x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Peters G (L) 6.0 9 3 3 3 5
Tiant L 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M (W)* 7.0 6 2 1 3 6
Lyle S (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Harper T, Michael G
DP -- Boston 1, New York 2
LOB -- Boston 8, New York 8
2B -- Alou F 2, White R
SB -- Smith R, McKinney R
CS -- White R
SH -- Kekich M 2
T -- 2:21
A -- 23287
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