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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 17, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 17, 1972 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Paul |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 5,754 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Ron Luciano |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| John Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Marty Pattin | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Jim Mason | Shortstop |
| Larry Biittner | Right Fielder |
| Dick Billings | Left Fielder |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Dalton Jones | Third Baseman |
| Bill Fahey | Catcher |
| Vic Harris | Second Baseman |
| Mike Paul | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 17, 1972
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Paul
Harper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Paul
Aparicio hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Paul
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Paul
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Billings. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Paul
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Paul
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Pattin
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Pattin
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Pattin
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Paul
Cater is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Paul
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pattin vs. Paul
Pattin bunts towards the mound. Paul fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Paul
Harper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Pattin
Billings hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Pattin
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Pattin
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Billings moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fahey vs. Pattin
Fahey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Billings scores. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Pattin
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. Fahey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paul vs. Pattin
Paul strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Pattin
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Paul
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Billings. Aparicio reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Paul
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Paul
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Petrocelli vs. Paul
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Pattin
Mason hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Biittner vs. Pattin
Biittner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mason moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Billings vs. Pattin
Billings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mason scores. Biittner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Pattin
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Pattin
Jones hits a fly ball towards left. Yastrzemski catches it and throws to second to double up Biittner. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Paul
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Paul
Cater hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Paul
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Pattin
Fahey strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Pattin
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paul vs. Pattin
Paul hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pattin vs. Paul
Pattin hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Paul
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Paul
Aparicio hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Pattin
Maddox bunts towards the mound. Pattin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Pattin
Mason bunts towards first. Cater fields the ball and throws to Pattin covering. Safe. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Biittner vs. Pattin
Biittner bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to third. Mason moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Billings vs. Pattin
Billings is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Howard vs. Pattin
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Pattin
Jones 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, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Paul
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Paul
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Paul
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fahey vs. Pattin
Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Pattin covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Pattin
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paul vs. Pattin
There goes Harris. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paul vs. Pattin
Paul hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Harper. Paul reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Pattin
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Paul
Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Paul
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Paul
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Pattin
Mason strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Pattin
Biittner strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Pattin
Billings strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Paul
Andy Kosco pinch hits for Marty Pattin.
Kosco hits a fly ball into right field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Paul
Harper hits a line drive towards third. Jones reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Paul
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Paul
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Paul
Smith hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Lee
Dave Nelson pinch hits for Dalton Jones.
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Lee
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Bill Fahey.
Lee fires to first and has Nelson trapped. There's the throw to Kennedy who tags Nelson for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Lee
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Lee
Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Pina
Dave Nelson now playing third base. Tom Grieve now playing left field. Dick Billings now catching.
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Pina
Cater hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Pina
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ted Ford pinch hits for Horacio Pina.
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lee
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ragland vs. Lee
Tom Ragland pinch hits for Jim Mason.
Ragland hits a fly ball into center field. Harper 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 8/17/1972 -- Boston at TEX (N)
Boston AB R H RBI TEX AB R H RBI
Harper T, cf 4 1 1 1 Elliott Maddox, cf 5 0 1 0
Aparicio L, ss 4 1 2 0 Jim Mason, ss 4 1 2 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 3 1 0 0 Tom Ragland, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith R, rf 4 1 2 3 Larry Biittner, rf 3 0 1 0
Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Dick Billings, lf-c 3 1 2 1
Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Frank Howard, 1b 4 0 0 0
Cater D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dalton Jones, 3b 3 1 1 0
Kennedy J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Dave Nelson, ph-3b 0 0 0 0
Pattin M, p 1 0 0 0 Bill Fahey, c 3 0 1 1
Kosco A, ph 1 0 0 0 Tom Grieve, ph-lf 1 0 1 0
Lee B, p 0 0 0 0 Vic Harris, 2b 3 0 1 1
Mike Paul, p 3 0 1 0
Horacio Pina, p 0 0 0 0
Ted Ford, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 7 4 34 3 11 3
Boston 100 000 030 -- 4
TEX 021 000 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin M (W) 7.0 10 3 3 2 9
Lee B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Mike Paul (L) 7.2 7 4 4 2 5
Horacio Pina 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Boston 1, TEX 1
LOB -- Boston 4, TEX 8
2B -- Smith R, Aparicio L, Mike Paul
HR -- Harper T, Smith R
CS -- Vic Harris, Dave Nelson
SH -- Pattin M, Larry Biittner
T -- 2:29
A -- 5754
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