Red Sox @ Tigers
July 30, 1972

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 11 2
Tigers 7 11 0
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 11 2
Tigers 7 11 0

John Kennedy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .264
OBP .500 .328
At Bats 4 121
Hits 2 32
• Singles 1 22
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 1 17

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 1
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Tiger Stadium - July 30, 1972
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Out
Joe Niekro
Tom Haller
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Wayne Comer
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
John Kennedy
Bob Montgomery

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 2 11 2 9
Detroit Tigers 7 11 0 8
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Luis Tiant
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gates Brown
Attendance 44,612
Time of Game 2 hours 33 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Montgomery hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Comer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 McAuliffe is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Oglivie takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Top 8 Petrocelli hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lew Krausse now pitching. Haller takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Northrup is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 6 Cash hits a popup into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Rodriguez scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Niekro moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez misplays the ball. That's an error on Beniquez. Stanley moves to third.
Bottom 6 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 6 Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Oglivie strikes out.
Bottom 5 Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Northrup hits a popup, foul, towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields the ball and throws to Tiant covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Top 5 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harper scores. Kennedy moves to third.
Top 5 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harper moves to second.
Top 5 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Tiant hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Montgomery hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Northrup scores. Haller moves to third.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy catches it and throws to first to double up Rodriguez.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Smith hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy moves to third.
Top 3 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stanley. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Tiant scores.
Top 3 Harper bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Tiant moves to third.
Top 3 Tiant hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Tiant reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe strikes out.
Bottom 2 Niekro bunts towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Brinkman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Montgomery hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Oglivie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup. Oglivie reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Petrocelli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Haller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Cash moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kennedy strikes out.
Top 1 Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.