September 12, 1972 Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 3
@CAL 0 DET 3
BAL 2 CHW 6
@KCR 0 MIL 4
CLE 3 MIL 4
CLE 2
(8) OAK 7
@MIN 4 NYY 3
BOS 2 CIN 7
@ATL 5 PIT 7
@CHC 0 MON 7
STL 2 NYM 4
@PHI 3 SFG 3
LAD 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 20,187

Tuesday, September 12, 1972, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:25

Red Sox

73-62

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  6  1
Yankees         1  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  X    3 10  0

W: F Peterson (15-14), L: L Tiant (11-5), S: S Lyle (33)

Yankees

74-64

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .765    1    3   0   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .652    0    2   1   
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .727    1    6   1   
R Smith RF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .827    0    0   0   
  B Oglivie RF                3   1   1   2    0   0  .242  .697    1    2   0   HR
R Petrocelli 3B               3   0   1   0    1   0  .247  .715    3    2   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   2   0    0   0  .298  .932    3    6   2   
A Kosco LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .675    1    1   0   GDP
D Griffin 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .622    1    2   1   
L Tiant P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .103  .274    0    0   1   
  G Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .486         0   0   
  P Gagliano PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .688    0    0   0   
  J Beniquez PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .619         0   0   
  D Newhauser P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    2   4               11   24   6

BATTING

HR: B Oglivie (8, off F Peterson; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: B Oglivie 4; C Fisk 2; R Petrocelli; C Yastrzemski; T Harper.

GIDP: A Kosco (9).

RBI: B Oglivie 2 (27).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: L Aparicio (14).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .244  .624    0    3   3   
R White LF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .275  .759    0    1   0   2B,CS
B Murcer CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .295  .907    1    3   0   2B,IW
R Blomberg 1B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .850    0    6   1   2B
  F Alou 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .727    0    6   0   
J Callison RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .670    0    1   0   
T Munson C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .719    6    5   0   
C Sanchez 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .593    0    0   1   
  H Lanier PR-3B              1   1   0   0    0   0  .211  .474    0    0   1   
G Michael SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .241  .585    0    1   6   
F Peterson P                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .556    1    1   1   SH
  S Lyle P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .513    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3  10   3    4   2                8   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Blomberg (21, off L Tiant); B Murcer (29, off L Tiant); R White (27, off L Tiant).

SH: F Peterson (15, off L Tiant).

IBB: B Murcer (6, by L Tiant).

TB: R White 3; R Blomberg 2; T Munson 2; B Murcer 2; C Sanchez; G Michael; F Peterson; S Lyle.

RBI: R White (49); F Peterson (9); R Blomberg (45).

2-out RBI: R Blomberg.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Clarke-G Michael-R Blomberg.

BASERUNNING

CS: R White (8, 2nd base by L Tiant/C Fisk).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, L (11-5)              5.1   8   3   3    4   0   0   2.19   27     -       ·  ·      7·11· 2· 3     36    -     0.91  -0.13
G Peters                       1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.09    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.63   0.05
D Newhauser                    1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.56    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.73   0.02
Totals                         8    10   3   3    4   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     12·13· 2· 4          2-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Peterson, W (15-14)          6     5   2   2    1   3   1   3.40   23     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 3     56    -     1.08   0.04
S Lyle, S (33)                 3     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.68   11     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 1          1-0    2.42   0.40
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   4   1          34     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 0· 4          1-0

F Peterson faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Tiant (5; B Murcer).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 20,187.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. T Harper             CF    1. H Clarke             2B 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. R White              LF 
3. C Yastrzemski        1B    3. B Murcer             CF 
4. R Smith              RF    4. R Blomberg           1B 
5. R Petrocelli         3B    5. J Callison           RF 
6. C Fisk               C     6. T Munson             C  
7. A Kosco              LF    7. C Sanchez            3B 
8. D Griffin            2B    8. G Michael            SS 
9. L Tiant              P     9. F Peterson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  3-0  1--     -15%  73% B Oglivie       F Peterson      Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
   b 5   1  0-1  12-      13%  90% R White         L Tiant         Ground-rule Double; Michael Scores; Clarke to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-      12%  65% R Blomberg      L Tiant         Double to LF (Line Drive); Murcer Scores
   t 5   0  1-0  1--      11%  72% A Kosco         F Peterson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   0  3-2  ---      -9%  69% P Gagliano      S Lyle          Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   46%  T Harper        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   52%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
   O      1--      54%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  H Clarke        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  R White         Foul Flyball: C
          ---  1   53%  B Murcer        Double to CF (CF-RF)
   R      -2-      65%  R Blomberg      Double to LF (Line Drive); Murcer Scores
          -2-      66%  J Callison      Walk
   O      12-  6   63%  T Munson        Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Fritz Peterson facing 5-6-7
          ---      58%  R Petrocelli    Single to RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--      60%  C Fisk          Groundout: 1B-P; Petrocelli to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  A Kosco         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   67%  D Griffin       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
                  Ben Oglivie replaces Reggie Smith playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      66%  C Sanchez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  G Michael       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      64%  F Peterson      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Fritz Peterson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  L Tiant         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      68%  T Harper        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  H Clarke        Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  R White         Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  B Murcer        Lineout: RF
   O      1--      65%  R Blomberg      White Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Fritz Peterson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      68%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  B Oglivie       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  R Blomberg      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      68%  J Callison      Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  T Munson        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      67%  C Sanchez       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Fritz Peterson facing 6-7-8
          ---      61%  C Fisk          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      72%  A Kosco         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  D Griffin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
          ---      76%  G Michael       Walk
   O      1--      75%  F Peterson      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Michael to 2B
          -2-      77%  H Clarke        Walk
   R      12-      90%  R White         Ground-rule Double; Michael Scores; Clarke to 3B
          -23      90%  B Murcer        Intentional Walk
   O      123      86%  R Blomberg      Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      82%  J Callison      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Fritz Peterson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  L Tiant         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  T Harper        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---      88%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  T Munson        Flyball: 1B
          ---      88%  C Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      91%  G Michael       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 3B
                  Hal Lanier pinch runs for Celerino Sanchez batting 7th
   R      1-3  1   94%  F Peterson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lanier Scores; Michael to 2B
                  Gary Peters replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  H Clarke        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      12-      93%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Fritz Peterson facing 3-4-5
                  Felipe Alou replaces Ron Blomberg playing 1B batting 4th; Hal Lanier moves to 3B
          ---      89%  C Yastrzemski   Single to LF
   RR     1--      73%  B Oglivie       Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
          ---      66%  R Petrocelli    Walk
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Fritz Peterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      72%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      78%  A Kosco         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      82%  D Griffin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Gary Peters facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  B Murcer        Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Sparky Lyle facing 9-1-2
                  Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Gary Peters batting 9th
          ---      69%  P Gagliano      Walk
                  Juan Beniquez pinch runs for Phil Gagliano batting 9th
   O      1--      78%  T Harper        Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      89%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don Newhauser facing 6-7-8
                  Don Newhauser replaces Juan Beniquez pitching and batting 9th
          ---      92%  T Munson        Single to SS; Munson to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      89%  H Lanier        Fielder's Choice C; Munson out at 3B/C-3B
   O      1--      88%  G Michael       Flyball: RF
          1--      89%  S Lyle          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lanier to 2B
   O      12-      87%  H Clarke        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Sparky Lyle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   93%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   93%  C Fisk          Single to RF
   O      1--  1  100%  A Kosco         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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