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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 15, 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 15, 1972 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 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 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Curtis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Stanhouse |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 6,822 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Jim Odom |
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 |
| John Curtis | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Larry Biittner | Left Fielder |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Ted Ford | Right Fielder |
| Jim Mason | Shortstop |
| Vic Harris | Second Baseman |
| Don Stanhouse | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 15, 1972
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stanhouse
Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Stanhouse
Aparicio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stanhouse
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Stanhouse
Smith takes first base on ball four. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Stanhouse
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Curtis
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Curtis
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Curtis
Biittner hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Stanhouse
Fisk hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Stanhouse
Cater takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Stanhouse
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Stanhouse
Curtis bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Stanhouse
Harper takes first base on ball four. Fisk moves to third. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Stanhouse
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Curtis
Billings hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Curtis
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Curtis
Ford 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stanhouse
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Stanhouse
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Stanhouse
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fisk vs. Stanhouse
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Curtis
Mason strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Curtis
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanhouse vs. Curtis
There goes Harris. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Harris steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanhouse vs. Curtis
Stanhouse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Curtis
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Curtis
There goes Maddox. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nelson vs. Curtis
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Stanhouse
Cater hits a fly ball towards right. Ford settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Ford. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Stanhouse
Kennedy hits a line drive towards first. Howard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Curtis vs. Stanhouse
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Curtis for the out. Cater moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harper vs. Stanhouse
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Stanhouse, and towards Mason, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Curtis
Biittner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Curtis
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Curtis
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Stanhouse
Tom Grieve now playing right field.
Aparicio hits a line drive towards first. Howard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stanhouse
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Stanhouse
Smith hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Stanhouse
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Curtis
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Curtis
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Curtis
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Stanhouse
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Stanhouse
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Stanhouse
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanhouse vs. Curtis
Stanhouse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Curtis
Maddox strikes out. There goes Stanhouse. The throw from Fisk to second, and Stanhouse is out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Curtis
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Stanhouse
Curtis 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stanhouse
Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Stanhouse
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Curtis
Biittner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Curtis
Billings hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Curtis
Howard 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, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stanhouse
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Stanhouse
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Cox
Casey Cox now pitching.
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Cox
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Cox
Cater strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Cox
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Curtis
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Curtis
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields the ball and throws to Curtis covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Curtis
Harris takes first base on ball four. Mason moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lovitto vs. Curtis
Joe Lovitto pinch hits for Casey Cox.
Lovitto hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Curtis
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lindblad
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Lindblad
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Lindblad
Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards short. Mason reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Lindblad
Smith hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Curtis
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Curtis
Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Curtis
Billings hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Curtis
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1972 -- Boston at TEX (N)
Boston AB R H RBI TEX AB R H RBI
Harper T, cf 4 0 1 0 Elliott Maddox, cf 3 0 0 0
Aparicio L, ss 5 0 1 0 Dave Nelson, 3b 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 2 0 Larry Biittner, lf 3 0 0 0
Smith R, rf 4 2 3 3 Dick Billings, c 4 0 1 0
Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Frank Howard, 1b 4 0 0 0
Fisk C, c 4 0 3 0 Ted Ford, rf 1 0 0 0
Cater D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Tom Grieve, rf 2 0 0 0
Kennedy J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jim Mason, ss 3 0 1 0
Curtis J, p 4 0 0 0 Vic Harris, 2b 1 0 0 0
Don Stanhouse, p 2 0 1 0
Casey Cox, p 0 0 0 0
Joe Lovitto, ph 1 0 0 0
Paul Lindblad, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 10 3 28 0 3 0
Boston 000 010 020 -- 3
TEX 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 4 5
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Don Stanhouse (L)* 7.0 7 3 3 4 4
Casey Cox 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Paul Lindblad 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Ted Ford
DP -- Boston 2, TEX 2
LOB -- Boston 10, TEX 5
HR -- Smith R 2
SB -- Vic Harris, Elliott Maddox
T -- 2:15
A -- 6822
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