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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 28, 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 July 28, 1972 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 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 | July 28, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sonny Siebert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Kline |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,129 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
| John Kennedy | Second Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Shortstop |
| Sonny Siebert | Pitcher |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Bernie Allen | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
| Johnny Callison | Right Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Jerry Kenney | Shortstop |
| Steve Kline | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 28, 1972
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kline
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kline
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kline
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Siebert
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Siebert
Allen takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Murcer vs. Siebert
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. Clarke moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Siebert
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clarke scores. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Siebert
Blomberg strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. Siebert
Callison hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Kline
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kline
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Allen. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Kline
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Siebert
Munson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kenney vs. Siebert
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Siebert's glove, towards Kennedy, who fields it, throws to second, with Beniquez covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Siebert
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Kline
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Kline
Siebert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kline
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Siebert
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Siebert
Allen hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Siebert
Murcer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Siebert
There goes Murcer. The throw from Fisk and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Siebert
White strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kline
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kline
Yastrzemski 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Smith 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
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Siebert
Blomberg hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callison vs. Siebert
Callison hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callison for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Siebert
Munson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Kline
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kline
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kline
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Siebert
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Siebert
Kline strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Siebert
Clarke hits a popup towards short. Beniquez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Kline
Beniquez hits a popup towards short. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Kline
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Kline
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Kline
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it and throws to second for the out. Siebert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Kline
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Siebert
Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Siebert
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Siebert
White hits a popup towards short. Beniquez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Siebert
There's a wild pitch. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blomberg vs. Siebert
Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Callison vs. Siebert
Callison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer scores. Blomberg moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Siebert
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Kline
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Kline
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cater vs. Kline
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Kline
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Oglivie vs. Kline
Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Sonny Siebert.
Oglivie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Krausse
Lew Krausse now pitching.
Kenney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kline vs. Krausse
Kline bunts towards the mound. Krausse fields it and throws to first for the out. Kenney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Krausse
Clarke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kenney moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. Krausse
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. Kenney scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Krausse
Fred Beene pinch runs for Bernie Allen.
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Beene moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Beene trying to get to home. Smith throws the ball in to Fisk who tags Beene who's trying to score from second, for the out. Murcer moves to second. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kline
Hal Lanier now playing third base.
Harper hits a popup towards short. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Kline
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kline
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kline
Smith hits a popup towards short. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Lee
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Beniquez misplays the ball. That's an error on Beniquez. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callison vs. Lee
Callison bunts in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Lee
Munson hits a line drive into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kenney vs. Lee
Kenney bunts towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy misplays the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. Callison moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kline vs. Lee
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Kline
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Kline
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kline
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Callison 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 7/28/1972, game 2 -- Boston at New York (N)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Harper T, cf 4 0 1 0 Clarke H, 2b 3 1 1 0
Kennedy J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Allen B, 3b 3 0 1 1
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 0 Beene F, pr 0 0 0 0
Smith R, rf 4 1 1 0 Lanier H, 3b 0 0 0 0
Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Murcer B, cf 2 1 0 0
Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 White R, lf 4 0 2 1
Cater D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Blomberg R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Beniquez J, ss 3 0 1 0 Callison J, rf 4 0 1 1
Siebert S, p 2 0 1 0 Munson T, c 4 0 1 0
Oglivie B, ph 1 0 0 0 Kenney J, ss 3 1 0 0
Krausse L, p 0 0 0 0 Kline S, p 3 0 0 0
Lee B, p 0 0 0 0
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34 1 7 1 29 3 6 3
Boston 000 000 100 -- 1
New York 100 001 10x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert S (L) 6.0 4 2 2 4 4
Krausse L 0.2 1 1 1 2 0
Lee B 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kline S (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 2
E -- Allen B, Fisk C, Beniquez J, Kennedy J
DP -- Boston 1, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 9
SB -- Murcer B
SH -- Kline S
WP -- Siebert S
T -- 2:22
A -- 20129
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