Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
June 17, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1972 at Fenway Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 3 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0
Allen 1b 3 0 0 0
May lf 2 2 0 0
Melton 3b 3 2 1 3
  Alvarado ss 0 0 0 0
Reichardt cf 4 0 2 0
  Johnstone cf 0 0 0 0
Herrmann c 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph 0 0 0 1
  Brinkman c 1 0 0 0
Morales ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Wood p 4 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 5 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 4 1 2 0
Aparicio ss 2 1 0 0
  Kennedy pr 0 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 1 1 0
Smith rf 3 0 1 1
Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 1
Cater 1b 2 0 0 2
Griffin 2b 4 0 1 0
Fisk c 4 0 0 0
Culp p 2 1 1 0
  Peters p 1 0 1 0
  Gagliano ph 1 0 1 0
  Miller pr 0 0 0 0
  Tiant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Chicago 300 002 000551
Boston 003 010 000490
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (11-4) 8.0 9 4 4 6 3
  Forster  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
6
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Culp  L (4-6) 5.0 5 5 5 5 1
  Peters   3.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Tiant   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
5
5
6
4

  E–Melton (12).  DP–Chicago 2, Boston 2.  2B–Boston Smith (8,off Wood); Gagliano (2,off Wood).  HR–Chicago Melton (7,1st inning off Culp 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Cater (4,off Wood).  HBP–Aparicio (1,by Wood); Smith (1,by Wood).  IBB–Petrocelli (2,by Wood).  SB–Kelly (15,2nd base off Culp/Fisk).  CS–Harper (3,2nd base by Wood/Herrmann).  HBP–Wood 2 (5,Aparicio,Smith).  IBB–Wood (2,Petrocelli).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:28.  A–14,638.
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