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 Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 10

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 1 1 0
Orta 2b 3 1 0 0
  Allen ph 1 0 0 0
May lf 4 1 1 1
Melton 3b 4 2 2 1
Reichardt cf 3 1 1 1
  Brinkman c 0 0 0 0
Andrews 1b 4 1 1 0
Herrmann c 4 1 2 3
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Alvarado ss 2 0 0 1
  Lyttle ph 1 0 0 0
Bradley p 1 0 0 0
  Gossage p 2 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 5 2 2 0
Kennedy ss 3 2 2 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 2 4 4
Petrocelli 3b 4 1 2 3
Cater 1b 2 0 0 1
Oglivie rf 3 1 0 0
Griffin 2b 2 0 1 0
Josephson c 4 0 1 1
  Fisk pr,c 0 1 0 0
Pattin p 1 0 0 0
  Krausse p 0 0 0 0
  Burda ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 1 0 0 0
  Miller ph 0 0 0 0
  Gagliano ph 1 1 1 1
  Newhauser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 10 13 10
Chicago 016 001 000880
Boston 301 010 23x10131
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bradley   2.1 7 4 4 1 3
  Gossage   4.1 2 2 2 3 3
  Acosta   0.1 1 2 2 2 0
  Regan  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Forster   0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
10
10
7
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin   2.1 6 6 5 1 2
  Krausse   1.2 1 1 1 0 2
  Lee  W (5-2) 4.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Newhauser  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
3
8

  E–Yastrzemski (2).  DP–Chicago 3.  2B–Chicago Andrews (7,off Lee), Boston Petrocelli (4,off Bradley); Kennedy (3,off Bradley); Harper (11,off Gossage).  3B–Boston Josephson (1,off Regan).  HR–Chicago Herrmann (3,3rd inning off Krausse 2 on, 2 out), Boston Petrocelli (4,7th inning off Acosta 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Alvarado (1,off Lee); Griffin (5,off Regan).  SF–Cater (5,off Bradley).  SB–Kelly (16,2nd base off Pattin/Josephson).  WP–Bradley (3), Gossage (6).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Bill Kunkel, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:55.  A–16,066.
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