Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
June 27, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1972 at Cleveland Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 4 1 0 1
Griffin 2b 5 0 2 2
Yastrzemski lf 4 1 1 0
Smith rf 4 1 1 0
Petrocelli 3b 4 1 1 0
Burda 1b 4 1 3 3
Beniquez ss 5 1 1 1
Fisk c 3 1 1 1
Curtis p 4 1 1 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 2 1 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
Fosse c,1b 4 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 3 0 1 0
Lolich rf 4 0 1 2
McCraw 1b 2 0 0 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Foster lf 1 0 0 0
Duffy ss 4 0 0 0
Colbert p 1 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Leon ph 1 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Moses c 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
Boston 000 700 1008111
Cleveland 200 000 000232
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  W (4-3) 9.0 3 2 2 5 4
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
5
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colbert  L (1-6) 3.1 7 6 6 1 2
  Hargan   0.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Mingori   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Hennigan   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Riddleberger   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Farmer   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
7
4
4

  E–Beniquez (1), A Johnson 2 (5).  DP–Boston 1, Cleveland 1.  PB–Fosse (6).  2B–Boston Smith (9,off Riddleberger).  HR–Boston Burda (2,4th inning off Colbert 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Harper (2,off Hargan).  HBP–Fisk (2,by Riddleberger).  SB–Beniquez (1,2nd base off Colbert/Fosse).  HBP–Riddleberger (2,Fisk).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:32.  A–24,112.
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