California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
July 19, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1972 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 2, Boston Red Sox 8

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 3 0 1 1
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Pinson rf 3 0 1 1
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 2 0
Spencer lf 4 0 0 0
Berry cf 4 0 0 0
Torborg c 3 1 1 0
  Messersmith p 0 0 0 0
  Kosco ph 1 0 0 0
Wright p 2 1 1 0
  Stephenson c 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 5 1 3 2
Griffin 2b 5 0 1 2
Yastrzemski lf 4 1 1 0
Smith rf 2 2 2 0
  Miller ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 0
Fisk c 3 1 1 3
Cater 1b 4 1 1 1
Kennedy ss 3 1 0 0
McGlothen p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 8 11 8
California 000 020 000281
Boston 030 032 00x8110
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  L (10-5) 5.1 9 8 8 2 1
  Messersmith   2.2 2 0 0 2 4
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
4
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  W (3-2) 9.0 8 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
7

  E–Wright (4).  2B–California Wright (4,off McGlothen), Boston Cater (12,off Wright); Harper 2 (18,off Wright,off Messersmith); Griffin (9,off Messersmith).  HR–Boston Fisk (15,5th inning off Wright 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Alomar (1,off McGlothen).  HBP–Smith (4,by Wright).  IBB–Kennedy (3,by Wright).  HBP–Wright (4,Smith).  IBB–Wright (3,Kennedy).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:28.  A–24,794.
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