New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
August 2, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1972 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 1 0 0
Munson c 5 0 1 0
White lf 4 0 2 0
Alou rf 5 0 1 0
Sanchez 3b 5 1 2 0
Ellis 1b 4 1 3 1
Swoboda cf 3 1 0 0
Lanier ss 2 0 1 0
  Murcer ph 1 1 1 3
  Kenney ss 0 0 0 0
Kline p 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 5 12 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 4 0 0 0
Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 0 1 0
Fisk c 4 0 1 0
Petrocelli 3b 3 1 1 1
Cater 1b 3 0 0 0
Kennedy ss 4 0 0 0
Curtis p 3 0 0 0
  Newhauser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
New York 100 000 0405123
Boston 010 000 000131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Kline  W (11-4) 9.0 3 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis  L (6-5) 7.2 10 4 4 3 5
  Newhauser   1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
6

  E–Munson (8), Lanier (3), Kline (4), Fisk (10).  DP–New York 1, Boston 2.  2B–New York Sanchez (5,off Curtis), Boston Fisk (21,off Kline).  HR–New York Murcer (17,8th inning off Newhauser 2 on, 2 out), Boston Petrocelli (9,2nd inning off Kline 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Kline (6,off Curtis).  HBP–Cater (2,by Kline).  IBB–Petrocelli (5,by Kline).  SB–White (14,2nd base off Newhauser/Fisk); Harper (13,2nd base off Kline/Munson).  HBP–Kline (6,Cater).  IBB–Kline (5,Petrocelli).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:16.  A–16,491.
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