Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
August 30, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 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 2, Boston Red Sox 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 1 1 0
Bradford cf 3 1 2 2
Allen 1b 4 0 1 0
May lf 3 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 1 0
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
Morales ss 3 0 0 0
Wood p 2 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 4 0 0 0
  Miller cf 0 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 3 1 2 0
Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 4 0 2 1
Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0
Fisk c 1 2 0 0
Kosco lf 4 0 2 1
Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0
McGlothen p 4 1 1 1
Totals 30 4 7 3
Chicago 002 000 000252
Boston 001 101 10x470
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L (22-12) 7.0 7 4 3 5 3
  Gossage   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
5
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
McGlothen  W (6-4) 9.0 5 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
7

  E–D Allen (5), Wood (4).  DP–Chicago 1.  PB–Herrmann (13).  2B–Chicago D Allen (23,off McGlothen), Boston Aparicio 2 (21,off Wood 2).  3B–Boston Kosco (3,off Wood).  HR–Chicago Bradford (1,3rd inning off McGlothen 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Bradford (1,by McGlothen).  SH–Kennedy (2,off Wood).  CS–Bradford (2,2nd base by McGlothen/Fisk).  HBP–McGlothen (5,Bradford).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:06.  A–26,062.
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