New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
September 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1972 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 0 0
Murcer cf 4 1 1 1
White lf 3 0 0 0
Alou 1b 4 1 1 0
Callison rf 3 0 1 0
Sanchez 3b 3 0 1 1
Michael ss 3 0 0 0
Peterson p 1 0 0 0
  Cox p 0 0 0 0
  Allen ph 1 0 0 0
  McDaniel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper cf 3 2 1 0
  Miller cf 0 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 4 1 2 1
Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 2 3
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0
Fisk c 2 0 0 0
Kosco lf 3 0 0 0
Griffin 2b 3 0 1 0
Tiant p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 6 4
New York 000 011 000242
Boston 102 010 00x460
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson  L (14-14) 5.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Cox   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  McDaniel   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
4
1
1
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (11-4) 9.0 4 2 2 4 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
2

  E–Alou (7), Michael (20).  DP–New York 1, Boston 1.  2B–New York Alou (18,off Tiant), Boston Aparicio (22,off Peterson); Harper (26,off Peterson).  HR–New York Murcer (27,6th inning off Tiant 0 on, 2 out), Boston Yastrzemski (6,3rd inning off Peterson 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Tiant (2,off Cox).  HBP–Fisk (4,by Cox).  CS–Smith (4,2nd base by McDaniel/Munson).  HBP–Cox (2,Fisk).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:15.  A–28,462.
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