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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 4

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Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 4

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Game Played on Friday, April 21, 1972 (N) at Fenway Park

NY  A    1  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  3
BOS A    0  2  2    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 10  1
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clarke 2b                     4   1   1   0       1   1       2   5
Munson c                      4   1   1   0       1   0       1   3
Murcer cf                     4   1   2   2       1   0       3   2
White lf                      4   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
Blomberg 1b                   3   0   2   1       0   0      11   0
  Alou ph,1b                  2   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Callison rf                   4   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
McKinney 3b                   4   0   1   0       0   1       3   3
Michael ss                    2   0   0   0       1   0       1   6
  Swoboda ph                  1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  McDaniel p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Stottlemyre p                 2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Ellis ph                    1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Kenney pr,ss                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   4   9   4       6   6      24  21
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Michael-Blomberg, Michael-Clarke-Blomberg, Kenney-Munson-McKinney-Alou.
E: Munson 2 (3), McKinney (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Swoboda (1,off Lee).
HR: Murcer (1,5th inning off Culp 1 on 1 out).
SH: Stottlemyre (2,off Culp).
GDP: Munson (1,off Culp).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Clarke (1,2nd base off Culp/Fisk).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harper cf                     3   1   2   1       1   0       3   0
  Miller cf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Aparicio ss                   4   0   3   0       0   0       0   1
Yastrzemski lf                4   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Smith rf                      3   1   2   0       1   0       2   0
Petrocelli 3b                 3   1   0   1       0   1       1   3
Cater 1b                      3   0   0   1       0   0       7   2
Griffin 2b                    3   0   2   1       0   0       3   1
Fisk c                        3   1   1   0       0   0       7   1
Culp p                        1   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
  Lee p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       28   5  10   5       3   1      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Petrocelli-Griffin-Cater.
E: Petrocelli (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Aparicio (2,off Stottlemyre).
3B: Fisk (1,off Stottlemyre).
SF: Cater (1,off Stottlemyre); Petrocelli (1,off Stottlemyre).
GDP: Fisk (1,off Stottlemyre).
IBB: Smith (1,by Stottlemyre).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Smith 2 (2,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Munson,2nd base off McDaniel/Munson).
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stottlemyre L(0-2)            7     9   5   4   3   0   0  30
McDaniel                      1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8    10   5   4   3   1   0  33
IBB: Stottlemyre (2,Smith).
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Culp W(1-1)                   6     6   3   3   6   3   1  29
Lee SV(1)                     3     3   1   1   0   3   0  13
Totals                        9     9   4   4   6   6   1  42
BK: Culp (1).
Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Ron Luciano
Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 14895
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox           
1. Clarke              2b        Harper              cf
2. Munson              c         Aparicio            ss
3. Murcer              cf        Yastrzemski         lf
4. White               lf        Smith               rf
5. Blomberg            1b        Petrocelli          3b
6. Callison            rf        Cater               1b
7. McKinney            3b        Griffin             2b
8. Michael             ss        Fisk                c
9. Stottlemyre         p         Culp                p

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; On a bunt Munson popped
to catcher in foul territory; Murcer made an out to second;
Clarke stole second; White walked; Blomberg singled to center
[Clarke scored, White to second]; Callison grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Harper out at first]; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox
0.

YANKEES 2ND: McKinney singled to left; Michael flied out to
right [McKinney to second]; Stottlemyre grounded out (shortstop
to first); Clarke flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith singled; Smith stole second [Smith to third
(error by Munson)]; Petrocelli reached on an error by McKinney;
Cater hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smith scored, Petrocelli to
second]; Griffin singled to center [Petrocelli scored
(unearned), Griffin out at second (center to third to shortstop
to first)]; Fisk flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson walked; Murcer walked [Munson to second];
White struck out; Blomberg flied out to right [Munson to third,
Murcer to second]; Callison made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Culp walked; Harper singled to center [Culp to
second]; Aparicio singled to right [Culp to third, Harper to
second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Culp
scored, Harper to third, Aparicio to second]; Smith was walked
intentionally; Petrocelli out on a sacrifice fly to center
(center to third) [Harper scored, Smith to second, Aparicio out
at third]; Cater forced Petrocelli (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 4TH: McKinney grounded out (third to first); Michael
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stottlemyre struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin singled to left; Fisk grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Griffin out at
second]; Culp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke lined to center; Munson singled to left;
Culp balked [Munson to second]; Murcer homered to right [Munson
scored]; White flied out to center; Blomberg singled to
shortstop; Callison walked [Blomberg to second]; McKinney was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
doubled to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first);
Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael walked; Stottlemyre out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke walked; Munson
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Clarke
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Cater grounded out (catcher to first); Griffin flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 7TH: LEE REPLACED CULP (PITCHING); Murcer singled to
center; White made an out to first; ALOU BATTED FOR BLOMBERG;
Alou struck out; Callison flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Fisk tripled to
center; Lee grounded out (second to first); Harper singled [Fisk
scored]; Aparicio singled to left [Harper to third]; Harper was
picked off third (catcher to third); Yastrzemski lined to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); McKinney
grounded out (third to first); SWOBODA BATTED FOR MICHAEL;
Swoboda doubled to left; ELLIS BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Ellis
singled to right [Swoboda scored]; KENNEY RAN FOR ELLIS; Clarke
struck out; Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED SWOBODA (PITCHING); KENNEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Smith singled; Smith stole second [Smith
to third (error by Munson)]; Petrocelli was called out on
strikes; Cater reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a
double play [Smith out at home (shortstop to catcher to third),
Cater out at second (third to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 9TH: On a bunt Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first);
White lined to center; Alou reached on an error by Petrocelli;
Callison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees          4   9   3   11
 Red Sox          5  10   1    4
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