The Red Sox regained a one-game lead in the East Division race when Luis Tiant defeated the Tigers, 7-2, for his 10th victory in 11 decisions since August 1. Tiant, who had pitched two straight shutouts, had his scoreless streak broken when the Tigers scored a run in the first inning on two walks and a pair of outfield flies.

However, the Red Sox struck back with four runs before Woodie Fryman could retire a batter in their half of the first. Tommy Harper walked, Luis Aparicio doubled and Carl Yastrzemski drove them in with a single. Reggie Smith followed with a homer to score behind Yastrzemski. Fryman, who had won five straight games, was lifted in the fifth after an error and a single by Smith put two men on base. Rico Petrocelli greeted reliever Chuck Seelbach with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1972 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Tigers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Red Sox 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 7 9 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG McAuliffe 2b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .244 Harper cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .259 Stanley cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .234 Miller cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 G. Brown lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Aparicio ss 4 2 1 0 0 0 .254 Cash 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 .260 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .264 Sims c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .229 Smith rf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .267 Northrup rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Petrocelli 3b 4 1 1 3 0 2 .244 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .233 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .199 Evans lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .357 Fryman p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .134 Griffin 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Seelbach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 Tiant p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .102 Haller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Slayback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 4 Totals 33 7 9 7 1 9 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 34,182 Left on Base: Tigers 6, Red Sox 3 DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 0 Errors: Rodriguez, Petrocelli Doubles: Northrup (12), Aparicio (25), Fisk (28), Evans (3) Home Runs: Smith (21), Petrocelli (15) Stolen Bases: Smith (12) Sacrifice Flies: Cash (3) GIDP: Tiant (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fryman L(8-3) 4.1 7 6 5 1 7 1 22 3.36 Seelbach 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 6 3.01 Slayback 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.24 Totals 8 9 7 6 1 9 2 34 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(14-5) 9 7 2 2 2 4 0 35 1.94 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 0 35 Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Stanley walked [McAuliffe to second]; G. Brown flied out to center [McAuliffe to third]; Cash hit a sacrifice fly to right [McAuliffe scored, Stanley to second]; Sims singled to first [Stanley out at home (first to catcher)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio doubled to center [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Harper scored, Aparicio scored]; Smith homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Petrocelli struck out; Fisk doubled to left; Evans popped to first in foul territory [Fisk to third]; On a bunt Griffin struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4. TIGERS 2ND: Northrup doubled to left; Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman lined to third [Northrup to third (error by Petrocelli)]; Fryman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 2ND: Tiant was called out on strikes; Harper was called out on strikes; Aparicio made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4. TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe made an out to first; Stanley grounded out (second to first); G. Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski struck out; Smith singled to left; Petrocelli popped to left; Smith stole second; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4. TIGERS 4TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Sims made an out to shortstop; Northrup flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 4TH: Evans doubled to left; Griffin flied out to right; Tiant struck out; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4. TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez singled; Brinkman struck out; On a bunt Fryman singled [Rodriguez to second]; McAuliffe singled to right [Rodriguez scored, Fryman to second]; Stanley forced McAuliffe (shortstop to second) [Fryman to third]; G. Brown flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio reached on an error by Rodriguez; Yastrzemski lined to right; Smith singled to left [Aparicio to second]; SEELBACH REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Petrocelli homered [Aparicio scored (unearned), Smith scored]; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 7. TIGERS 6TH: Cash flied out to left; Sims singled; Northrup popped to third in foul territory; Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 6TH: Griffin singled to center; On a bunt Tiant grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Griffin out at second]; Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 7. TIGERS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING CF); Brinkman flied out to center; HALLER BATTED FOR SEELBACH; Haller popped to catcher in foul territory; McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 7TH: SLAYBACK REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); Aparicio grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; Smith popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 7. TIGERS 8TH: Stanley was called out on strikes; G. Brown singled to center; Cash struck out; Sims made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 7. TIGERS 9TH: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 7.

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