Final
NYY 4 — BOS 5
4/21/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197204210
Complete available game record for NYY at BOS, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace Clarke | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Harper | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Murcer | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Smith | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Felipe Alou | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Blomberg | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Cater | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Callison | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Griffin | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich McKinney | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Michael | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy McDaniel | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Swoboda | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Kenney | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Culp | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Stottlemyre | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lee | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Culp | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mel Stottlemyre | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Lee | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cater | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Culp | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Harper | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lee | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Smith | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe Alou | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich McKinney | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Blomberg | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Callison | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Michael | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Horace Clarke | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mel Stottlemyre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Murcer | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Kenney | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 2/BP/FL | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 4 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8/L.2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 6(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7/L | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 9/9D.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH) | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | E5 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9/SF.3-H;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | S8/L.2-H(UR);BX2(8563) | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9/9D.2-3;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G.2-3;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 85(2)/FO/SF.3-H;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 31 | 1–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7/L | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7/G | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | BK.1-2 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | HR/9.2-H | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S6 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 24/SH.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 23/BG | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8/8D | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8 | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3 | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | T8/L | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-H | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G.1-3 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | PO3(25) | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D7 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9/L.2-H | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S/G | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH) | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | FC6/DP.3XH(625);BX2(53) | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 13/BG | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | E5 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 4–5 |