Final
CWS 5 — BOS 4
6/17/1972 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197206171
Complete available game record for CWS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Kennedy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Aparicio | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Allen | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos May | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Luis Alvarado | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Melton | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Reichardt | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Cater | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Johnstone | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Brinkman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Herrmann | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Griffin | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Morales | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Peters | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Gagliano | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Forster | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Wood | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Culp | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Culp | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Wilbur Wood | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Terry Forster | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Gary Peters | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Luis Tiant | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Aparicio | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Griffin | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Harper | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Cater | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Peters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Petrocelli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Culp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Smith | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Tiant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Morales | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Reichardt | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Wood | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Johnstone | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Alvarado | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Andrews | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Brinkman | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Forster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Herrmann | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Allen | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Kelly | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos May | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Melton | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Morales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/8D.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | HR/7.3-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S7/L | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 16(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7/P | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S5/BG.1-3(E5/TH) | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HP.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8/P | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HP.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 5 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S/BG | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D7.1-3 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7/L.2-3;1-2 | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–4 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR);2-3 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO | 5–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 13 | 5–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 5–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 4 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 6 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 5/BP | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–4 |