1972 AL Game of Note: Bsn.at Chi.

June 7, 1972

Stan Bahnsen of the Chicago White Sox flirted with a no-hitter today, but settled for 2-0 1-hit shutout victory over the Boston Red Sox. Bahnsen walked 1 and struck out 6 in the complete game win.

BOXSCORE: 1972 Boston Red Sox At 1972 Chicago White Sox              6/7/1972
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Harper CF         4  0  0  0 .219     P.Kelly RF          4  0  2  0 .280  
  L.Aparicio SS       4  0  1  0 .213     M.Andrews 2B        4  0  1  0 .209  
  B.Oglivie LF        3  0  0  0 .286     D.Allen 1B          4  1  1  1 .226  
  R.Smith RF          2  0  0  0 .291     C.May LF            3  1  1  0 .286  
  R.Petrocelli 3B     3  0  0  0 .246     B.Melton 3B         4  0  0  0 .215  
  D.Cater 1B          3  0  0  0 .181     R.Reichardt CF      3  0  0  0 .219  
  D.Griffin 2B        3  0  0  0 .301     E.Herrmann C        2  0  1  0 .287  
  C.Fisk C            2  0  0  0 .320     R.Morales SS        3  0  0  0 .232  
  L.Tiant P           2  0  0  0 .143     S.Bahnsen P         3  0  1  1 .176  
A-R.Miller PH         1  0  0  0 .206                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  1  0                 Totals      30  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Tiant In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0    -  2  7  0
 
Red Sox (17-24)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Tiant LOSS(2-1)         8       7   2   1   2   5   1   0.33
Totals                    8       7   2   1   2   5   1
 
White Sox (22-22)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Bahnsen WIN(4-7)        9       1   0   0   1   6   0   2.48
Totals                    9       1   0   0   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,485 DATE- Wednesday, June 7th 1972 TIME- Day 
T- 2:08
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 2  White Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  White Sox: 1
ERRORS- L.Aparicio
HOME RUNS- D.Allen(9th)
STOLEN BASES- P.Kelly(5th)
WALKS- R.Smith, C.May, E.Herrmann
HIT BY PITCH- C.Fisk
STRIKE OUTS- T.Harper-2, R.Smith, R.Petrocelli, D.Griffin, L.Tiant, M.Andrews,
             D.Allen, C.May, S.Bahnsen-2
GIDP- R.Morales
2-out RBI- S.Bahnsen
RLISP 2-out- C.May, B.Melton
WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Carlton Fisk blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Stan Bahnsen was on top of his game, blanking Boston on just 1 hit as the
Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox by a score of 2 to 0 at Comiskey
Park.
 
Bahnsen(4-7) escaped virtually unscathed against the Boston hitters. He was
stingy on the mound, allowing just 1 hit and 1 walk in 9 innings lowering his
ERA from 2.71 to 2.48.  Chicago took care of Boston with no trouble in the
9th.  
 
Luis Tiant(2-1) was hit with the loss.  He surrendered 7 hits and 2 walks in 8
innings.