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1972 – Don Wilson ties a club record by tossing 13 innings in a complete-game 5-1 victory in San Francisco. Bob Watson and Roger Metzger end it with home runs in the decisive frame. Metzger finishes with four hits and four RBIs. Imagine how scribes would howl at Leo Durocher these days for keeping Wilson out there for 193 pitches. 

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1972 – Don Wilson ties a club record by tossing 13 innings in a complete-game 5-1 victory in San Francisco. Bob Watson and Roger Metzger end it with home runs in the decisive frame. Metzger finishes with four hits and four RBIs. Imagine how scribes would howl at Leo Durocher these days for keeping Wilson out there for 193 pitches. 

1972 – Tommy Harper and Rico Petrocelli club 3-run homers to pace the Red Sox to a 10 – 4 win over the Yankees and move into first place in the American League East ahead of the Tigers. Sonny Siebert adds a homer as he wins his 12th game.

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1972 – Tommy Harper and Rico Petrocelli club 3-run homers to pace the Red Sox to a 10 – 4 win over the Yankees and move into first place in the American League East ahead of the Tigers. Sonny Siebert adds a homer as he wins his 12th game.