This Day in History: 2000-09-07

September 7, 1972: The Red Sox defeat the Yankees 10-4, before a Fenway Park crowd of 24,661, and pass the Detroit Tigers to take over the lead in the American League East Division; the Red Sox offense is led by three-run homers by Rico Petrocelli and Tommy Harper while Sonny Siebert improved his record to 12-11.