Jim Lonborg capped the Red Sox scoring with the second homer of his major league career to mark a 6-2 victory over the Yankees. Lonborg held the Yankees to three singles in the first seven innings, but then needed help from Sparky Lyle when the Yankees scored their runs in the eighth on a single by Jerry Kenney, double by Jake Gibbs, a wild pitch and an infield out. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Wednesday, April     15, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  1
Red Sox      2  0  0    1  2  1    0  0  x  -   6 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Andrews 2b            4   2   3   0     0   0   .172
Michael ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .375      Smith cf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .344
White lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   2     0   0   .414
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .130      Scott 1b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .259
Blefary rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Petrocelli ss         3   1   1   1     1   1   .172
Cater 1b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      T. Conigliaro rf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .360
  Ellis 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Alvarado 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Kenney 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .143      Moses c               3   0   2   1     1   0   .542
Gibbs c               3   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Lonborg p             3   1   1   1     0   1   .333
Burbach p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lyle p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Klimkowski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ward ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   1     1   4             Totals               32   6  10   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  7,906
Left on Base: Yankees 4, Red Sox 6
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Ellis
Doubles: Gibbs (1), Michael (3), Moses (3)
Home Runs: Lonborg (1)
Stolen Bases: White (2), Yastrzemski (4)
Caught Stealing: Clarke (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Scott (1)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burbach L(0-1)          5     7   5   5   3   2   0  24   9.00
Klimkowski              2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   1.29
McDaniel                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    10   6   6   3   4   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(2-0)          7.2   6   2   2   1   4   0  29   1.84
Lyle SV(2)              1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   4   0  33

Wild Pitches: Burbach 2 (2), Lonborg (1)

Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to right; Clarke was caught stealing
second (pitcher to shortstop to first); Michael struck out;
White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews singled to shortstop; Smith walked [Andrews
to second]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Smith to third,
Andrews scored]; Scott hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smith
scored]; Yastrzemski stole second; Petrocelli struck out;
Burbach threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to third]; Yastrzemski
was out trying to advance to home (catcher unassisted); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); Blefary
grounded out (first unassisted); Cater lined to pitcher;
Danny Cater broke his bat and cut his finger; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: ELLIS REPLACED CATER (PLAYING 1B); T. Conigliaro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alvarado made an out to
second; Moses walked; Lonborg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); Gibbs
flied out to left; Burbach was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Andrews reached on an error by Ellis (assist by
Kenney); Smith lined to right; Yastrzemski grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke flied out to left; Michael grounded out
(second to first); White walked; White stole second; Murcer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli
walked; T. Conigliaro singled to right [Petrocelli to third];
Alvarado popped to third in foul territory; Moses singled to
left [T. Conigliaro to second, Petrocelli scored]; Lonborg
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Blefary singled to center; Ellis forced Blefary
(third to second); Kenney forced Ellis (shortstop to second);
Gibbs forced Kenney (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Andrews singled to left; Smith singled to right
[Andrews to third]; Burbach threw a wild pitch [Smith to
second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Smith to
third, Andrews scored]; Scott grounded out (third to first);
Petrocelli singled to center [Smith scored]; T. Conigliaro flied
out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 6TH: TEPEDINO BATTED FOR BURBACH; Tepedino grounded out
(shortstop to first); Clarke grounded out (second to first);
Michael singled to center; White grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: KLIMKOWSKI REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Alvarado
lined to left; Moses grounded out (third to first); Lonborg
homered; Andrews singled to shortstop; Smith grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer flied out to right; Blefary flied out to
center; Ellis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Scott
struck out; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Kenney singled to center; Gibbs doubled to left
[Kenney to third]; WARD BATTED FOR KLIMKOWSKI; Ward was called
out on strikes; Lonborg threw a wild pitch [Gibbs to third,
Kenney scored]; Clarke grounded out (second to first) [Gibbs
scored]; Michael doubled to right; LYLE REPLACED LONBORG
(PITCHING); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); T. Conigliaro
grounded out (third to first); Alvarado made an out to
shortstop; Moses doubled to left; On a bunt Lyle struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer flied out to center; Blefary grounded out
(second to first); Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.