Led by Rico Petrocelli, who batted in four runs with a homer and sacrifice fly, the Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 8-5. The Yankees took a 4-0 lead in the third inning, but a homer by Mike Andrews and a three-run smash by Petrocelli brought the Red Sox even in their half.

After the Yankees went ahead again in the sixth, the Red Sox broke away with four runs in the seventh. Singles by Dick Schofield, Andrews and Reggie Smith tied the score. Andrews beat the throw home on a grounder by Carl Yastrzemski to send the Red Sox in front. A double steal and a throwing error by Thurman Munson added another tally before Petrocelli hit his sacrifice fly to wind up the scoring. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Thursday, April     16, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  0  4    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
Red Sox      0  0  4    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   8  9  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Andrews 2b            4   2   3   1     0   0   .242
Munson c              3   1   0   0     2   0   .048      Smith cf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .361
White lf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .360      Yastrzemski lf        3   2   1   1     1   0   .406
Murcer cf             4   1   2   2     1   1   .185      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Blefary rf            4   1   1   1     1   0   .192      Petrocelli ss         3   1   1   4     0   0   .188
Cater 1b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .269      T. Conigliaro rf      3   0   1   0     1   0   .357
Kenney 3b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .182      Alvarado 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Michael ss            2   0   0   0     2   0   .346      Moses c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .464
Bahnsen p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stange p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
                                                            Schofield ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .750
                                                            Romo p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     8   3             Totals               32   8   9   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  8,217
Left on Base: Yankees 11, Red Sox 4
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Munson
Doubles: Cater (2), White (3), Andrews (1)
Home Runs: Andrews (1), Petrocelli (1)
Stolen Bases: White (3), Yastrzemski 2 (6), Smith (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bahnsen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Petrocelli (1)
GIDP: Blefary (1), Alvarado (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 6.1   7   5   5   2   3   2  27   4.73
Aker L(1-1)             1.2   2   3   2   1   0   0   9   3.00
Totals                  8     9   8   7   3   3   2  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert                 2.1   7   4   4   2   0   0  15   9.82
Stange W(1-0)           4.2   2   1   1   6   3   0  22   1.50
Romo SV(1)              2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   5   8   3   0  43

Wild Pitches: Stange (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to right; Munson walked; White
singled to center [Munson to second]; Murcer singled [White to
second, Munson to third]; Blefary grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
flied out to right; Yastrzemski singled to left; Yastrzemski
stole second; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater doubled to right; Kenney lined to pitcher;
Michael flied out to right; Bahnsen grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli flied out to left; T. Conigliaro walked;
Alvarado lined to pitcher; Moses flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke singled to right; Munson flied out to left;
White doubled to left [Clarke to third]; Murcer singled to
center [White scored, Clarke scored]; Blefary walked [Murcer to
second]; Cater singled to left [Blefary to third, Murcer
scored]; STANGE REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Kenney singled to
left [Cater to second, Blefary scored]; Michael walked [Cater to
third, Kenney to second]; Bahnsen made an out to shortstop;
Clarke grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Stange struck out; Andrews homered; Smith singled
to center; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to second]; Scott flied out
to center; Petrocelli homered [Smith scored, Yastrzemski
scored]; T. Conigliaro made an out to second; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to center; White walked; White
stole second; Murcer struck out; Blefary flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first); Moses
grounded out (first unassisted); Stange struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Cater struck out; Kenney walked; Michael flied out
to right; Bahnsen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Andrews doubled to left; Smith grounded out (second
to first) [Andrews to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first); Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke flied out to left; Munson walked; Stange
threw a wild pitch [Munson to second]; White flied out to center
[Munson to third]; Murcer walked; Blefary singled to right
[Murcer to third, Munson scored]; Cater forced Blefary
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli flied out to center; T. Conigliaro
singled to center; Alvarado grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [T. Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Kenney grounded out (pitcher to first); Michael
walked; Bahnsen out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Michael to second]; Clarke lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Moses struck out (catcher to first); SCHOFIELD
BATTED FOR STANGE; Schofield singled to center; AKER REPLACED
BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Andrews singled to right [Schofield to
second]; Smith singled to right [Andrews to third, Schofield
scored]; Yastrzemski reached on a fielder's choice [Smith to
second, Andrews scored]; Smith stole third and Yastrzemski stole
second [Smith scored (error by Munson), Yastrzemski to third];
Scott walked; Petrocelli hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Yastrzemski scored (unearned)]; T. Conigliaro made an out to
shortstop; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 8.

YANKEES 8TH: ROMO REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Munson made an
out to shortstop; White lined to right; Murcer flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Alvarado grounded out (pitcher to first); Moses
grounded out (shortstop to first); Romo grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 8.

YANKEES 9TH: Blefary grounded out (first to pitcher); Cater
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kenney grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 8.