A homer by Curt Blefary, together with two runs resulting from passes, enabled the Yankees to win over the Red Sox, 3-2. Ray Culp, who pitched for the Red Sox, walked Thurman Munson with the bases loaded to force in a run in the first inning. Blefary hit his homer in the fourth.

Jerry Kenney walked in the fifth, stole second and scored on a single by Bobby Murcer. Rico Petrocelli accounted for the Red Sox runs with a pair of homers. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      18, 1970 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  7  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Kenney 3b             3   2   1   0     1   0   .202      Smith cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .306
Murcer cf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .268      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .269
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .354      T. Conigliaro rf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Cater 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Petrocelli ss         3   2   2   2     1   0   .231
Munson c              3   0   1   1     1   1   .255      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .253
Blefary rf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .196      Thomas 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .320
  Woods rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Fiore ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .185
Michael ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .242      Moses c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Waslewski p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Culp p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .132
  McDaniel p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Schofield ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .164
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Derrick ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .233

Totals               31   3   6   3     3   6             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 26,305
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Red Sox 7
DP: Yankees 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Petrocelli, Thomas 2
Doubles: Kenney (2)
Home Runs: Blefary (2), Petrocelli 2 (11)
Stolen Bases: Kenney (8)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Waslewski (1)
GIDP: Kenney (6), Moses (1), T. Conigliaro (3)
Hit by Pitch: Murcer (1,by Culp), Thomas (2,by Waslewski)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waslewski W(1-0)        6     3   1   1   3   3   1  23   3.95
McDaniel SV(6)          3     4   1   1   0   3   1  13   1.23
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   6   2  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp L(5-7)             7     5   3   2   2   6   1  28   2.80
Romo                    2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.40
Totals                  9     6   3   2   3   6   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Waslewski (2), Culp (4)
Wild Pitches: Waslewski (1)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Art Frantz


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; Kenney doubled; Murcer
was hit by a pitch; White reached on an error by Petrocelli
[Kenney to third, Murcer to second]; Cater flied out to left;
Munson walked [Kenney scored (unearned), Murcer to third, White
to second]; Blefary popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews flied out to center; Smith popped to
shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Michael singled to right; Waslewski out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Michael to second]; Clarke
singled to second [Michael to third]; Kenney grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Clarke out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: T. Conigliaro singled to left; Petrocelli popped to
first in foul territory; Scott struck out; Thomas grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer made an out to third; White struck out;
Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Moses struck out; Culp struck out; Andrews flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson struck out; Blefary homered; Michael struck
out (catcher to first); Waslewski struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith singled to center; Waslewski threw a wild
pitch [Smith to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to
first); T. Conigliaro flied to right; 6 minute rain delay
starting at 8:37 PM; Petrocelli walked; Scott flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke grounded out (second to pitcher); Kenney
walked; Kenney stole second; Murcer singled to right [Kenney
scored]; Murcer was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Thomas was hit by a pitch; Moses grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Thomas out at
second]; Culp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
reached on an error by Thomas [Munson out at first (catcher
unassisted)]; Jerry Moses backed up the play at 1B and tagged
Thurman Munson; Blefary grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Andrews flied out to right; Smith walked;
Yastrzemski walked [Smith to second]; T. Conigliaro grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael flied out to center; Waslewski struck out;
Clarke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli homered; MCDANIEL REPLACED WASLEWSKI
(PITCHING); Scott struck out; Thomas popped to shortstop; Moses
singled to center; SCHOFIELD BATTED FOR CULP; Schofield singled
to right [Moses to third]; Andrews lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 8TH: ROMO REPLACED SCHOFIELD (PITCHING); Kenney grounded
out (second to first); Murcer flied to right; White grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: WOODS REPLACED BLEFARY (PLAYING RF); Smith grounded
out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski struck out; On a bunt T.
Conigliaro made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Cater popped to first in foul territory; Munson
singled to left; Munson was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Woods reached on an error by Thomas [Woods to second]; Michael
was walked intentionally; McDaniel grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli homered; Scott grounded out (third to
first); FIORE BATTED FOR THOMAS; Fiore singled to center; Moses
lined to third; DERRICK BATTED FOR ROMO; Derrick struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.