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. New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2Game Played on Thursday, June 18, 1970 (Night game) at Fenway ParkYankees 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. |
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