Carlton Fisk hit two homers, including the first grand slam of his major league career, and drove in six runs as the Red Sox trounced the Yankees, 15-5, in a batting show for the opening-day crowd of 32,862 at Fenway Park. Carl Yastrzemski homered off Mel Stottlemyre in the first inning to start the Red Sox' 20-hit bombardment. Fisk connected for the circuit to account for two of the four runs in the second.

After rapping a double in the third when the Red Sox added three runs, Fisk whacked his grand slam off Lindy McDaniel in the fourth. Luis Tiant got off to a shaky start on the mound for the Red Sox, but his teammates' batting, including four hits for Doug Griffin and three for Rico Petrocelli, made it easy for him to last the distance. Graig Nettles homered for the Yankees. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 15, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Friday, April     6, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      3  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  2
Red Sox      1  4  3    4  0  3    0  0  x  -  15 20  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Harper lf             6   1   3   1     0   1   .500
White lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Aparicio ss           6   0   1   1     0   0   .167
M. Alou rf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .400      Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   2   2     1   0   .500
Murcer cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Smith cf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .400
Nettles 3b            2   2   1   2     2   0   .500        Miller pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blomberg dh           3   0   1   1     1   0   .333      Cepeda dh             6   0   0   0     0   2   .000
F. Alou 1b            4   0   3   2     0   0   .750      Petrocelli 3b         4   3   3   0     1   0   .750
Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .000      Fisk c                4   4   3   6     0   0   .750
Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffin 2b            5   2   4   2     0   0   .800
Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans rf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .400
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     5   2             Totals               45  15  20  13     2   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 32,882
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Red Sox 11
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Nettles, Michael
Doubles: M. Alou 2 (2), F. Alou (1), Fisk (1), Smith (1), Evans (1), Harper (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (1), Yastrzemski (1), Fisk 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (1), Yastrzemski (1)
Caught Stealing: Clarke (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (1)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (1,by Cox), Smith (1,by Cox)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(0-1)      2.2   8   8   6   0   1   2  17  20.25
McDaniel                2.1   7   4   4   1   2   1  15  15.43
Cox                     3     5   3   2   1   0   0  18   6.00
Totals                  8    20  15  12   2   3   3  50

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(1-0)            9     8   5   5   5   2   1  39   5.00
Totals                  9     8   5   5   5   2   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Cox 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to left; White struck out while
Clarke was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); M.
Alou doubled to center; Murcer walked; Nettles walked [M. Alou
to third, Murcer to second]; Ron Blomberg makes the first
plate appearance by a DH; Blomberg walked [M. Alou scored,
Murcer to third, Nettles to second]; F. Alou doubled to right
[Murcer scored, Nettles scored, Blomberg to third]; Munson made
an out to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski homered; Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Michael grounded out (third to first); Clarke flied
out to left; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli singled to left; Fisk
homered [Petrocelli scored]; Griffin singled to second; Griffin
stole second; Evans flied out to right; Harper reached on an
error by Nettles [Griffin scored (unearned) (no RBI), Harper to
second]; Aparicio singled to shortstop [Harper scored
(unearned)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 4 R (2
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 3RD: M. Alou popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Murcer made an out to third; Nettles homered; Blomberg singled
to second; F. Alou singled to catcher [Blomberg to second];
Munson forced F. Alou (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith singled to second; Cepeda flied out to left;
Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory; Fisk doubled to
left [Smith to third]; Griffin singled to center [Smith scored,
Fisk scored, Griffin to second (on throw)]; MCDANIEL REPLACED
STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Evans singled to third [Griffin scored];
Harper singled to left [Evans to third, Harper to second (on
throw)]; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.

YANKEES 4TH: Michael grounded out (first unassisted); Clarke
flied out to center; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Smith doubled to
right [Yastrzemski to third]; Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli was
walked intentionally; Fisk homered [Yastrzemski scored, Smith
scored, Petrocelli scored]; Griffin singled to right; Evans
doubled to left [Griffin to third]; Harper struck out; Aparicio
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
4, Red Sox 12.

YANKEES 5TH: M. Alou doubled to right; Murcer flied out to
center [M. Alou to third]; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted) [M. Alou scored]; Blomberg lined to second; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 12.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cepeda flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 12.

YANKEES 6TH: F. Alou flied out to left; Munson walked; Michael
popped to first; Clarke flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 12.

RED SOX 6TH: COX REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Petrocelli
singled to first; Fisk was hit by a pitch [Petrocelli to
second]; On a bunt Griffin singled to pitcher [Petrocelli to
third, Fisk to second]; Evans reached on an error by Michael
[Petrocelli scored (no RBI), Fisk to third, Griffin to second];
Harper singled to center [Fisk scored, Griffin to third, Evans
to second]; Aparicio forced Griffin (second to catcher) [Evans
to third, Harper to second]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Evans scored (unearned)]; Smith flied out to left; 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

YANKEES 7TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); M. Alou
flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

RED SOX 7TH: Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli
singled to left; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Petrocelli to second]; Griffin grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles walked; Blomberg flied out to left; F. Alou
singled to left [Nettles to second]; Munson struck out; Michael
forced F. Alou (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans flied out to right; Harper doubled to center;
Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harper to third];
Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski stole second; Smith was hit by a
pitch; MILLER RAN FOR SMITH; Cepeda made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

YANKEES 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Clarke grounded
out (second to first); White grounded out (first unassisted); M.
Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red
Sox 15.