Orlando Cepeda, previously hitless in 11 official trips as a designated hitter for the Red Sox, came through with a homer in the ninth inning to defeat the Yankees, 4-3. With the aid of a homer by Thurman Munson, rookie Doc Medich, on the mound for the Yankees, had a 2-0 lead until the Red Sox erupted for three runs in the sixth, two scoring on a double by Reggie Smith. The Yankees tied the score with an unearned run in the ninth before Cepeda hit his homer off Sparky Lyle to complete the Red Sox' sweep of the three-game series with the Yankees. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     8, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   4  7  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .214      Harper lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .286
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Miller lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
M. Alou rf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .250      Aparicio ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Murcer cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .300        Guerrero ss         3   1   2   0     0   0   .667
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   1     0   0   .500
F. Alou 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Smith cf              4   0   1   2     0   1   .417
Munson c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .273      Cepeda dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .083
Swoboda dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .545
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffin 2b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .500
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .364
                                                          Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   7   2     2   3             Totals               31   4   7   4     1   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 12,754
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Red Sox 4
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Nettles, Guerrero 2, Griffin
Doubles: Smith (2)
Home Runs: Munson (1), Cepeda (1)
Stolen Bases: Harper (1), Guerrero (1)
GIDP: White (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  5.1   4   3   3   0   3   0  20   5.06
Lyle L(0-1)             2.2   3   1   1   1   0   1  12   3.38
Totals                  8     7   4   4   1   3   1  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis                  8     7   3   2   2   3   1  34   2.25
Veale W(1-0)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     7   3   2   2   3   1  37

Wild Pitches: Curtis (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke lined to second; White flied to left; M.
Alou walked; Murcer singled to right [M. Alou to third]; Nettles
singled to center [M. Alou scored, Murcer to third]; F. Alou was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (second to first); Aparicio
singled to left; Yastrzemski flied to left; Smith struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson homered; Swoboda was called out on strikes;
Michael singled to third; Clarke walked [Michael to second];
White grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Clarke out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli
flied to center; Fisk flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: M. Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer
singled to right; Nettles flied to left [Murcer to second]; F.
Alou popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin was called out on strikes; Evans grounded
out (third to first); Harper flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: GUERRERO REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING SS); Munson
flied to right; Debut game for Mario Guerrero; Swoboda
flied to right; Michael grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first);
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); White
grounded out (third to first); M. Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Cepeda grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer flied to left; Nettles grounded out (pitcher
to first); F. Alou reached on an error by Guerrero; Curtis threw
a wild pitch [F. Alou to second]; Munson reached on an error by
Guerrero [F. Alou to third]; Swoboda forced Munson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin singled to left; Evans popped to right;
Harper singled to center [Griffin to second]; Guerrero singled
to second [Griffin to third, Harper to second]; LYLE REPLACED
MEDICH (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first)
[Griffin scored, Harper to third, Guerrero to second]; Smith
doubled to center [Harper scored, Guerrero scored, Smith to
third (error by Nettles; assist by Murcer)]; Cepeda grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael flied to right; Clarke flied to right;
White flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox
3.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Fisk
popped to shortstop; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 8TH: M. Alou was called out on strikes; Murcer flied to
center; Nettles lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans popped to left; Harper walked; Guerrero
singled to second [Harper to second]; Harper stole third and
Guerrero stole second; Yastrzemski reached on a fielder's choice
[Harper out at home (second to catcher), Guerrero to third];
Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red
Sox 3.

YANKEES 9TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF); F. Alou
singled to left; Munson singled to left [F. Alou to second];
VEALE REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Swoboda popped to catcher in
foul territory; Michael forced Munson (shortstop to second) [F.
Alou scored (unearned) (no RBI), Michael to second (error by
Griffin)]; Clarke popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Cepeda homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Red Sox 4.