Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of Yankee Stadium, Mel Stottlemyre pitched a four-hitter and knocked the Red Sox from the unbeaten ranks, 6-2. The Yankees, who had lost four straight times to the Red Sox, erupted for all their runs in the fourth inning.

Thurman Munson was safe on an error by Doug Griffin and scored on a single by Bobby Murcer and ground-rule double by Graig Nettles. After an intentional pass to Felipe Alou loaded the bases, Murcer scored when Celerino Sanchez grounded into a forceout at second base. Back-to-back walks to Ron Swoboda and Gene Michael forced in another run. Horace Clarke drove in a pair with a single to kayo John Curtis. Roger Moret relieved and the sixth run of the inning followed on a passed ball by Carlton Fisk. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     15, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Yankees      0  0  0    6  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .350      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .273
Aparicio ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .250      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   1     0   0   .300      Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Smith cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .368      Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .310
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   2   .214
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .556      F. Alou 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Oglivie dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sanchez dh            4   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Griffin 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .556      Swoboda rf            2   1   0   0     1   1   .091
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   3   .222      Michael ss            2   1   1   1     1   0   .240
Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   2   4   2     4   3             Totals               31   6   6   5     3   8

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 35,700
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Yankees 4
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 3
Errors: Griffin
Doubles: Nettles (1), Sanchez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Aparicio (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (2)
GIDP: Fisk (1), Oglivie (1), Aparicio (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(0-1)           3.2   4   6   1   3   2   0  19   2.31
Moret                   4.1   2   0   0   0   6   0  15   0.00
Totals                  8     6   6   1   3   8   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(2-1)      9     4   2   2   4   3   0  32   3.48
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4   3   0  32

Passed Balls: Fisk (1)
Wild Pitches: Moret (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first) [Harper to third]; Smith popped to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied to center; White grounded out (pitcher
to first); Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli flied to center; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oglivie popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
was called out on strikes; F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Evans struck
out; Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); Swoboda
grounded out (third to first); Michael singled to right; Clarke
forced Michael (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio popped to second; Yastrzemski flied to
center; Smith flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White struck out; Munson reached on an error by
Griffin; Murcer singled to center [Munson to third]; Nettles
doubled to right [Munson scored (unearned), Murcer to third]; F.
Alou was walked intentionally; Sanchez forced F. Alou (second to
shortstop) [Murcer scored (unearned), Nettles to third]; Swoboda
walked [Sanchez to second]; Michael walked [Nettles scored
(unearned), Sanchez to third, Swoboda to second]; Clarke singled
to center [Sanchez scored (unearned), Swoboda scored (unearned),
Michael to third]; MORET REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Fisk
allowed a passed ball [Michael scored, Clarke to second]; White
grounded out (third to first); 6 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Fisk grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Petrocelli out at
second]; Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to center; Moret threw a wild pitch
[Munson to second]; Murcer struck out; Nettles struck out; F.
Alou struck out; Red Sox Coach Eddie Popowski ejected by HP
umpire Larry Barnett; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin walked; Evans struck out; Harper walked
[Griffin to second]; Aparicio walked [Griffin to third, Harper
to second]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to left [Griffin
scored]; Smith singled to left [Harper scored, Aparicio to
second]; Petrocelli popped to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 6TH: Sanchez doubled to left; Swoboda was called out on
strikes; Michael popped to right; Clarke lined to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk singled to left; Oglivie grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second];
Griffin flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Yankees 6.

YANKEES 7TH: White grounded out (third to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Murcer was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans struck out; Harper singled to left; Aparicio
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Harper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Yankees 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); F. Alou
flied to left; Sanchez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Yankees 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
flied to left; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 6.