Four homers, including two by designated hitter Orlando Cepeda, who drove in four runs, helped the Red Sox snap their six-game losing streak with an 11-5 victory over the Indians. Cepeda hit his first homer with two aboard in the first inning when the Red Sox scored five runs. Cepeda and Rico Petrocelli homered in succession in the seventh and Tommy Harper hit for the circuit with a man on base in the eighth. Rusty Torres and Oscar Gamble rapped round-trippers for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Saturday, April     21, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      5  1  0    0  0  0    2  3  0  -  11 12  0
Indians      0  1  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   5  6  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             5   2   3   2     0   0   .326      Torres rf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .147
  Miller lf           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Aparicio ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .178
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   0   0     1   1   .238      Spikes lf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .244
Smith cf              4   1   1   1     1   2   .286      Duncan c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Cepeda dh             5   2   3   4     0   1   .262      Gamble dh             2   1   1   3     1   0   .321
  Evans pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Williams ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Petrocelli 3b         3   2   1   1     2   0   .190      Hendrick cf           3   0   0   1     1   0   .292
Fisk c                4   1   1   0     1   2   .375      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .182
Oglivie rf            5   1   3   2     0   1   .364      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .103
Griffin 2b            4   1   0   0     0   1   .359      Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McGlothen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  11  12  10     5   8             Totals               33   5   6   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  9,202
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Indians 5
DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 0
Errors: Brohamer, Tidrow
Doubles: Oglivie (1), Smith (4)
Home Runs: Cepeda 2 (5), Petrocelli (4), Harper (1), Torres (1), Gamble (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(1-1)        5.1   6   5   5   2   0   2  24  10.61
Lee SV(1)               3.2   0   0   0   2   3   0  13   1.98
Totals                  9     6   5   5   4   3   2  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(1-3)           0.2   3   5   5   3   0   1   8   8.05
Wilcox                  5.1   3   1   1   2   5   0  21   7.36
Kilkenny                0.2   1   1   1   0   2   1   3  18.00
Farmer                  0.1   3   4   3   0   0   2   5  16.88
Hilgendorf              2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.50
Totals                  9    12  11  10   5   8   4  45

Wild Pitches: Tidrow (1), Wilcox (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Russ Goetz


RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled; Harper was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Tidrow [Harper to second]; Aparicio grounded
out (third to first) [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski lined to
first; Smith walked; Cepeda homered [Harper scored, Smith
scored]; Petrocelli walked; Fisk walked [Petrocelli to second];
Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Petrocelli to third, Fisk to second];
Oglivie doubled [Petrocelli scored, Fisk scored]; WILCOX
REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Griffin struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Torres flied to left; Brohamer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Chambliss flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski walked; Smith
doubled [Yastrzemski scored, Smith to third (on throw)]; Cepeda
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes singled to left; Duncan singled to left
[Spikes to second]; Gamble walked [Spikes to third, Duncan to
second]; Hendrick forced Gamble (third to second) [Spikes
scored, Duncan to third]; Bell popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cardenas lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Indians 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli walked; Fisk struck out; Wilcox threw a
wild pitch [Petrocelli to second]; Oglivie popped to third;
Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Torres homered; Brohamer flied to left; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Spikes popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Harper singled to left; Aparicio popped to catcher
in foul territory; Yastrzemski lined to center; Smith was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Duncan flied to center; Gamble popped to center;
Hendrick walked; Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Cepeda grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
popped to first; Fisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Cardenas flied to right; Torres grounded out (first
to pitcher); Brohamer lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Indians 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Oglivie singled to left; Griffin grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Oglivie to second]; Harper popped to first
in foul territory; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss lined to center; Spikes singled to
second; Duncan singled to left [Spikes to second]; Gamble
homered [Spikes scored, Duncan scored]; LEE REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PITCHING); Hendrick popped to first; Bell walked; Cardenas
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 5.

RED SOX 7TH: KILKENNY REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
struck out; Smith was called out on strikes; Cepeda homered;
FARMER REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Petrocelli homered; Fisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 8, Indians 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Torres struck out; Brohamer grounded out (second to
first); Chambliss walked; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 8, Indians 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Oglivie singled to second; Griffin reached on an
error by Brohamer (assist by Duncan) on a sacrifice bunt
[Oglivie scored (no RBI), Griffin to third]; Harper homered
[Griffin scored (unearned)]; HILGENDORF REPLACED FARMER
(PITCHING); Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first);
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Smith popped to
first in foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
11, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF); Duncan
grounded out (shortstop to first); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR GAMBLE;
Williams flied to right; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Indians 5.

RED SOX 9TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cepeda
singled to left; EVANS RAN FOR CEPEDA; Petrocelli forced Evans
(shortstop to second); Fisk singled to center [Petrocelli to
second]; Oglivie struck out; Griffin forced Fisk (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Bell grounded
out (third to first); Cardenas flied to center; Torres flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Indians 5.