Tommy Harper hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career to help the Red Sox defeat the Indians, 8-3. In the sixth inning, John Kennedy doubled and scored on a single by Doug Griffin to chase Milt Wilcox, who was the Indians' starter. Ray Lamb walked Dwight Evans before giving way to Steve Mingori.

With a count of three balls and two strikes, Rick Miller laid down a surprise bunt to load the bases. Harper then swung at Mingori's next pitch and lashed the ball into the screen in left-center field. Carl Yastrzemski joined in the Red Sox attack with two homers, good for three runs, while Dave Duncan hit a three-run blow for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       13, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  5    0  2  x  -   8 13  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Harper lf             5   2   2   4     0   1   .262
Torres rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .188      Aparicio ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .250        Guerrero ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Spikes dh             3   0   1   0     1   1   .259      Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   3   3     1   0   .255
Duncan c              4   1   1   3     0   1   .248      Smith dh              4   0   0   0     1   2   .281
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .147      Fisk c                5   0   2   0     0   1   .316
Lowenstein lf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .222      Kennedy 3b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .216
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Griffin 2b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .290
  Brohamer ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Evans rf              2   1   0   0     2   1   .226
Ragland 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Miller cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .318
  Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   7   3     2   5             Totals               37   8  13   8     5   6

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 13,711
Left on Base: Indians 6, Red Sox 11
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Torres (7), Yastrzemski (6), Griffin (6), Kennedy (2), Harper (4), Fisk (7)
Home Runs: Duncan (5), Yastrzemski 2 (5), Harper (2)
Stolen Bases: Miller (1), Griffin (2)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1,by Wilcox)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox                  5     7   3   3   2   5   1  25   4.63
Lamb L(1-1)             0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   1.57
Mingori                 2     3   2   2   1   1   1  10   9.00
Farmer                  1     3   2   2   1   0   1   7  10.80
Totals                  8    13   8   8   5   6   3  43

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(2-6)           9     7   3   3   2   5   1  36   6.40
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   5   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (4)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


INDIANS 1ST: Bell popped to right; Torres doubled to left;
Hendrick singled to shortstop [Torres stayed at second]; Spikes
struck out; Duncan homered [Torres scored, Hendrick scored];
Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper was called out on strikes; Aparicio flied to
left; Yastrzemski doubled to center; Smith walked; Fisk was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Lowenstein struck out; Duffy popped to first in
foul territory; Ragland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Kennedy flied to center; Griffin was hit by a
pitch; Evans flied to center; Miller singled to left [Griffin to
third]; Miller stole second; Harper flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres flied
to left; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski homered; Smith popped to shortstop; Fisk flied to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes walked; Duncan struck out; Chambliss
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Spikes to second]; Lowenstein
walked; Duffy popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Kennedy struck out; Griffin doubled to center;
Evans struck out; Miller flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Ragland singled to right; Bell popped to second;
Torres singled [Ragland to second]; Hendrick popped to center;
Spikes singled to shortstop [Ragland to third, Torres to
second]; Duncan lined to third; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); Aparicio
singled to center; Yastrzemski walked [Aparicio to second];
Smith struck out; Fisk flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first);
Lowenstein grounded out (third to first); Duffy popped to
catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Kennedy doubled to center; Griffin singled to right
[Kennedy scored]; LAMB REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Evans walked
[Griffin to second]; MINGORI REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Miller
singled [Griffin to third, Evans to second]; Harper homered
[Griffin scored, Evans scored, Miller scored]; Aparicio grounded
out (third to first); Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Smith was
called out on strikes; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox
6.

INDIANS 7TH: Ragland flied to center; Bell flied to center;
Torres grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk singled to shortstop; Kennedy forced Fisk
(shortstop to second); Griffin forced Kennedy (shortstop to
second); Griffin stole second; Evans walked; Miller grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Spikes
popped to pitcher; Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: FARMER REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Harper doubled
to left; Aparicio grounded out (second to first) [Harper to
third]; Yastrzemski homered [Harper scored]; Smith flied to
left; Fisk doubled; Kennedy walked; Griffin flied to right; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 9TH: GUERRERO REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING SS); Chambliss
was called out on strikes; Lowenstein grounded out (first to
pitcher); BROHAMER BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer singled to right;
GAMBLE BATTED FOR RAGLAND; Gamble lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 8.