A two-run homer by designated hitter Orlando Cepeda enabled the Red Sox to defeat the Angels, 2-1. The Angels put together singles by Sandy Alomar, Bobby Brooks and Bob Oliver for a run in the first inning, but Reggie Smith walked in the second and Cepeda followed with his homer to beat Nolan Ryan. Bill Lee was the winner with the help of Bobby Bolin, who saved the game by retiring Tommy McCraw on a fly with the bases loaded in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, California Angels 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       29, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  0
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .198      Miller rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .300
Brooks lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .200      Aparicio ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .287
Robinson dh           2   0   1   0     2   0   .267      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .326
  DaVanon pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Smith cf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .266
Oliver rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .264      Cepeda dh             4   1   1   2     0   1   .283
Epstein 1b            4   0   2   0     0   2   .209      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .213
Gallagher 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .268      Harper lf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .240
Berry cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .291        Evans lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  McCraw ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Cater 1b              2   0   0   0     1   2   .222
Meoli ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .207
Torborg c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .221      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Llenas ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kusnyer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Pinson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1  11   1     3   5             Totals               29   2   5   2     5  10

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 12,691
Left on Base: Angels 9, Red Sox 8
DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 3
Doubles: Epstein (4), Fisk (9)
Home Runs: Cepeda (7)
Stolen Bases: Miller (2), Harper (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Meoli (2)
GIDP: Robinson (4), Meoli (4), Oliver (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(6-5)             8     5   2   2   5  10   1  34   2.66
Totals                  8     5   2   2   5  10   1  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(5-1)              7.2  11   1   1   3   4   0  33   2.17
Bolin SV(2)             1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.84
Totals                  9    11   1   1   3   5   0  37

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to right; Brooks singled to center
[Alomar to second]; Robinson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Alomar to third, Brooks out at
second]; Oliver singled to center [Alomar scored]; Epstein was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller struck out; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher
to first); Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Gallagher grounded out (pitcher to first); Berry
grounded out (second to first); Meoli singled to left; Torborg
singled to left [Meoli to second]; Alomar popped to second; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith walked; Cepeda homered [Smith scored];
Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory; Harper grounded
out (first unassisted); Cater struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Red Sox 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Brooks was called out on strikes; Robinson walked;
Oliver flied out to right; Epstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy grounded out (third to first); Miller
walked; Miller stole second; Aparicio walked; Fisk popped to
first in foul territory; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Gallagher singled to center; Berry flied out to
right; Meoli grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Cepeda flied out to right; Petrocelli walked;
Harper singled to left [Petrocelli to second]; Cater walked
[Petrocelli to third, Harper to second]; Kennedy was called out
on strikes; Miller popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Torborg flied out to left; Alomar grounded out
(third to first); Brooks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio popped to shortstop; Fisk doubled to left;
Smith flied out to center; Cepeda flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Robinson singled to left; Oliver grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Robinson out at
second]; Epstein doubled to right; Gallagher grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory;
Harper singled to shortstop; Harper stole second; Cater was
called out on strikes; Kennedy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Berry singled to right; Meoli out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Berry to second]; LLENAS BATTED FOR
TORBORG; Llenas singled to center [Berry out at home (center to
catcher)]; Alomar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: KUSNYER REPLACED LLENAS (PLAYING C ); Miller was
called out on strikes; Aparicio singled to third; Fisk struck
out; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Red Sox 2.

ANGELS 8TH: EVANS REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF); Brooks grounded
out (catcher to first); Robinson walked; DAVANON RAN FOR
ROBINSON; Oliver flied out to right; Epstein singled to right
[DaVanon to third]; Gallagher walked [Epstein to second]; MCCRAW
BATTED FOR BERRY; BOLIN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); McCraw flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: DAVANON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MCCRAW STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli struck out;
Evans lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox
2.

ANGELS 9TH: Meoli flied out to center; PINSON BATTED FOR
KUSNYER; Pinson popped to third; Alomar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Red Sox 2.