Vida Blue allowed only four hits in eight innings before yielding the mound to Horacio Pina and picked up an easy victory as the Athletics trounced the Red Sox, 12-1. Sal Bando hit a homer and three singles to lead the A's attack. Blue lost his bid for a shutout when the Red Sox scored in the eighth on two errors and a single by Orlando Cepeda. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 12, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      3, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
A's          1  0  1    0  0  1    5  1  3  -  12 13  3
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   2   2   1     0   0   .303      Harper cf             3   0   1   0     2   2   .242
  Maxvill ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Guerrero ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Kubiak 2b             4   1   1   3     0   0   .284      Fisk c                5   1   0   0     0   2   .302
Bando 3b              5   2   4   3     0   1   .261      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Jackson rf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .289      Cepeda dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .273
  McKinney lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .205
Johnson dh            5   1   1   0     0   2   .229      Cater 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Tenace c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .259      Kennedy 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .240
  Hosley c            1   1   0   0     1   0   .333      Evans rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .233
Mangual lf,rf         4   2   2   2     0   1   .204      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hegan 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .182        Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
North cf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .289        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  12  13  11     2   6             Totals               34   1   5   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 31,497
Left on Base: A's 5, Red Sox 11
DP: A's 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Kubiak, Bando, Hegan, Cater, Kennedy, Garman
Doubles: Kennedy (7)
Home Runs: Bando (11)
Stolen Bases: Harper (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Mangual (2), Hegan (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kubiak (1)
GIDP: Petrocelli (6)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(4-2)             8     4   1   0   4   4   0  34   4.36
Pina SV(3)              1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.84
Totals                  9     5   1   0   5   5   0  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(6-6)            3     2   2   1   0   3   1  12   4.07
Moret                   2.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   8   3.00
Garman                  1     5   5   3   1   1   0  10  10.38
Skok                    2.2   5   4   3   1   1   0  14  10.50
Totals                  9    13  12   8   2   6   1  44

Passed Balls: Tenace (1)
Wild Pitches: Garman (1), Skok (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Ron Luciano


ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris popped to first in foul territory;
Kubiak popped to left; Bando homered; Jackson flied to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Harper stole second; Guerrero flied
to center; Fisk was called out on strikes; Tenace allowed a
passed ball [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda forced
Yastrzemski (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Johnson was called out on strikes; Tenace
grounded out (first unassisted); Mangual struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli singled to right; Cater flied to center;
Kennedy reached on a fielder's choice [Petrocelli to second
(error by Kubiak; assist by Campaneris)]; Evans forced Kennedy
(pitcher to second) [Petrocelli to third]; Harper struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Hegan singled to center; North reached on an
error by Cater [Hegan to third, North to second]; Campaneris
lined to third; Kubiak hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hegan
scored (unearned), North to third]; Bando struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Fisk lined
to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: MORET REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Jackson popped
to catcher in foul territory; Johnson lined to right; Tenace
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Cater grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red
Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual flied to right; Hegan flied to left;
North lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Kennedy struck out; Evans walked; Harper was called
out on strikes; Guerrero flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris singled to left; Kubiak grounded out
(first unassisted) [Campaneris to second]; GARMAN REPLACED MORET
(PITCHING); Garman threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third];
Bando singled to right [Campaneris scored]; Jackson popped to
left; Johnson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk popped to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace singled to center; Mangual reached on an
error by Garman on a sacrifice bunt [Tenace to second]; Hegan
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tenace to third,
Mangual to second]; North was walked intentionally; Campaneris
singled to shortstop [Tenace scored, Mangual to third, North to
second]; Kubiak singled to left [Mangual scored (unearned),
North scored, Campaneris to third]; Bando singled to left
[Campaneris scored, Kubiak to third]; SKOK REPLACED GARMAN
(PITCHING); Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Kubiak
scored (unearned), Bando to second]; Johnson grounded out (third
to first); 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); MCKINNEY
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING LF); HOSLEY REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING C
); MANGUAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Petrocelli flied to
center; Cater flied to right; Kennedy walked; Evans singled to
center [Kennedy to second]; Harper singled to left [Kennedy to
third, Evans to second]; Guerrero forced Evans (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Hosley popped to shortstop; Mangual singled to
left; Skok threw a wild pitch [Mangual to second]; Hegan was
called out on strikes; North singled to center [Mangual scored];
Maxvill flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 9, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk reached on an error by Bando; Yastrzemski
reached on an error by Hegan [Fisk to second]; Cepeda singled to
left [Fisk scored (unearned), Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Yastrzemski to third, Cepeda out at second]; Cater lined to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 9, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Kubiak lined to center; Bando singled to left;
McKinney popped to second; Johnson singled to left [Bando to
second]; Hosley walked [Bando to third, Johnson to second];
Mangual singled to left [Bando scored, Johnson scored, Hosley
scored (error by Kennedy) (unearned)]; Hegan grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 12, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 9TH: PINA REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Kennedy doubled to
right; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper walked;
Guerrero forced Harper (pitcher to shortstop) [Kennedy to
third]; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 12,
Red Sox 1.