The Red Sox, who profited from three walks, an error and a hit batsman, scored four runs on only two hits in the third inning and went on to defeat the Royals, 9-3. With one run in and with the bases loaded, three runs were forced in when Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski walked and Orlando Cepeda was hit by a pitch. Fisk homered with two men on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Monday, June      4, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Royals       0  0  1    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  1
Red Sox      0  0  4    0  0  3    1  1  x  -   9  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              2   2   0   0     3   1   .235      Miller rf,cf          5   3   3   1     0   1   .329
Rojas 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .276      Smith cf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .263
Mayberry 1b           4   0   2   2     1   1   .303        Evans pr,rf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .231
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .292      Fisk c                3   1   1   4     2   1   .303
Piniella lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .230      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   2     1   0   .260
Bevacqua dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .343      Cepeda dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .274
Kirkpatrick c         3   0   0   0     1   1   .333      Petrocelli 3b         5   0   1   0     0   0   .205
Schaal 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Harper lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .238
McRae rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .161      Guerrero ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .235
  Hovley ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Kennedy 2b            4   1   1   0     0   2   .241
Garber p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newhauser p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Simpson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Angelini p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   3     6   6             Totals               33   9   9   9     7   4

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 10,653
Left on Base: Royals 10, Red Sox 9
DP: Royals 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Mayberry
Doubles: Piniella (8), Schaal (7), Kennedy (8), Miller (4)
Triples: Miller (1)
Home Runs: Fisk (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (3)
GIDP: Rojas (6)
Hit by Pitch: Cepeda (2,by Dal Canton)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garber L(5-2)           2.1   2   4   3   3   2   0  13   2.21
Dal Canton              3.2   5   3   3   1   1   1  18   3.16
Simpson                 1     1   1   1   1   1   0   5   5.47
Angelini                1     1   1   1   2   0   0   6   3.86
Totals                  8     9   9   8   7   4   1  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(3-5)           6.2   8   3   3   3   4   0  30   3.33
Newhauser SV(1)         2.1   0   0   0   3   2   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   6   6   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Dal Canton (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Rojas grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Patek out at second]; Mayberry was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller was called out on strikes; Smith grounded
out (first to pitcher); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
doubled to left; On a bunt Bevacqua singled [Piniella to third];
Kirkpatrick struck out; Schaal popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Cepeda
popped to second; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Red Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae struck out; Patek walked; Rojas grounded out
(second to first) [Patek to second]; Mayberry singled to left
[Patek scored]; Otis forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper grounded out (first unassisted); Guerrero
singled to center; Kennedy doubled to left [Guerrero to third];
Miller reached on an error by Mayberry [Guerrero scored (RBI),
Kennedy to third]; Smith walked [Miller to second]; Fisk walked
[Kennedy scored, Miller to third, Smith to second]; Yastrzemski
walked [Miller scored (unearned), Smith to third, Fisk to
second]; DAL CANTON REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Cepeda was hit
by a pitch [Smith scored, Fisk to third, Yastrzemski to second];
Petrocelli popped to third in foul territory; Harper flied to
left; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
struck out; Kirkpatrick grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
struck out; Miller singled to right; Smith grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Schaal doubled to left; McRae grounded out (third to
first); Patek flied to center; Rojas singled to right [Schaal
scored]; Mayberry flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
lined to center; Cepeda singled to left; Petrocelli singled to
left [Cepeda to second]; Harper forced Petrocelli (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Piniella singled
to right; Bevacqua popped to first in foul territory;
Kirkpatrick grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
flied to center; Miller doubled to right; Smith was walked
intentionally; EVANS RAN FOR SMITH; Fisk homered [Miller scored,
Evans scored]; Yastrzemski flied to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Red Sox 7.

ROYALS 7TH: MILLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); EVANS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first);
McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek walked; Rojas
singled to left [Patek to third]; Mayberry singled to center
[Patek scored, Rojas to second]; NEWHAUSER REPLACED CURTIS
(PITCHING); Otis walked [Rojas to third, Mayberry to second];
Piniella struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: SIMPSON REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Cepeda
flied to right; Petrocelli lined to third; Harper walked;
Guerrero singled to right [Harper scored, Guerrero to second (on
throw)]; Kennedy struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Red Sox 8.

ROYALS 8TH: Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kirkpatrick walked; Schaal flied to right; HOVLEY BATTED FOR
MCRAE; Hovley flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: HOVLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ANGELINI
REPLACED SIMPSON (PITCHING); Miller tripled to right; Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk walked; Yastrzemski hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Miller scored]; Cepeda walked [Fisk to
second]; Petrocelli popped to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Red Sox 9.

ROYALS 9TH: Patek struck out; Rojas flied to center; Mayberry
walked; Otis forced Mayberry (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 3, Red Sox 9.