Carlton Fisk, Tommy Harper and Orlando Cepeda smashed homers, driving in seven runs among them, as the Red Sox trounced the Rangers, 12-1, in a game that included a single by Carl Yastrzemski for the 2,000th hit of his major league career. Fisk and Cepeda each homered with a man on base, while Harper connected with two aboard. Yastrzemski hit his milestone single and drove in a run in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 12, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      9, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  0  3    4  1  1  -  12 15  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller rf             5   2   1   0     1   0   .318      Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Smith cf              5   2   2   1     0   1   .265      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Fisk c                4   2   2   2     1   1   .309        Lovitto 3b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .116
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   1     0   0   .264      Carty lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .213
  Cater 1b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .297      Johnson dh            3   0   1   1     0   2   .302
Cepeda dh             5   2   2   2     0   1   .274      Biittner 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .222
Petrocelli 3b         3   1   2   0     1   0   .233      Billings c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .214
  Hunter pr,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Sudakis c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Harper lf             3   1   1   3     1   0   .237      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .234
  Evans lf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .237      Harris cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Aparicio ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .279      Mason ss              4   1   2   0     0   2   .302
  Guerrero ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Dunning p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kennedy 2b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .245        Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  12  15  11     5   4             Totals               33   1   8   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 12,624
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 1
Doubles: Petrocelli (5), Smith (8), Mason (5)
Home Runs: Fisk (12), Harper (3), Cepeda (9)
Stolen Bases: Miller 2 (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (2)
GIDP: Miller (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(6-7)           8     7   1   1   3   4   0  34   4.45
Veale SV(6)             1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.45
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   6   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning L(0-3)          5.1   5   5   5   3   1   1  24   4.93
Foucault                1     3   5   5   2   1   2   8   3.99
Paul                    2.2   7   2   2   0   2   0  14   5.90
Totals                  9    15  12  12   5   4   3  46

Wild Pitches: Foucault (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan


RED SOX 1ST: Miller grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Harrah flied to left; Carty grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli doubled to
center; Harper walked; Aparicio walked [Petrocelli to third,
Harper to second]; Kennedy forced Aparicio (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Biittner walked; Billings
singled to left [Biittner to second]; Burroughs flied to right;
Harris forced Billings (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller singled to left; Smith doubled to left
[Miller scored, Smith to third (on throw)]; Fisk homered [Smith
scored]; Yastrzemski lined to right; Cepeda grounded out
(shortstop to first); Petrocelli popped to first in foul
territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason struck out; Nelson grounded out (third to
first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Carty singled to left; Johnson singled to right
[Carty to second]; Biittner flied to left; Billings struck out;
Burroughs singled to third [Carty to third, Johnson to second];
Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: On a bunt Miller made an out to third; Smith
grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Mason singled to center; Nelson out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Mason to second]; Harrah walked; Carty
walked [Mason to third, Harrah to second]; Johnson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Mason scored, Harrah to third];
Biittner flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Rangers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Cepeda
singled to right; Petrocelli walked [Cepeda to second]; FOUCAULT
REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); Harper homered [Cepeda scored,
Petrocelli scored]; Aparicio flied to right; Kennedy lined to
third; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Billings flied to right; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harris flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller walked; Miller stole second; Smith struck
out; Miller stole third; Fisk walked; Foucault threw a wild
pitch [Miller scored, Fisk to second]; Yastrzemski singled to
center [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski to second (on throw)]; Cepeda
homered [Yastrzemski scored]; PAUL REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING);
Petrocelli singled to left; HUNTER RAN FOR PETROCELLI; Harper
lined to second; Aparicio popped to first in foul territory; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: CATER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); HUNTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); EVANS REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF);
GUERRERO REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING SS); Mason doubled to left;
Nelson lined to left; Harrah lined to shortstop; Carty flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Kennedy struck out; Miller popped to left; Smith
singled to left; Fisk singled to left [Smith to second]; Cater
singled to right [Smith scored, Fisk to third]; Cepeda struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Johnson struck out; Biittner singled to right;
Billings lined to left; Burroughs flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: LOVITTO REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); SUDAKIS
REPLACED BILLINGS (PLAYING C ); Hunter flied to right; Evans
singled to left; Guerrero singled to right [Evans to third];
Kennedy singled to left [Evans scored, Guerrero to second];
Miller grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Kennedy out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
12, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: VEALE REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Harris singled to
left; Mason struck out; Nelson forced Harris (second to
shortstop); Lovitto struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
12, Rangers 1.