Continuing his red-hot hitting, Carlton Fisk batted in four runs with a homer and sacrifice fly as the Red Sox trounced the Rangers, 10-1, to reach the .500 mark for the first time since April 18. The Red Sox record was 26-26. Fisk, who also hit a single, had 14 RBIs and four homers to show for a stretch of five games. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      10, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    3  3  0    3  1  0  -  10 11  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Nelson 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Smith cf              5   3   1   0     0   0   .262        Maddox cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Fisk c                4   2   2   4     0   2   .313      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   2   1     1   0   .269        Lovitto 3b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .136
Cepeda dh             4   0   1   2     1   0   .274      Carty lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   2     1   1   .233        Grieve lf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Harper lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Aparicio ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .282      Billings 1b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .208
Kennedy 2b            3   1   0   0     0   2   .237      Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harris cf,2b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .258
                                                          Suarez c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .333
                                                          Mason ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .296
                                                          Siebert p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  10  11   9     3   5             Totals               28   1   5   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  9,729
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 3
DP: Red Sox 2, Rangers 0
Errors: Fisk, Nelson, Billings, Harris
Doubles: Yastrzemski (9), Smith (9), Cepeda (9), Suarez (5)
Home Runs: Fisk (13)
Stolen Bases: Smith (2)
Caught Stealing: Harper (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (2)
GIDP: Maddox (2), Johnson (7)
Hit by Pitch: Kennedy (2,by Siebert)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(7-2)              9     5   1   0   3   3   0  31   1.93
Totals                  9     5   1   0   3   3   0  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(3-5)          4.2   7   6   3   0   2   1  21   3.32
Stanhouse               2.1   3   3   2   2   2   0  13   4.45
Foucault                2     1   1   0   1   1   0  10   3.73
Totals                  9    11  10   5   3   5   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Siebert (2)
Wild Pitches: Stanhouse (3)

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


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

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

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Cepeda flied to right;
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Johnson singled to center; Johnson was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Billings struck out; Burroughs flied
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio flied to right; Kennedy was called out on
strikes; Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harris grounded out (second to first); Suarez lined
to center; Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith doubled to left; Fisk singled to right [Smith
to third]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Smith scored, Fisk to
third, Yastrzemski to second (on throw)]; Cepeda popped to
second in foul territory; Petrocelli singled to left [Fisk
scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Harper singled to right [Petrocelli
out at third (right to third), Harper to second (on throw)];
Harper was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 3 R, 5 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carty walked; Johnson forced
Carty (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
was hit by a pitch; Miller flied to left; Smith reached on an
error by Nelson [Kennedy to third]; Smith stole second; Fisk
homered (unearned) [Kennedy scored (unearned), Smith scored
(unearned)]; STANHOUSE REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
flied to right; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings walked; Burroughs flied to center; Harris
forced Billings (second unassisted); Harris was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Fisk [Harris to third]; Suarez
doubled to left [Harris scored (unearned)]; Mason grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Rangers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Cepeda walked; Petrocelli struck out; Harper forced
Cepeda (shortstop to second); Aparicio singled to third [Harper
to second]; Kennedy forced Aparicio (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Nelson singled to center; Harrah forced Nelson
(third to second); Carty flied to right; Harrah was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Rangers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller singled to catcher; Stanhouse threw a wild
pitch [Miller to second]; Smith reached on an error by Billings
[Miller scored, Smith to second]; Fisk struck out; Yastrzemski
was walked intentionally; Cepeda doubled to right [Smith scored
(unearned), Yastrzemski scored]; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harper grounded out (second to first); 3 R
(2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Billings
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: MADDOX REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING CF); LOVITTO
REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING 3B); GRIEVE REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING
LF); HARRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); FOUCAULT REPLACED
STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Aparicio singled; Kennedy struck out;
Miller reached on an error by Harris [Aparicio to second]; Smith
reached on a fielder's choice [Aparicio to third, Miller to
second]; Fisk hit a sacrifice fly to center [Aparicio scored
(unearned)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Harris singled to shortstop; Suarez lined to left;
Mason walked [Harris to second]; Maddox grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Harris out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Cepeda lined to right; Petrocelli walked; Harper
flied to center; Aparicio popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Lovitto singled to shortstop; Grieve was called out
on strikes; Johnson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Lovitto out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Rangers 1.