The Yanks' Fritz Peterson allowed only two hits, but one was a homer by Dwight Evans, enough for the Red Sox to edge New York, 1-0, behind the eight-hit hurling of John Curtis. Evans' bases-empty blow came with two out in the fifth. The only other hit off Peterson was Rico Petrocelli's one-out single in the second. Curtis, who walked one and hit one, was backed by three double plays.

The frustrated Yankees, who had won 13 straight at home, loaded the bases with two out in the ninth, but Curtis got Felipe Alou on a popup to end the game. New York had not scored a run for Peterson in his last three decisions. All hits off Curtis were singles. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Monday, July      2, 1973 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .220      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Aparicio ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      M. Alou rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Murcer cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .306
Cepeda dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Hart dh               4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .253        Swoboda pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Evans rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .260      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Munson c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .288
Miller cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .291      F. Alou 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .244
Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .243
                                                          Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   2   1     2   1             Totals               33   0   8   0     1   2

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 23,453
Left on Base: Red Sox 2, Yankees 8
DP: Red Sox 3, Yankees 1
Errors: Kennedy
Home Runs: Evans (4)
GIDP: Evans (4), Hart (11), Clarke (10), White (6)
Hit by Pitch: Murcer (1,by Curtis)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(6-7)           9     8   0   0   1   2   0  35   2.94
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   2   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(6-9)         9     2   1   1   2   1   1  30   3.87
Totals                  9     2   1   1   2   1   1  30

Hit by Pitch: Curtis (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Rice


RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio forced Harper (pitcher to
shortstop); Fisk forced Aparicio (third to second); Yastrzemski
lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to left; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); M. Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli singled to left;
Evans grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Petrocelli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer was hit by a pitch; Hart grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murcer out at
second]; Nettles popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Kennedy flied to left; Miller grounded out (second
to first); Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson struck out; F. Alou singled to left; Michael
singled to center [F. Alou to third]; Clarke grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Michael out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Aparicio lined to center; Fisk popped to first;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); M. Alou
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first);
Petrocelli flied to left; Evans homered; Kennedy grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Hart popped to center; Nettles struck out; Munson
singled to left; F. Alou singled to left [Munson to second];
Michael lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller flied out to right; Harper popped to second;
Aparicio walked; Fisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke reached on an error by Kennedy; White
grounded out (first unassisted) [Clarke to second]; M. Alou
grounded out (third to first); Murcer singled to third [Clarke
to third]; Hart popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski flied to right; Cepeda grounded out
(shortstop to first); Petrocelli grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
flied to right; F. Alou popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans flied to left; Kennedy grounded out (second
to first); Miller popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael popped to first; Clarke singled to left;
White grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Clarke
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
grounded out (third to first); Fisk flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: M. Alou lined to center; Murcer singled to
shortstop; Hart singled to left [Murcer to second]; SWOBODA RAN
FOR HART; Nettles flied to right; Munson walked [Murcer to
third, Swoboda to second]; F. Alou popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.