A homer by Ron Blomberg with two men on base in the first inning was all that the Yankees needed to upend the Red Sox, 3-1. Blomberg's blast followed a two-out single by Matty Alou and a walk to Bobby Murcer. Sam McDowell, with relief help from Sparky Lyle, received credit for his third victory since returning to the American League last month. The lone Bosox score came in the fourth when McDowell issued three straight walks, the last one forcing in Carl Yastrzemski, who had opened the frame with a double. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      3, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Yankees      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  4  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Aparicio ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Clarke 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .271
  Cater ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .304      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Smith cf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .280      M. Alou rf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .286      Murcer cf             2   1   0   0     1   1   .304
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   0     0   1   .261      Blomberg 1b           3   1   1   3     0   0   .396
Cepeda dh             2   0   0   0     2   2   .290      Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .243
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Callison dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Harper lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Michael ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Kennedy 2b            3   0   0   1     1   2   .197      McDowell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   3   1     7   9             Totals               27   3   4   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 14,499
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Yankees 3
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Nettles, Lyle
Doubles: Yastrzemski (11)
Home Runs: Blomberg (5)
Stolen Bases: White (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Clarke (5)
GIDP: Fisk (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin L(8-10)          8     4   3   3   2   4   1  30   4.51
Totals                  8     4   3   3   2   4   1  30

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(3-1)         6     3   1   1   7   6   0  28   3.65
Lyle SV(21)             3     0   0   0   0   3   0  10   1.89
Totals                  9     3   1   1   7   9   0  38

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


RED SOX 1ST: Aparicio popped to first in foul territory; Smith
struck out; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); White flied
to right; M. Alou singled to left; Murcer walked [M. Alou to
second]; Blomberg homered [M. Alou scored, Murcer scored];
Nettles walked; Callison grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Cepeda
walked; Petrocelli popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson flied to center; Michael was called out on
strikes; Clarke lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); Kennedy
struck out; Aparicio singled to right; Smith singled to center
[Aparicio to second]; Fisk forced Smith (third to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (second to first); M. Alou flied
to center; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski doubled to right; Cepeda was called out
on strikes; Petrocelli popped to third in foul territory; Evans
walked; Harper walked [Yastrzemski to third, Evans to second];
Kennedy walked [Yastrzemski scored, Evans to third, Harper to
second]; Aparicio flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (first to pitcher); Callison grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Smith walked; Fisk grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second];
Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson struck out; Michael grounded out (first
unassisted); Clarke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Cepeda walked; Petrocelli flied to right; Evans
reached on an error by Nettles [Cepeda to second]; Harper
grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Cepeda to third, Evans to
second]; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: White popped to second; M. Alou singled to center;
Murcer flied to right; Blomberg flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio walked; LYLE REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING);
Smith flied to right; Fisk was called out on strikes;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied to right; Callison grounded out
(first to pitcher); Munson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli struck out; Evans
reached on an error by Lyle [Evans to second]; Harper popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael singled to center; Clarke out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Michael to second]; White
reached on a fielder's choice [Michael out at third (pitcher to
shortstop)]; White stole second; M. Alou popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Kennedy popped to catcher in foul territory; CATER
BATTED FOR APARICIO; Cater popped to first in foul territory;
Smith flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees
3.