After winning the first game, 2-1, on three errors in the ninth inning, the Red Sox completed the sweep of a doubleheader with the Yankees by winning the second game, 1-0, behind the pitching of Roger Moret. Bobby Murcer homered in the fourth inning for the Yankees' run in the opener and Mel Stottlemyre protected the slim lead until being relieved by Sparky Lyle after Reggie Smith singled for the Red Sox in the ninth. Carl Yastrzemski marked the change of pitchers with a single and when Orlando Cepeda bunted in an attempted sacrifice, all runners were safe on a fumble by Thurman Munson. Rico Petrocelli struck out, Carlton Fisk forced Cepeda at second, but Bernie Allen threw wildly to first trying for a double play, and Smith scored. Yastrzemski also raced home with the winning run on a wild return throw by Ron Blomberg.

Moret was the winner of the nightcap when the Red Sox scored in the fifth inning on a walk to Rick Miller, his theft of second and a single by Yastrzemski. The complete game was Moret's first since September 24, 1971. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, July      4, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Allen 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Smith cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .284        Clarke ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   0     0   0   .261      Callison rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .150
Cepeda dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .287        F. Alou ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Harper pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .217      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Murcer cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .306
Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .285      Blomberg 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .388
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246        Sanchez ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Aparicio ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Guerrero 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Hart dh               3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Culp p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   2   .285
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Michael ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
                                                          Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   1     0   2             Totals               32   1   6   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:09
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Yankees 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Blomberg, Munson
Doubles: Aparicio (9)
Home Runs: Murcer (15)
Caught Stealing: Hart (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cepeda (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(2-3)             8     4   1   1   0   6   1  27   3.00
Veale SV(8)             1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   6   1  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre             8     5   1   0   0   1   0  29   3.31
Lyle L(2-4)             1     1   1   0   0   1   0   5   1.86
Totals                  9     6   2   0   0   2   0  34

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


RED SOX 1ST: Miller flied to right; Smith grounded out (second
to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Allen singled to pitcher; Callison flied to right;
White flied to right; Murcer flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda flied to left; Petrocelli grounded out
(third to first); Fisk singled to left; Evans flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blomberg grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
flied to center; Hart popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio doubled to left; Guerrero struck out;
Miller grounded out (first unassisted) [Aparicio to third];
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson singled to left; Michael forced Munson
(second to shortstop); Allen flied to center; Callison struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Cepeda
grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (second to first); Murcer
homered; Blomberg struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk popped to first; Evans lined to center;
Aparicio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Hart flied to left; Munson struck out; Michael
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Miller made an out to first; Smith singled to center;
Yastrzemski flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); Callison
grounded out (pitcher to first); White was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

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

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer flied to center; Blomberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

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

YANKEES 8TH: Hart singled to right; Munson struck out while Hart
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Michael flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Smith singled to right; LYLE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE
(PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to right [Smith to second];
Cepeda reached on an error by Munson on a sacrifice bunt [Smith
to third, Yastrzemski to second, Cepeda to first]; HARPER RAN
FOR CEPEDA; Petrocelli struck out; Fisk forced Harper (third to
second) [Smith scored (unearned), Yastrzemski scored (error by
Blomberg) (unearned), Fisk to second]; Evans grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); VEALE REPLACED
CULP (PITCHING); CLARKE BATTED FOR ALLEN; Clarke singled to
left; F. ALOU BATTED FOR CALLISON; On a bunt F. Alou forced
Clarke (pitcher to shortstop); White flied to left; Murcer
singled to center [F. Alou to third]; SANCHEZ BATTED FOR
BLOMBERG; Sanchez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.