Reggie Smith hit a double and two singles and reached the 1,000 hit total for his career as the Red Sox ripped into Wilbur Wood to defeat the White Sox, 5-2. Smith scored one run and drove in another. Carlton Fisk homered in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, July      6, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      1  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 11  0
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .222      Kelly rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Smith cf              3   1   3   1     0   0   .287      Muser 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .307
  Miller pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      May lf                2   0   0   1     1   1   .256
Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   1   1     1   0   .270      Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Cepeda dh             4   0   1   1     0   0   .289        Alvarado pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Henderson dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Fisk c                4   2   2   1     0   0   .290      Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .215
Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Bradford cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .255      Orta 2b               4   0   3   1     0   1   .219
Guerrero 2b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Leon ss               4   1   1   0     0   1   .265
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5  11   5     1   5             Totals               33   2   8   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 28,960
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, White Sox 8
DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 2
Doubles: Smith (13), Harper (8), Bradford (1), Orta (5)
Home Runs: Fisk (17)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (5), May (2)
GIDP: Cepeda (7), Guerrero (3), Herrmann (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(10-8)           7     6   2   2   1   5   0  28   3.87
Veale SV(9)             2     2   0   0   2   0   0   9   2.74
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   5   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(15-12)           8.1  11   5   5   1   4   1  33   2.64
Acosta                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.91
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   5   1  35

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Art Frantz


RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Smith singled to left;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Smith to third]; Cepeda singled to
right [Smith scored, Yastrzemski out at third (right to third)];
Petrocelli forced Cepeda (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Muser
grounded out (first to pitcher); May grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to center; Henderson flied to
left; Herrmann struck out; Bradford flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero struck out (catcher to first); Harper
singled to shortstop; Smith doubled to left [Harper scored];
Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Smith out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta was called out on strikes; Leon singled to
right; Kelly singled to center [Leon to third]; Muser walked
[Kelly to second]; May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Leon
scored, Kelly to third]; Melton grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli flied to right; Fisk singled to left;
Aparicio singled to third [Fisk to second]; Evans singled to
center [Fisk scored, Aparicio to third]; Guerrero grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Herrmann popped to second; Bradford lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
singled to center; MILLER RAN FOR SMITH; Yastrzemski forced
Miller (second to shortstop); Yastrzemski was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Orta singled
to left; Leon flied to center; On a bunt Kelly grounded out
(third to first) [Orta to second]; Muser popped to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May was called out on strikes; Melton popped to
catcher in foul territory; Henderson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio grounded out (second to first); Evans
flied to left; Guerrero was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann struck out; Bradford doubled to left;
Orta doubled to right [Bradford scored]; Leon struck out; Kelly
popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Harper doubled to left; Miller flied to right
[Harper to third]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Harper scored]; Cepeda flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: VEALE REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Muser singled to
left; May walked [Muser to second]; Melton walked [Muser to
third, May to second]; ALVARADO RAN FOR MELTON; Henderson popped
to first in foul territory; Herrmann grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Alvarado out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Petrocelli
struck out; Fisk homered; ACOSTA REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING);
Aparicio popped to second; Evans struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bradford flied to right; Orta singled to left;
Leon grounded out (pitcher to first) [Orta to second]; Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
5, White Sox 2.