Rico Petrocelli had a perfect day at bat with a double, two singles and two walks as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox, 7-3. Doubles by Petrocelli and Rick Miller broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning and the Red Sox then put the game away with four runs in the eighth, two scoring on a double by Tommy Harper. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      1  0  0    1  0  1    0  4  0  -   7  9  2
White Sox    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  4


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             3   1   1   2     1   0   .223      Jeter rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Aparicio ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Andrews 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .201
Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   0   0     0   2   .265      May lf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Cepeda dh             5   0   1   1     0   1   .287      Melton 3b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .293
Petrocelli 3b         3   3   3   0     2   0   .245      Henderson dh          4   0   2   0     0   1   .270
Fisk c                5   0   0   0     0   2   .285      Alvarado 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Miller cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .282      Bradford cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Evans rf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .248      Leon ss               3   1   2   0     1   0   .270
Guerrero 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .266      Brinkman c            3   1   1   0     0   2   .145
Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7   9   5     3   6             Totals               33   3   9   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 35,681
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, White Sox 7
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Harper, Miller, Melton 2, Alvarado, Brinkman
Doubles: Petrocelli (9), Miller (8), Harper (9), Brinkman (3)
Home Runs: Bradford (2)
Stolen Bases: Harper (15)
Caught Stealing: Harper (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (5)
GIDP: May (3), Alvarado (2)
Hit by Pitch: Harper (1,by Bahnsen)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(7-7)           9     9   3   3   3   4   1  37   2.95
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   4   1  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(10-8)         7.2   8   7   6   3   5   0  37   3.13
Kealey                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5  10.97
Totals                  9     9   7   6   3   6   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (4)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Harper stole second [Harper to third
(error by Brinkman)]; Aparicio struck out; Yastrzemski popped to
third in foul territory; Cepeda singled to left [Harper scored
(unearned)]; Petrocelli walked [Cepeda to second]; Fisk reached
on an error by Melton [Cepeda to third, Petrocelli to second];
Miller grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter struck out; Andrews walked; May grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Guerrero
flied to right; Harper popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (third to first); Henderson
singled to left; Alvarado flied to center; Bradford forced
Henderson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; Cepeda was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman
was called out on strikes; Jeter grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli walked; Fisk grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Petrocelli to second]; Miller grounded out (third to
first); Evans reached on an error by Alvarado [Petrocelli
scored, Evans to second]; Guerrero flied to right; 1 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); May
grounded out (first to pitcher); Melton walked; Henderson
singled to left [Melton to second]; Alvarado forced Henderson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White
Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Aparicio made
an out to pitcher; Yastrzemski struck out while Harper was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bradford lined to left; Leon singled to center;
Brinkman doubled to left [Leon scored (error by Harper),
Brinkman to third]; Jeter reached on an error by Miller
[Brinkman scored (no RBI)]; Andrews singled to right [Jeter out
at third (right to third), Andrews to second (on throw)]; May
popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox
2.

RED SOX 6TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first);
Petrocelli doubled to left; Fisk struck out; Miller doubled to
center [Petrocelli scored]; Evans grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton singled to left; Henderson flied to
center; Alvarado grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
White Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Guerrero singled to center; Harper flied to left;
Aparicio lined to right; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
singled to center; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Leon to second]; Jeter grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Cepeda flied to center; Petrocelli singled to left;
Fisk flied to center; On a bunt Miller singled [Petrocelli to
second]; Evans reached on an error by Melton [Petrocelli scored,
Miller to third, Evans to second]; Guerrero singled to third
[Miller scored, Evans to third]; Harper doubled to center [Evans
scored, Guerrero scored]; KEALEY REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING);
Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Andrews flied to left; May lined to first; Melton
singled to left; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 7, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Cepeda
popped to catcher in foul territory; Petrocelli singled to
center; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Alvarado grounded out (third to first); Bradford
homered; Leon walked; Brinkman struck out; Jeter flied to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, White Sox 3.