Rico Petrocelli hit a two-run homer in the second inning to enable the Red Sox to defeat the Twins, 2-0, behind the pitching of Bill Lee, who posted his first shutout of the season. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Monday, July      9, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .224      Terrell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Aparicio ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .262
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Cepeda dh             4   1   3   0     0   0   .294      Oliva dh              4   0   3   0     0   0   .296
  Hunter pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .600        Adams pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   2   2     0   0   .251      Lis 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .211
Fisk c                2   0   0   0     2   1   .284      Braun 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .306
Miller cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Monzon 2b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Guerrero 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Brye lf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .172
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   2     3   4             Totals               31   0   7   0     3   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 13,692
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Twins 7
DP: Red Sox 3, Twins 2
Errors: Lee
Home Runs: Petrocelli (11)
Stolen Bases: Harper (17)
Caught Stealing: Miller (1)
GIDP: Fisk (5), Lis (4), Mitterwald (6), Darwin (14)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(11-3)             9     7   0   0   3   5   0  34   2.33
Totals                  9     7   0   0   3   5   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(3-4)           9     7   2   2   3   4   1  34   4.44
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   1  34

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to left; Aparicio flied to right;
Harper stole second; Yastrzemski hit into a double play (left to
second) [Harper out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell flied to center; Hisle struck out; Darwin
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda singled to center; Petrocelli homered
[Cepeda scored]; Fisk was called out on strikes; Miller walked;
Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Evans
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva singled to center; Lis flied to left; Braun
singled to first [Oliva to second]; Monzon struck out;
Mitterwald forced Braun (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero was called out on strikes; Harper struck
out; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye flied out to right; Terrell flied to center;
Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Twins 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Cepeda flied to center; Petrocelli grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin popped to first in foul territory; Oliva
popped to first; Lis singled to pitcher [Lis to second (error by
Lee)]; Braun walked; Monzon grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk walked; Miller grounded out (first unassisted)
[Fisk to second]; Evans struck out; Guerrero flied to right in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald flied to center; Brye walked; Terrell
forced Brye (shortstop to second); Hisle was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Harper lined to left; Aparicio grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin was called out on strikes; Oliva singled to
right; Lis grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Oliva out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Cepeda singled to center; Petrocelli flied to
center; Fisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cepeda out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Monzon walked;
Mitterwald grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Monzon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Evans lined
to right; Guerrero singled to center; Harper popped to catcher;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Brye popped to center; On a bunt Terrell singled;
Hisle singled to shortstop [Terrell to second]; Darwin grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hisle out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Aparicio popped to second; Yastrzemski flied to
left; Cepeda singled to left; HUNTER RAN FOR CEPEDA; Petrocelli
singled to center [Hunter to second]; Fisk walked [Hunter to
third, Petrocelli to second]; On a bunt Miller forced Hunter
(third to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: HUNTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Oliva singled to
center; ADAMS RAN FOR OLIVA; Lis struck out; Braun flied to
center; Monzon forced Adams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 0.