Although allowing only two runs in six innings, David Clyde was charged with his second defeat when the Rangers lost to the Red Sox, 5-2. The Rangers' 18-year-old high school graduate struck out eight. Tommy Harper, who proved to be Clyde's nemesis, bunted safely in the first inning, took third on a single by Luis Aparicio and scored when Carl Yastrzemski grounded into a double play. Aparicio's time at bat was his 10,000th in the major leagues.

The Rangers tied the score in the fifth with a triple by Jim Mason and single by Dave Nelson, but Harper homered in the Red Sox half to put Clyde on the short end of a 2-1 score when the youngster left the game. The blow that actually decided the outcome, however, came off Bill Gogolewski in the eighth when Yastrzemski homered after a single by Harper and safe bunt by Aparicio. As a result, Jeff Burroughs' homer for the Rangers in the ninth was of no consequence. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      12, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   5 12  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .285      Harper lf             4   3   3   1     0   0   .233
Harris cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Aparicio ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .265
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   3     0   1   .261
Carty lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Cepeda dh             4   0   2   0     0   2   .292
Burroughs rf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .265        Hunter pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   4   .243
Sudakis 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .163      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Mason ss              3   1   1   0     0   1   .227      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Suarez c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Guerrero 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .264
  Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   2     0   4             Totals               35   5  12   4     0  10

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 31,896
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Red Sox 6
DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Evans (6)
Triples: Mason (2), Guerrero (2)
Home Runs: Burroughs (11), Harper (4), Yastrzemski (12)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (9)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde L(1-2)            6     7   2   2   0   8   1  24   3.74
Gogolewski              2     5   3   3   0   2   1  11   3.21
Totals                  8    12   5   5   0  10   2  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin W(9-11)          9     6   2   2   0   4   1  33   4.53
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   4   1  33

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Merle Anthony


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harris
singled to right; Johnson popped to first; Carty singled to
center [Harris to second]; Burroughs forced Carty (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Harper singled to pitcher; Aparicio
singled to center [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harper scored,
Aparicio out at second]; Cepeda singled to center; Petrocelli
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer flied to center; Sudakis grounded out
(second to first); Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out; Evans popped to second; Guerrero
tripled to right; Miller was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Suarez flied to center; Nelson popped to third;
Harris singled to right; Johnson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper flied to center; Aparicio singled to center;
Yastrzemski struck out; Cepeda was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
grounded out (catcher to first); Spencer popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Fisk flied to
center; Evans doubled to right; Guerrero flied to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sudakis grounded out (first unassisted); Mason
tripled to center; Suarez was called out on strikes; Nelson
singled to center [Mason scored]; Harris popped to second; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Harper
homered; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Carty
grounded out (first to pitcher); Burroughs grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Cepeda struck out; Petrocelli was called out on
strikes; Fisk lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Spencer flied to center; Sudakis struck out; Mason
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Evans
grounded out (pitcher to first); Guerrero grounded out (third to
first); Miller popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Suarez grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson was
called out on strikes; Harris popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Harper singled; On a bunt Aparicio singled to
pitcher [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski homered [Harper scored,
Aparicio scored]; Cepeda singled to center; HUNTER RAN FOR
CEPEDA; Petrocelli struck out; Fisk singled to left [Hunter to
second]; Evans struck out; Guerrero forced Hunter (third
unassisted); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 5.

RANGERS 9TH: HUNTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Johnson popped
to second; Carty flied out to center; Burroughs homered; Spencer
flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 5.