After failing to hold a 4-0 lead, the Red Sox scored twice in the eighth inning on a single by Luis Aparicio, triple by Carl Yastrzemski and single by Orlando Cepeda to defeat the Rangers, 6-5. Tommy Harper homered for the Red Sox in the first. Three more runs followed in the second, two counting on a double by Doug Griffin. Boston Red Sox 6, Texas Rangers 5Game Played on Saturday, July 14, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway ParkRangers 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 - 5 10 0 Red Sox 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 6 9 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .283 Harper lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .238 Harris cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .277 Aparicio ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .261 Johnson dh 5 2 3 1 0 0 .286 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .258 Carty lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .232 Cepeda dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .291 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Oglivie pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Fregosi 3b 2 0 1 0 2 1 .256 Petrocelli 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Sudakis 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .161 Kennedy 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .187 Billings c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .165 Montgomery c 4 1 2 0 0 1 .354 Mackanin ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .056 Miller cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .263 Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Evans rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .233 Dunning p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin 2b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .291 Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gogolewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bolin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 10 4 3 3 Totals 31 6 9 6 2 8 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 13,253 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Red Sox 3 DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Aparicio Doubles: Fregosi (1), Johnson (17), Griffin (8), Miller (9) Triples: Yastrzemski (3) Home Runs: Sudakis (5), Harper (5) Caught Stealing: Oglivie (1) GIDP: Sudakis (4), Miller (3) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dunning 1.1 4 4 4 1 2 1 9 6.19 Brown L(0-1) 5.2 5 2 2 1 4 0 22 2.16 Gogolewski 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3.17 Totals 8 9 6 6 2 8 1 33 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee 7 7 4 4 2 3 1 30 2.45 Bolin W(2-2) 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 2.66 Veale SV(10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.70 Totals 9 10 5 5 3 3 1 40 Wild Pitches: Bolin (1) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Frank Umont RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris grounded out (second to first); Johnson flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper homered; Aparicio struck out; Yastrzemski lined to right; Cepeda struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 1. RANGERS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Fregosi doubled to right; Sudakis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli popped to third; Montgomery singled to center; Miller walked [Montgomery to second]; Evans singled [Montgomery scored, Miller to third]; Griffin doubled to left [Miller scored, Evans scored]; BROWN REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 3RD: Billings singled to right; Mackanin forced Billings (second unassisted); Nelson flied to center; Harris singled to center [Mackanin to third]; Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski struck out; Cepeda grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 4TH: Carty walked; Burroughs popped to catcher in foul territory; Fregosi walked [Carty to second]; Sudakis grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Fregosi out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery singled to left; Miller grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Montgomery out at second]; Evans flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 5TH: KENNEDY REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING 3B); Billings popped to right; Mackanin reached on an error by Aparicio; Nelson flied to right; Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 5TH: Griffin popped to second; Harper lined to shortstop; Aparicio grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 6TH: Johnson doubled to center; Carty singled to right [Johnson scored]; Burroughs flied to right; Fregosi was called out on strikes; Sudakis homered [Carty scored]; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski lined to center; Cepeda flied to left; Kennedy walked; Montgomery grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 7TH: Mackanin flied to right; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Miller doubled to center; Evans struck out; Griffin grounded out (second to first) [Miller to third]; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 8TH: Johnson singled to center; BOLIN REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Carty grounded out (first unassisted) [Johnson to second]; Burroughs grounded out (first to pitcher) [Johnson to third]; Bolin threw a wild pitch [Johnson scored]; Fregosi walked; Sudakis flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: Aparicio singled to left; Yastrzemski tripled to center [Aparicio scored]; Cepeda singled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; OGLIVIE RAN FOR CEPEDA; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Kennedy was called out on strikes; Oglivie was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Montgomery struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 6. RANGERS 9TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Billings popped to second; SPENCER BATTED FOR MACKANIN; Spencer flied to right; Nelson singled to left; Harris singled to center [Nelson to second]; Johnson singled to right [Nelson scored, Harris to third]; VEALE REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); Carty grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Red Sox 6. |
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