The Red Sox posted their 11th victory in the last 14 games, defeating the Rangers, 3-1, in a contest stopped by rain after 5½ innings. Dwight Evans decided the outcome with a homer that broke a 1-1 tie in the second. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      15, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  1  x  -   3  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Harper lf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .243
Harris cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Aparicio ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Johnson dh            3   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Carty lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Cepeda dh             2   0   1   1     0   0   .292
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Fisk c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Spencer 1b            1   0   1   1     1   0   .278      Cater 3b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .305
  Biittner 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Evans rf              2   1   1   1     0   0   .236
Fregosi 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Griffin 2b            2   1   1   0     0   0   .294
Billings c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .163      Miller cf             1   0   0   1     0   0   .261
Mason ss              0   0   0   0     2   0   .227      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Merritt p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               20   1   5   1     3   3             Totals               19   3   6   3     0   0

Time of Game: 1:37   Attendance: 11,793
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Red Sox 2
DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Aparicio (10)
Triples: Griffin (2)
Home Runs: Evans (5)
Caught Stealing: Harper (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Miller (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(3-5)          5     6   3   3   0   0   1  20   3.80
Totals                  5     6   3   3   0   0   1  20

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(12-8)           6     5   1   1   3   3   0  24   3.61
Totals                  6     5   1   1   3   3   0  24

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


RANGERS 1ST: 2:52 rain delay before start of game; Nelson
grounded out (third to first); Harris grounded out (second to
first); Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to shortstop; Aparicio doubled to
left; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Aparicio to
third]; Cepeda singled to second [Aparicio scored]; Fisk
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Carty singled to right; Burroughs singled to center
[Carty to second]; Spencer singled to center [Carty scored,
Burroughs to second]; Fregosi popped to shortstop; Spencer was
picked off first (catcher to first); Billings flied to center; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Cater lined to left; Evans homered; Griffin
grounded out (second to first); Miller flied to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason walked; Nelson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mason to second]; Harris struck out; Johnson
singled to right [Mason out at home (right to catcher)]; Jim
Mason fell down running the bases; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Harper singled to third; Harper was
caught stealing second (catcher to second to first); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs
grounded out (second to first); Spencer walked; Fregosi flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Cepeda flied to center; Fisk lined to left; Cater
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings was called out on strikes; Mason walked;
Nelson popped to right; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: BIITTNER REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 1B); Evans flied
to center; Griffin tripled to right; Miller hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Griffin scored]; Harper singled to left; Aparicio
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Johnson singled to left; Carty flied out to left;
Burroughs struck out; Biittner popped to left; Game called
due to rain; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 3.