Bill Lee, continuing to defy Fenway Park, which is supposed to be a jinx field for lefthanders, pitched the Red Sox past the White Sox, 6-1. The victory was his seventh against two defeats in home games for the southpaw, whose overall record was 12-3. The Red Sox backed Lee with homers by Tommy Harper and Reggie Smith, Harper's blow coming with two men on base. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      18, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Red Sox      0  0  2    3  1  0    0  0  x  -   6 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jeter rf              3   0   1   1     0   1   .223      Harper lf             5   2   2   3     0   1   .253
Alvarado 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Aparicio ss           3   1   1   1     1   0   .264
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Smith cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Melton 3b             3   0   2   0     1   0   .300      Cepeda dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .290
Henderson lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .261      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .244
Bradford cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Leon ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Cater 1b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .300
H. Allen 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .094      Miller rf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .252
Brinkman c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   8   1     1   2             Totals               33   6  10   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 15,809
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Red Sox 7
DP: White Sox 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Leon
Doubles: H. Allen (2)
Triples: Jeter (2), Aparicio (1)
Home Runs: Harper (7), Smith (11)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (3), Harper (20)
Caught Stealing: Cepeda (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Jeter (1)
GIDP: Bradford 2 (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(4-7)            4     7   6   5   2   2   2  21   4.39
Fisher                  4     3   0   0   1   2   0  16   4.90
Totals                  8    10   6   5   3   4   2  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(12-3)             9     8   1   1   1   2   0  34   2.37
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Fisher (3)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter was called out on strikes; Alvarado singled
to shortstop; May grounded out (second to first) [Alvarado to
second]; Melton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to left; Aparicio forced Harper
(shortstop to second); Smith popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cepeda walked [Aparicio to second]; Petrocelli popped
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson singled to center; Bradford grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Henderson out at
second]; Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out; Cater singled to center; On a bunt
Miller struck out; Griffin forced Cater (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: H. Allen grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
grounded out (third to first); Jeter tripled to center; Alvarado
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper reached on an error by Leon; Harper stole
second; Aparicio tripled to right [Harper scored (unearned)];
Smith popped to right; Cepeda singled to center [Aparicio
scored]; Petrocelli flied to center; Cepeda was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May flied to center; Melton singled to left;
Henderson forced Melton (third to second); Bradford singled to
right [Henderson to second]; Henderson stole third; Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled to left; Cater walked [Fisk to
second]; On a bunt Miller forced Fisk (catcher to third) [Cater
to second]; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Cater to third, Miller to second]; Harper homered [Cater
scored, Miller scored]; Aparicio popped to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: H. Allen doubled to right; Brinkman grounded out
(shortstop to first) [H. Allen to third]; Jeter hit a sacrifice
fly to center [H. Allen scored]; Alvarado grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Smith homered; FISHER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING);
Cepeda popped to second; Petrocelli singled to second; Fisk
forced Petrocelli (third to second); Fisher threw a wild pitch
[Fisk to second]; Cater grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May lined to right; Melton walked; Henderson
singled to center [Melton to second]; Bradford grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Henderson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Harper popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Leon lined to third; H. Allen grounded out (third
to first); Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Aparicio walked; Smith lined to center; Cepeda
popped to catcher in foul territory; Petrocelli singled to left
[Aparicio to second]; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Jeter flied to center; Alvarado grounded out
(shortstop to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Cater singled to center; Miller flied to right;
Griffin struck out; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Melton singled to left; Henderson flied to right;
Bradford forced Melton (third to second); Leon forced Bradford
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red
Sox 6.