Breaking a 3-3 tie, Luis Aparicio drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the fourth inning to send the Red Sox on their way to a 7-4 victory over the Indians. Doug Griffin started the rally with a single and stopped at third on a double by Dwight Evans. The runners held while Tommy Harper was beating out an infield hit to load the bases. Aparicio followed with his single.

Evans, who hit three doubles in the game, batted in an extra run in the fifth and the final Red Sox tally counted on a double by Rick Miller and two infield outs in the ninth. John Ellis hit a two-run homer for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      28, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  2  1    2  1  0    0  0  1  -   7 14  2
Indians      2  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .264      Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     1   0   .279
Aparicio ss           5   0   2   2     0   1   .272      Williams dh           5   1   2   1     0   0   .258
Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   0     0   2   .235
  Miller cf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Ellis c               4   2   2   2     0   0   .277
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     2   0   .265      Spikes lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .235
Cepeda dh             5   1   2   1     0   0   .283      Hendrick cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .259
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     2   0   .243      Torres rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .202
Fisk c                4   1   1   0     0   1   .271      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Griffin 2b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .298        Lolich ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Evans rf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .238        Ragland 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .211
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kekich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  14   4     4   3             Totals               37   4  12   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  7,865
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Indians 8
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 3
Errors: Fisk, Curtis, Torres
Doubles: Evans 3 (9), Griffin (10), Miller (10), Hendrick (14)
Home Runs: Ellis (10)
Stolen Bases: Williams (4)
GIDP: Smith (4), Cepeda (10), Fisk (6), Torres (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(9-8)           6    11   4   4   2   1   1  30   3.20
Moret SV(3)             3     1   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.67
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   3   1  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich L(1-4)           3     8   5   3   2   3   0  18   8.75
Lamb                    5     6   2   2   2   0   0  21   4.41
Hilgendorf              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.51
Totals                  9    14   7   5   4   3   0  42

Wild Pitches: Moret (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Aparicio struck out; Smith
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (third to first); Williams
singled to center; Williams stole second [Williams to third
(error by Fisk)]; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ellis homered [Williams scored]; Spikes singled to shortstop;
Hendrick popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Cepeda singled to
left [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli flied to left; Fisk was
credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball
[Yastrzemski out at third (shortstop unassisted), Cepeda to
second]; Griffin reached on an error by Torres [Cepeda scored
(unearned), Fisk scored (unearned), Griffin to second]; Evans
flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
flied to left; Duffy walked; Bell singled to center [Duffy to
third]; Williams singled to pitcher [Duffy scored, Bell to third
(error by Curtis)]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper singled to left; Aparicio singled to left
[Harper to third]; Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Harper scored, Aparicio out at second];
Yastrzemski walked; Cepeda singled to center [Yastrzemski to
second]; Petrocelli walked [Yastrzemski to third, Cepeda to
second]; Fisk was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Ellis flied to center; Spikes popped to first in
foul territory; Hendrick doubled to left; Torres popped to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin singled to center; Evans doubled to left
[Griffin to third]; LAMB REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Harper
singled to pitcher [Griffin stayed at third, Evans stayed at
second]; Aparicio singled to center [Griffin scored, Evans
scored, Harper to second]; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Harper to third, Aparicio to second]; Yastrzemski was walked
intentionally; Cepeda grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer flied to left; Duffy flied to right; Bell
walked; Williams flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Indians 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli walked; Fisk grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Petrocelli out at second];
Griffin doubled to right; Evans doubled to left [Griffin
scored]; Harper popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss was called out on strikes; Ellis singled;
Spikes singled to center [Ellis to third]; Hendrick singled to
center [Ellis scored, Spikes to second]; Torres grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hendrick out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio popped to shortstop; Smith popped to first
in foul territory; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); Brohamer
grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy singled to center; Bell
forced Duffy (shortstop to second); Williams popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Fisk flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss singled to left; MORET REPLACED CURTIS
(PITCHING); Ellis flied to left; Moret threw a wild pitch
[Chambliss to second]; Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hendrick popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin flied to left; Evans doubled to left;
Harper popped to shortstop; Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Torres was called out on strikes; LOLICH BATTED FOR
BROHAMER; Lolich grounded out (first to pitcher); Duffy lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 4.

RED SOX 9TH: RAGLAND REPLACED LOLICH (PLAYING 2B); Miller
doubled to center; HILGENDORF REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Miller to third];
Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first) [Miller scored];
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell singled to left [Bell out at second (left to
second)]; Williams flied to center; Chambliss was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 4.