Rallying in the ninth inning, the Yankees scored three runs to defeat the Red Sox, 5-4. The Red Sox, after falling behind, 2-0, took the lead with three runs in the fifth inning on a homer by Carlton Fisk, single by Rick Miller and homer by Tommy Harper. Another run on a double by Miller and single by Harper made it 4-2 in the seventh.

Felipe Alou opened the Yankees' rally in the ninth with a round-tripper. Gene Michael followed with a single to chase Bill Lee. Bob Veale gave up singles by Matty Alou and Roy White to load the bases and Bobby Murcer then singled to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, July      31, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5 14  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Harper lf             5   1   2   3     0   1   .266
M. Alou 1b            5   2   3   0     0   0   .294      Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .269
White lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .248      Smith cf              4   0   2   0     0   2   .293
Murcer cf             5   0   3   3     0   0   .316        Evans pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Hart dh               4   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
  Blomberg ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .339      Cepeda dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Fisk c                3   1   1   1     1   0   .271
F. Alou rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .256      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Michael ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .232      Miller rf,cf          4   2   2   0     0   1   .257
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  14   5     0   1             Totals               35   4  10   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 33,084
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Red Sox 7
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Yastrzemski, Fisk
Doubles: White (13), Nettles (14), Miller (11)
Home Runs: F. Alou (4), Fisk (19), Harper (12)
Stolen Bases: M. Alou 2 (4), Harper (23), Evans (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Aparicio (6)
GIDP: Cepeda (12)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  5.2   7   3   3   1   5   2  25   3.90
McDaniel W(8-3)         3.1   3   1   1   1   3   0  13   2.45
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   8   2  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     8    11   4   4   0   0   1  36   2.75
Veale L(1-2)            0.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   4   2.81
Bolin                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.93
Totals                  9    14   5   5   0   1   1  41

Wild Pitches: Dobson (1)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); M. Alou
singled; White flied out to right; M. Alou stole second [M. Alou
to third (error by Fisk)]; Murcer singled to right [M. Alou
scored]; Hart grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
struck out; Smith singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (catcher to first); Nettles
reached on an error by Yastrzemski; F. Alou singled to center
[Nettles to second]; Michael singled to left [Nettles to third,
F. Alou to second]; Clarke popped to first; M. Alou flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda singled to left; Petrocelli lined to left;
Fisk forced Cepeda (third to second); Griffin popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White doubled; On a bunt Murcer singled to second
[White to third]; Hart forced Murcer (shortstop to second)
[White scored]; Munson forced Hart (second to shortstop);
Nettles popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox
0.

YANKEES 4TH: F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
grounded out (third to first); Clarke grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first); Cepeda was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: M. Alou flied out to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli popped to shortstop; Fisk homered;
Griffin grounded out (third to first); Miller singled to right;
Harper homered [Miller scored]; Aparicio singled to right; Smith
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles doubled; F. Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Cepeda flied to
right; Petrocelli singled to left; Dobson threw a wild pitch
[Petrocelli to second]; Fisk was walked intentionally; MCDANIEL
REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Griffin forced Fisk (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael grounded out (third to first); Clarke
grounded out (shortstop to first); M. Alou singled to left; M.
Alou stole second; White lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller doubled to left; Harper singled [Miller
scored]; Aparicio out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Harper to second]; Smith singled to left [Harper stayed at
second]; EVANS RAN FOR SMITH; Harper stole third and Evans stole
second; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Cepeda grounded
into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Harper out at
home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 8TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MILLER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Murcer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hart singled to center; Munson lined to left; Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli struck out; Fisk flied to right; Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 9TH: F. Alou homered; Michael singled to center; VEALE
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Clarke struck out; M. Alou singled to
center [Michael to second]; White singled to center [Michael to
third, M. Alou to second]; Murcer singled to right [Michael
scored, M. Alou scored, White to third]; BOLIN REPLACED VEALE
(PITCHING); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR HART; Blomberg hit into a double
play (left to catcher) [White out at home]; Roy White missed
the plate; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Miller was
called out on strikes; Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.