After a fight that resulted in the banishment of Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk, the Red Sox scored with two out in the ninth inning to defeat the Yankees, 3-2. Munson doubled in the Yankees' half of the ninth and, after an intentional pass to Felipe Alou, advanced to third on an infield out.

Gene Michael then attempted a suicide squeeze bunt but missed the ball, and Munson was tagged out as he smashed into Fisk at the plate. An exchange of fisticuffs followed and both battlers were ejected from the game. With two away in the Red Sox half, Bob Montgomery singled, Rick Miller walked and Mario Guerrero singled off Sparky Lyle to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    1, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             3   0   3   0     1   0   .270      Harper lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .269
M. Alou 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Griffin 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .286
White lf              4   2   1   0     0   0   .248      Smith cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Murcer cf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .315      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Hart dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .244      Cepeda dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .284
Munson c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .301      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .247
  Moses c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Fisk c                2   1   0   0     0   0   .269
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Montgomery c        1   1   1   0     0   0   .386
F. Alou rf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .254      Miller rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .258
Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     3   4             Totals               33   3  10   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 30,689
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Red Sox 7
DP: Yankees 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Michael, Petrocelli
Doubles: Munson (19), Miller (12), Harper (13)
Stolen Bases: White (12)
Caught Stealing: Munson (6)
GIDP: M. Alou (11), Miller (4)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (7,by Stottlemyre)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre             7.1   8   2   2   1   1   0  29   3.21
Lyle L(4-7)             1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   2.09
Totals                  8.2  10   3   3   2   2   0  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(10-8)          9     8   2   2   3   4   0  36   3.14
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Stottlemyre (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; M. Alou forced Clarke
(shortstop to second); White forced M. Alou (shortstop to
second); White stole second; Murcer singled to left [White
scored]; Hart struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to center; On a bunt Griffin singled
[Harper to second]; Smith popped to third; Yastrzemski lined to
center; Cepeda singled to center [Harper scored, Griffin to
third]; Petrocelli popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); F. Alou grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk was hit by a pitch; Miller doubled to center
[Fisk scored, Miller out at third (center to second to third)];
Guerrero flied to left; Harper doubled to center; Griffin
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael flied to center; Clarke singled to left; M.
Alou popped to catcher in foul territory; Clarke was out trying
to advance to second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); Cepeda popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 4TH: White singled to third; Murcer struck out; Hart
singled [White to third]; Munson forced Hart (shortstop to
second) [White scored]; Nettles forced Munson (pitcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Fisk popped to
shortstop; Miller grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Petrocelli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 5TH: F. Alou reached on an error by Petrocelli; Michael
popped to left; Clarke singled [F. Alou to second]; M. Alou
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Clarke
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Harper
grounded out (third to first); Griffin flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (third to first); Murcer popped
to shortstop; Hart popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith singled to center; Yastrzemski forced Smith
(first to shortstop) [Yastrzemski to second (error by Michael)];
Cepeda walked; Petrocelli lined into a double play (shortstop to
second) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson singled to center; Nettles grounded out
(third to first) [Munson to second]; F. Alou was walked
intentionally; Michael lined to center; Clarke walked [Munson to
third, F. Alou to second]; M. Alou struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk popped to third in foul territory; Miller
grounded out (second to first); Guerrero flied to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 8TH: White grounded out (third to first); Murcer was
called out on strikes; Hart flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Harper flied to center; Griffin singled to center;
LYLE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Smith flied to left;
Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red
Sox 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson doubled to left; Nettles grounded out
(second to first) [Munson to third]; F. Alou was walked
intentionally; Munson was caught stealing home (catcher
unassisted) [F. Alou to second]; Gene Michael missed the
squeeze bunt; Thurman Munson ran into Carlton Fisk and they
started fighting; both ejected by HP umpire Joe Brinkman;
MONTGOMERY REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Michael grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 9TH: MOSES REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Cepeda grounded
out (second to first); Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to
first); Montgomery singled to left; Miller walked [Montgomery to
second]; Guerrero singled to center [Montgomery scored, Miller
to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.