With two out in the first inning, the Red Sox exploded for five runs on two homers and went on from there to defeat the Yankees, 10-0. Reggie Smith singled, Carl Yastrzemski walked and Orlando Cepeda connected for the circuit off Steve Kline, who made his first start for the Yankees since June 24. Rico Petrocelli walked and Carlton Fisk then greeted reliever Doc Medich with another round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    2, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  3
Red Sox      5  0  0    0  3  1    0  1  x  -  10 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Harper lf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .268
M. Alou 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .293      Aparicio ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .271
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Smith cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .292
Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .313        Evans rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Swoboda cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .069      Yastrzemski 1b        4   3   4   0     1   0   .262
Hart dh               3   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Cepeda dh             2   2   1   3     2   0   .285
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .301        Oglivie pr,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Petrocelli 3b         3   1   1   2     2   0   .248
F. Alou rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Fisk c                4   1   1   2     1   0   .269
Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   2   .227      Griffin 2b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .285
Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller rf,cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
  Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   8             Totals               37  10  13   8     6   4

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 30,393
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Red Sox 10
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Michael, Medich 2
Doubles: Griffin (11), Yastrzemski 2 (14)
Home Runs: Cepeda (16), Fisk (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Griffin (2)
GIDP: Harper (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline L(4-7)            0.2   2   4   4   2   0   1   6   4.01
Medich                  7.1  11   6   5   4   4   1  38   3.45
Totals                  8    13  10   9   6   4   2  44

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret W(4-0)            9     4   0   0   2   8   0  33   2.34
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   8   0  33

Wild Pitches: Medich (4)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied to center; M. Alou grounded out (third
to first); White singled to left; Murcer popped to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to second;
Yastrzemski walked [Smith to second]; Cepeda homered [Smith
scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Petrocelli walked; MEDICH REPLACED
KLINE (PITCHING); Fisk homered [Petrocelli scored]; Griffin
doubled to left; Miller flied to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 2ND: Hart flied to center; Munson lined to left; Nettles
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 2ND: Harper struck out; Aparicio flied out to left;
Smith lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox
5.

YANKEES 3RD: F. Alou grounded out (second to first); Michael
walked; Clarke flied to left; M. Alou singled to center [Michael
to second]; White forced M. Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski singled to left; Cepeda flied to
center; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second);
Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer flied out to right; Hart walked; Munson
singled to right [Hart to third]; Nettles struck out; F. Alou
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin flied to right; Miller singled to center;
Harper grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Red Sox 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael struck out; Clarke was called out on
strikes; M. Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio singled to shortstop; Smith popped to
shortstop; Yastrzemski doubled to left [Aparicio to third];
Cepeda was walked intentionally; Medich threw a wild pitch
[Aparicio scored, Yastrzemski to third, Cepeda to second];
Petrocelli singled [Yastrzemski scored, Cepeda to third]; Fisk
walked [Petrocelli to second]; Griffin hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Cepeda scored, Petrocelli to third]; Miller flied to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 8.

YANKEES 6TH: White flied to center; Murcer grounded out (first
to pitcher); Hart lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: SWOBODA REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); Harper
singled to left; Aparicio popped to first in foul territory;
Smith struck out; Yastrzemski singled to center [Harper to
third]; Cepeda walked [Yastrzemski to second]; OGLIVIE RAN FOR
CEPEDA; Petrocelli walked [Harper scored, Yastrzemski to third,
Oglivie to second]; Fisk flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 9.

YANKEES 7TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); EVANS REPLACED
SMITH (PLAYING RF); MILLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Munson struck out; Nettles popped to second; F. Alou popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Miller
lined to right; Harper reached on an error by Michael; Aparicio
singled [Harper to second]; Evans was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael struck out; Clarke grounded out (shortstop
to first); M. Alou singled to center; White struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Oglivie popped to
third; Petrocelli reached on an error by Medich [Yastrzemski
scored (error by Medich) (unearned), Petrocelli to second]; Fisk
popped to catcher in foul territory; Griffin was called out on
strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 10.

YANKEES 9TH: Swoboda struck out; Hart popped to shortstop;
Munson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Red Sox 10.