Tuesday September 18, 1973
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Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1973 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 Red Sox 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 x - 4 9 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 2 .264 Harper lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Aparicio ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Munson c 4 0 4 0 0 0 .305 Smith cf 3 2 2 1 1 0 .302 Murcer cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .306 Yastrzemski 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .299 Hart dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .254 Cepeda dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .299 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Kennedy pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Velez rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Miller rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 Hegan 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .222 Montgomery c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .325 Stanley ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Cooper 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .208 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 7 2 2 4 Totals 31 4 9 4 3 3 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 17,409 Left on Base: Yankees 6, Red Sox 7 DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 0 Doubles: Munson (28) Home Runs: Hegan (6), Hart (13), Smith (19), Cooper (2) Sacrifice Hits: Aparicio (10) GIDP: Cepeda (20) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(12-9) 8 9 4 4 3 3 2 35 3.13 Totals 8 9 4 4 3 3 2 35 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee W(17-9) 9 7 2 2 2 4 2 35 2.80 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 2 35 Passed Balls: Munson (10) Wild Pitches: Medich (8) Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Marty Springstead YANKEES 1ST: Clarke struck out; White grounded out (second to first); Munson doubled to center; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied to right; Aparicio singled to center; Smith popped to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 2ND: Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Velez walked; Hegan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda singled to third; Miller singled to right [Cepeda to second]; Montgomery struck out; Munson allowed a passed ball [Cepeda to third, Miller to second]; Cooper struck out; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 3RD: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Clarke flied to right; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith homered; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 4TH: On a bunt Munson singled to third; Murcer was called out on strikes; Hart grounded out (pitcher to first) [Munson to second]; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Cepeda popped to catcher in foul territory; Miller popped to second; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 5TH: Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hegan homered; Stanley flied to right; Clarke struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Cooper homered; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to left; Murcer walked [Munson to second]; Hart singled to left [Munson out at home (left to third to shortstop), Murcer to second]; Nettles forced Hart (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Smith singled to center; Yastrzemski lined to center; Cepeda grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. YANKEES 7TH: Velez popped to left; Hegan popped to shortstop; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 7TH: Miller popped to second; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper walked; Griffin popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. YANKEES 8TH: Clarke grounded out (third to first); White flied to center; Munson singled to left; Murcer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 8TH: Harper singled to left; Aparicio out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Harper to second]; Smith was walked intentionally; Yastrzemski singled to center [Harper scored, Smith to third]; Cepeda forced Yastrzemski (right to shortstop) [Smith scored]; KENNEDY RAN FOR CEPEDA; Miller singled to right [Kennedy to second]; Medich threw a wild pitch [Kennedy to third, Miller to second]; Montgomery walked; Cooper lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4. YANKEES 9TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hart homered; Nettles popped to third; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Hegan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

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