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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 31, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on July 31, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,084 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Hank Morgenweck 3B: Nestor Chylak |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Matty Alou | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Jim Ray Hart | DH |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | DH |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 31, 1973
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lee
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lee
Alou hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lee
White hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Lee
There goes Alou. The throw from Fisk and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Lee
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alou scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hart vs. Lee
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Dobson
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Dobson
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lee
Munson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Lee
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski juggles the ball. That's an error on Yastrzemski. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Lee
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Michael vs. Lee
Michael hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clarke vs. Lee
Clarke hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alou vs. Lee
Alou hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Dobson
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Dobson
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Dobson
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Lee
Murcer bunts towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hart vs. Lee
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. White scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Lee
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Lee
Nettles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Dobson, and towards Michael, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Dobson
Aparicio is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lee
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Lee
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lee
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Dobson
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Dobson
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lee
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lee
Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Dobson
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Dobson
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Dobson
Aparicio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Dobson
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Lee
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lee
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Lee
Nettles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Lee
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Dobson
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Dobson
There's a wild pitch. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Dobson
Fisk is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Lee
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Lee
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lee
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lee
There goes Alou. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Alou steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Lee
White hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McDaniel
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. McDaniel
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. McDaniel
Aparicio bunts towards the mound. McDaniel fields it and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. McDaniel
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. McDaniel
Dwight Evans pinch runs for Reggie Smith.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yastrzemski vs. McDaniel
Yastrzemski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cepeda vs. McDaniel
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDaniel fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lee
Dwight Evans now playing right field. Rick Miller now playing center field.
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Lee
Hart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Lee
Munson hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Lee
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McDaniel
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. McDaniel
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. McDaniel
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Lee
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Lee
Michael hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Veale
Bob Veale now pitching.
Clarke strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Veale
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michael moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Veale
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michael moves to third. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murcer vs. Veale
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Michael scores. Alou scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blomberg vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching. Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Jim Ray Hart.
Blomberg hits a fly ball towards left. Harper catches it and throws to home to double up White. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McDaniel
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. McDaniel
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. McDaniel
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1973 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 0 0 0 Harper T, lf 5 1 2 3
Alou M, 1b 5 2 3 0 Aparicio L, ss 4 0 1 0
White R, lf 5 1 2 0 Smith R, cf 4 0 2 0
Murcer B, cf 5 0 3 3 Evans D, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Hart J, dh 4 0 1 1 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Blomberg R, ph 1 0 0 0 Cepeda O, dh 4 0 1 0
Munson T, c 4 0 0 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 3 1 1 1
Alou F, rf 4 1 2 1 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 4 1 2 0 Miller R, rf-cf 4 2 2 0
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41 5 14 5 35 4 10 4
New York 101 000 003 -- 5
Boston 000 030 100 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson P 5.2 7 3 3 1 5
McDaniel L (W) 3.1 3 1 1 1 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B* 8.0 11 4 4 0 0
Veale B (L) 0.1 3 1 1 0 1
Bolin B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Fisk C, Yastrzemski C
DP -- New York 1, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 9, Boston 7
2B -- White R, Nettles G, Miller R
HR -- Fisk C, Harper T, Alou F
SB -- Alou M 2, Evans D, Harper T
SH -- Aparicio L
WP -- Dobson P
T -- 2:34
A -- 33084
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