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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		3
4
KCR
@CAL		6
5
DET
@CLE		4
0
MIN
@OAK		4
2
HOU
@ATL		10
3
HOU
@ATL		3
4		 
(10)
MON
@CHC		5
2
SFG
@CIN		1
3
STL
@PIT		3
4		 
(10)
STL
@PIT		3
5
LAD
@SDP		4
0
Sunday, April 8, 1973 2:04PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 12,754, Time of Game: 2:17
Yankees
3
0-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 3 GB
 at Red Sox
4
3-0
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Bob Veale (1-0)
L: Sparky Lyle (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  7  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  1    4  7  3
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Horace Clarke 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .481 -0.148 1.47 0.027 -0.175 -0.6 0 6
Roy White LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.116 0.85 0.000 -0.116 -1.3 3 0 GDP
Matty Alou RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .724 -0.070 0.90 0.012 -0.082 -0.5 1 0
Bobby Murcer CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .717 -0.011 0.89 0.045 -0.056 0.1 3 1
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .300 1.317 0.044 1.04 0.097 -0.053 0.5 0 4
Felipe Alou 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333 .750 0.063 1.28 0.133 -0.071 -0.2 12 0
Thurman Munson C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .273 .970 0.252 1.77 0.270 -0.018 1.6 4 0 HR
Ron Swoboda DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.229 2.00 0.000 -0.229 -1.5
Gene Michael SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .750 0.149 2.17 0.202 -0.053 0.3 1 2
Doc Medich P 1
   Sparky Lyle P
Team Totals 35 3 7 2 2 3 .200 .529 -0.066 1.37 0.786 -0.853 -1.6 24 14
HR: T Munson (1, off J Curtis; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: T Munson 5; B Murcer 2; G Michael; G Nettles; F Alou.
GIDP: R White (1).
RBI: G Nettles (5); T Munson (1).
2-out RBI: G Nettles.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: G Nettles (2).
Outfield Assists: B Murcer (R Smith at 3rd base).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .286 .690 0.070 0.95 0.105 -0.035 0.8 3 0 SB
   Rick Miller LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Luis Aparicio SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .473 0.026 0.65 0.026 0.000 0.3 1 1
   Mario Guerrero SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.087 1.67 0.116 -0.029 0.8 0 3 SB
Carl Yastrzemski 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .500 1.617 -0.106 1.83 0.000 -0.106 -1.3 9 0
Reggie Smith CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .417 1.117 0.252 1.51 0.320 -0.068 0.9 1 0 2B
Orlando Cepeda DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .083 .467 0.266 1.47 0.361 -0.095 -0.8 HR
Rico Petrocelli 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .968 -0.058 0.77 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 1 2
Carlton Fisk C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .545 1.888 -0.039 0.51 0.000 -0.039 -0.4 4 0
Doug Griffin 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .500 1.000 0.022 0.94 0.059 -0.037 0.0 3 1
Dwight Evans RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .871 -0.086 1.21 0.000 -0.086 -0.8 5 0
John Curtis P 2
   Bob Veale P
Team Totals 31 4 7 4 1 3 .226 .605 0.434 1.21 0.987 -0.553 -1.1 27 9
2B: R Smith (2, off S Lyle).
HR: O Cepeda (1, off S Lyle; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: O Cepeda 4; R Smith 2; M Guerrero 2; D Griffin; L Aparicio; T Harper.
RBI: R Smith 2 (3); O Cepeda (3); C Yastrzemski (5).
2-out RBI: R Smith 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Griffin-L Aparicio-C Yastrzemski.
E: D Griffin (2); M Guerrero 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: T Harper (1, 3rd base off S Lyle/T Munson); M Guerrero (1, 2nd base off S Lyle/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doc Medich 5.1 4 3 3 0 3 0 5.06 20 51 0.128 1.09 1.5
Sparky Lyle, BS (1), L (0-1) 2.2 3 1 1 1 0 1 3.38 12 3 3 -0.562 1.40 -0.4
Team Totals 8 7 4 4 1 3 1 4.50 32 51 3 3 -0.434 1.37 1.1

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Curtis 8 7 3 2 2 3 1 2.25 34 59 -0.015 1.06 1.1
Bob Veale, BS (1), W (1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 2 1 0.081 5.06 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 2 2 3 1 2.00 37 59 2 1 0.066 1.21 1.6
J Curtis faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Curtis (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 12,754.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 45° F, Overcast.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-3 0 --- R BOS O. Cepeda S. Lyle 36% 100% Home Run
b6 1-2 2 -23 RR BOS R. Smith S. Lyle 32% 73% Double to CF; Harper Scores; Guerrero Scores; Smith to 3B/Safe on E5 (catch)
t9 2-3 1 12- RO NYY G. Michael B. Veale -18% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Alou Scores/No RBI/unER; Michael to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
t9 2-3 0 1-- NYY T. Munson J. Curtis -16% 56% Single to LF; Alou to 2B
t9 2-3 0 12- O NYY R. Swoboda B. Veale 16% 72% Foul Flyball: C

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke J. Curtis 2% 52% Lineout: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY R. White J. Curtis 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- NYY M. Alou J. Curtis -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- NYY B. Murcer J. Curtis -3% 50% Single to RF; Alou to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 R NYY G. Nettles J. Curtis -10% 40% Single to CF; Alou Scores; Murcer to 3B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 O NYY F. Alou J. Curtis 4% 45% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O BOS T. Harper D. Medich -2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- BOS L. Aparicio D. Medich 3% 45% Single to LF
b1 0-1 1 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Medich -3% 42% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 2 1-- O BOS R. Smith D. Medich -2% 40% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- R NYY T. Munson J. Curtis -10% 30% Home Run
t2 2-0 0 --- O NYY R. Swoboda J. Curtis 2% 32% Strikeout Looking
t2 2-0 1 --- NYY G. Michael J. Curtis -2% 30% Single to 3B
t2 2-0 1 1-- NYY H. Clarke J. Curtis -3% 27% Walk; Michael to 2B
t2 2-0 1 12- OO NYY R. White J. Curtis 7% 34% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O BOS O. Cepeda D. Medich -2% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli D. Medich -2% 30% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 2 --- O BOS C. Fisk D. Medich -1% 29% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- O NYY M. Alou J. Curtis 2% 30% Groundout: P-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- NYY B. Murcer J. Curtis -2% 28% Single to RF
t3 2-0 1 1-- O NYY G. Nettles J. Curtis 1% 30% Flyball: LF; Murcer to 2B
t3 2-0 2 -2- O NYY F. Alou J. Curtis 3% 33% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O BOS D. Griffin D. Medich -3% 30% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 1 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Medich -2% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- O BOS T. Harper D. Medich -1% 27% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 7-8-9
Mario Guerrero replaces Luis Aparicio playing SS batting 2nd
t4 2-0 0 --- O NYY T. Munson J. Curtis 2% 29% Flyball: RF
t4 2-0 1 --- O NYY R. Swoboda J. Curtis 1% 30% Flyball: RF
t4 2-0 2 --- O NYY G. Michael J. Curtis 1% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O BOS M. Guerrero D. Medich -3% 28% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Medich -2% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- O BOS R. Smith D. Medich -1% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke J. Curtis 2% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O NYY R. White J. Curtis 1% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-0 2 --- O NYY M. Alou J. Curtis 1% 29% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
b5 0-2 0 --- O BOS O. Cepeda D. Medich -3% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli D. Medich -2% 23% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- O BOS C. Fisk D. Medich -1% 22% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 4-5-6
t6 2-0 0 --- O NYY B. Murcer J. Curtis 2% 24% Flyball: LF
t6 2-0 1 --- O NYY G. Nettles J. Curtis 1% 25% Groundout: P-1B
t6 2-0 2 --- NYY F. Alou J. Curtis -1% 24% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t6 2-0 2 1-- NYY T. Munson J. Curtis -1% 23% Wild Pitch; Alou to 2B
t6 2-0 2 -2- NYY T. Munson J. Curtis -1% 22% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Alou to 3B
t6 2-0 2 1-3 O NYY R. Swoboda J. Curtis 4% 26% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
b6 0-2 0 --- BOS D. Griffin D. Medich 6% 32% Single to LF
b6 0-2 0 1-- O BOS D. Evans D. Medich -5% 26% Popfly: RF
b6 0-2 1 1-- BOS T. Harper D. Medich 6% 32% Single to CF; Griffin to 2B
b6 0-2 1 12- BOS M. Guerrero D. Medich 10% 42% Single to 2B; Griffin to 3B; Harper to 2B
Sparky Lyle replaces Doc Medich pitching
b6 0-2 1 123 RO BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Lyle -1% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B; Griffin Scores; Harper to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
b6 1-2 2 -23 RR BOS R. Smith S. Lyle 32% 73% Double to CF; Harper Scores; Guerrero Scores; Smith to 3B/Safe on E5 (catch)
b6 3-2 2 --3 O BOS O. Cepeda S. Lyle -4% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 9-1-2
t7 2-3 0 --- O NYY G. Michael J. Curtis 4% 74% Flyball: RF
t7 2-3 1 --- O NYY H. Clarke J. Curtis 3% 77% Flyball: RF
t7 2-3 2 --- O NYY R. White J. Curtis 2% 79% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 6-7-8
b7 3-2 0 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli S. Lyle -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-2 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk S. Lyle -1% 76% Popfly: SS
b7 3-2 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin S. Lyle -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 3-4-5
t8 2-3 0 --- O NYY M. Alou J. Curtis 6% 80% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-3 1 --- O NYY B. Murcer J. Curtis 4% 84% Flyball: CF
t8 2-3 2 --- O NYY G. Nettles J. Curtis 3% 87% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 9-1-2
b8 3-2 0 --- O BOS D. Evans S. Lyle -1% 85% Popfly: LF
b8 3-2 1 --- BOS T. Harper S. Lyle 1% 87% Walk
b8 3-2 1 1-- BOS M. Guerrero S. Lyle 2% 89% Single to 2B; Harper to 2B
b8 3-2 1 12- BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Lyle 3% 92% Harper Steals 3B; Guerrero Steals 2B
b8 3-2 1 -23 O BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Lyle -5% 87% Fielder's Choice 2B; Harper out at Hm/2B-C; Guerrero to 3B; Yastrzemski to 1B
b8 3-2 2 1-3 O BOS R. Smith S. Lyle -3% 84% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' John Curtis facing 6-7-8
Rick Miller replaces Tommy Harper playing LF batting 1st
t9 2-3 0 --- NYY F. Alou J. Curtis -12% 72% Single to LF
t9 2-3 0 1-- NYY T. Munson J. Curtis -16% 56% Single to LF; Alou to 2B
Bob Veale replaces John Curtis pitching
t9 2-3 0 12- O NYY R. Swoboda B. Veale 16% 72% Foul Flyball: C
t9 2-3 1 12- RO NYY G. Michael B. Veale -18% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Alou Scores/No RBI/unER; Michael to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
t9 3-3 2 -2- O NYY H. Clarke B. Veale 10% 64% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 5-6-7
b9 3-3 0 --- R BOS O. Cepeda S. Lyle 36% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

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