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BAL 10
MIL  7
 CLE  5
@DET  2
 KCR  5
@MIN  4
 BOS  2
@NYY  1
 BOS  1
@NYY  0
 CAL  3
@OAK  1
 CHW  2
@TEX  0
 CHW  6
@TEX  2
 HOU 11
@ATL  4
 HOU 12
@ATL  8
 CHC  3
PHI  2
(10)		 SFG  6
@CIN  2
 SDP  4
@LAD  2
 MON  7
NYM  5
 STL 11
PIT  3
Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

 Wednesday, July 4, 1973, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:09
Red Sox
2
38-37
Won 1
3rd, 4 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  6  0
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
W: Ray Culp (2-3), L: Sparky Lyle (2-4), S: Bob Veale (8)
 Yankees
1
46-35
Lost 1
1st

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Miller LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .765              2   0   
R Smith CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .284  .846              4   0   
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .796              7   1   
O Cepeda DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .810              0   0   SH
  T Harper PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .628              0   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .758              0   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .285  .866              6   1   
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .698              3   0   
L Aparicio SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .629              3   1   2B
M Guerrero 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .599              1   3   

R Culp P                                                                      1   2
  B Veale P                                                                   0   2
Totals                       33   2   6   0    0   2                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: L Aparicio (9, off M Stottlemyre).
SH: O Cepeda (2, off S Lyle).
TB: R Smith 2; L Aparicio 2; C Yastrzemski; M Guerrero; C Fisk.
RBI: C Fisk (44).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. C Fisk-M Guerrero.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Allen 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .667              1   3   
  H Clarke PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .625              0   0   
J Callison RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .368              3   0   
  F Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .603              0   0   
R White LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .699              1   0   
B Murcer CF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .306  .833              3   0   HR
R Blomberg 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .388 1.005             14   2   
  C Sanchez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .683              0   0   
G Nettles 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .781              1   4   
J Hart DH                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .696              0   0   CS
T Munson C                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .285  .816              2   0   
G Michael SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .611              0   4   

M Stottlemyre P                                                               2   0
  S Lyle P                                                                    0   1
Totals                       32   1   6   0    0   6                         27  14
Batting Events
HR: B Murcer (15, off R Culp; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: B Murcer 5; J Hart; H Clarke; B Allen; T Munson.
RBI: B Murcer (56).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding Events
E: R Blomberg (7); T Munson (4).
Baserunning Events
CS: J Hart (2, 2nd base by R Culp/C Fisk).

Pitching Stats

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Culp, W (2-3)                8     4   1   1    0   6   1   3.00   27     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 4     76    -     0.80   0.21
B Veale, S (8)                 1     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    4.97   0.19
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   6   1          32     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 6           -  
New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Stottlemyre                  8     5   1   0    0   1   0   3.31   29     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 1· 5     71    -     1.14   0.45
S Lyle, BS (4), L (2-4)        1     1   1   0    0   1   0   1.86    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          1-1    4.67  -0.55
Totals                         9     6   2   0    0   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     17· 9· 1· 6          1-1
M Stottlemyre faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Overcast.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            New York Yankees                             
1. Rick Miller                  LF       1. Bernie Allen                 2B
2. Reggie Smith                 CF       2. Johnny Callison              RF
3. Carl Yastrzemski             1B       3. Roy White                    LF
4. Orlando Cepeda               DH       4. Bobby Murcer                 CF
5. Rico Petrocelli              3B       5. Ron Blomberg                 1B
6. Carlton Fisk                  C       6. Graig Nettles                3B
7. Dwight Evans                 RF       7. Jim Ray Hart                 DH
8. Luis Aparicio                SS       8. Thurman Munson                C
9. Mario Guerrero               2B       9. Gene Michael                 SS

   Ray Culp                      P          Mel Stottlemyre               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t9 1 123 RRO 39% 84% 0-1 BOS C. Fisk S. Lyle Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores/unER; Yastrzemski Scores/Adv on E3/unER; Fisk to 2B
t9 0 12- 21% 64% 0-1 BOS O. Cepeda S. Lyle Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Smith to 3B; Yastrzemski to 2B; Cepeda to 1B
b9 2 1-3 O 19% 100% 1-2 NYY C. Sanchez B. Veale Groundout: P-1B
t9 0 123 O -19% 45% 0-1 BOS R. Petrocelli S. Lyle Strikeout
t9 0 1-- 17% 43% 0-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Lyle Single to RF; Smith to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 BOS R. Miller M. Stottlemyre Flyball: RF
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 BOS R. Smith M. Stottlemyre Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Stottlemyre Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 NYY B. Allen R. Culp Single to P
b1 0 1-- O 3% 45% 0-0 NYY J. Callison R. Culp Flyball: RF
b1 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 NYY R. White R. Culp Flyball: RF
b1 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 NYY B. Murcer R. Culp Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 BOS O. Cepeda M. Stottlemyre Flyball: LF
t2 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Stottlemyre Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 BOS C. Fisk M. Stottlemyre Single to LF
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 BOS D. Evans M. Stottlemyre Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 NYY R. Blomberg R. Culp Groundout: P-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 NYY G. Nettles R. Culp Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 NYY J. Hart R. Culp Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- 7% 57% 0-0 BOS L. Aparicio M. Stottlemyre Double to LF
t3 0 -2- O -5% 52% 0-0 BOS M. Guerrero M. Stottlemyre Strikeout
t3 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 BOS R. Miller M. Stottlemyre Groundout: 1B unassisted; Aparicio to 3B
t3 2 --3 O -4% 45% 0-0 BOS R. Smith M. Stottlemyre Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- -4% 41% 0-0 NYY T. Munson R. Culp Single to LF
b3 0 1-- O 4% 44% 0-0 NYY G. Michael R. Culp Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 NYY B. Allen R. Culp Flyball: CF
b3 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 NYY J. Callison R. Culp Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Stottlemyre Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 BOS O. Cepeda M. Stottlemyre Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O -1% 44% 0-0 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Stottlemyre Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 NYY R. White R. Culp Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1 --- R -14% 33% 0-0 NYY B. Murcer R. Culp Home Run
b4 1 --- O 1% 34% 1-0 NYY R. Blomberg R. Culp Strikeout
b4 2 --- O 1% 35% 1-0 NYY G. Nettles R. Culp Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O -3% 32% 0-1 BOS C. Fisk M. Stottlemyre Popfly: 1B
t5 1 --- O -2% 30% 0-1 BOS D. Evans M. Stottlemyre Lineout: CF
t5 2 --- O -1% 28% 0-1 BOS L. Aparicio M. Stottlemyre Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 2% 30% 1-0 NYY J. Hart R. Culp Flyball: LF
b5 1 --- O 1% 32% 1-0 NYY T. Munson R. Culp Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 1% 33% 1-0 NYY G. Michael R. Culp Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O -4% 29% 0-1 BOS M. Guerrero M. Stottlemyre Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O -2% 27% 0-1 BOS R. Miller M. Stottlemyre Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 2 --- 2% 29% 0-1 BOS R. Smith M. Stottlemyre Single to CF
t6 2 1-- O -4% 25% 0-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Stottlemyre Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 2% 27% 1-0 NYY B. Allen R. Culp Groundout: 1B-P
b6 1 --- O 2% 29% 1-0 NYY J. Callison R. Culp Groundout: P-1B
b6 2 --- O 1% 30% 1-0 NYY R. White R. Culp Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O -4% 25% 0-1 BOS O. Cepeda M. Stottlemyre Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O -3% 22% 0-1 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Stottlemyre Flyball: CF
t7 2 --- O -2% 20% 0-1 BOS C. Fisk M. Stottlemyre Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- O 2% 22% 1-0 NYY B. Murcer R. Culp Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- O 1% 23% 1-0 NYY R. Blomberg R. Culp Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- O 1% 24% 1-0 NYY G. Nettles R. Culp Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O -5% 19% 0-1 BOS D. Evans M. Stottlemyre Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- O -4% 15% 0-1 BOS L. Aparicio M. Stottlemyre Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2 --- 3% 18% 0-1 BOS M. Guerrero M. Stottlemyre Single to LF
t8 2 1-- O -6% 13% 0-1 BOS R. Miller M. Stottlemyre Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- -2% 11% 1-0 NYY J. Hart R. Culp Single to RF
b8 0 1-- OO 4% 15% 1-0 NYY T. Munson R. Culp Double Play: Strikeout, Hart Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b8 2 --- O 1% 15% 1-0 NYY G. Michael R. Culp Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- 12% 27% 0-1 BOS R. Smith M. Stottlemyre Single to RF
Sparky Lyle replaces Mel Stottlemyre pitching
t9 0 1-- 17% 43% 0-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Lyle Single to RF; Smith to 2B
t9 0 12- 21% 64% 0-1 BOS O. Cepeda S. Lyle Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Smith to 3B; Yastrzemski to 2B; Cepeda to 1B
Tommy Harper pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda (DH) batting 4th
t9 0 123 O -19% 45% 0-1 BOS R. Petrocelli S. Lyle Strikeout
t9 1 123 RRO 39% 84% 0-1 BOS C. Fisk S. Lyle Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores/unER; Yastrzemski Scores/Adv on E3/unER; Fisk to 2B
t9 2 -2- O -3% 81% 2-1 BOS D. Evans S. Lyle Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bob Veale facing 1-2-3
Bob Veale replaces Ray Culp pitching; Horace Clarke pinch hits for Bernie Allen (2B) batting 1st
b9 0 --- -13% 68% 1-2 NYY H. Clarke B. Veale Single to LF
Felipe Alou pinch hits for Johnny Callison (RF) batting 2nd
b9 0 1-- O 12% 80% 1-2 NYY F. Alou B. Veale Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b9 1 1-- O 11% 91% 1-2 NYY R. White B. Veale Flyball: LF
b9 2 1-- -10% 81% 1-2 NYY B. Murcer B. Veale Single to CF; Alou to 3B
Celerino Sanchez pinch hits for Ron Blomberg (1B) batting 5th
b9 2 1-3 O 19% 100% 1-2 NYY C. Sanchez B. Veale Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

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