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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 4

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New York Yankees 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, July 31, 1973 (N) at Fenway Park

NY  A    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   5 14  0
BOS A    0  0  0    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  2
BATTING
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clarke 2b                     5   0   0   0       0   1       3   2
M. Alou 1b                    5   2   3   0       0   0      10   0
White lf                      5   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Murcer cf                     5   0   3   3       0   0       0   0
Hart dh                       4   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Blomberg ph,dh              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Munson c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       9   1
Nettles 3b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
F. Alou rf                    4   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
Michael ss                    4   1   2   0       0   0       1   5
Dobson p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  McDaniel p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       41   5  14   5       0   1      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. McDaniel-Munson-M. Alou.
BATTING - 
2B: White (13,off Lee); Nettles (14,off Lee).
HR: F. Alou (4,9th inning off Lee 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: M. Alou 2 (4,2nd base off Lee/Fisk 2).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harper lf                     5   1   2   3       0   1       4   1
Aparicio ss                   4   0   1   0       0   2       1   8
Smith cf                      4   0   2   0       0   2       0   0
  Evans pr,rf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Yastrzemski 1b                3   0   0   0       1   0      15   0
Cepeda dh                     4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Petrocelli 3b                 4   0   1   0       0   1       0   4
Fisk c                        3   1   1   1       1   0       2   1
Griffin 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Miller rf,cf                  4   2   2   0       0   1       3   0
Lee p                         0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Veale p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bolin p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4       2   8      27  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Harper-Fisk.
E: Yastrzemski (3), Fisk (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Miller (11,off McDaniel).
HR: Fisk (19,5th inning off Dobson 0 on 1 out); Harper (12,5th inning off Dobson
1 on 2 out).
SH: Aparicio (6,off McDaniel).
GDP: Cepeda (12,off McDaniel).
IBB: Fisk (1,by Dobson); Yastrzemski (6,by McDaniel).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Harper (23,3rd base off McDaniel/Munson); Evans (3,2nd base off McDaniel/Munson).
PITCHING
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dobson                        5.2   7   3   3   1   5   2  25
McDaniel W(8-3)               3.1   3   1   1   1   3   0  13
Totals                        9    10   4   4   2   8   2  38
WP: Dobson (1).
IBB: Dobson (5,Fisk); McDaniel (8,Yastrzemski).
Inherited Runners - Scored: McDaniel 2-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lee                           8    11   4   4   0   0   1  36
Veale L(1-2)                  0.1   3   1   1   0   1   0   4
Bolin                         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9    14   5   5   0   1   1  41
Lee faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Veale 1-1; Bolin 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Nestor Chylak
Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 33084
Starting Lineups:

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox           
1. Clarke              2b        Harper              lf
2. M. Alou             1b        Aparicio            ss
3. White               lf        Smith               cf
4. Murcer              cf        Yastrzemski         1b
5. Hart                dh        Cepeda              dh
6. Munson              c         Petrocelli          3b
7. Nettles             3b        Fisk                c
8. F. Alou             rf        Griffin             2b
9. Michael             ss        Miller              rf
   Dobson              p         Lee                 p

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); M. Alou
singled; White flied out to right; M. Alou stole second [M. Alou
to third (error by Fisk)]; Murcer singled to right [M. Alou
scored]; Hart grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio
struck out; Smith singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson grounded out (catcher to first); Nettles
reached on an error by Yastrzemski; F. Alou singled to center
[Nettles to second]; Michael singled to left [Nettles to third,
F. Alou to second]; Clarke popped to first; M. Alou flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cepeda singled to left; Petrocelli lined to left;
Fisk forced Cepeda (third to second); Griffin popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White doubled; On a bunt Murcer singled to second
[White to third]; Hart forced Murcer (shortstop to second)
[White scored]; Munson forced Hart (second to shortstop);
Nettles popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Aparicio was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox
0.

YANKEES 4TH: F. Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
grounded out (third to first); Clarke grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first); Cepeda was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: M. Alou flied out to right; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli popped to shortstop; Fisk homered to
left; Griffin grounded out (third to first); Miller singled to
right; Harper homered to left [Miller scored]; Aparicio singled
to right; Smith struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Hart grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles doubled; F. Alou
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Cepeda flied to
right; Petrocelli singled to left; Dobson threw a wild pitch
[Petrocelli to second]; Fisk was walked intentionally; MCDANIEL
REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Griffin forced Fisk (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael grounded out (third to first); Clarke
grounded out (shortstop to first); M. Alou singled to left; M.
Alou stole second; White lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller doubled to left; Harper singled [Miller
scored]; Aparicio out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Harper to second]; Smith singled to left [Harper stayed at
second]; EVANS RAN FOR SMITH; Harper stole third and Evans stole
second; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Cepeda grounded
into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Harper out at
home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 8TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MILLER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Murcer grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hart singled to center; Munson lined to left; Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli struck out; Fisk flied to right; Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 9TH: F. Alou homered to left; Michael singled to center;
VEALE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Clarke struck out; M. Alou
singled to center [Michael to second]; White singled to center
[Michael to third, M. Alou to second]; Murcer singled to right
[Michael scored, M. Alou scored, White to third]; BOLIN REPLACED
VEALE (PITCHING); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR HART; Blomberg hit into a
double play (left to catcher) [White out at home]; Roy White
missed the plate; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 9TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Miller was
called out on strikes; Harper struck out; Aparicio grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Yankees          5  14   0    9
 Red Sox          4  10   2    7
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