7/15/1973, Tex73-Bos73, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1973 Texas 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 1 5 1
1973 Boston 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 x 4 9 1 4 0
Texas AB R H BI AVG Boston AB R H BI AVG
Nelson,D 2b 4 1 1 0 .296 Harper lf 4 1 2 1 .268
Harris cf 4 0 1 0 .278 Aparicio ss 3 1 1 0 .284
Johnson,A dh 3 0 0 1 .301 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 .239
Carty lf 3 0 1 0 .219 Cepeda dh 4 1 1 2 .280
Maddox,E pr 0 0 0 0 .294 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 .252
Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 .305 Cater 3b 3 0 2 1 .316
Spencer 1b 4 1 1 0 .272 Evans,Dw rf 3 0 0 0 .180
Fregosi 3b 4 0 1 1 .240 Griffin,D 2b 3 1 2 0 .344
Billings c 4 0 0 0 .187 Miller,R cf 2 0 0 0 .251
Mason,J ss 3 1 1 1 .215 30 4 9 4
33 3 6 3
Texas INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Merritt L 2-8 8.0 9 4 3 0 3 101 76 6.01
8.0 9 4 3 0 3 101 76
Boston INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Tiant W 12-6 9.0 6 3 3 0 9 133 86 3.99
9.0 6 3 3 0 9 133 86
Tex: Maddox,E ran for Carty in the 7th
Maddox,E moved to lf in the 7th
E-Merritt, Yastrzemski. 2B-Spencer(11). 3B-Fregosi(2). HR-Mason,J(3),
Cepeda(16). RBI-Johnson,A(44), Fregosi(16), Mason,J(21), Harper(50),
Cepeda 2(48), Cater(22). CS-Harper. K-Nelson,D 2, Harris 2, Johnson,A 2,
Spencer, Fregosi, Billings, Harper, Fisk 2. SH-Aparicio, Miller,R.
SF-Johnson,A. HBP-Maddox,E. HB-Tiant.
GWRBI: Cepeda
Temperature: 79, Sky: threatening, Wind: out to center at 8 MPH.
Attendance: 16,261
Game Time: 2:03
7/15/1973, Tex73-Bos73, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1973 Texas 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 1 5 1
1973 Boston 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 x 4 9 1 4 0
Texas -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Nelson,D 2b 1>k 4>k 8 S
Harris cf k k 6 S.1-3
Johnson,A dh k k 63 8/SF.3-H
Carty lf 2>6 5>63 7>S
Maddox,E pr HBP.1-2
Burroughs rf 7 7 46/f.B-1 8
Spencer 1b k D 16/f.B-1 9>43
Fregosi 3b 3>13 e3.2-3;B-1 T.1-H k
Billings c k 9 53 53
Mason,J ss 13 6>HR 8>31
Boston -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Harper lf 1>8 4>k S.2-H 8>S
Aparicio ss 8 S CS2(24) 24/SH.1-2
3
Yastrzemski 1b 53 S.1-2 6>43 9
Cepeda dh 2>8 note 1 7 HR.2-H
Fisk c k 7 k 43
Cater 3b 43 note 2 7>S
Evans,Dw rf 3>143 54/f 7
Griffin,D 2b S 5>S 8
Miller,R cf 463/gdp 53/SH.1-2 3/g
1: 3e1.2-3;1-2;B-1 2: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Texas IN OUT ER Boston IN OUT ER
Merritt A1 D5 3 L 2-8 Tiant A1 D8 3 W 12-6
7/15/1973, Tex73-Bos73, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1973 Texas 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 1 5 1
1973 Boston 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 x 4 9 1 4 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Texas batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Nelson,D struck out (CBFBC)
0-0 1 --- 32 Harris struck out (BBCBSS)
0-0 2 --- 12 Johnson,A struck out (BCSS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Harper lined out to center (CBX)
0-0 1 --- 20 Aparicio popped out to center (BBX)
0-0 2 --- 12 Yastrzemski grounded out to third (BCFX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Texas batting
0-0 0 --- 21 Carty popped out to short (BCBX)
0-0 1 --- 00 Burroughs flied out to left (X)
0-0 2 --- 12 Spencer struck out (CBCS)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Cepeda flied out to center (BBCBX)
0-0 1 --- 22 Fisk struck out (SBCBS)
0-0 2 --- 01 Cater grounded out to second (FX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Texas batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Fregosi grounded out to the mound (BFSX)
0-0 1 --- 32 Billings struck out (BBFSBS)
0-0 2 --- 32 Mason,J grounded out to the mound (FSBBBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Evans,Dw grounded out to the mound (X)
0-0 1 --- 00 Griffin,D lined a single to right (X)
0-0 1 1-- 01 Miller,R grounded into a double play, Nelson,D to Mason,J
to Spencer (CX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Texas batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Nelson,D struck out (BBCFS)
0-0 1 --- 22 Harris struck out (CFBBS)
0-0 2 --- 12 Johnson,A struck out (BCFC)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Boston batting
0-0 0 --- 22 Harper struck out (BSFBS)
0-0 1 --- 12 Aparicio lined a single to shallow center (SFFBX)
0-0 1 1-- 12 Yastrzemski grounded a single between first and second,
Aparicio to second (BFFX)
0-0 1 12- 12 Aparicio to third, Yastrzemski to second, Cepeda to first
on an error by the pitcher Merritt (CCBX)
0-0 1 123 01 Fisk lined out to left (SX)
0-0 2 123 01 Cater reached on an infield single to first, Aparicio
scored, Yastrzemski to third, Cepeda to second (CX)
0-1 2 123 01 Evans,Dw grounded to third, forcing Cater at second (FX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Texas batting
0-1 0 --- 01 Carty grounded out to short (CX)
0-1 1 --- 01 Burroughs flied out to left (SX)
0-1 2 --- 10 Spencer doubled deep to center (BX)
0-1 2 -2- 21 Spencer to third, Fregosi to first on an error by the
first baseman Yastrzemski (FBBX)
0-1 2 1-3 11 Billings flied out to right (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Boston batting
0-1 0 --- 12 Griffin,D lined a single to left center (BFSX)
0-1 0 1-- 00 Miller,R sacrifice bunted to third, Griffin,D to second
(Xb)
0-1 1 -2- 01 Harper lined a single to shallow center, Griffin,D scored
(CX)
0-2 1 1-- 00 Harper was caught stealing second (>C)
0-2 2 --- 01 Aparicio popped out to first (>C.X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Texas batting
0-2 0 --- 11 Mason,J homered deep down the right field line (CBX)
1-2 0 --- 12 Nelson,D lined out to center (BFSX)
1-2 1 --- 10 Harris popped out to short (BX)
1-2 2 --- 22 Johnson,A grounded out to short (CFBBX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Boston batting
1-2 0 --- 11 Yastrzemski grounded out to second (CBX)
1-2 1 --- 02 Cepeda flied out to left (FFX)
1-2 2 --- 32 Fisk struck out (CBFBFBFFFS)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Texas batting
1-2 0 --- 11 Carty lined a single to shallow center (FBX)
Maddox,E pinch running for Carty
1-2 0 1-- 10 Burroughs grounded to second, forcing Maddox,E at second,
Burroughs to first (BX)
1-2 1 1-- 02 Spencer grounded to the mound, forcing Burroughs at
second, Spencer to first (CCX)
1-2 2 1-- 12 Fregosi tripled deep to right center, Spencer scored
(SCBX)
2-2 2 --3 22 Billings grounded out to third (CBBFFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Boston batting
Maddox,E moved to left field
2-2 0 --- 00 Cater grounded a single up the middle (X)
2-2 0 1-- 00 Evans,Dw lined out to left (X)
2-2 1 1-- 01 Griffin,D flied out to center (FX)
2-2 2 1-- 22 Miller,R grounded out to first (FFBFBFX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Texas batting
2-2 0 --- 00 Mason,J grounded out to first (X)
2-2 1 --- 12 Nelson,D lined a single to shallow right (CBSX)
2-2 1 1-- 11 Harris singled down the right field line and shallow,
Nelson,D to third (FBX)
2-2 1 1-3 21 Johnson,A hit a sacrifice fly to center, Nelson,D scored
(BBSX)
3-2 2 1-- 00 Maddox,E was hit by a pitch, Harris to second (H)
3-2 2 12- 32 Burroughs lined out to center (BBBCF>F>X)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Boston batting
3-2 0 --- 01 Harper lined a single to shallow center (FX)
3-2 0 1-- 00 Aparicio sacrifice bunted to the catcher, Harper to
second (Xb)
3-2 1 -2- 32 Yastrzemski flied out to right (CFBBBX)
3-2 2 -2- 01 Cepeda homered deep down the right field line, Harper
scored (CX)
3-4 2 --- 12 Fisk grounded out to second (BFCX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Texas batting
3-4 0 --- 22 Spencer grounded out to second (CBBSX)
3-4 1 --- 12 Fregosi struck out (FBCFFC)
3-4 2 --- 11 Billings grounded out to third (FBX)