New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
April 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1973 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 4 0 0 0
White lf 4 0 0 0
Alou M. rf 3 1 0 0
Murcer cf 4 0 2 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1
Alou F. 1b 4 1 1 0
Munson c 4 1 2 1
Swoboda dh 4 0 0 0
Michael ss 4 0 1 0
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 3 1 1 0
  Miller lf 0 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 1 0 1 0
  Guerrero ss 3 1 2 0
Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 0 1
Smith cf 4 0 1 2
Cepeda dh 4 1 1 1
Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0
Fisk c 3 0 0 0
Griffin 2b 3 1 1 0
Evans rf 3 0 0 0
Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Veale p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
New York 110 000 001371
Boston 000 003 001473
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Medich   5.1 4 3 3 0 3
  Lyle  L (0-1) 2.2 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
1
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis   8.0 7 3 2 2 3
  Veale  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
3

  E–Nettles (2), Guerrero 2 (2), Griffin (2).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–Boston Smith (2,off Lyle).  HR–New York Munson (1,2nd inning off Curtis 0 on, 0 out), Boston Cepeda (1,9th inning off Lyle 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Harper (1,3rd base off Lyle/Munson); Guerrero (1,2nd base off Lyle/Munson).  WP–Curtis (1).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:17.  A–12,754.
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