Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox
May 2, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1973 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 2, Boston Red Sox 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 1 0
Harrah ss 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 1 1 1
Carty dh 4 0 1 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 2 0
Harris 3b 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 2 0 0 0
Suarez c 3 1 1 1
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 3 0 0 0
Aparicio ss 4 1 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 0 0
Smith cf 1 1 0 1
Cepeda dh 4 1 2 4
Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 0
  Kennedy pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Fisk c 3 0 0 0
Oglivie rf 3 0 0 0
  Evans rf 0 0 0 0
Griffin 2b 4 1 2 1
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 5 6
Texas 000 100 010271
Boston 005 001 00x650
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (0-3) 5.1 5 6 6 5 0
  Hudson   2.2 0 0 0 1 5
Totals
8.0
5
6
6
6
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (3-2) 9.0 7 2 2 0 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
8

  E–Harris (2).  DP–Texas 1, Boston 1.  2B–Boston Griffin (3,off Broberg).  HR–Texas Epstein (1,4th inning off Tiant 0 on, 1 out); Suarez (1,8th inning off Tiant 0 on, 0 out), Boston Cepeda (6,3rd inning off Broberg 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–Maddox (2,by Tiant); Fisk (4,by Broberg).  SB–Harper (5,2nd base off Broberg/Suarez).  HBP–Broberg (3,Fisk); Tiant (2,Maddox).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:14.  A–8,247.
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