California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
May 31, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1973 at Fenway Park. The California Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 7, Boston Red Sox 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Grabarkewitz 2b 4 1 1 2
  Berry lf 1 0 0 0
Pinson cf 5 1 2 0
Stanton lf,rf 4 1 1 0
Robinson dh 4 1 2 1
Oliver rf 4 1 2 3
  Alomar 2b 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 3 1 1 0
Kusnyer c 4 0 0 0
DaVanon 3b 4 1 1 0
Meoli ss 3 0 1 1
May p 0 0 0 0
  Hand p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 0 0 0 0
  Sells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 2 1 2 2
  Miller lf,cf 2 0 1 0
Aparicio ss 5 0 2 2
Fisk c 4 0 1 0
Smith cf 3 0 1 0
  Oglivie pr,lf 2 1 2 0
Cepeda dh 5 0 1 0
  Hunter pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Petrocelli 3b 5 0 0 0
Cater 1b 3 2 2 0
Kennedy 2b 4 2 2 0
Evans rf 2 0 0 1
Curtis p 0 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
  Veale p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 5
California 000 030 0407112
Boston 120 210 0006140
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
May   4.0 7 5 5 3 3
  Hand  W (3-3) 4.1 6 1 1 1 2
  Barber   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sells  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
4
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis   7.1 8 5 5 1 4
  Bolin  L (1-1) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Veale   1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
1
7

  E–DaVanon (1), Meoli (7).  DP–California 3, Boston 1.  2B–California DaVanon (1,off Curtis), Boston Kennedy (6,off May); Aparicio (6,off May); Oglivie (6,off Hand).  HR–California Grabarkewitz (2,5th inning off Curtis 1 on, 2 out); Oliver (7,8th inning off Bolin 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Meoli (2,off Curtis); Evans (2,off May).  SB–Harper (13,2nd base off May/Kusnyer); Aparicio (6,2nd base off May/Kusnyer); Oglivie (1,2nd base off Hand/Kusnyer).  CS–Harper (2,2nd base by May/Kusnyer).  U-HP–Hank Morgenweck, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:38.  A–10,600.
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