Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox
July 17, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1973 at Fenway Park. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 8, Boston Red Sox 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 1 1 0
Muser 1b 4 0 0 0
May lf 4 0 0 0
  Sharp lf 0 1 0 0
Melton 3b 4 2 3 1
Henderson dh 4 1 0 0
Bradford cf 5 2 3 0
Herrmann c 4 1 3 5
Orta 2b 5 0 1 1
Leon ss 4 0 2 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 5 1 4 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 0 1
Smith cf 5 1 1 1
Cepeda dh 5 0 1 0
Cater 1b 4 1 1 0
Montgomery c 4 0 3 1
Evans rf 4 0 0 1
Griffin 2b 3 0 1 0
Kennedy 3b 3 0 0 0
  Fisk ph 1 1 1 0
Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Veale p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
Chicago 020 003 0038131
Boston 100 000 0214121
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (18-12) 7.1 9 3 3 1 4
  Forster  SV (14) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
1
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin  L (9-12) 5.2 9 5 5 2 3
  Garman   2.2 2 3 3 4 2
  Veale   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
6
6

  E–Orta (11), Aparicio (11).  DP–Chicago 1, Boston 2.  2B–Boston Harper (12,off Wood); Montgomery (4,off Wood); Cater (7,off Wood); Fisk (15,off Forster).  HR–Chicago Herrmann (8,6th inning off Pattin 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Aparicio (5,off Wood).  SF–Aparicio (6,off Forster).  SB–Kelly (13,2nd base off Pattin/Montgomery); Herrmann (1,2nd base off Veale/Montgomery).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:46.  A–25,517.
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