California Angels vs Boston Red Sox
August 12, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1973 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 14

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar ss 2 0 0 0
  Meoli ph,ss 1 0 1 0
  Stanton ph 1 0 1 2
  Stephenson c 1 0 0 0
Berry cf 5 1 2 0
Robinson dh 4 3 3 4
Oliver 3b 4 1 0 0
Epstein 1b 3 0 1 0
Pinson lf 4 0 1 1
Scheinblum rf 4 1 1 1
Parker 2b,ss 4 1 2 0
Torborg c 1 1 1 0
  Stelmaszek c 0 0 0 0
  Llenas ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Singer 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 8 13 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 6 0 3 1
Guerrero ss 6 0 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b 3 2 2 0
  Kennedy 3b 2 0 0 0
Cepeda dh 5 4 5 1
Cater 3b,1b 5 4 4 4
Fisk c 5 2 1 1
Miller cf 3 1 1 2
Griffin 2b 5 1 1 2
Oglivie rf 4 0 2 2
Pole p 0 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Bolin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 14 19 13
California 000 003 2218132
Boston 030 045 20x14190
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Singer  L (15-10) 4.0 8 6 6 2 2
  Hand   1.1 4 5 4 1 0
  Barber   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Sells   2.1 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
19
14
13
4
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pole  W (1-1) 5.2 7 3 3 2 1
  Skok   1.1 5 4 4 2 0
  Bolin  SV (6) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
4
1

  E–Oliver 2 (6).  DP–Boston 3.  PB–Torborg (4).  2B–California Epstein (9,off Pole); Scheinblum (5,off Skok); Robinson (19,off Skok), Boston Cepeda (21,off Singer); Cater (8,off Sells).  HR–California Robinson 2 (22,6th inning off Pole 2 on, 1 out,9th inning off Bolin 0 on, 2 out), Boston Cater (1,5th inning off Singer 2 on, 0 out); Fisk (21,5th inning off Hand 0 on, 0 out); Cepeda (18,7th inning off Sells 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Alomar (25,2nd base off Pole/Fisk).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–3:18.  A–20,522.
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