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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 16, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 16, 1973 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Curtis |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 20,424 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: George Maloney 3B: John Rice |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Deron Johnson | DH |
| Gene Tenace | First Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Left Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
| Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Orlando Cepeda | DH |
| Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 16, 1973
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Curtis
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Curtis
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Curtis
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Curtis
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bando moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Curtis
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bando scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. Curtis
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Blue
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Blue
Aparicio is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Blue
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Blue
Cepeda hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Curtis
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Curtis
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Curtis
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Blue
Cater hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Blue
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Blue
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Curtis
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Curtis
North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Curtis
Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Curtis
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blue
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Griffin for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Blue
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Blue
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tenace scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Curtis
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Curtis
Tenace hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Curtis
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Curtis
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Curtis. Alou moves to third. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Curtis
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio misplays the ball. That's an error on Aparicio. Alou scores. Fosse moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Campaneris vs. Curtis
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Curtis, and towards Griffin, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Blue
Aparicio hits a popup towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Blue
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blue
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Blue
Cater hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Curtis
North hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Curtis
Bando strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Curtis
Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Curtis
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Blue
Fisk hits a popup into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Blue
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Blue
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Curtis
Tenace is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Curtis
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Curtis
Fosse hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Curtis
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Blue
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Blue
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Blue
Aparicio strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Curtis
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Curtis
North hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Curtis
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Fisk and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. Curtis
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Curtis
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pole
Dick Pole now pitching.
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Pole
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Pole
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Griffin fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Blue
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blue
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Blue
Cater hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Blue
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Pole
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pole, and towards Griffin, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Pole
Jose Morales pinch hits for Dick Green.
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Pole
Campaneris hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Blue
Ted Kubiak now playing second base.
Miller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Blue
Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Blue
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Blue
Harper hits a fly ball towards center. North settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on North. Miller moves to third. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aparicio vs. Blue
Aparicio hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller tags and scores. Griffin tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Blue
The ball gets by Fosse for a passed ball. Griffin scores. Harper moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Blue
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Pole
North strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Pole
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Pole
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Pole
Mike Hegan pinch hits for Deron Johnson.
There goes Jackson. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hegan vs. Pole
Hegan hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Blue
Mike Hegan now playing first base. Vida Blue now pitching.
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Blue
John Kennedy pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda.
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Blue
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Blue
Miller strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1973 -- Oakland at Boston (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 5 1 2 0 Harper T, lf 4 0 0 0
North B, cf 5 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 0 1
Bando S, 3b 4 2 2 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 4 2 3 4 Cepeda O, dh 3 0 2 0
Johnson D, dh 4 0 1 1 Kennedy J, pr 0 0 0 0
Hegan M, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Cater D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tenace G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 1 1 1
Blue V, p-p 0 0 0 0 Miller R, cf 4 1 1 0
Alou J, lf 4 1 2 0 Griffin D, 2b 2 1 0 0
Fosse R, c 4 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0
Green D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Morales J, ph 1 0 0 0
Kubiak T, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 11 5 30 3 4 2
Oakland 100 110 300 -- 6
Boston 000 000 021 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (W) 9.0 4 3 1 3 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Curtis J (L) 6.1 11 6 5 1 4
Pole D 2.2 0 0 0 2 3
E -- Curtis J, Aparicio L, Fisk C, North B
DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Oakland 8, Boston 4
2B -- Cepeda O, Alou J, Miller R
HR -- Jackson R 2, Fisk C
SB -- Campaneris B, Jackson R
SF -- Aparicio L
PB -- Fosse R
T -- 2:42
A -- 20424
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