7/21/1973, EVN73-CLE73, game 1, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1973 Black Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 3
1973 Spiders 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 10 2 4 2
Black Sox AB R H BI AVG Spiders AB R H BI AVG
Grich 2b 4 1 1 0 .236 Harper lf 4 0 2 1 .311
Russell ss 4 0 0 1 .261 Tenace c 3 0 0 0 .310
Rettenmund rf 3 0 0 0 .226 Torborg c 0 0 0 0 .333
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0 .310 Grabarkewitz 3b 4 1 2 0 .353
Porter c 4 0 0 0 .273 Breeden 1b 3 1 1 0 .272
Rader Doug 3b 4 0 0 0 .281 Bourque ph 1 0 1 0 .233
Brye cf 3 0 1 0 .284 McRae rf 2 1 1 1 .325
Evans Dwight lf 3 0 1 0 .271 Brown G ph 1 0 0 0 .192
Merritt p 2 0 1 0 .143 Crawford W rf 0 0 0 0 .377
Ellis J ph 1 0 0 0 .263 Henderson cf 3 1 1 1 .308
Lersch p 0 0 0 0 .000 Helms 2b 3 1 1 1 .281
32 1 5 1 Robinson C ss 3 0 1 1 .235
Barr p 3 0 0 0 .170
30 5 10 5
Black Sox INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Merritt L 5-7 7.0 8 5 5 2 3 92 62 3.89
Lersch 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 11 6 2.95
8.0 10 5 5 2 3 103 68
Spiders INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Barr W 10-9 9.0 5 1 1 1 3 106 70 3.55
9.0 5 1 1 1 3 106 70
EVN: Ellis J batted for Merritt in the 8th
CLE: Bourque batted for Breeden in the 8th
Brown G batted for McRae in the 8th
Torborg inserted at c in the 9th
Bourque moved to 1b in the 9th
Crawford W inserted at rf in the 9th
E-Breeden, Robinson C. 2B-Breeden(6), Helms(17). 3B-Grich(3).
RBI-Russell(22), Harper(53), McRae(38), Henderson(14), Helms(47),
Robinson C(3). SB-Rettenmund(6). K-Grich, Russell, Cepeda, Breeden, Barr 2.
BB-Rettenmund, Tenace, McRae. SF-Henderson.
GWRBI: Helms
Temperature: 75, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: in from right at 11 MPH.
7/21/1973, EVN73-CLE73, game 1, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1973 Black Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 3
1973 Spiders 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 10 2 4 2
Black Sox -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Grich 2b 1>43 7 6>T k
Russell ss k 64/f 43.3-H 3/g
Rettenmund rf e6.B-1 4>W 53 9>9
Cepeda 1b SB2 643/gdp 43 S
k
Porter c 2>8 6 7>53 63.1-2
Rader Doug 3b 53 5>31 e3.B-1 9
Brye cf 8 63 S.1-2
Evans Dwight lf 3>4 S 363/gdp
Merritt p S 7
Ellis J ph 8>63
Lersch p
Spiders -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Harper lf 1>S S.3-H;1-2 5 53
Tenace c 7 143/gdp 5>W 7
Torborg c
Grabarkewitz 3b 4 3>S 4/L 8>Lersch
S
Breeden 1b k D.1-3 643/gdp
Bourque ph S.1-2
McRae rf 2>S 53.3-H;2-3 6>W
Brown G ph note 1
Crawford W rf
Henderson cf S.1-2 9/SF.3-H 31.1-2 63
Helms 2b D.2-H;1-3 9 63
Robinson C ss S.3-H;2-3 4>8 43
Barr p k k 7>7
1: 643/gdp.2-3
Black Sox IN OUT ER Spiders IN OUT ER
Merritt A1 D2 5 L 5-7 Barr A1 D6 1 W 10-9
Lersch D3 D6 0
7/21/1973, EVN73-CLE73, game 1, Fenway Park
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1973 Black Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 3
1973 Spiders 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 10 2 4 2
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Black Sox batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Grich grounded out to second (X)
0-0 1 --- 22 Russell struck out (CFBBS)
0-0 2 --- 20 Rettenmund to first on an error by the shortstop Robinson
C (BBX)
0-0 2 1-- 00 Rettenmund stole second (>C)
0-0 2 -2- 02 Cepeda struck out (>C.FS)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Spiders batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Harper grounded a single between first and second (X)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Tenace flied out to left (X)
0-0 1 1-- 02 Grabarkewitz popped out to second (SCX)
0-0 2 1-- 22 Breeden struck out (FCBBC)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Black Sox batting
0-0 0 --- 00 Porter flied out to center (X)
0-0 1 --- 00 Rader Doug grounded out to third (X)
0-0 2 --- 11 Brye lined out to center (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Spiders batting
0-0 0 --- 00 McRae grounded a single between third and short (X)
0-0 0 1-- 00 Henderson lined a single to shallow left, McRae to second
(X)
0-0 0 12- 00 Helms lined a double down the left field line, McRae
scored, Henderson to third (X)
0-1 0 -23 00 Robinson C grounded a single up the middle, Henderson
scored, Helms to third (X)
0-2 0 1-3 12 Barr struck out (CBCS)
0-2 1 1-3 02 Harper reached on an infield single to the catcher, Helms
scored, Robinson C to second (FFX)
0-3 1 12- 22 Tenace grounded into a double play, Merritt to Grich to
Cepeda (BBCFX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Black Sox batting
0-3 0 --- 01 Evans Dwight popped out to second (SX)
0-3 1 --- 12 Merritt grounded a single up the middle (BCFX)
0-3 1 1-- 12 Grich lined out to left (BFFX)
0-3 2 1-- 22 Russell grounded to short, forcing Merritt at second
(CFBBX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Spiders batting
0-3 0 --- 02 Grabarkewitz grounded a single up the middle (CFFX)
0-3 0 1-- 21 Breeden lined a double to right center, Grabarkewitz to
third (FBBX)
0-3 0 -23 00 McRae grounded out to third, Grabarkewitz scored, Breeden
to third (X)
0-4 1 --3 21 Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to right, Breeden scored
(CBBX)
0-5 2 --- 01 Helms lined out to right (CX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Black Sox batting
0-5 0 --- 31 Rettenmund walked (BBSBB)
0-5 0 1-- 00 Cepeda grounded into a double play, Robinson C to Helms
to Breeden (X)
0-5 2 --- 11 Porter popped out to short (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Spiders batting
0-5 0 --- 00 Robinson C flied out to center (X)
0-5 1 --- 12 Barr struck out (CFBS)
0-5 2 --- 00 Harper popped out to third (X)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Black Sox batting
0-5 0 --- 11 Rader Doug grounded out to first (BCX)
0-5 1 --- 01 Brye grounded out to short (FX)
0-5 2 --- 22 Evans Dwight lined a single to right center (BBFSFX)
0-5 2 1-- 12 Merritt flied out to left (FBFX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Spiders batting
0-5 0 --- 32 Tenace walked (BBFBCB)
0-5 0 1-- 22 Grabarkewitz lined out to second (BBCSFFX)
0-5 1 1-- 10 Breeden grounded into a double play, Russell to Grich to
Cepeda (BX)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Black Sox batting
0-5 0 --- 22 Grich tripled deep to right center (BCBFX)
0-5 0 --3 11 Russell grounded out to second, Grich scored (CBX)
1-5 1 --- 10 Rettenmund grounded out to third (BX)
1-5 2 --- 12 Cepeda grounded out to second (CFBFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Spiders batting
1-5 0 --- 32 McRae walked (BBBCFB)
1-5 0 1-- 32 Henderson grounded out to first, McRae to second (BBFCBX)
1-5 1 -2- 31 Helms grounded out to short (FBBBX)
1-5 2 -2- 01 Robinson C grounded out to second (SX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Black Sox batting
1-5 0 --- 01 Porter grounded out to third (FX)
1-5 1 --- 10 Rader Doug to first on an error by the first baseman
Breeden (BX)
1-5 1 1-- 00 Brye grounded a single up the middle, Rader Doug to
second (X)
1-5 1 12- 32 Evans Dwight grounded into a double play, Breeden to
Robinson C to Breeden (BBSBFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Spiders batting
1-5 0 --- 12 Barr flied out to left (SBCFX)
1-5 1 --- 11 Harper grounded out to third (FBX)
1-5 2 --- 11 Tenace flied out to left (BCX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Black Sox batting
Ellis J pinch hitting for Merritt
1-5 0 --- 32 Ellis J grounded out to short (BCBSFBX)
1-5 1 --- 12 Grich struck out (BFFFC)
1-5 2 --- 21 Russell grounded out to first (FBBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Spiders batting
Lersch now pitching
1-5 0 --- 00 Grabarkewitz lined a single to shallow center (X)
Bourque pinch hitting for Breeden
1-5 0 1-- 31 Bourque lined a single up the middle, Grabarkewitz to
second (BBBCX)
Brown G pinch hitting for McRae
1-5 0 12- 00 Brown G grounded into a double play, Russell to Grich to
Cepeda, Grabarkewitz to third (X)
1-5 2 --3 21 Henderson grounded out to short (BSBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Black Sox batting
Torborg now playing catcher
Bourque moved to first base
Crawford W now playing right field
1-5 0 --- 00 Rettenmund flied out to right (X)
1-5 1 --- 00 Cepeda lined a single to right center (X)
1-5 1 1-- 21 Porter grounded out to short, Cepeda to second (BBCX)
1-5 2 -2- 10 Rader Doug flied out to right (BX)