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Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 8, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 8, 1973 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 8, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 8, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marty Pattin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Fisher |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 9,234 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Ron Luciano |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Ben Oglivie | Right Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
John Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
Carlos May | Left Fielder |
Dick Allen | First Baseman |
Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
Ken Henderson | Center Fielder |
Mike Andrews | DH |
Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Luis Alvarado | Shortstop |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 8, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fisher
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fisher
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Fisher
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Fisher
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Yastrzemski steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Fisher
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fisk vs. Fisher
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Pattin
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Pattin
May hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Pattin
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Pattin
There goes Kelly. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Griffin applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Fisher
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Fisher
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Fisher
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Fisher
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Pattin
Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Pattin
Henderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Pattin
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fisher
Harper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fisher
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fisher
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Pattin
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herrmann for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Pattin
Orta hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Pattin
Alvarado hits a popup towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Fisher
Cepeda hits a line drive towards first. Allen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Fisher
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Fisher
Oglivie hits a popup into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Pattin
Kelly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Kelly reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Pattin
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Pattin
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Pattin
Melton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Melton reaches second base with a double. May moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Pattin
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Andrews vs. Pattin
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Fisher
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Fisher
Kennedy hits a popup towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Fisher
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Pattin
Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Pattin
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvarado vs. Pattin
Alvarado bunts towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Pattin
Kelly hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Fisher
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Fisher
Aparicio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aparicio is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Fisher
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Fisher
The ball gets by Herrmann for a passed ball. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Fisher
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Pattin
May hits a fly ball into right field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Pattin
Allen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Pattin
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Fisher
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Fisher
Oglivie strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Fisher
Griffin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Fisher
Kennedy is hit by the pitch. Griffin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching. Danny Cater pinch hits for Rick Miller.
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Pattin
Dwight Evans now playing center field.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Pattin
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Pattin
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pattin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Forster
Tony Muser now playing first base.
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Forster
Aparicio hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Forster
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Pattin
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Pattin
Alvarado strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Pattin
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Forster
Cepeda hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Forster
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oglivie vs. Forster
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Forster
Griffin strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/8/1973 -- Boston at Chicago (N) Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Harper T, lf 4 0 0 0 Kelly P, rf 3 1 1 0 Aparicio L, ss 3 0 1 0 May C, lf 3 0 1 1 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Allen D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cepeda O, dh 3 0 0 0 Muser T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Melton B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Oglivie B, rf 4 0 0 0 Henderson K, cf 2 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 2 0 Andrews M, dh 2 0 0 0 Kennedy J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Herrmann E, c 3 0 1 0 Miller R, cf 2 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Cater D, ph 1 0 0 0 Alvarado L, ss 2 0 0 0 Evans D, cf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 0 3 0 24 1 4 1 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Chicago 000 100 00x -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Pattin M (L) 8.0 4 1 1 3 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Fisher E (W) 6.2 3 0 0 3 4 Forster T (S) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Boston 7, Chicago 3 2B -- Melton B 3B -- Kelly P SB -- Yastrzemski C CS -- Kelly P SH -- Alvarado L HBP -- by Fisher E (Kennedy J) PB -- Herrmann E T -- 2:05 A -- 9234
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