Designated hitter Orlando Cepeda, returning to action after missing three games because of a back injury, homered in the second inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Orioles in a pitching duel between John Curtis and Doyle Alexander. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 1, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      24, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Miller rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Cabell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Smith cf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .274
Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .309      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Davis dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Cepeda dh             3   1   3   1     0   0   .297
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Etchebarren c         4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Cater 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Aparicio ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Belanger ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .223      Guerrero 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   7   0     1   2             Totals               29   1   6   1     1   0

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 26,244
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Red Sox 5
DP: Orioles 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Belanger, Guerrero
Doubles: Blair (10), Cepeda (12)
Home Runs: Cepeda (12)
Caught Stealing: Blair (5)
GIDP: Aparicio (10), Fisk (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(5-4)        8     6   1   1   1   0   1  30   3.55
Totals                  8     6   1   1   1   0   1  30

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(5-7)           9     7   0   0   1   2   0  34   3.18
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   2   0  34

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund reached on an error by Guerrero
[Rettenmund out at second (right to shortstop)]; Cabell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Blair grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller popped to shortstop; Smith flied out to
right; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Davis singled; Baylor struck out; Grich flied out
to left; Etchebarren lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Cepeda homered;
Petrocelli singled to right; Cater reached on an error by
Belanger [Petrocelli to third]; Aparicio grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cater out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger singled to left; Rettenmund flied out to center; Cabell
singled to right [Belanger to second]; Blair flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to right; Fisk
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Baylor flied
out to center; Grich walked; Etchebarren grounded out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Cepeda
doubled to center; Petrocelli flied out to center; Cater flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belanger singled to right; Rettenmund grounded out (second to
first) [Belanger to second]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Aparicio made an out to second; Guerrero grounded
out (third to first); Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair singled to left; Blair was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Davis
singled to left; Baylor flied out to left; Grich flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith walked; Fisk flied out to center; Yastrzemski
forced Smith (first to shortstop); Cepeda singled to left
[Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli forced Cepeda (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Etchebarren struck out; Robinson popped to first in
foul territory; Belanger popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Cater made an out to second; Aparicio grounded out
(shortstop to first); Guerrero made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair doubled to left;
Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller flied out to left; Smith singled to right;
Fisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox
1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Etchebarren flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.