Siebert got the ball in the top of the first inning and Horace Clarke led off by grounding out to short. Thurmon Munson walked but Bobby Murcer lined out to center. Roy White struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox wasted no time cracking Peterson in the bottom of the first as Tommy Harper walked to start. Luis Aparicio singled to center and Carl Yastrzemski lined a base hit to center. Harper scored easily and Aparicio came around to take third, Yaz taking second on the throw home. Reggie Smith struck out swinging but Rico Petrocelli was intentionally walked to load the bases. Danny Cater hit a routine grounder to Rich McKinney who booted it for an error to score Aparicio and Doug Griffin also hit a grounder booted by McKinney. This time both Yaz and Cater scored to increase the lead. Carlton Fisk struck out looking but Siebert helped his own cause by slashing a double to center to clear the bases. Harper started the inning with a walk and ended it by grounding out to short with the Red Sox ahead 6-0.
The Yankees fought back in the top of the second inning as Ron Blomberg doubled to left to start. Felipe Alou popped up to second but McKinney atoned for his errors with a base hit to left to advance Blomberg to third. Gene Michael scored Blomberg with a sac fly to put the Yankees on the board but Peterson grounded into a force to end the inning with the Yankees down 6-1.
Michael drives in a run
The Sox struck again in the bottom of the second as Aparicio grounded out to third to start. Yaz was plunked and Smith walked, both advancing on the grounder back to the mound by Petrocelli. Cater hit another grounder to short and once again McKinney booted it for his third error of the game to score Yaz. Griffin lined out to right to end the inning with the Sox ahead 7-0.
The Yankees struck again in the top of the third inning as Clarke grounded out to short to start. Munson beat out a little roller to third but Murcer flied out to center. White doubled to center to score Munson and Blomberg hit a routine grounder to Aparicio. Aparicio did a pro wrestling style elbow drop on the ball and pinned it for an error and Alou took strike three due to laughing too hard to end the inning. The Yankees had cut the lead 7-2.
White drives in a run
Rusty Torres came in for Blomberg to start the bottom of the third as Fisk grounded out to third to start. Siebert grounded out to short and Harper flied out to right to end the inning.
The Yankees struck back in the top of the fourth as McKinney hit a home run all the way to Bar Harbor to cut the lead. Michael grounded out to first and Peterson took strike three but Clarke singled in the hole at second. Munson forced Clarke at second to end the inning with the Yankees down 7-3.
Yankees cut the lead
The Sox struck again in the bottom of the fourth as Aparicio lined out to left to start. Yaz flied out to right but Smith singled to center. Smith took second on a balk and Petrocelli tripled into the right field corner to score Rico. Cater flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox ahead 8-3.
Siebert cruised in the top of the fifth as Murcer grounded out to short to start. White struck out swinging and Torres took strike three to end the inning. Griffin beat out an infield single to start the bottom of the fifth but Fisk forced him at second. Siebert singled to center but Harper banged into a double play to end the inning.
The Yankees got another back in the top of the sixth as Alou flied out to right to start. McKinney singled to left and Michael hit a routine grounder to Aparicio who dove on the ball and swam on it for another error. Bernie Allen pinch hit for Peterson and scored McKinney with a
sac fly but Clarke grounded out to short to end the inning with the Yankees down 8-4.
Allen drives in a run
The Sox answered against Fred Beene in the bottom of the sixth as Aparicio doubled to left to begin. Yaz singled Luis to third and took second on a passed ball which led to Smith being intentionally walked to load the bases. McKinney booted a grounder by Petrocelli to allow Aparicio and Yaz to score but Cater banged into a double play. Griffin walked an the rookie Fisk singled home Smith to increase the lead. Siebert popped up to first to end the inning but the Sox now led 11-4.
Munson lined out to left to start the top of the seventh but Murcer walked. White was hit with a pitch but Torres struck out swinging. Alou singled to left to load the bases but McKinney lined out to short to end the inning. Harper grounded out to short to begin the bottom of the seventh and Aparicio lined out to center. Yaz walked and Smith singled to right but Petrocelli grounded out to short to end the inning.
Siebert ran out of gas in the top of the eighth as Michael hit a routine grounder to Griffin only for Doug to spike the ball like a football for an error. Johnny Callison pinch hit for Beene and singled up the middle and Clarke singled to right to chase Siebert. Lew Krausse came in to pitch and Munson hit a swinging bunt single to first to score Michael to cut the lead. Murcer singled to center to score both runners and close the book on Siebert. Sonny tossed 7 plus innings and allowed 7 runs. Krause settled down to get White to fly out to center but Munson moved to third. Torres took strike three and Alou grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox still ahead 11-7.
Jack Aker came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Cater lined out to short to start. Griffin grounded out to third but Fisk doubled to center. Krausse lined out to left to end the inning.
Krausse returned to close out the top of the ninth and McKinney walked to start. Michael forced McKinney at second and Jerry Kinney pinch hit for Aker. Kinney forced Michael at second but Clarke singled to right. Munson popped up to second to end the game. The Sox had won it 11-7.
The Good:
Luis Aparicio was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored.
Carl Yastrzemski was 2 for 3 with a walk, rbi and 3 runs scored.
Carlton Fisk was 2 for 5 with an rbi.
Lew Krausse got the save with 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
None
The Ugly:
Tommy Harper was 0 for 4 but walked and scored a run.
Rico Petrocelli was just 1 for 4 but walked, drove in a run and scored a run.
Danny Cater was 0 for 5 but scored a run.
Doug Griffin was just 1 for 4 with an error but walked, drove in a run and scored a run.
Sonny Siebert got the win but allowed 7 runs (6 earned) in 7 plus innings of work. He was 2 for 4 at the plate with 2 rbis though.
Final Thoughts:
It wasn't pretty but a win is a win. The Sox needed to show their might offensively and this was it. They didn't do it with the longball, they did it by taking advantage of bad defense and getting the clutch hit when needed for a change. Siebert stunk the joint out but made up for it by driving in 2 runs and Krausse slammed the door on the damn Yankees. If Carlton Fisk is the real deal at catcher, that fills a huge hole offensively the Sox have had since the departure of Tony Conigliaro a year ago. It would be nice to see Yaz and Cater get hot and this could be the start for both of them. All in all it was a good win and the Sox need to keep the momentum going as the year progresses. The Sox look to sweep the Yankees tomorrow when Marty Pattin (0-2) goes up against Mel Stottlemyre of the Yankees. The game begins at 1:05 PM at Fenway Park. p
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