George Scott, Tony Conigliaro and Reggie Smith smashed homers as the Red Sox entertained a home opening crowd of 34,002 by defeating the Yankees, 8-3. Frank Tepedino hit a two-run homer for the Yankees. Smith, whose round-tripper broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning, also tripled and scored on a passed ball in the seventh and drove in two runs with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Tuesday, April     14, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
Red Sox      0  0  1    2  1  1    1  2  x  -   8 12  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   3   0     0   0   .269      Andrews 2b            5   0   0   1     0   0   .080
Tepedino lf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Smith cf              5   2   3   3     0   0   .345
Cater 1b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .250      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     1   1   .440
Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .158      Scott 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .292
Ellis c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .150      Petrocelli ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .154
Blefary rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .167      T. Conigliaro rf      4   2   2   1     0   0   .381
Kenney 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alvarado 3b           3   2   2   0     1   0   .261
Michael ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .350      Moses c               3   1   2   1     0   0   .524
Peterson p            2   0   2   1     0   0   .750      Culp p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Verbanic p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Ward ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               37   3  11   3     1   7             Totals               34   8  12   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 34,002
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Red Sox 7
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Andrews
Doubles: Michael (2), Clarke (1), Alvarado (3), T. Conigliaro (1), Moses (2), Smith (2)
Triples: Smith (1)
Home Runs: Cater (1), Scott (1), T. Conigliaro (1), Smith (1)
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Culp (2)
GIDP: Tepedino (1)
Hit by Pitch: Moses (1,by Verbanic)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(1-1)         4.2   8   4   4   1   1   3  22   5.91
Verbanic                3.1   4   4   3   2   1   0  17   5.06
Totals                  8    12   8   7   3   2   3  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(1-1)             9    11   3   3   1   7   1  38   4.20
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   7   1  38

Passed Balls: Ellis (1)
Hit by Pitch: Verbanic (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Lou DiMuro


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke singled to center; Tepedino grounded out
(second to first) [Clarke to second]; Cater made an out to
second; Murcer was walked intentionally; Ellis struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews flied out to center; Smith made an out to
second; Yastrzemski singled; Yastrzemski was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Blefary lined to right; Kenney lined to center;
Michael doubled to left; Peterson singled to center [Michael
scored]; Clarke doubled to right [Peterson to third]; Tepedino
flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to right; Petrocelli flied out to
right; T. Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Cater grounded out (third to first); Murcer struck
out; Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Alvarado doubled to center; Moses singled to left
[Alvarado to third]; Culp was called out on strikes; Andrews
forced Moses (first to shortstop) [Alvarado scored]; Smith
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Blefary grounded out (first to pitcher); Kenney
reached on an error by Andrews [Kenney to second]; Michael
struck out; Peterson singled to center [Kenney out at home
(center to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Scott
homered; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); T. Conigliaro
homered; Alvarado singled to center; Moses forced Alvarado
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox
3.

YANKEES 5TH: Clarke flied out to left; Tepedino singled to
right; Cater homered [Tepedino scored]; Murcer was called out on
strikes; Ellis singled to left; Blefary was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Culp grounded out (second to first); Andrews made
an out to shortstop; Smith homered; Yastrzemski walked; Scott
singled to third [Yastrzemski to second]; VERBANIC REPLACED
PETERSON (PITCHING); Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Kenney grounded out (second to first); Michael
grounded out (second to first); Verbanic struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: T. Conigliaro doubled to left; Alvarado grounded
out (shortstop to first); Moses doubled to left [T. Conigliaro
scored]; Culp grounded out (second to first); Andrews grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red
Sox 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke flied out to center; Tepedino grounded out
(first unassisted); Cater struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Smith tripled to right; Ellis allowed a passed ball
[Smith scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski made an out to second;
Scott made an out to shortstop; Petrocelli walked; T. Conigliaro
made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer flied out to right; Ellis flied out to left;
Blefary singled to center; Kenney grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Alvarado walked; Moses was hit by a pitch [Alvarado
to second]; Culp out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Moses to second, Alvarado to third]; Andrews made an out to
second; Smith doubled to right [Moses scored, Alvarado scored];
Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 8.

YANKEES 9TH: Michael lined to right; WARD BATTED FOR VERBANIC;
Ward singled to left; Clarke singled to center [Ward to second];
Tepedino grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Clarke out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Red Sox 8.