Hot-hitting Graig Nettles rapped three singles and figured in both of the Yankees' runs in a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox. Nettles hit his first single in the second inning and eventually scored when Luis Tiant walked Mike Hegan with the bases loaded. Singles by Cecil Cooper, Doug Griffin and Tommy Harper produced the Red Sox tally in the fifth, but Bobby Murcer singled in the Yankees' half, advanced to second on an error and scored the deciding run on a single by Nettles. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     16, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1
Yankees      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             3   0   1   1     1   1   .194      White lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Hegan 1b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .257
Carbo rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .318      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .367      Murcer cf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .361
Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Blomberg dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Cooper 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .207      Nettles 3b            4   1   3   1     0   0   .342
McAuliffe 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .143      Piniella rf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .273
Griffin 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .321        Maddox rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Beniquez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .385      Michael 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .185
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .194
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     2   3             Totals               32   2   9   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 10,480
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Yankees 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Montgomery, Michael
Doubles: Piniella (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (2)
GIDP: Carbo (1)
Hit by Pitch: White (4,by Tiant)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(0-1)            8     9   2   2   2   8   0  36   5.85
Totals                  8     9   2   2   2   8   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre W(2-1)      9     7   1   1   2   3   0  35   2.19
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Tiant (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Napp


RED SOX 1ST: Harper was called out on strikes; Miller singled to
left; Carbo grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White was called out on strikes; Hegan singled to
right; Munson struck out; Murcer walked [Hegan to second];
Blomberg popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski reached on an error by Michael
[Yastrzemski to first]; Montgomery flied out to right; Cooper
flied out to left; McAuliffe grounded out (second to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to center; Piniella was called out
on strikes; Michael flied out to center; Mason singled to center
[Nettles to second]; White was hit by a pitch [Nettles to third,
Mason to second]; Hegan walked [Nettles scored, Mason to third,
White to second]; Munson popped to catcher in foul territory; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin flied out to right; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harper walked; Miller grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer singled to center; Blomberg was called out
on strikes; Nettles singled to center [Murcer to third];
Piniella was called out on strikes; Michael was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Carbo flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted); Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Mason grounded out (second to first); White flied
out to right; Hegan popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper singled to center; McAuliffe flied out to
left; Griffin singled to center [Cooper to second]; Guerrero
flied out to left; Harper singled to right [Cooper scored,
Griffin out at home (second to third to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Murcer
singled to center; Murcer was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Montgomery [Murcer to second]; Blomberg flied out to
left; Nettles singled to center [Murcer scored]; Piniella
doubled to center [Nettles out at home (center to shortstop to
catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller flied out to left; Carbo struck out;
Yastrzemski singled to right; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Michael singled to right; Mason reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Michael to second]; White
popped to second; Hegan was called out on strikes; Munson forced
Michael (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Cooper flied out to left; McAuliffe grounded out
(second to first); Griffin singled to left; Guerrero grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Blomberg
popped to catcher in foul territory; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller
flied out to right; Carbo walked; Yastrzemski forced Carbo
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Yankees
2.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to right; Michael grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mason struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 9TH: MADDOX REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING RF); Montgomery
grounded out (second to first); Cooper grounded out (pitcher to
first); McAuliffe singled to left; BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR GRIFFIN;
Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Yankees 2.