After being held hitless for six innings, the Red Sox caught up with Pat Dobson and defeated the Yankees, 4-3. Carl Yastrzemski started Dobson's downfall with a homer in the seventh and another Red Sox run followed on singles by Cecil Cooper, Dick McAuliffe and Doug Griffin to tie the score at 2-2. The Red Sox then broke away with two more runs in the eighth on a double by Juan Beniquez, throwing error by Walt Williams, singles by Bernie Carbo and Yastrzemski and sacrifice fly by Bob Montgomery. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     17, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   4  8  3
Yankees      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  5  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             5   0   0   0     0   2   .167      White lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Beniquez cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .353        Maddox rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Carbo rf              2   1   1   1     2   1   .333      Williams rf,lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   1     0   0   .382      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .350
Montgomery c          3   0   0   1     0   0   .206      Munson c              4   2   1   0     0   1   .227
Cooper 1b             3   1   2   0     1   1   .250      Piniella dh           4   1   2   0     0   1   .333
McAuliffe 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .176        Blomberg pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Cater ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Sudakis 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  Kennedy 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .310
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .313      Michael 2b,ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   3   .276      Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clarke ph,2b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .167
                                                          Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     3   7             Totals               33   3   5   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 11,517
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Yankees 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 2
Errors: Cooper, Guerrero, Lee, Williams, Mason
Doubles: Beniquez (1), Munson (2)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Montgomery (1)
GIDP: McAuliffe (2), Cater (1), Maddox (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(2-1)              9     5   3   1   1   2   0  34   1.99
Totals                  9     5   3   1   1   2   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(1-2)           7     6   4   4   3   5   1  30   4.58
Lyle                    2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.06
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   7   1  37

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to second; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carbo walked; Yastrzemski grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Murcer flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Montgomery grounded out (third to first); Cooper
walked; McAuliffe grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson doubled to left; Piniella singled to
shortstop [Munson stayed at second]; Sudakis flied out to center
[Munson to third]; Nettles reached on an error by Lee [Munson
scored, Piniella to second]; Michael forced Nettles (pitcher to
shortstop) [Michael to second (error by Guerrero), Piniella
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Mason grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin popped to third; Guerrero struck out;
Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Carbo
walked; Yastrzemski popped to second; Montgomery reached on an
error by Mason [Carbo to second]; Cooper was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson struck out; Piniella flied out to right;
Sudakis lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees
2.

RED SOX 5TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Griffin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Guerrero grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Michael
grounded out (third to first); Mason grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Harper lined to left; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams
popped to second; Murcer singled to right; Munson forced Murcer
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees
2.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski homered; Montgomery flied out to right;
Cooper singled to left; McAuliffe singled to left [Cooper to
third]; On a bunt Griffin singled to first [Cooper scored,
McAuliffe to second]; Guerrero struck out; Harper struck out; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella was called out on strikes; Sudakis popped
to catcher in foul territory; Nettles grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Beniquez doubled to right [Beniquez to third (error
by Williams)]; Roy White's throw hit Juan Beniquez on the
helmet as he slid into 2B; MADDOX REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING
RF); WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Carbo singled to
left [Beniquez scored]; LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski singled to center [Carbo to third]; Montgomery hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Carbo scored]; Cooper singled to left
[Yastrzemski to third]; CATER BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Cater
grounded into a double play (third to second to second to first)
[Cooper out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: KENNEDY REPLACED CATER (PLAYING 3B); Michael
grounded out (pitcher to first); CLARKE BATTED FOR MASON; Clarke
walked; Maddox grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Clarke out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 9TH: MICHAEL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); CLARKE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Griffin grounded out (third to
first); Guerrero struck out; Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Williams flied out to center; Murcer reached on an
error by Cooper; Munson forced Murcer (second to shortstop);
Piniella singled to center [Munson to second]; BLOMBERG RAN FOR
PINIELLA; Sudakis singled to center [Munson scored (unearned),
Blomberg to second]; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 3.