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Tuesday May 21, 1974
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Rico Petrocelli and Cecil Cooper batted in seven runs between them to lead the Red Sox to a 14-6 victory over the Yankees. Petrocelli rapped a homer and double, while Cooper collected four singles. Petrocelli's homer in the second inning ignited a four-run outburst by the Red Sox, with other runs following on singles by Dwight Evans and Dick McAuliffe, a sacrifice and singles by Juan Beniquez and Cooper.

Yankee pitching went wild in the third when the Red Sox added six runs on six walks, an error and singles by Mario Guerrero, Beniquez and Cooper. The Yankees came back with a pair of three-run innings, but the Red Sox iced the verdict by scoring their final four runs in the eighth with the help of a double by Petrocelli and triple by Evans. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 14, New York Yankees 6

Game Played on Tuesday, May 21, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Yankees      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  3  0  -   6 13  2
Red Sox      0  4  6    0  0  0    0  4  x  -  14 18  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              5   0   3   2     0   0   .250      Beniquez cf           6   2   2   2     0   0   .260
  Michael ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .123      Cooper 1b             4   2   4   3     2   0   .276
Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Fisk c                2   0   1   0     0   1   .260
  Blomberg ph,lf      1   0   1   1     0   0   .377        Montgomery c        4   0   1   0     0   2   .179
Murcer cf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .262      Yastrzemski lf        3   2   1   0     3   1   .333
Piniella rf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .328      Carbo rf              4   0   0   1     1   0   .237
Hart dh               5   1   1   0     0   0   .111        Miller rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Sudakis 1b,c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .222      Petrocelli 3b         4   2   2   4     2   0   .333
Nettles 3b            4   2   2   0     0   1   .240      Evans dh              4   3   3   2     2   0   .387
Gonzalez 2b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .191      McAuliffe 2b          6   2   3   1     0   0   .216
Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Guerrero ss           4   1   1   0     1   0   .242
  Maddox ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .222      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chambliss 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pagan p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDowell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  13   6     2   1             Totals               42  14  18  13    11   5

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 15,208
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Red Sox 16
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Nettles, Mason, Beniquez, Petrocelli
Doubles: Gonzalez (4), White (6), Cooper (4), Petrocelli (5)
Triples: Evans 2 (3)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (3)
Stolen Bases: Petrocelli (1), Yastrzemski (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero (1)
GIDP: White (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(3-4)           1.1   6   4   4   1   1   1  11   5.36
Pagan                   1.1   4   6   6   3   1   0  11  10.50
McDowell                3     2   0   0   7   1   0  19   3.50
Upshaw                  2.1   6   4   4   0   2   0  13   3.44
Totals                  8    18  14  14  11   5   1  54

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(5-4)              7.2  12   6   6   2   1   0  37   3.08
Segui                   1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.20
Totals                  9    13   6   6   2   1   0  41

Passed Balls: Dempsey (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


YANKEES 1ST: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Dempsey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer walked; Piniella
singled to left [Murcer to second]; Hart forced Piniella
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Cooper
doubled to left; Fisk struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Carbo
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Sudakis flied out to center; Nettles struck out;
Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli homered; Evans singled to center;
McAuliffe singled to center [Evans to second]; Guerrero out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Evans to third, McAuliffe to
second]; Beniquez singled to left [Evans scored, McAuliffe to
third, Beniquez to second (on throw to home)]; Cooper singled to
center [McAuliffe scored, Beniquez scored]; PAGAN REPLACED
TIDROW (PITCHING); Fisk singled to left [Cooper to second];
Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cooper to third,
Fisk to second]; Carbo grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 6 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason popped to center; White singled to first; On
a bunt Dempsey reached on an error by Petrocelli [White to
second]; Murcer lined to center; Piniella singled to right
[White to third, Dempsey to second]; MONTGOMERY REPLACED FISK
(PLAYING C ); Hart grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli walked; Petrocelli stole second; Evans
walked; On a bunt McAuliffe forced Petrocelli (pitcher to third)
[Evans to second]; Guerrero singled to shortstop [Evans scored
(error by Mason), McAuliffe to third]; Beniquez singled to left
[McAuliffe scored, Guerrero to second]; Cooper singled to center
[Guerrero scored, Beniquez to third]; Montgomery was called out
on strikes; Yastrzemski walked [Cooper to second]; MCDOWELL
REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Carbo walked [Beniquez scored, Cooper
to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli walked [Cooper
scored, Yastrzemski to third, Carbo to second]; Evans walked
[Yastrzemski scored, Carbo to third, Petrocelli to second];
McAuliffe popped to shortstop; 6 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Red Sox 10.

YANKEES 4TH: Sudakis singled to left; Nettles singled to right
[Sudakis to second]; Gonzalez doubled to left [Sudakis scored,
Nettles scored]; Mason grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gonzalez
to third]; White doubled [Gonzalez scored]; Dempsey grounded out
(third to first); Murcer walked; Piniella forced Murcer (second
to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 4TH: Guerrero walked; Beniquez flied to right; Dempsey
allowed a passed ball [Guerrero to second]; Cooper walked;
Montgomery popped to right; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 10.

YANKEES 5TH: Hart grounded out (third to first); Sudakis
grounded out (third to first); Nettles popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo flied out to right; Petrocelli lined to
third; Evans reached on an error by Nettles; McAuliffe singled
to right [Evans to second]; Guerrero popped to center; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 10.

YANKEES 6TH: Gonzalez popped to second; Mason singled to left;
White grounded into a double play (second to first) [Mason out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 6TH: Beniquez flied out to right; Cooper walked;
Montgomery singled to left [Cooper to second]; Yastrzemski
walked [Cooper to third, Montgomery to second]; Carbo popped to
shortstop; UPSHAW REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Petrocelli
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 10.

YANKEES 7TH: MILLER REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); Dempsey popped
to first in foul territory; Murcer lined to first; Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans tripled; McAuliffe grounded out (shortstop to
first); Guerrero popped to center; Beniquez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 10.

YANKEES 8TH: Hart singled to left; Sudakis popped to shortstop;
Nettles singled to second [Hart to third]; Gonzalez lined to
second; MADDOX BATTED FOR MASON; Maddox singled to center [Hart
scored, Nettles to third (error by Beniquez)]; White singled to
right [Nettles scored, Maddox to second]; SEGUI REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Blomberg singled to
right [Maddox scored, White out at third (right to third)]; 3 R,
5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 10.

RED SOX 8TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MICHAEL
REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); SUDAKIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
C ); CHAMBLISS REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING 1B); Cooper singled to
center; Montgomery was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski
singled to first [Cooper to third]; Yastrzemski stole second;
Miller was called out on strikes; Petrocelli doubled to left
[Cooper scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Evans tripled to center
[Petrocelli scored]; McAuliffe singled to center [Evans scored];
Guerrero forced McAuliffe (shortstop to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 14.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer flied out to right; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Hart flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 14.



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