Pinch-hitter Bob Montgomery's bases loaded single through a drawn-in infield gave the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Yankees and gave Luis Tiant his 15th win of the campaign. The winning rally came about when pinch-hitter Dwight Evans opened the frame with a single off reliever Sparky Lyle. Rick Burleson followed with a bloop single and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. An intentional walk to Doug Griffin set stage for Montgomery's hit.

The teams had traded three runs apiece in the second inning, the Yankees getting theirs on singles by Graig Nettles, Jim Mason and Sandy Alomar wrapped around a double by Lou Piniella. The Bosox got theirs on singles by Bernie Carbo and Burleson, a walk to Danny Cater, two-run double by Griffin and run-producing groundout by Tim Blackwell. Piniella hit a homer in the sixth but it was matched by a homer by Carbo in the bottom of the inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      27, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
Red Sox      0  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   5 10  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .243      Harper lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Maddox cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .323      Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Murcer rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   1   .304
Blomberg dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .240      Carbo rf              3   2   2   1     0   0   .259
Piniella lf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .301        Evans ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   1     0   0   .249      Cater dh              3   1   0   0     1   1   .278
Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Burleson ss           4   1   3   0     0   0   .328
Mason ss              3   1   1   1     1   1   .252      Griffin 2b            2   0   1   2     2   0   .293
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blackwell c           3   0   1   1     0   1   .245
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montgomery ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .265
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4   9   4     2   4             Totals               32   5  10   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 34,834
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Red Sox 6
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Griffin, Tiant
Doubles: Maddox (11), Piniella (15), Griffin (7)
Home Runs: Piniella (4), Carbo (11)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (4)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Harper (9)
GIDP: Griffin (5)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  6     7   4   4   2   0   1  26   4.83
Upshaw                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   2   2.91
Lyle L(6-2)             1.1   3   1   1   1   3   0   8   2.18
Totals                  8.1  10   5   5   3   5   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(15-7)           9     9   4   3   2   4   1  39   2.80
Totals                  9     9   4   3   2   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Lyle (6)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


YANKEES 1ST: Alomar grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox
doubled to left; Murcer struck out; Blomberg grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles singled to center; Piniella doubled
[Nettles to third]; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Piniella to third, Nettles scored]; Munson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mason singled to center [Piniella scored];
Mason was picked off first but was safe on an error by Tiant
[Mason to second]; Alomar singled to right [Mason scored
(unearned)]; Alomar stole second; Maddox struck out; 3 R (2 ER),
4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Carbo singled to
left; Cater walked [Carbo to second]; Burleson singled to right
[Cater to second, Carbo to third]; Griffin doubled to center
[Burleson to third, Cater scored, Carbo scored]; Blackwell
grounded out (second to first) [Griffin to third, Burleson
scored]; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer made an out to shortstop; Blomberg lined to
right; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller flied out to center; Petrocelli singled to
left; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Carbo grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss made an out
to third; Munson walked; Mason reached on an error by Griffin
[Munson to third]; Alomar forced Mason (shortstop unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Cater flied out to left; Burleson singled to
center; Griffin grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
3, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox flied out to left; Murcer made an out to
first; Blomberg singled to center; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Blackwell singled to right; Harper out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Blackwell to second]; Miller
grounded out (first unassisted) [Blackwell to third]; Petrocelli
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella homered; Chambliss popped to third in foul
territory; Munson flied out to right; Mason struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Carbo homered;
Cater made an out to second; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Alomar lined to center; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin walked; UPSHAW REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING);
Blackwell was called out on strikes; Griffin was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Harper was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Blomberg lined to center; Nettles singled to right;
Piniella made an out to second; Chambliss grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: LYLE REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Miller struck out;
Petrocelli struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Mason walked;
Alomar flied out to right; Maddox singled to left [Mason to
second]; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: EVANS BATTED FOR CARBO; Evans singled to second; On
a bunt Cater struck out; Burleson singled to right [Evans to
second]; Lyle threw a wild pitch [Burleson to second, Evans to
third]; Griffin was walked intentionally; MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR
BLACKWELL; Montgomery singled to left [Griffin to second,
Burleson to third, Evans scored]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees
4, Red Sox 5.