The Red Sox broke a tie on a pass with the bases loaded in the sixth inning and went on to defeat the Yankees, 8-3. Rick Burleson knocked in two runs with a double in the first when the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead, but the Yankees picked up a pair in the third with a triple by Thurman Munson as the key blow and tied the score with a homer by Lou Piniella in the fifth. Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 3Game Played on Sunday, July 28, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway ParkYankees 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 0 Red Sox 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 x - 8 11 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Harper lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .227 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .319 Miller cf 3 2 1 0 2 0 .265 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Petrocelli 3b 4 2 2 1 1 1 .307 Sudakis dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Yastrzemski 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .331 Velez 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Carbo rf 2 0 0 1 1 1 .257 Piniella lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .301 Evans ph,rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289 Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .241 Cooper dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 .262 Munson c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .243 Cater ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Mason ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Burleson ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 .332 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Griffin 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .299 Michael ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Blackwell c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .235 Pagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wallace p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 3 4 3 1 2 Totals 31 8 11 7 8 4 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 33,718 Left on Base: Yankees 1, Red Sox 7 DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 0 Doubles: Harper (10), Burleson (11), Evans (11) Triples: Munson (2) Home Runs: Piniella (5) Stolen Bases: Blackwell (1), Harper (22) Caught Stealing: Griffin (5) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pagan L(1-2) 5 7 5 5 4 2 0 23 4.50 Upshaw 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 2.81 Wallace 1.1 3 3 3 2 2 0 8 3.50 Totals 8 11 8 8 8 4 0 39 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee W(11-9) 9 4 3 3 1 2 1 31 3.80 Totals 9 4 3 3 1 2 1 31 Wild Pitches: Wallace (3) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan YANKEES 1ST: Alomar lined to left; Maddox flied out to right; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper doubled to left; Miller singled to left [Harper to third]; Petrocelli singled to center [Harper scored, Miller to second]; Yastrzemski walked [Miller to third, Petrocelli to second]; Carbo struck out; Cooper struck out; Burleson doubled to left [Miller scored, Petrocelli scored, Yastrzemski out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 3. YANKEES 2ND: Sudakis popped to second; Velez popped to catcher in foul territory; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 2ND: Griffin flied out to center; Blackwell walked; Harper hit into a double play (center to first) [Blackwell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 3. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Munson tripled to center [Nettles scored]; Mason grounded out (second to first) [Munson scored]; Alomar flied out to right; Maddox walked; Maddox was picked off first (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Miller flied out to center; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3. YANKEES 4TH: Murcer flied out to center; Sudakis flied out to right; Velez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Cooper lined to third; Burleson singled to left [Burleson out at second (left to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 3. YANKEES 5TH: Piniella homered; Nettles lined to right; Munson singled to right; Mason popped to second; Alomar flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Griffin singled to right; Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Harper popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 3. YANKEES 6TH: Maddox flied out to center; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Sudakis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Miller walked; Petrocelli singled to left [Miller to third]; Yastrzemski reached on a fielder's choice [Miller stayed at third, Petrocelli to second]; Carbo walked [Miller scored, Petrocelli to third, Yastrzemski to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Cooper singled to left [Petrocelli scored, Yastrzemski to third, Carbo to second]; Burleson popped to left; Griffin popped to catcher in foul territory; Blackwell lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 5. YANKEES 7TH: Velez was called out on strikes; Piniella grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 7TH: Harper grounded out (second to first); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli walked; Yastrzemski walked [Petrocelli to second]; WALLACE REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); EVANS BATTED FOR CARBO; Petrocelli was picked off second (catcher to second to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 5. YANKEES 8TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Munson grounded out (third to first); WHITE BATTED FOR MASON; White grounded out (third to first); Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: MICHAEL REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Evans doubled to left; CATER BATTED FOR COOPER; Cater struck out; Burleson grounded out (third to first) [Evans to third]; Griffin singled to left [Evans scored]; Blackwell walked [Griffin to second]; Harper singled to left [Griffin scored, Blackwell to third]; Blackwell stole home and Harper stole second; Miller walked; Wallace threw a wild pitch [Harper to third, Miller to second]; Petrocelli struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 8. YANKEES 9TH: CATER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Maddox flied out to center; Murcer struck out; Sudakis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 8. |
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