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.

In the sixth, Rick Miller walked, Rico Petrocelli singled and when the Yankees failed in an attempted forceout on Carl Yastrzemski, all hands were safe. Dave Pagan, pitching for the Yankees, then walked Bernie Carbo on four straight balls to force in the go-ahead run. Cecil Cooper added another tally with a single. The Red Sox wrapped up the verdict with three additional runs in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      28, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      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.