Monday July 29, 1974
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The Red Sox, managing just three hits off loser Sam McDowell and reliever Sparky Lyle, edged the Yankees in 11 innings, 2-1, on Terry Hughes' sacrifice fly with the bases loaded. Lyle loaded the bases on a walk, his own throwing error on a sacrifice attempt and a third base on balls before Hughes, inserted in the starting lineup just before game time when Rico Petrocelli came down with the flu, hit a sacrifice fly to center with one out.

The Yankees' only run off Roger Moret, who went the route, was a homer by Bill Sudakis in the fourth. McDowell had a one-hitter until Dwight Evans, who had singled in the sixth, homered just inside the 315-foot left field foul pole to tie the score in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 1

Game Played on Monday, July 29, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 3 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .260 Harper lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .224 Maddox cf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .319 Beniquez dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Murcer rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .280 Evans rf,cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .291 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .300 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .328 Munson c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Montgomery c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .259 Sudakis 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .232 Burleson ss 3 0 0 0 2 3 .326 Nettles 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Griffin 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .295 Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Hughes 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .219 Mason ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .251 Miller cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 McDowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cater ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carbo rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Moret p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 1 7 1 7 2 Totals 32 2 3 2 9 5 Time of Game: 3:29 Attendance: 30,889 Left on Base: Yankees 9, Red Sox 10 DP: Yankees 2, Red Sox 2 Errors: Alomar, Lyle, Harper Doubles: Munson (10) Home Runs: Sudakis (7), Evans (6) Caught Stealing: Mason (2) Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (4), Montgomery (4) Sacrifice Flies: Hughes (1) GIDP: Beniquez (4), Montgomery (6) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McDowell 7.2 2 1 1 7 4 1 31 3.43 Lyle L(6-3) 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 13 2.09 Totals 10.2 3 2 1 9 5 1 44 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moret W(5-3) 11 7 1 1 7 2 1 43 3.18 Totals 11 7 1 1 7 2 1 43 Wild Pitches: McDowell (2) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Nestor Chylak YANKEES 1ST: White popped to second; Maddox walked; Murcer singled to right [Maddox to second]; Piniella walked [Maddox to third, Murcer to second]; Munson lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Beniquez flied out to right; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 2ND: Sudakis popped to third; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Montgomery walked; Burleson struck out; McDowell threw a wild pitch [Montgomery to second]; Griffin walked; Hughes forced Griffin (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 3RD: Mason flied out to left; White singled to left; Maddox walked [White to second]; Murcer lined to right; Piniella struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Miller flied out to center; Harper walked; Beniquez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Sudakis homered; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Alomar lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Evans reached on an error by Alomar [Evans to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Montgomery flied out to right [Evans to third]; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 5TH: Mason walked; Mason was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White walked; Maddox forced White (right to shortstop); Murcer walked [Maddox to second]; Piniella singled to shortstop [Maddox to third, Murcer to second]; Piniella was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Griffin walked; Hughes walked [Griffin to second]; Miller forced Griffin (pitcher to third) [Hughes to second]; Harper struck out; Beniquez forced Miller (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 6TH: Munson popped to second; Sudakis struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: Evans singled to center; Yastrzemski forced Evans (first to shortstop); Montgomery grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 7TH: Alomar lined to second; Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); White lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson walked; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Burleson to second]; Hughes grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0. YANKEES 8TH: Maddox singled to left [Maddox to second (error by Harper)]; Murcer flied into a double play (right to third) [Maddox out at third]; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 8TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Beniquez lined to shortstop; Evans homered; Yastrzemski walked; LYLE REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Montgomery flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 9TH: Munson lined to right; Sudakis lined to shortstop; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: Burleson struck out; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Hughes singled to left; CATER BATTED FOR MILLER; Cater flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 10TH: EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); CARBO REPLACED CATER (PLAYING RF); Alomar popped to second; Mason singled to center; White forced Mason (shortstop to second); Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 10TH: Harper popped to second; Beniquez grounded out (catcher unassisted); Evans lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1. YANKEES 11TH: Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Piniella popped to first in foul territory; Munson doubled to center; Sudakis was walked intentionally; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 11TH: Yastrzemski walked; Montgomery reached on an error by Lyle on a sacrifice bunt [Yastrzemski to second]; Burleson walked [Yastrzemski to third, Montgomery to second]; Griffin forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to catcher) [Montgomery to third, Burleson to second]; Hughes hit a sacrifice fly to center [Montgomery scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

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