Alex Johnson, playing in his first game with the Yankees after being acquired from the Rangers, homered in the 12th inning to defeat the Red Sox, 2-1. The victory moved the Yankees two games ahead of the Red Sox and Orioles in the East Division race. The Red Sox run off Pat Dobson came in the first inning and was unearned. Tommy Harper led off with a single and was forced by Juan Beniquez, who stole second and continued to third on a wild throw by Thurman Munson before scoring on an infield out by Dwight Evans.

The Yankees did not catch up against Luis Tiant until the ninth when Lou Piniella walked and Larry Murray, running for him, raced home on a double by Chris Chambliss. Johnson, batting for Fred Stanley, struck out, but remained in the game as the left fielder. His homer in the 12th came off Diego Segui. Sparky Lyle pitched the last half of the 12th for the Yankees in relief of Dobson, who gained his sixth straight victory. Dobson allowed four hits. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 10, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  8  1
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White dh              5   0   2   0     1   1   .283      Harper lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .234
Maddox cf             5   0   2   0     1   0   .307        Miller ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Murcer rf             6   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Beniquez cf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .275
Nettles 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Evans rf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .283
Piniella lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .299      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     2   0   .307
  Murray pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Cooper dh             3   0   0   0     2   0   .267
  Michael ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Petrocelli 3b         5   0   0   0     0   3   .264
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .253      McCarver c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
  Williams pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .104        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .177
  Sudakis 1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Velez 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Rice ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Munson c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .255      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blomberg ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .303        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Johnson ph,lf       2   1   1   1     0   1   .292
Alomar 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   2   8   2     4   6             Totals               40   1   4   1     4   5

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 33,174
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Red Sox 7
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Munson
Doubles: White (16), Chambliss (15), Evans (16)
Home Runs: Johnson (5)
Stolen Bases: White (10), Beniquez 2 (18), Yastrzemski (12)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(16-14)        11     4   1   0   4   3   0  41   2.96
Lyle SV(14)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.79
Totals                 12     4   1   0   4   5   0  44

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   9     6   1   1   3   5   0  36   2.74
Segui L(6-8)            3     2   1   1   1   1   1  12   4.10
Totals                 12     8   2   2   4   6   1  48

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz


YANKEES 1ST: White flied out to right; Maddox singled to second;
Murcer flied out to right; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled; Beniquez forced Harper (shortstop
to second); Beniquez stole second [Beniquez to third (error by
Munson)]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Beniquez
scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Cooper grounded out (catcher to first); Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); McCarver singled; Griffin
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Mason flied out to center; Alomar popped to third
in foul territory; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied out to center; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Beniquez lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Maddox singled to shortstop; Murcer grounded out
(first unassisted) [Maddox to second]; Nettles popped to catcher
in foul territory; Piniella singled to third [Maddox to third];
Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans flied out to right; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Cooper walked; Petrocelli was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson struck out; Mason flied out to left; Alomar
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: McCarver popped to shortstop; Griffin flied out to
center; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White doubled; Maddox walked; Murcer forced Maddox
(second to shortstop) [White to third]; Nettles struck out;
Piniella grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
struck out; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Munson
flied out to right; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR MASON; Blomberg was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING SS); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Cooper grounded out (third to
first); Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Alomar flied out to right; White singled; Maddox
popped to first in foul territory; Murcer forced White (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: McCarver popped to shortstop; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burleson lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles flied out to center; Piniella walked;
MURRAY RAN FOR PINIELLA; Chambliss doubled [Murray scored];
fan interference; argument about allowing run to score; Red Sox
Manager Darrell Johnson ejected by HP umpire Don Denkinger;
WILLIAMS RAN FOR CHAMBLISS; Munson was walked intentionally;
JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnson struck out; Alomar flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: SUDAKIS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); MICHAEL
REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING SS); JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); MILLER BATTED FOR HARPER; Miller flied out to center;
Beniquez singled; Beniquez stole second; Evans lined to right
[Beniquez to third]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally;
Yastrzemski stole second; Cooper walked; Petrocelli struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 10TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SEGUI REPLACED
TIANT (PITCHING); On a bunt White grounded out (third to first);
Maddox flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 10TH: McCarver grounded out (first to pitcher); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Burleson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 11TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Michael
popped to second; Sudakis singled; Munson grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 11TH: Miller flied out to right; Beniquez popped to
first in foul territory; Evans doubled; Yastrzemski was walked
intentionally; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 12TH: Johnson homered; Alomar flied out to right; White
walked; White stole second; Maddox lined to right; Murcer struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 12TH: LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); VELEZ REPLACED
SUDAKIS (PLAYING 1B); Petrocelli struck out; JOHNSON BATTED FOR
MCCARVER; Johnson struck out; RICE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.