Getting complete-game performances from Luis Tiant and Roger Moret, the Red Sox won a twi-night doubleheader, 4-0 and 4-2, to knock the Yankees out of first place in the East Division one-half game behind the Orioles. The Red Sox, in third place, were 3½ off the pace. Tiant, who had not been a winner since August 23, ended a personal five-game losing streak with his 21st victory in the lidlifter. The veteran righthander allowed six hits and posted his seventh shutout of the season. The Red Sox struck for three of their runs off Rudy May after Bob Montgomery walked and both Doug Griffin and Terry Hughes struck out in the third inning. Tommy Harper and Juan Beniquez each singled to drive in one run. Carl Yastrzemski followed with a line drive that bounced over Bobby Murcer's head for a triple, Harper and Beniquez scoring. The other run counted in the fifth on singles by Harper and Beniquez and an error by Chris Chambliss.

In the nightcap, the Red Sox handed Larry Gura his first defeat, starting their scoring with two runs in the fifth inning on a single by Mario Guerrero, a walk to Harper, single by Beniquez and infield out by Yastrzemski. The Red Sox added their winning runs in the seventh on a walk to Dwight Evans, double by Jim Rice, infield out by Rick Burleson and a passed ball. Murcer batted in both runs for the Yankees. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 24, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .233      White dh              4   0   0   0     1   2   .274
  Miller lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .305
Beniquez cf           5   1   2   1     0   1   .274      Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   2   2     0   0   .301      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .304
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .279      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
  Cooper ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Mason ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .249
Montgomery c          3   1   1   0     1   1   .237      Alomar 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Griffin 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .265        Blomberg ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .303
Hughes 3b             4   0   1   0     0   3   .189        Stanley 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
                                                          May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   3     2  11             Totals               33   0   6   0     4   6

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Yankees 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Chambliss, Mason
Doubles: Nettles (21), Mason (17)
Triples: Yastrzemski (2), Mason (6)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(21-13)          9     6   0   0   4   6   0  37   2.91
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   6   0  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May L(7-5)              5.2   8   4   3   2   6   0  27   3.40
Tidrow                  3.1   2   0   0   0   5   0  11   4.09
Totals                  9    10   4   3   2  11   0  38

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Ron Luciano


RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to third; Beniquez popped to first in
foul territory; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: White was called out on strikes; Maddox walked;
Murcer popped to third; Maddox stole second; Piniella flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans singled to right; Johnson popped to third in
foul territory; Burleson lined into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Evans out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles doubled to
left; Munson flied out to right; Mason popped to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery walked; Griffin was called out on
strikes; Hughes struck out; Harper walked [Montgomery to
second]; Beniquez singled to left [Montgomery scored, Harper to
second]; Harper was picked off second but was safe on an error
by Mason [Harper to third, Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski
tripled to right [Harper scored, Beniquez scored]; Evans was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar singled to shortstop; White walked [Alomar
to second]; Maddox flied out to right; Murcer popped to third;
Piniella walked [Alomar to third, White to second]; Chambliss
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Johnson popped to shortstop; Burleson popped to
second; Montgomery singled to left; Griffin forced Montgomery
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles popped to third; Munson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hughes was called out on strikes; Harper singled to
center; Beniquez singled [Harper to third]; Yastrzemski flied
out to left; Evans reached on an error by Chambliss [Harper
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Beniquez to second, Evans to first];
Johnson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Alomar grounded out (first to pitcher); White was
called out on strikes; Maddox lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Montgomery
grounded out (first unassisted); Griffin singled to left; Hughes
singled to shortstop [Griffin to second]; TIDROW REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); Harper flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer flied out to center; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Chambliss singled to right; Nettles grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Yankees 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Beniquez popped to second; Yastrzemski singled to
center [Yastrzemski out at second (center to shortstop)]; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson popped to second; Mason doubled to left;
BLOMBERG BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Blomberg walked; White flied out to
right; Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING 2B); COOPER
BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Cooper struck out; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Murcer struck out; Piniella struck out; Chambliss
singled to right; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Griffin singled to center; On a bunt Hughes struck
out; Harper flied out to left; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF); Munson struck
out; Mason tripled to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY;
Johnson popped to second; White grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.