Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 24, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Red Sox 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 4 11 0 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper lf 3 1 2 0 2 0 .236 White dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .274 Miller lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Maddox cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .306 Beniquez cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .275 Murcer rf 2 0 1 2 1 0 .277 Yastrzemski 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .300 Piniella lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Evans rf 2 1 0 0 3 0 .278 Munson c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 Rice dh 4 1 1 0 1 0 .268 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Burleson 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Montgomery c 5 0 1 0 0 2 .236 Alomar 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .255 Hughes 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .193 Mason ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Guerrero ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .253 Sudakis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Moret p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 11 3 6 3 Totals 30 2 7 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 46,448 Left on Base: Red Sox 12, Yankees 5 DP: Red Sox 2, Yankees 1 Errors: Alomar, Mason Doubles: Harper (15), Rice (1), Murcer (24), White (17) Stolen Bases: Beniquez (19) Sacrifice Flies: Murcer (10) GIDP: Burleson (10), Piniella (18) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moret W(9-9) 9 7 2 2 3 5 0 34 3.54 Totals 9 7 2 2 3 5 0 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura L(5-1) 6.1 10 4 3 4 2 0 32 1.88 Lyle 2.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 1.68 Totals 9 11 4 3 6 3 0 43 Passed Balls: Munson (8) Wild Pitches: Moret (6) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - George Maloney RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to first; Beniquez singled to center; Beniquez stole second; Yastrzemski grounded out (catcher to first) [Beniquez to third]; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: White flied out to left; Maddox walked; Murcer doubled to center [Maddox scored, Murcer out at third (right to second to first)]; Bobby Murcer fell and couldn't get back to 2B; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Montgomery singled to left; Hughes flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Munson singled to right; Chambliss was called out on strikes; Nettles flied out to right; Alomar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper doubled to center; Beniquez struck out; Yastrzemski singled to center [Harper out at home (center to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Mason popped to third; White struck out; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. RED SOX 4TH: Evans lined to left; Rice popped to catcher in foul territory; Burleson singled to second [Burleson to second (error by Alomar)]; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Murcer walked; Piniella forced Murcer (first to shortstop); Munson popped to second; Chambliss lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 1. RED SOX 5TH: Hughes popped to catcher; Guerrero singled to shortstop [Guerrero to second (error by Mason)]; Harper walked; Beniquez singled to right [Guerrero scored, Harper to third, Beniquez to second (on throw)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Harper scored, Beniquez to third]; Evans was walked intentionally; Rice lined to pitcher; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to right; Alomar singled to center; Mason forced Alomar (second to shortstop); White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Hughes singled to third; Guerrero singled to right [Hughes to second]; Harper walked [Hughes to third, Guerrero to second]; Beniquez forced Guerrero (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Maddox singled to center; Murcer popped to shortstop; Piniella flied out to right; Munson singled to right [Maddox to third]; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski popped to second; Evans walked; Rice doubled to left [Evans to third]; LYLE REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); Burleson reached on a fielder's choice [Evans scored, Rice to third]; Munson allowed a passed ball [Rice scored (unearned), Burleson to second]; Montgomery struck out; Hughes grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles flied out to right; Alomar was called out on strikes; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR MASON; Sudakis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1. RED SOX 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING SS); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper singled to left; Beniquez forced Harper (second to shortstop); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF); White doubled to left; Maddox walked while White advanced to third on a wild pitch; Murcer hit a sacrifice fly to left [White scored]; Piniella grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 2. RED SOX 9TH: Evans walked; Rice walked [Evans to second]; On a bunt Burleson grounded into a double play (pitcher to third to second) [Burleson to first, Evans out at third, Rice out at second]; Montgomery flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 2. YANKEES 9TH: Munson flied out to right; Chambliss singled to right; Nettles lined into a double play (second to first) [Chambliss out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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