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Tuesday September 24, 1974
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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.



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