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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 8, 1974 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 8, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 8, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 13,985 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jim Odom |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy White | Left Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
Bill Sudakis | DH |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Fernando Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | DH |
Bernie Carbo | Left Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 1974
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Lee
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lee
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stottlemyre
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Stottlemyre
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Stottlemyre
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Stottlemyre
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lee
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lee
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Lee
Sudakis hits a popup into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Stottlemyre
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stottlemyre
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Stottlemyre
Beniquez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Beniquez. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Beniquez steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beniquez scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Stottlemyre
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Lee
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lee
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Lee
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Stottlemyre
Harper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Harper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Carbo vs. Stottlemyre
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Stottlemyre
Fisk is hit by the pitch. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Stottlemyre
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harper scores. Carbo scores. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Stottlemyre
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Stottlemyre
Evans bunts towards third. Nettles fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Fisk scores. There goes Yastrzemski trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Stottlemyre
Cecil Cooper pinch runs for Dwight Evans.
Beniquez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
Bernie Carbo now playing right field. Carl Yastrzemski now playing left field. Cecil Cooper now playing first base.
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Lee
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lee
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stottlemyre
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Stottlemyre
There's a wild pitch. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Stottlemyre
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. McDowell
Sam McDowell now pitching.
Harper bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Gonzalez covering, for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carbo vs. McDowell
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. McDowell
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lee
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Lee
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Lee
Sudakis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McDowell
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McDowell
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. McDowell
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Lee
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Lee
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Lee
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. McDowell
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. McDowell
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. McDowell
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. McDowell
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Lee
Chambliss hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Lee
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. McDowell
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with McDowell covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. McDowell
Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McDowell
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McDowell. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. McDowell
Petrocelli is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. McDowell
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Lee
Murcer hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Lee
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sudakis vs. Lee
Sudakis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Lee
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Lee
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. McDowell
Beniquez hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. McDowell
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. McDowell
Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. McDowell
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lee
Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Jim Mason.
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lee
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Lee
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/8/1974 -- New York at Boston (N) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI White R, lf 4 0 2 0 Harper T, dh 4 1 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Carbo B, lf-rf 3 1 0 0 Munson T, c 3 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 2 1 0 0 Murcer B, cf 3 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b-lf 4 0 1 2 Piniella L, rf 3 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Sudakis B, dh 3 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 2 0 1 1 Nettles G, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cooper C, pr-1b 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 3 1 0 0 Mason J, ss 2 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 2 1 Maddox E, ph 1 0 0 0 Burleson R, ss 3 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 0 5 0 30 4 7 4 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Boston 013 000 00x -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Stottlemyre M (L)* 3.0 5 4 4 4 1 McDowell S 5.0 2 0 0 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lee B (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- McDowell S DP -- Boston 4 LOB -- New York 2, Boston 9 2B -- Burleson R 3B -- Harper T SB -- Beniquez J SH -- Harper T HBP -- by Stottlemyre M (Fisk C) WP -- Stottlemyre M T -- 2:02 A -- 13985
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