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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 9, 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 9, 1974 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 9, 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 9, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 12,193 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Dave Phillips |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy White | Left Fielder |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
Ron Blomberg | DH |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Fernando Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | DH |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Bernie Carbo | 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 9, 1974
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tiant
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cooper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Tiant
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Tiant
Chambliss hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper bunts in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Dobson
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Tiant
Murcer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Tiant
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Tiant
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Tiant
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Yastrzemski steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Dobson
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beniquez vs. Dobson
Beniquez hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Dobson
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
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Tiant
Mason hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tiant
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tiant
White hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Tiant
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Dobson
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
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 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Tiant
Chambliss 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: ---
Murcer vs. Tiant
Murcer hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Tiant
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Dobson
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carbo for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Dobson
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Tiant
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Tiant
Piniella hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Tiant
Mason strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Tiant
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dobson
McAuliffe hits a popup 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Tiant
White 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Tiant
Munson 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Tiant
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Dobson
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Tiant
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Tiant
Blomberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Tiant
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Dobson
Carbo hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Dobson
Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Dobson
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. Beniquez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Dobson
There's a wild pitch. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Tiant
Piniella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Tiant
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 -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Tiant
Gonzalez hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason misplays the ball. That's an error on Mason. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Dobson
Fisk hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss catches it and steps on first to double up Cooper. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Dobson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Tiant
White hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Tiant
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Tiant
Chambliss hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/9/1974 -- New York at Boston (N) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI White R, lf 4 0 0 0 Harper T, dh 4 0 0 0 Munson T, c 4 0 0 0 Cooper C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 1 0 Murcer B, cf 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 1 0 Blomberg R, dh 3 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 1 0 Carbo B, rf 2 1 1 1 Piniella L, rf 3 0 0 0 Beniquez J, cf 3 1 1 0 Mason J, ss 3 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 3 0 1 1 Gonzalez F, 2b 3 0 1 0 Burleson R, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 3 0 30 2 6 2 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Boston 000 000 20x -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Dobson P (L) 8.0 6 2 2 1 6 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (W) 9.0 3 0 0 0 4 E -- Mason J DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 3, Boston 5 2B -- McAuliffe D HR -- Carbo B SB -- Yastrzemski C WP -- Dobson P T -- 2:03 A -- 12193
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