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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Shea Stadium
August 3, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 3, 1974 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 3, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 3, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Moret |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Dobson |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 51,906 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Morgenweck 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Don Denkinger |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Cecil Cooper | DH |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Tim Blackwell | Catcher |
Darrell Johnson | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy White | DH |
Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
Bill Sudakis | First Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Sandy Alomar | Second Baseman |
Jim Mason | Shortstop |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Yankees
Shea Stadium
August 3, 1974
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Mason fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Harper scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans hits a popup into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Moret
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Moret
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Moret
Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dobson
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Moret
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sudakis vs. Moret
Sudakis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Moret
Munson takes first base on ball four. Sudakis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. Moret
Nettles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alomar vs. Moret
Alomar hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Miller. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Piniella scores. Sudakis scores. Munson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mason vs. Moret
Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Moret
White hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Dobson
Blackwell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sudakis scoops it up and throws to first, with Dobson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Moret
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Moret
Murcer bunts towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Moret
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sudakis vs. Moret
Sudakis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Sudakis reaches second base with a double. Maddox scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Moret
Munson hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Moret
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Moret
Alomar hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Moret
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Moret
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mason moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Moret
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Dobson
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Dobson
Blackwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Moret
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Moret
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sudakis vs. Moret
Sudakis hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Moret
Munson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Moret
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Moret covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Moret
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Moret
Mason hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Moret
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Moret
There goes White. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. White steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Moret
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Dobson
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Dobson
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Tim Blackwell.
Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burleson scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harper vs. Dobson
Harper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Moret
Bob Montgomery now catching.
Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Moret
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sudakis vs. Moret
Sudakis strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Dobson
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Dobson
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Dobson
Petrocelli strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Petrocelli out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Moret
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Moret
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Moret
Alomar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Moret
Mason hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Moret
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dobson
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Dobson
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Dobson
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/3/1974 -- Boston at New York (D) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Harper T, lf 4 1 1 0 White R, dh 4 0 1 0 Cooper C, dh 4 0 1 0 Maddox E, cf 4 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 2 0 Murcer B, rf 3 0 1 0 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 0 0 1 Piniella L, lf 4 1 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0 Sudakis B, 1b 4 1 2 1 Miller R, cf 4 0 0 0 Munson T, c 2 1 0 0 Burleson R, ss 4 1 1 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Alomar S, 2b 4 1 2 3 Blackwell T, c 2 0 1 0 Mason J, ss 4 1 1 2 Carbo B, ph 1 0 1 1 Montgomery B, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 7 2 32 6 8 6 Boston 100 000 100 -- 2 New York 031 000 02x -- 6 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Moret R (L) 8.0 8 6 5 4 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Dobson P (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 7 E -- Burleson R DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Boston 5, New York 7 2B -- Alomar S, Sudakis B HR -- Mason J SB -- White R SH -- Murcer B T -- 2:32 A -- 51906
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