Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
April 17, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper dh 5 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 4 1 1 0
Carbo rf 2 1 1 1
Yastrzemski lf 4 1 2 1
Montgomery c 3 0 0 1
Cooper 1b 3 1 2 0
McAuliffe 3b 3 0 1 0
  Cater ph 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy 3b 0 0 0 0
Griffin 2b 4 0 1 1
Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 3 0 0 0
  Maddox rf 1 0 0 0
Williams rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Murcer cf 4 0 1 0
Munson c 4 2 1 0
Piniella dh 4 1 2 0
  Blomberg pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Sudakis 1b 4 0 1 1
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 1
Michael 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Mason ss 2 0 0 0
  Clarke ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 2
Boston 000 000 220483
New York 020 000 001352
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (2-1) 9.0 5 3 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
1
1
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (1-2) 7.0 6 4 4 3 5
  Lyle   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
7

  E–Cooper (2), Guerrero (4), Lee (2), Williams (1), Mason (3).  DP–Boston 1, New York 2.  2B–Boston Beniquez (1,off Dobson), New York Munson (2,off Lee).  HR–Boston Yastrzemski (4,7th inning off Dobson 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Montgomery (1,off Lyle).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:21.  A–11,517.
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