Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
August 5, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 0, New York Yankees 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 3 0 1 0
Burleson ss 3 0 0 0
Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 0 0
Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 0
Montgomery c 3 0 0 0
Evans rf 2 0 0 0
Cater dh 3 0 0 0
Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0
Miller cf 2 0 0 0
  Beniquez ph 1 0 0 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 2 0
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White dh 4 2 2 2
Maddox cf 4 0 1 2
Murcer rf 5 0 2 0
Piniella lf 5 0 0 0
Sudakis 1b 4 0 2 0
Munson c 4 2 3 1
Nettles 3b 4 2 2 0
Alomar 2b 3 1 0 0
Mason ss 4 1 2 3
May p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 14 8
Boston 000 000 000021
New York 010 030 13x8140
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L (12-10) 7.0 14 8 8 0 3
  Segui   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
2
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
May  W (3-2) 9.0 2 0 0 3 7
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
3
7

  E–Burleson (15).  DP–Boston 2, New York 2.  3B–New York Mason (4,off Lee); White (6,off Lee).  HR–New York Munson (10,2nd inning off Lee 0 on, 2 out); White (3,5th inning off Lee 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Evans (2,by May).  SH–Alomar (4,off Lee).  HBP–May (4,Evans).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:28.  A–21,147.
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