Walt Williams doubled home the tie-breaking run in the eighth inning and scored an insurance tally on a sacrifice fly to lead the Yankees to an 8-6 triumph over the Red Sox and regain first place in the A. L. East. The nationally televised game was tied 6-6 when Sandy Alomar opened the Yanks' eighth with a single. Bobby Bonds forced Alomar but Williams followed with a screeching double that went past third baseman Rico Petrocelli and eluded Carl Yastrzemski in the left-field corner. Bonds scored and Williams took third on the throw to the plate. Thurman Munson's fly to deep right then delivered Williams.

The Yanks took a 6-2 lead with a five-run fifth. Munson's single with the bases loaded drove in two and two more scored on Dwight Evans' errant throw from right field. The Sox tied the contest with four in the sixth, the big blow being a three-run homer by Yastrzemski, his second circuit blast of the game. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Saturday, June      28, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      1  0  0    0  5  0    0  2  0  -   8 12  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    1  0  4    0  0  0  -   6 11  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf,lf           3   2   0   0     2   1   .240      Cooper 1b             5   2   2   0     0   1   .278
Williams cf           5   1   2   1     0   1   .272      Burleson ss           3   1   1   2     0   0   .286
Johnson lf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .301      Yastrzemski lf        4   2   3   4     0   0   .290
  Whitfield rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .339
Munson c              3   0   2   3     1   0   .341      Rice dh               4   0   2   0     0   2   .294
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .249
Oliver dh             4   1   1   0     1   1   .154      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .231
Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     1   1   .305        Carbo ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .234      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .357
  White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .311        Blackwell c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
  Mason ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .138        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Alomar 2b             4   1   2   1     0   1   .200      Doyle 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .164
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  12   7     6   6             Totals               35   6  11   6     1   9

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 32,631
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Red Sox 4
DP: Yankees 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Chambliss (16), Munson (5), Williams (1), Yastrzemski (13)
Triples: Cooper (2)
Home Runs: Johnson (1), Yastrzemski 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Chambliss (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (6), Burleson (4)
GIDP: Miller (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  5     7   6   6   0   7   2  21   3.93
Tidrow W(5-0)           4     4   0   0   1   2   0  16   3.83
Totals                  9    11   6   6   1   9   2  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     4.2   7   6   6   2   4   1  23   4.03
Cleveland L(4-4)        3.1   4   2   2   4   1   0  18   4.64
Burton                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.12
Totals                  9    12   8   8   6   6   1  44

Wild Pitches: Lee (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Williams grounded
out (pitcher to first); Johnson homered; Munson walked; Nettles
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Cooper tripled; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Cooper scored]; Yastrzemski doubled; Lynn lined into a
double play (right to second) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
was called out on strikes; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice was called out on strikes; Petrocelli grounded
out (shortstop to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded
out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
grounded out (second to first); Cooper grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski
homered; Lynn struck out; Rice struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Oliver singled; Chambliss doubled [Oliver to
third]; Brinkman grounded out (second to first) [Oliver scored];
Alomar singled [Chambliss scored]; Lee threw a wild pitch
[Alomar to second]; Bonds walked; Williams struck out; Johnson
singled [Alomar to third, Bonds to second]; Munson singled
[Alomar scored, Bonds scored, Johnson scored (error by Evans)];
Nettles singled [Munson to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); Oliver walked [Nettles to second]; Chambliss lined
to left; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli struck out; Evans struck out; Fisk
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Brinkman popped to right; Alomar grounded out
(first unassisted); Bonds walked; Williams singled [Bonds to
second]; Johnson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Doyle singled; Cooper singled [Doyle to second];
Burleson singled [Doyle scored, Cooper to second]; Yastrzemski
homered [Cooper scored, Burleson scored]; TIDROW REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice singled;
Petrocelli popped to right; Evans flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 7TH: Munson doubled; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to
first); Oliver was called out on strikes; Chambliss was walked
intentionally; WHITE BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox
6.

RED SOX 7TH: MASON REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Fisk flied out
to center; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 8TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Alomar
singled; Bonds forced Alomar (third to second); Williams doubled
[Bonds scored, Williams to third]; Johnson walked; Munson hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Williams scored]; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: BONDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WHITFIELD
REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING RF); Burleson made an out to
shortstop; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Lynn singled;
Rice singled [Lynn to second]; Petrocelli was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 9TH: BURTON REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Oliver popped
to catcher in foul territory; Chambliss singled; Mason struck
out while Chambliss was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: CARBO BATTED FOR EVANS; Carbo walked; MILLER BATTED
FOR BLACKWELL; Miller grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carbo out at second]; Doyle singled; Cooper
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Red Sox 6.