Led by Lou Piniella, who batted in four runs, the Yankees defeated the Red Sox, 8-6. Piniella tripled for his first two RBIs in the third inning and added two more with a bases-loaded single in the seventh when the Yankees scored four times to take an 8-2 lead. The Red Sox rallied for four runs in the eighth, chasing both Rudy May and Sparky Lyle, before Tippy Martinez saved the game by retiring Rick Burleson on a fly with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Friday, July      25, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  4  0  -   6 15  3
Yankees      0  0  2    1  0  1    4  0  x  -   8 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez rf           4   0   1   0     1   2   .315      Bonds cf,rf           5   1   2   0     0   1   .246
  Heise 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Piniella rf           4   0   2   4     0   0   .198
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .274        Bladt pr,cf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .250
Evans dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .235      White lf              3   1   1   1     0   1   .299
Rice lf               5   2   4   1     0   0   .301      Munson dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .320
Lynn cf               4   2   1   0     0   2   .327      Chambliss 1b          3   1   2   2     0   0   .299
Fisk c                5   1   3   2     0   1   .293      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Petrocelli 3b         5   0   1   1     0   1   .248      Herrmann c            4   1   2   1     0   2   .246
Griffin 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .253      Mason ss              4   1   0   0     0   1   .147
Montgomery 1b         4   0   2   1     0   1   .226      Alomar 2b             2   2   0   0     2   0   .200
  Miller pr,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .215      May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   6  15   6     1   8             Totals               34   8  10   8     2   7

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 40,165
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Yankees 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 1
Errors: Fisk, Montgomery 2
Doubles: Lynn (24), Fisk (4), Evans (13), Rice (21), Bonds (13)
Triples: Piniella (1), Herrmann (1)
Stolen Bases: White (10)
Sacrifice Flies: White (1), Chambliss (6)
Hit by Pitch: Lynn (2,by Lyle)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(13-10)          7     9   8   4   1   6   0  33   4.13
Burton                  1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.13
Totals                  8    10   8   4   2   7   0  38

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(9-6)              7.1  10   4   4   0   6   0  31   3.42
Lyle                    0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   3.10
Martinez SV(2)          1.1   2   0   0   1   2   0   7   1.29
Totals                  9    15   6   6   1   8   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Lyle (2)

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez struck out; Burleson grounded out (third
to first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella
grounded out (pitcher to first); White flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (third to first); Lynn lined to
shortstop; Fisk was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson struck out; Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Griffin
singled; Montgomery struck out; Beniquez singled [Griffin to
second]; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Herrmann singled; Mason was called out on strikes;
Alomar reached on a fielder's choice [Herrmann to third (error
by Montgomery), Alomar to second]; Bonds struck out; Piniella
tripled [Herrmann scored (unearned), Alomar scored (unearned)];
White struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Yankees 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice
singled; Lynn doubled [Rice to third]; Fisk doubled [Rice
scored, Lynn scored]; Petrocelli lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Fisk out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
singled; Nettles struck out; Herrmann tripled [Chambliss
scored]; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Alomar grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonds made
an out to first; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Evans lined
to right; Rice singled; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled; White stole second; Munson grounded
out (third to first); Chambliss singled [White scored];
Chambliss was picked off first but was safe on an error by Fisk
[Chambliss to third]; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli
popped to catcher in foul territory; Griffin singled; Montgomery
singled [Griffin to second]; Beniquez grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Mason reached on an error by Montgomery; Alomar
walked [Mason to second]; On a bunt Bonds singled [Mason to
third, Alomar to second]; Piniella singled [Mason scored
(unearned), Alomar scored, Bonds to third]; BLADT RAN FOR
PINIELLA; White hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bonds scored];
Munson singled [Bladt to third]; Chambliss lined out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Bladt scored (unearned)]; Nettles made
an out to third; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Yankees 8.

RED SOX 8TH: BLADT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONDS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Burleson grounded out (third to first);
Evans doubled; Rice doubled [Evans scored]; LYLE REPLACED MAY
(PITCHING); Lynn was hit by a pitch; Fisk singled [Rice to
third, Lynn to second]; Petrocelli singled [Rice scored, Lynn to
third, Fisk to second]; Griffin forced Petrocelli (second to
shortstop) [Lynn scored, Fisk to third]; Montgomery singled
[Fisk scored, Griffin to third]; MARTINEZ REPLACED LYLE
(PITCHING); MILLER RAN FOR MONTGOMERY; Beniquez walked [Miller
to second]; Burleson flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HEISE REPLACED
BENIQUEZ (PLAYING 1B); BURTON REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING);
Herrmann struck out; Mason flied out to center; Alomar walked;
Bonds doubled [Alomar to third]; Bladt grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees 8.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
singled; Lynn struck out; Fisk singled [Rice to second];
Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Yankees
8.