YANKEES TROUNCE SOX

Mel Stottlemyre went the distance and pitched the Bronx Bombers to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium yesterday. New York got all of its runs in the fourth inning as hurler John Curtis was a victim of his own wildness and Bosox errors. It was the first time the Yankees have beaten the Red Sox in five tries this season.

The Sox return to friendly Fenway today for an 11 a.m. game against the Detroit Tigers, who are coming off a 7-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians.