A two-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski in the seventh inning proved to be the blow that gave the Red Sox a 9-8 victory over the Brewers before an opening-day crowd of 32,761 in Milwaukee County Stadium. The Red Sox led, 7-4, after three innings, getting two of their runs on a homer by Bob Montgomery and three on a bases-loaded double by Doug Griffin.

Johnny Briggs blasted a three-run homer for the Brewers, who went ahead in the sixth when they took advantage of Luis Tiant's wildness and scored four runs on only one hit. Diego Segui relieved, allowed one hit the rest of the way and was the winner. Kevin Kobel, rookie lefthander from Shreveport (Texas), who gave up a single by Cecil Cooper ahead of Yastrzemski's homer, was charged with the defeat. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 8
Game Played on Friday, April     5, 1974 (Day game) at County Stadium
Red Sox      0  2  5    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   9 11  1
Brewers      3  1  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   8  6  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             5   0   1   0     0   2   .200      Money 3b              2   0   1   1     1   0   .500
Beniquez cf           4   1   0   0     1   2   .000      Berry dh              5   1   1   0     0   2   .200
Cooper 1b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .333      May cf                5   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Yastrzemski lf        5   2   2   2     0   0   .400      Scott 1b              3   2   1   0     1   2   .333
Petrocelli 3b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .500      Briggs lf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .250
  Kennedy pr,3b       2   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Porter c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Carbo rf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .333      Coluccio rf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
  Miller rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garcia 2b             3   2   1   1     1   1   .333
Montgomery c          4   2   2   3     0   0   .500      Yount ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Griffin 2b            3   0   2   3     1   0   .667        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250        T. Johnson ss       1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9  11   9     4   5             Totals               31   8   6   5     6   8

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 32,761
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Brewers 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Cooper
Doubles: Griffin (1), Money (1), T. Johnson (1)
Triples: Garcia (1)
Home Runs: Montgomery (1), Yastrzemski (1), Briggs (1)
Stolen Bases: Harper (1), Money (1)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (1), Beniquez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Money (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Money (1)
GIDP: Kennedy (1), May (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cooper (1,by Rodriguez)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   5.1   5   8   7   5   1   1  26  11.81
Segui W(1-0)            3.2   1   0   0   1   7   0  13   0.00
Totals                  9     6   8   7   6   8   1  39

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn                 2.2   4   7   7   4   3   1  16  23.63
Bell                    3.1   4   0   0   0   2   0  12   0.00
Kobel L(0-1)            0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   3  54.00
Rodriguez               2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9    11   9   9   4   5   2  40

Passed Balls: Montgomery (1)
Hit by Pitch: Rodriguez (1)
Wild Pitches: Segui 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - George Maloney


RED SOX 1ST: Harper was called out on strikes; Beniquez struck
out; Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Money flied out to center; Berry singled to left;
May lined to right; Scott walked [Berry to second]; Briggs
homered [Berry scored, Scott scored]; Porter flied out to right;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Petrocelli lined to
third; Carbo singled to left; Montgomery homered [Carbo scored];
Griffin walked; Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 2ND: Coluccio flied out to center; Garcia tripled to
left; Yount walked; Debut game for Robin Yount; Money hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Garcia scored]; Berry flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Brewers 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper was called out on strikes; Beniquez walked;
Cooper walked [Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski forced Cooper
(second to shortstop) [Beniquez to third, Yastrzemski to first];
Petrocelli singled to left [Beniquez scored, Yastrzemski to
second]; KENNEDY RAN FOR PETROCELLI; Carbo walked [Yastrzemski
to third, Kennedy to second]; Montgomery singled [Yastrzemski
scored, Kennedy to third, Carbo to second]; BELL REPLACED
COLBORN (PITCHING); Griffin doubled to left [Kennedy scored,
Carbo scored, Montgomery scored]; Guerrero grounded out
(shortstop to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers
4.

BREWERS 3RD: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); May flied out
to right; Scott was called out on strikes; Briggs lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
struck out; Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Coluccio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia popped to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Kennedy grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at
second]; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount flied out to left; Money doubled; Berry
reached on an error by Cooper [Money to third]; May grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop) [Berry out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Montgomery flied out to right; Griffin singled to
left; Guerrero singled to right [Griffin to third]; Griffin was
picked off and caught stealing home (pitcher to first to
shortstop to catcher) [Guerrero to second]; Harper grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Scott singled to shortstop; Briggs popped to first;
Porter walked [Scott to second]; Coluccio walked [Scott to
third, Porter to second]; Garcia walked [Scott scored, Porter to
third, Coluccio to second]; SEGUI REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING);
ALOU BATTED FOR YOUNT; Montgomery allowed a passed ball [Porter
scored, Coluccio to third, Garcia to second]; Alou was called
out on strikes; Segui threw a wild pitch [Coluccio scored,
Garcia to third]; Money walked while Garcia advanced to home on
a wild pitch; Money stole second; Berry was called out on
strikes; 4 R (3 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Brewers 8.

RED SOX 7TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); KOBEL
REPLACED BELL (PITCHING); Beniquez grounded out (second to
first); Cooper singled to right; Yastrzemski homered [Cooper
scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED KOBEL (PITCHING); Kennedy grounded
out (third to first); Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Brewers 8.

BREWERS 7TH: May flied out to center; Scott struck out; Briggs
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Brewers 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Montgomery flied out to center; Griffin grounded
out (third to first); Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Brewers 8.

BREWERS 8TH: Porter grounded out (pitcher to first); Coluccio
struck out; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9,
Brewers 8.

RED SOX 9TH: Harper singled to center; Harper stole second;
Beniquez reached on a fielder's choice [Harper out at third
(shortstop to third to shortstop)]; Beniquez was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Cooper was hit by a pitch;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
9, Brewers 8.

BREWERS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); T. Johnson
doubled to center; Money out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [T. Johnson to third]; Berry struck out; May struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, Brewers 8.