After two days of delay because of bad weather, the Red Sox opened their home season before a crowd of 23,196, but failed to live up to the occasion and lost to the Orioles, 7-6, in 11 innings. The Orioles, who had a two-run homer by Rich Coggins before the game went into overtime, went ahead with a run in the 10th when Bobby Grich was safe on an error and Tommy Davis doubled, but Juan Beniquez homered in the Red Sox half to tie the score again. With one out in the Orioles' 11th, Elrod Hendricks singled and Coggins walked. Grich then bounced into a forceout at second, but Doug Griffin threw wildly to first trying for a double play, and Hendricks scored on the error. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Thursday, April     11, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  0    3  0  0    1  1  0    1  1  -   7  9  1
Red Sox      0  2  1    0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  -   6 12  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             4   2   2   0     1   0   .176      Harper lf             6   0   0   0     0   2   .071
  Hendricks c         1   1   1   0     0   0   .600      Miller cf             2   0   0   0     2   0   .000
Coggins rf            5   1   1   2     1   0   .077        Beniquez ph,cf      2   1   1   1     0   1   .300
Grich 2b              5   2   2   0     1   0   .474      Cooper dh             5   0   1   0     1   3   .250
Davis dh              5   1   2   2     0   0   .333      Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   1   0     1   0   .417
Baylor 1b,lf          4   0   0   1     0   1   .158      Montgomery c          6   2   2   0     0   0   .308
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .350      Carbo rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .300
Williams c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .000        Evans rf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Cabell pr,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Griffin 2b            4   1   1   1     1   0   .364
Blair cf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .100      Hughes 3b             5   1   1   0     1   2   .250
Belanger ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .063      Guerrero ss           4   0   3   2     1   1   .364
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   7   9   6     6   4             Totals               44   6  12   4     8  10

Time of Game: 3:43   Attendance: 23,441
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Red Sox 16
DP: Orioles 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Robinson, Griffin, Guerrero
Doubles: Bumbry (1), Davis (2), Montgomery (1), Guerrero (1), Carbo (1)
Triples: Grich (1)
Home Runs: Coggins (1), Beniquez (1)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (1)
Caught Stealing: Grich (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Harper (1), Griffin (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (1), Baylor (1)
Hit by Pitch: Guerrero (1,by Reynolds)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  6     8   5   3   6   4   0  33   3.14
Alexander               0.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   4   0.00
Jackson                 3     3   1   1   0   3   1  12   7.20
Reynolds W(1-0)         1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                 11    12   6   4   8  10   1  55

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   6.2   5   4   4   2   3   1  26   8.25
Segui L(1-1)            3.2   4   3   1   4   1   0  21   1.23
Drago                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                 11     9   7   5   6   4   1  49

Passed Balls: Williams (1)
Hit by Pitch: Reynolds (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry popped to first; Coggins popped to catcher
in foul territory; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to center; Miller walked; Cooper
walked [Miller to second]; Yastrzemski lined to center;
Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Davis grounded out (second to first); Baylor was
called out on strikes; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Carbo struck out; Griffin walked; Hughes singled to
center [Griffin to second]; Guerrero singled to center [Griffin
scored, Hughes to second]; Harper reached on an error by
Robinson [Hughes scored (unearned), Guerrero to second, Harper
to first]; Miller flied out to left; Cooper made an out to
shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Williams struck out; Blair struck out; Belanger
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Montgomery doubled
to right; Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher) [Montgomery to
third]; Griffin singled to center [Montgomery scored]; Hughes
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: Bumbry doubled to right; Coggins homered [Bumbry
scored]; Grich tripled; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Grich scored]; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robinson made an out to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Guerrero doubled to left; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Miller reached on a fielder's choice
[Guerrero out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop to
catcher), Miller to second]; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Williams made an out to shortstop; Blair flied out
to center; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski walked; Montgomery flied out to center;
Carbo doubled to left [Yastrzemski to third]; Griffin reached on
a fielder's choice [Carbo out at third (third to catcher to
third to pitcher), Griffin to second]; Hughes flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry flied out to center; Coggins lined to
center; Grich walked; Grich was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Guerrero singled to left; Harper out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Guerrero to second]; Miller walked;
Cooper struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis singled to left; Baylor flied out to center;
Robinson walked [Davis to second]; Williams flied out to center;
Blair singled to center [Davis scored, Robinson to third]; SEGUI
REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Belanger grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Montgomery singled to left; Carbo walked
[Montgomery to second]; ALEXANDER REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING);
Griffin flied out to right; Hughes walked [Montgomery to third,
Carbo to second]; Guerrero walked [Montgomery scored, Carbo to
third, Hughes to second]; Williams allowed a passed ball [Carbo
scored (unearned), Hughes to third, Guerrero to second]; Harper
struck out; JACKSON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); BENIQUEZ
BATTED FOR MILLER; Beniquez struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); EVANS
REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING RF); Bumbry singled to right; Coggins
reached on a fielder's choice [Bumbry to second]; Grich singled
to left [Bumbry to third, Coggins to second]; Davis made an out
to second; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bumbry scored,
Coggins to third, Grich to second]; Robinson made an out to
third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper struck out; Yastrzemski singled to right;
Montgomery flied out to right; Evans popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Williams walked; CABELL RAN FOR WILLIAMS; On a bunt
Blair made an out to first; Cabell stole second; Belanger struck
out; Bumbry was walked intentionally; Coggins grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: CABELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAYLOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HENDRICKS REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING C );
Griffin made an out to shortstop; Hughes flied out to center;
Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: Grich reached on an error by Guerrero [Grich to
first]; Davis doubled [Grich scored (unearned)]; Baylor flied
out to right; Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Cabell
was walked intentionally; Blair forced Cabell (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 10TH: Harper flied out to left; Beniquez homered; Cooper
singled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to left; REYNOLDS
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Montgomery flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 11TH: Belanger popped to first; Hendricks singled to
pitcher; Coggins walked [Hendricks to second]; DRAGO REPLACED
SEGUI (PITCHING); Grich forced Coggins (shortstop to second)
[Hendricks scored (error by Griffin) (unearned) (no RBI), Grich
to second]; Davis grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 11TH: Evans singled to center; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Evans to second]; Hughes
struck out; Guerrero was hit by a pitch; Harper struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 6.