Staked to a six-run lead in the first inning, Rick Wise breezed to victory in his first A. L. start for the Red Sox, beating the Tigers, 8-1. Tommy Harper doubled and Rick Miller walked to start things for the Red Sox, but the next two batters went out before the fireworks exploded with a single by Bob Montgomery, double by Bernie Carbo, pass to Dick McAuliffe, triple by Doug Griffin and single by Pedro Guerrero. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     13, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0
Red Sox      6  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   8 12  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Harper dh             5   1   3   0     0   1   .217
  Knox 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller cf             3   2   0   0     2   0   .111
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .118      Cooper 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Northrup rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .194      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   2   1     0   0   .444
Kaline dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273        Beniquez pr,lf      0   1   0   0     1   0   .300
Horton lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Montgomery c          4   1   2   1     0   0   .350
  Oglivie lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Carbo rf              4   1   2   3     0   1   .389
N. Cash 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .357      McAuliffe 3b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .143
Stanley cf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Griffin 2b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .278
  Sharon cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .313
Freehan c             2   0   0   1     0   0   .474      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutherland 2b,ss      3   0   0   0     0   1   .370
Slayback p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   6             Totals               35   8  12   8     4   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  8,159
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Guerrero
Doubles: Northrup (2), Stanley (2), Kaline (1), Harper 2 (3), Carbo (2)
Triples: Griffin (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Freehan (2)
GIDP: Stanley (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slayback L(0-1)         0.2   5   6   6   2   1   0   9   6.75
Walker                  6.1   6   2   2   2   2   0  26   2.45
Ray                     1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    12   8   8   4   3   0  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(1-0)             9     6   1   1   1   6   0  34   1.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   6   0  34

Wild Pitches: Walker 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Larry Barnett


TIGERS 1ST: 35 minute rain delay before start of game;
Brinkman struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first);
Northrup doubled to left; Kaline grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper doubled to left; Miller walked; Cooper
struck out; Yastrzemski popped to left; Montgomery singled to
left [Harper scored, Miller to second]; Carbo doubled to left
[Miller scored, Montgomery scored]; McAuliffe was walked
intentionally; Griffin tripled to right [Carbo scored, McAuliffe
scored]; Guerrero singled to center [Griffin scored]; WALKER
REPLACED SLAYBACK (PITCHING); Harper forced Guerrero (shortstop
to second); 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton struck out; N. Cash walked; Stanley grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [N. Cash out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 2ND: Miller walked; On a bunt Cooper made an out to
pitcher; Walker threw a wild pitch [Miller to second];
Yastrzemski singled to left [Miller scored]; Montgomery grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Yastrzemski to second]; Carbo grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox
7.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan popped to right; Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 3RD: McAuliffe popped to center; Griffin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Guerrero grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez popped to right; Northrup flied out to
center; Kaline popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 4TH: Harper struck out; Miller grounded out (second to
first); Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton reached on an error by Guerrero [Horton to
first]; N. Cash flied out to center; Stanley singled to third
[Horton to second]; Freehan forced Stanley (second to shortstop)
[Horton to third]; Sutherland popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; BENIQUEZ RAN FOR
YASTRZEMSKI; Montgomery singled to center [Beniquez to second];
Carbo singled to left [Beniquez scored, Montgomery out at third
(left to third to shortstop)]; McAuliffe popped to second;
Griffin flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 8.

TIGERS 6TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Brinkman
grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to
first); Northrup singled to shortstop; Kaline forced Northrup
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Harper
singled to center; Miller popped to third; Cooper singled to
shortstop [Harper to second]; Walker threw a wild pitch [Harper
to third, Cooper to second]; Beniquez walked; Montgomery flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton popped to shortstop; N. Cash singled to
right; Stanley doubled to left [N. Cash to third]; Freehan
popped out on a sacrifice fly to shortstop [N. Cash scored];
Sutherland struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox
8.

RED SOX 7TH: OGLIVIE REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); SHARON
REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING CF); KNOX REPLACED BRINKMAN (PLAYING
2B); SUTHERLAND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Carbo struck
out; McAuliffe flied out to left; Griffin grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 8TH: Knox grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez was
called out on strikes; Northrup flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: RAY REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Guerrero grounded
out (third to first); Harper doubled to left; Miller popped to
left; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 9TH: Kaline doubled to center; Oglivie struck out; N.
Cash popped to third in foul territory; Sharon struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 8.