Homers by Dwight Evans, John Kennedy and Carl Yastrzemski in the first three innings paced the Red Sox to a 7-5 victory over the Tigers. Yastrzemski batted in two runs with a double in the first and Evans followed with his homer. Kennedy connected for the circuit in the second and Yastrzemski in the third.

Juan Marichal, making his first A. L. start for the Red Sox, was kayoed in the fourth after the Tigers pulled within one run. Ed Brinkman accounted for three RBIs with a single and homer. Dick Drago was the winner in relief, but the Red Sox had to call on both Roger Moret and Diego Segui in the ninth. Segui saved the game by striking out Norm Cash with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Sunday, April     14, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       1  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  2
Red Sox      4  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           5   1   3   3     0   0   .189      Harper lf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .200
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .154        Miller lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Northrup rf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Beniquez cf           2   1   2   1     1   0   .417
Kaline dh             4   0   2   1     1   0   .297      Cater dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Horton lf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .229      Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   2   3     0   1   .455
N. Cash 1b            4   0   0   1     1   2   .278      Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Evans rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .500
Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .435      Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Sutherland 2b         2   2   1   0     1   0   .379      Kennedy 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .200
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .500        McAuliffe 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Knox 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guerrero ss           3   1   2   0     0   0   .368
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Marichal p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  12   5     4   3             Totals               30   7  11   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 11,274
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Red Sox 3
DP: Tigers 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Rodriguez, N. Cash
Doubles: Kaline (2), Sutherland (4), Yastrzemski (3)
Home Runs: Brinkman (1), Evans (1), Kennedy (1), Yastrzemski (3)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (2), Harper (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (1), Harper (2)
GIDP: Northrup (1), Harper (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(0-3)           6.1  11   7   7   2   2   3  29   3.86
Hiller                  1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  8    11   7   7   2   3   3  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                3.1   6   5   5   4   1   1  20  13.50
Drago W(1-0)            4.2   5   0   0   0   1   0  18   0.00
Moret                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Segui SV(1)             0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.13
Totals                  9    12   5   5   4   3   1  42

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


TIGERS 1ST: Brinkman flied out to right; Rodriguez popped to
right; Northrup walked; Kaline doubled [Northrup scored]; Horton
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Beniquez singled to left; Cater
singled to center [Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski doubled to
right [Beniquez scored, Cater scored, Yastrzemski to third (on
throw to home)]; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first);
Evans homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Griffin flied out to right;
4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash flied out to right; Stanley popped to first
in foul territory; Freehan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 2ND: Kennedy homered; Guerrero singled to right; Harper
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Guerrero out at
second]; Beniquez walked; Beniquez was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland doubled to left; Brinkman singled to
right [Sutherland scored]; Rodriguez forced Brinkman (third to
second); Northrup singled to right [Rodriguez to second]; Kaline
walked [Rodriguez to third, Northrup to second]; Horton lined to
second; N. Cash walked [Rodriguez scored, Northrup to third,
Kaline to second]; Stanley grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Cater popped to first; Yastrzemski homered;
Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan lined to left; Sutherland walked; Brinkman
homered [Sutherland scored]; Rodriguez singled to center; DRAGO
REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Northrup grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin flied out to center; Kennedy grounded out
(third to first); Guerrero popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline singled to right; Horton flied out to right;
N. Cash struck out; Stanley grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper walked; Beniquez reached on an error by N.
Cash (assist by Rodriguez) on a sacrifice bunt [Harper to third,
Beniquez to first]; Cater popped to second; Yastrzemski struck
out while Harper was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop
to catcher to third to catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan popped to third; Sutherland popped to right;
Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Montgomery lined to third; Evans singled to center;
Griffin singled to right [Evans to second]; Kennedy lined to
left; Evans was picked off second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 7TH: MCAULIFFE REPLACED KENNEDY (PLAYING 3B); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kaline popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Guerrero singled to center; Harper out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Guerrero to second];
Beniquez singled to right [Guerrero scored]; HILLER REPLACED
LOLICH (PITCHING); Cater lined to third [Beniquez to third
(error by Rodriguez)]; Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 7.

TIGERS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF); Horton singled
to left; N. Cash flied out to center; Stanley forced Horton
(shortstop to second); Freehan singled to left [Stanley to
second]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; G. Brown popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red
Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: KNOX REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING 2B); Montgomery
grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to right; Griffin
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Brinkman singled to left; Rodriguez singled to right
[Brinkman to second]; MORET REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Northrup
flied out to center; SEGUI REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Kaline
popped to left; Horton singled to third [Brinkman to third,
Rodriguez to second]; N. Cash struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 5, Red Sox 7.