A homer by Norm Cash in the fifth inning decided a three-hit duel between Joe Coleman and Reggie Cleveland and gave the Tigers a 1-0 victory over the Red Sox in a Patriots Day morning game. The contest drew 23,498. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 1, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Monday, April     15, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .195      Harper dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .179
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Miller cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .167
Northrup rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Kaline dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .385
Horton lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .385      Carbo rf              1   0   0   0     1   0   .368
N. Cash 1b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .286      McAuliffe 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .100
Stanley cf            3   0   1   0     0   2   .243      Griffin 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .344      Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .364
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     0   5             Totals               27   0   3   0     5   4

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 23,498
Left on Base: Tigers 1, Red Sox 7
DP: Tigers 3, Red Sox 1
Errors: Guerrero
Home Runs: N. Cash (1)
Stolen Bases: Miller (2), Harper (2)
Caught Stealing: Stanley (1)
GIDP: Griffin (1), Harper (3), McAuliffe (1)
Hit by Pitch: Carbo 2 (2,by Coleman 2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(2-0)          9     3   0   0   5   4   0  34   1.11
Totals                  9     3   0   0   5   4   0  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(0-1)        9     3   1   1   0   5   1  29   2.19
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   5   1  29

Hit by Pitch: Coleman 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Coleman (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Brinkman singled to center; Rodriguez forced
Brinkman (pitcher to shortstop) [Rodriguez to first (error by
Guerrero)]; Northrup forced Rodriguez (first to shortstop);
Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to right; Miller singled to left;
Cooper forced Miller (shortstop to second); Yastrzemski flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
flied out to center; N. Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Montgomery walked; Carbo was hit by a pitch
[Montgomery to second]; On a bunt McAuliffe forced Montgomery
(pitcher to third) [Carbo to second, McAuliffe to first];
Griffin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley singled to center; Sutherland flied out to
right; Brinkman struck out while Stanley was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero struck out; Harper popped to second;
Miller walked; Miller stole second; Cooper flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez lined to second; Northrup flied out to
left; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Montgomery flied
out to right; Carbo walked; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Carbo to
second]; McAuliffe walked; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton flied out to right; Freehan popped to
shortstop; N. Cash homered; Stanley was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Harper walked; Harper
stole second; Miller flied out to center; Cooper struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland lined to pitcher; Brinkman flied out to
left; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Montgomery struck out; Carbo flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline
grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: McAuliffe flied out to center; Griffin singled to
left; Guerrero singled to right [Griffin to third]; Harper
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Guerrero
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan lined to shortstop; N. Cash flied out to
center; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Cooper grounded
out (second to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Brinkman
was called out on strikes; Rodriguez grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
was hit by a pitch; McAuliffe grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Carbo out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.