Handed a 5-0 lead in the first three innings, Reggie Cleveland gained his first A. L. victory when the Red Sox defeated the Indians, 6-3. Bernie Carbo homered with a man on base for the Red Sox in the first. Three more runs followed in the third when Doug Griffin singled, Carbo was hit by a pitch, Carl Yastrzemski doubled, Dwight Evans beat out an infield single and Bob Didier lofted a sacrifice fly. Cleveland hurled only six innings before yielding to Dick Drago. The Indians scored their runs on homers by Charlie Spikes, Buddy Bell and George Hendrick. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Friday, April 19, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Indians      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  3
Red Sox      2  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   6  8  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Hermoso 2b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .154      Griffin 2b            4   2   1   0     1   1   .333
  Brohamer ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Carbo lf              3   2   1   2     0   1   .323
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .231      Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   1   1     1   0   .350
Ellis dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .354        McAuliffe pr,3b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .176
Spikes rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .333      Cooper dh             3   0   1   0     1   1   .256
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Evans rf              3   0   2   2     0   0   .417
Bell 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .217      Didier c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .186      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .229
  Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   8   3     1   4             Totals               30   6   8   6     4   4

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  9,098
Left on Base: Indians 6, Red Sox 8
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Hermoso, Bell, Upshaw
Doubles: Yastrzemski (4)
Home Runs: Spikes (2), Bell (2), Hendrick (1), Carbo (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Didier (1), Evans (1)
Hit by Pitch: Carbo (3,by Tidrow)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(1-2)           3     5   5   5   2   1   1  19   8.36
Timmermann              3.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  14   8.10
Upshaw                  1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.26
Totals                  8     8   6   6   4   4   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(1-1)        6     7   2   2   1   2   2  26   2.45
Drago SV(1)             3     1   1   1   0   2   1  10   1.08
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   4   3  36

Hit by Pitch: Tidrow (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Hermoso
lined to center; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez popped to second; Griffin walked; Carbo
homered [Griffin scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (third to
first); Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis singled to shortstop; Chambliss singled to
center [Ellis to second]; Spikes popped to right; Duncan struck
out; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Cooper struck out; Evans reached on an error by
Hermoso [Evans to first]; Didier singled to right [Evans to
third]; Guerrero forced Didier (second unassisted) [Guerrero to
first]; Bob Didier collided with Remy Hermoso as the latter
attempted to field the grounder; Dider was called for
interference and ruled out; when batter Mario Guerrero was ruled
safe at 1B, Indians Manager Ken Aspromonte argued and was
ejected by 2B umpire Larry McCoy; Beniquez forced Guerrero
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Lowenstein
flied out to center; Hermoso walked; Hendrick lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin singled to left; Carbo was hit by a pitch
[Griffin to second]; Yastrzemski doubled to left [Griffin
scored, Carbo to third]; Petrocelli popped to second; Cooper was
walked intentionally; Evans singled to shortstop [Carbo scored,
Yastrzemski to third, Cooper to second]; Didier hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Guerrero reached on an error
by Bell [Cooper to third, Evans to second, Guerrero to first];
Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis flied out to right; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); Spikes homered; Duncan popped to shortstop; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Griffin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo struck out; Yastrzemski
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell homered; On a bunt Duffy singled to third; On
a bunt Lowenstein singled [Duffy to second]; Hermoso singled to
right [Duffy to third, Lowenstein to second]; Hendrick struck
out; Ellis popped to center; Chambliss lined to center; 1 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to first); Cooper
grounded out (second to first); Evans singled to center; Didier
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Guerrero walked; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Guerrero to second]; Griffin reached on a
fielder's choice [Guerrero out at third (shortstop to third)];
Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Duffy struck
out; Lowenstein grounded out (shortstop to first); BROHAMER
BATTED FOR HERMOSO; Brohamer grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Yastrzemski
walked; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (third to second);
MCAULIFFE RAN FOR PETROCELLI; Cooper singled to right [McAuliffe
to third]; UPSHAW REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Evans hit a
sacrifice fly to center [McAuliffe scored]; Didier popped to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 8TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hendrick
homered; Ellis flied out to center; Chambliss popped to left;
Spikes was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Guerrero struck out; Beniquez singled to pitcher
[Beniquez out at third (error by Upshaw) (first to third)];
Griffin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded
out (second to first); GAMBLE BATTED FOR DUFFY; Gamble grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red
Sox 6.

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