Rico Petrocelli drove in Juan Beniquez with a two-out single in the seventh inning and that run proved decisive as the Red Sox defeated the Indians, 5-4. The Red Sox bunched a single by Tommy Harper and a stolen base, double by Bernie Carbo, pass to Carl Yastrzemski, single by Petrocelli and double by Doug Griffin for three runs in the first inning and added another marker in the third on a triple by Dwight Evans and double by Griffin. But the Indians closed the gap with three runs in the seventh on a homer by Buddy Bell before Petrocelli's second RBI of the game produced the decisive tally. Charlie Spikes added the Indians' final run with a round-tripper in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     20, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   4  9  0
Red Sox      3  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 11  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Harper dh             5   1   1   0     0   0   .171
Hermoso 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .146      Beniquez cf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .259
  Brohamer ph,2b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Carbo lf              4   1   2   1     0   2   .343
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .214      Yastrzemski 1b        2   1   0   0     2   0   .333
Ellis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   2     0   0   .231
Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   0     0   0   .385        McAuliffe pr,3b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Spikes rf             4   2   2   1     0   2   .347      Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .375
Duncan c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Griffin 2b            4   0   3   2     0   0   .372
Bell 3b               4   1   1   3     0   1   .220      Didier c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .178      Guerrero ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
  Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heidemann ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     1   9             Totals               33   5  11   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 11,667
Left on Base: Indians 4, Red Sox 8
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Chambliss (3), Carbo (3), Griffin (2), Guerrero (2)
Triples: Evans (1)
Home Runs: Bell (3), Spikes (3)
Stolen Bases: Harper (3)
Caught Stealing: Griffin (2)
GIDP: Ellis (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(0-2)       6.2  10   5   5   4   2   0  32   4.50
Upshaw                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.52
Totals                  8    11   5   5   4   2   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(1-1)            9     9   4   4   1   9   2  35   5.28
Totals                  9     9   4   4   1   9   2  35

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


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to right; Lowenstein was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Hermoso grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hendrick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to third; Harper stole second;
Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Carbo doubled to right
[Harper scored]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally;
Petrocelli singled to center [Carbo scored, Yastrzemski to
second]; Evans flied out to left; Griffin doubled to left
[Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli to third]; Didier was walked
intentionally; Guerrero forced Griffin (third unassisted); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis popped to catcher in foul territory;
Chambliss singled to right; Spikes struck out; Duncan popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
grounded out (catcher to first); Carbo singled to right;
Yastrzemski lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell grounded out (third to first); Duffy struck
out; Lowenstein popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli popped to right; Evans tripled to
center; Griffin singled to left [Evans scored, Griffin out at
second (left to second)]; Didier grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 4TH: On a bunt Hermoso grounded out (third to first);
Hendrick grounded out (first to pitcher); Ellis popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Guerrero doubled to left; Harper popped to right;
Beniquez lined to third; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Chambliss doubled to right; Spikes struck out;
Duncan walked; Bell struck out; Duffy popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Petrocelli popped to shortstop; Evans grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein singled to center; BROHAMER BATTED FOR
HERMOSO; Brohamer singled to right [Lowenstein to third];
Hendrick struck out; Ellis grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Griffin
singled to right; Didier popped to center; Griffin was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Guerrero grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss singled to right; Spikes singled to
shortstop [Chambliss to third]; Duncan struck out; Bell homered
[Chambliss scored, Spikes scored]; LEE BATTED FOR DUFFY; Lee
struck out; Lowenstein flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED LEE (PLAYING SS); Harper
grounded out (third to first); Beniquez walked; Carbo struck
out; Yastrzemski walked [Beniquez to second]; Petrocelli singled
to center [Beniquez scored, Yastrzemski to second]; UPSHAW
REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); MCAULIFFE RAN FOR PETROCELLI;
Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 8TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick struck out; Ellis flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Didier
popped to first in foul territory; Guerrero singled to left;
Harper forced Guerrero (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Spikes
homered; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 5.