In a speedy pitchers' duel that lasted only one hour, 38 minutes, Fergie Jenkins triumphed over Reggie Cleveland as the Rangers defeated the Red Sox, 3-1. The Rangers picked up their initial run in the first inning on a single by Dave Nelson, an infield out, passed ball and single by Alex Johnson. The Red Sox got the tying tally in the seventh when Cecil Cooper doubled and Rico Petrocelli singled.

With two out in the Rangers' half, Jim Spencer doubled. After an intentional pass to Joe Lovitto, Lenny Randle hit a high fly to shallow center field, where Carl Yastrzemski and Juan Beniquez let the ball drop between them for a double, scoring Spencer and Lovitto. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 3, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Wednesday, April 24, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 x - 3 6 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .189 Nelson 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .300 Cooper 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .291 Harrah ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Carbo rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Johnson lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .267 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .393 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .304 Grieve dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .321 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Spencer 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Montgomery c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .195 Lovitto cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .154 Griffin 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .385 Randle 3b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .500 Guerrero ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .224 L. Brown 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Cater ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 McAuliffe pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 1 5 Totals 28 3 6 3 3 1 Time of Game: 1:38 Attendance: 15,707 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Rangers 5 DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 0 Errors: Cooper Doubles: Yastrzemski (7), Cooper (3), Spencer (1), Randle (1) Caught Stealing: Griffin (3), Johnson (4) Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (2) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland L(1-2) 8 6 3 2 3 1 0 32 2.39 Totals 8 6 3 2 3 1 0 32 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins W(4-1) 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 32 1.21 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 32 Passed Balls: Montgomery (2) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - George Maloney RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to left; Cooper was called out on strikes; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Nelson singled to shortstop; Harrah grounded out (first unassisted) [Nelson to second]; Montgomery allowed a passed ball [Nelson to third]; Johnson singled to third [Nelson scored (unearned)]; Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled; Petrocelli struck out; Beniquez flied out to left; Montgomery grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Grieve struck out; Spencer flied out to center; Lovitto grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Griffin singled to left; Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Guerrero flied out to left; Harper popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Randle grounded out (second to first); Sundberg grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Nelson singled to third; Nelson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Cooper [Nelson to second]; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Cooper flied out to center; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Johnson flied out to center; Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Grieve walked; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli flied out to left; Beniquez flied out to center; Montgomery lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RED SOX 6TH: Griffin popped to third; Guerrero popped to second; Harper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Nelson popped to second; Harrah lined to shortstop; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rangers 1. RED SOX 7TH: Cooper doubled to left; Carbo grounded out (second to first) [Cooper to third]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Petrocelli singled to left [Cooper scored, Yastrzemski out at third (left to third)]; Beniquez lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs lined to left; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer doubled; Lovitto was walked intentionally; Randle doubled [Spencer scored, Lovitto scored]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RED SOX 8TH: L. BROWN REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING 3B); Montgomery singled to center; Griffin popped to center; CATER BATTED FOR GUERRERO; Cater singled to left [Montgomery to second]; MCAULIFFE RAN FOR CATER; Harper popped to shortstop; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); On a bunt Nelson singled; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Nelson to second]; Johnson walked; Burroughs forced Johnson (first to shortstop) [Nelson to third]; Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3. RED SOX 9TH: Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 3.

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