Sunday May 5, 1974
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Boston Red Sox 10, Texas Rangers 8 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 5, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 - 8 12 2 Red Sox 0 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 x - 10 14 2 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 2b 5 2 4 2 0 0 .303 Harper dh 3 2 0 0 2 0 .158 Tovar cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .258 Beniquez cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Johnson lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .290 Cooper 1b 5 0 1 1 0 2 .258 Burroughs rf 5 1 2 4 0 2 .308 Yastrzemski lf 3 2 2 0 2 0 .353 Spencer 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .377 Petrocelli 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .245 Hargrove dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .356 Evans rf 5 2 3 4 0 0 .340 Harrah ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .242 McAuliffe 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .200 Randle 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .350 Montgomery c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .193 Fahey c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Miller pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fisk c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .217 J. Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burleson ss 4 1 2 3 1 0 .333 Shellenback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marichal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Merritt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 8 12 8 1 4 Totals 38 10 14 10 6 3 Time of Game: 3:03 Attendance: 17,190 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Red Sox 11 DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 0 Errors: Harrah, Merritt, Montgomery, Burleson Doubles: Burroughs (8), Evans (3), McAuliffe (3) Home Runs: Harrah (2), Nelson (2), Evans (3), Burleson (1) Stolen Bases: Johnson (3) Sacrifice Hits: Montgomery (3) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bibby L(5-3) 2.2 8 5 5 1 2 1 16 4.42 J. Brown 3 2 2 2 3 1 0 14 7.71 Shellenback 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 13.50 Allen 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 7 6.75 Merritt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7.71 Foucault 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.00 Totals 8 14 10 10 6 3 2 45 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Marichal W(1-1) 6.1 8 5 5 1 1 1 29 9.00 Cleveland 2.2 4 3 3 0 3 1 12 5.01 Totals 9 12 8 8 1 4 2 41 Balks: Marichal (2) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Tovar grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to left; Johnson stole second; Burroughs singled to right [Johnson scored]; Spencer flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to second; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Harrah popped to second; On a bunt Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to center; Petrocelli singled to right [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli out at home (shortstop to catcher), Evans to third (on throw to home)]; McAuliffe walked; Montgomery reached on a fielder's choice [McAuliffe out at second (first to shortstop), Evans scored]; Burleson singled to left [Montgomery to third]; Harper forced Burleson (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 2. RANGERS 3RD: Fahey flied out to right; Nelson singled to left; Marichal balked [Nelson to second]; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Cooper struck out; Yastrzemski singled to center; Petrocelli singled to left [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans homered [Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli scored]; McAuliffe doubled to right; J. BROWN REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Montgomery grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 5. RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Spencer singled to center; Hargrove popped to shortstop; Harrah forced Spencer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson walked; Harper forced Burleson (third to second); Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harper to second]; Cooper singled to right [Harper scored]; Yastrzemski walked [Cooper to second]; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 6. RANGERS 5TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Fahey grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Nelson singled to catcher [Nelson to second (error by Montgomery)]; Tovar popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 5TH: Evans singled to left; McAuliffe forced Evans (second to shortstop) [McAuliffe to second (error by Harrah)]; Montgomery was called out on strikes; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 6. RANGERS 6TH: Johnson reached on an error by Burleson; Burroughs forced Johnson (third to second); Spencer flied out to center; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 6TH: Harper walked; On a bunt Beniquez made an out to first; Cooper grounded out (second to first) [Harper to second]; SHELLENBACK REPLACED J. BROWN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli singled to right [Harper scored, Yastrzemski to second]; ALLEN REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PITCHING); Evans flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 7. RANGERS 7TH: Harrah homered; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Fahey singled to right; Nelson singled to left [Fahey to second]; Tovar walked [Fahey to third, Nelson to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Burroughs doubled to left [Fahey scored, Nelson scored, Tovar scored]; Spencer singled to right [Burroughs scored]; Hargrove lined to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 7TH: McAuliffe singled to center; Montgomery reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [McAuliffe to second]; MILLER RAN FOR MONTGOMERY; Burleson homered [McAuliffe scored, Miller scored]; Harper walked; Beniquez grounded out (second to first) [Harper to second]; Cooper grounded out (third to first) [Harper to third]; MERRITT REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 10. RANGERS 8TH: FISK REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING C ); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle singled to right; Fahey popped to shortstop; Nelson homered [Randle scored]; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 10. RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (catcher to first); McAuliffe reached on an error by Merritt; Fisk singled to left [McAuliffe to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Burleson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 10. RANGERS 9TH: Johnson struck out; Burroughs struck out; Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 10.

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