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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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