Ben Oglivie, who had had only one hit previously this season, came up in the ninth inning and delivered a pinch-double, scoring Willie Horton, to give the Tigers a 6-5 victory over the Red Sox. Horton led off the frame with a double and, after Norm Cash was passed intentionally, Gates Brown struck out before Oglivie batted for Aurelio Rodriguez.

John Hiller received credit for an undeserved victory. The bullpen ace relieved Mickey Lolich with two men on base and two out in the ninth and was tagged for a homer by Rico Petrocelli to waste the Tigers' 5-2 lead. Danny Cater also homered for the Red Sox in the game, while the Tigers had round-trippers by Al Kaline and Cash. Kaline's clout with two men on base and Cash's swat both came in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Friday, May       10, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  7  2
Tigers       0  0  0    4  0  0    1  0  1  -   6  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .148      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .212
Cater dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .313      Sutherland 2b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Fisk c                4   2   2   0     0   0   .242      Northrup rf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .227
Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   0   0     1   2   .333      Kaline dh             4   1   2   3     0   0   .269
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   2   4     0   1   .237      Horton lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .169      N. Cash 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .264
Carbo rf              2   0   1   0     1   1   .241      Moses c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .257
McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .217        G. Brown ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oglivie ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .286
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .198
                                                          Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5   7   5     2   8             Totals               31   6   8   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 16,322
Left on Base: Red Sox 1, Tigers 4
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Carbo, Burleson
Doubles: Petrocelli (2), Horton (5), Oglivie (1)
Home Runs: Cater (1), Petrocelli (1), Kaline (2), N. Cash (3)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (1)
Caught Stealing: Carbo (2), Stanley (3)
GIDP: Stanley (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               6.1   6   5   5   3   4   2  27   5.35
Segui L(2-2)            2     2   1   1   1   1   0   8   2.63
Totals                  8.1   8   6   6   4   5   2  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  8.2   6   4   4   2   8   1  31   4.84
Hiller W(5-0)           0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   0.82
Totals                  9     7   5   5   2   8   2  33

Wild Pitches: Lolich (3)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz


RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Cater
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley popped to second; Sutherland popped to
second; Northrup struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher);
Petrocelli struck out; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline flied out to right; Horton grounded out
(third to first); N. Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo singled to center; Carbo was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); McAuliffe struck out; Burleson
singled to center; Harper struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Moses popped to second; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); Brinkman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cater homered; Fisk singled to left; Yastrzemski
struck out; Fisk stole second; Petrocelli doubled to left [Fisk
scored]; Beniquez reached on a fielder's choice that turned into
a double play [Petrocelli out at third (pitcher to third to
shortstop to third), Beniquez out at second (third to first to
second to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley struck out; Sutherland singled to left;
Northrup walked [Sutherland to second]; Kaline homered
[Sutherland scored, Northrup scored]; Horton flied out to
center; N. Cash homered; Moses grounded out (third to first); 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo walked; McAuliffe lined into a double play
(second to first) [Carbo out at first]; Burleson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman
flied out to center; Stanley walked; Stanley was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Tigers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Harper flied out to center; Cater flied out to
center; Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland flied out to left; Northrup grounded out
(first unassisted); Kaline singled to shortstop [Kaline to
second (error by Burleson)]; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Petrocelli flied out to
right; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: N. Cash lined to center; Moses walked; Rodriguez
singled to right [Moses to third]; Brinkman singled to right
[Moses scored, Rodriguez to third (error by Carbo)]; SEGUI
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Stanley grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Brinkman out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Carbo struck out; McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher
to first); Burleson popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Sutherland popped to third in foul territory;
Northrup grounded out (second to first); Kaline flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Harper struck out; Cater popped to second; Fisk
singled to left; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Fisk to second];
Yastrzemski walked; HILLER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING);
Petrocelli homered [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski scored]; Beniquez
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Horton doubled to left; N. Cash was walked
intentionally; G. BROWN BATTED FOR MOSES; G. Brown struck out
(strikeout was charged to Moses); OGLIVIE BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ;
Oglivie doubled to right [Horton scored, N. Cash to third]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 6.