John Hiller, who had won five games in relief, was pinned with his first loss of the season when the Red Sox defeated the Tigers, 8-5. Joe Coleman, who started for the Tigers, was staked to a 4-0 lead, but Hiller took over in the fifth inning after Tommy Harper and Carlton Fisk each singled a run home for the Red Sox. Hiller walked Rico Petrocelli with the bases loaded to force in another run before the inning ended.

Two unearned runs, scoring on a single by Fisk after an error by Gary Sutherland, put the Red Sox ahead in the sixth, but the Tigers tied the score with a run-producing single by Willie Horton in the seventh. In the eighth, Fisk singled with two out and steamed home on a double by Carl Yastrzemski. When the throw from Ed Brinkman on the relay from the outfield hit Fisk and bounced away, Yastrzemski also crossed the plate. The Red Sox iced the decision with another unearned run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 5

Game Played on Saturday, May 11, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 - 8 14 0 Tigers 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 11 3 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper dh 6 2 1 1 0 1 .149 Sharon cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .297 Cooper 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .250 N. Cash ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Fisk c 5 1 3 3 0 0 .289 Sutherland 2b 5 2 3 1 0 0 .289 Yastrzemski lf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .327 Stanley 1b,cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Carbo rf 3 0 0 0 2 2 .232 Kaline dh 4 1 2 1 1 0 .278 Petrocelli 3b 2 0 1 1 3 0 .246 Horton lf 4 0 2 3 0 0 .271 McAuliffe 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Moses c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Beniquez cf 5 2 4 0 0 0 .219 G. Brown ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Burleson ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 .400 Knox pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Moret p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lamont c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marichal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Northrup rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .221 Clemons p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .184 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brinkman ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .202 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fryman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 8 14 6 5 6 Totals 35 5 11 5 3 2 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 10,487 Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Tigers 8 DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 1 Errors: Sutherland, Stanley, Brinkman Doubles: Beniquez (3), Burleson (2), Yastrzemski (8), Brinkman (1), Horton (6) Triples: Cooper (1) Stolen Bases: Beniquez (3) Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (1) GIDP: McAuliffe (4), Kaline (3) Hit by Pitch: Brinkman (1,by Marichal) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moret 3 4 4 4 3 0 0 16 4.40 Marichal 3.2 6 1 1 0 0 0 17 7.84 Clemons W(1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.81 Drago 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.59 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 2 0 40 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman 4.1 6 3 3 2 3 0 21 3.63 Hiller L(5-1) 3.2 6 4 1 2 3 0 20 0.98 Fryman 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 10.57 Totals 9 14 8 4 5 6 0 46 Hit by Pitch: Marichal (1) Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to shortstop; Cooper tripled; Fisk popped to second; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Sharon flied out to left; Sutherland popped to second; Stanley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Carbo walked; Petrocelli flied out to center; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first) [Carbo to second]; Beniquez singled to shortstop [Carbo to third]; Beniquez stole second; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kaline walked; Horton flied out to right; Moses flied to right in foul territory; Northrup popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Harper struck out; Cooper grounded out (third to first); Fisk popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez lined to center; Brinkman doubled to left; Sharon walked; Sutherland singled to right [Brinkman scored, Sharon to third]; Stanley lined to third; Kaline singled to left [Sharon scored, Sutherland to second]; Horton doubled to left [Sutherland scored, Kaline scored]; Moses popped to catcher in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 4. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Carbo struck out; Petrocelli walked; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 4TH: Northrup walked; MARICHAL REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Rodriguez hit into a double play (right to first) [Northrup out at second]; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 4. RED SOX 5TH: Beniquez doubled to right; Burleson singled to second [Beniquez to third]; Harper singled to shortstop [Beniquez scored, Burleson to second]; Cooper popped to center; Fisk singled to left [Burleson scored, Harper to second]; HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski forced Fisk (first to shortstop) [Harper to third]; Carbo walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli walked [Harper scored, Yastrzemski to third, Carbo to second]; McAuliffe popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: Sharon flied out to center; Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Stanley singled to left; Kaline singled to left [Stanley to second]; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 4. RED SOX 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson doubled to left; Harper reached on an error by Sutherland [Burleson to third]; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted) [Harper to second]; Fisk singled to left [Burleson scored (unearned), Harper scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Moses popped to catcher in foul territory; Northrup popped to center; Rodriguez singled to left; Brinkman was hit by a pitch [Rodriguez to second]; N. CASH BATTED FOR SHARON; N. Cash grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 4. RED SOX 7TH: N. CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); STANLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Carbo grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli singled to center; McAuliffe flied out to left; Beniquez singled to right [Petrocelli to second]; Burleson forced Beniquez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: Sutherland singled to right; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Sutherland to second]; Kaline flied out to center [Sutherland to third]; Horton singled to left [Sutherland scored]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR MOSES; G. Brown singled to center [Horton to second]; KNOX RAN FOR G. BROWN; CLEMONS REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Northrup grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 5. RED SOX 8TH: LAMONT REPLACED KNOX (PLAYING C ); Harper grounded out (third to first); Cooper struck out; Fisk singled to left; Yastrzemski doubled to left [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski scored (error by Brinkman) (unearned)]; Carbo was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: DRAGO REPLACED CLEMONS (PITCHING); Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman struck out; N. Cash grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 5. RED SOX 9TH: FRYMAN REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Petrocelli walked; On a bunt McAuliffe grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to second) [Petrocelli out at second]; On a bunt Beniquez singled to third; Burleson singled to center [Beniquez scored (error by Stanley) (unearned), Burleson to second]; Harper flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 5. TIGERS 9TH: Sutherland singled to left; Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory; Kaline grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sutherland out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 5.

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