The Red Sox collected 17 hits in the first game and added 13 more in the second game to sweep over the Orioles in a doubleheader, 11-2 and 6-4. Rico Petrocelli rapped four singles in four official trips and Juan Beniquez, Carl Yastrzemski and Bernie Carbo had three hits apiece in the opener. To add to their troubles, the Orioles committed six errors, setting a Baltimore club record for fielding inefficiency.

In the nightcap, Rick Burleson homered with a man on base in the third inning and the Red Sox tied the score at 2-2 in the fourth on singles by Yastrzemski, Carbo and Burleson, together with a throwing error by Doyle Alexander. The deadlock then persisted until the ninth when Beniquez singled and Carlton Fisk hit a homer to complete the Red Sox' sweep of the twin bill. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 11, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       19, 1974 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  3  2    2  0  3    0  0  1  -  11 17  1
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  6


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           5   1   3   1     0   0   .259      Bumbry lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .198
Guerrero ss           5   1   1   2     0   0   .241      Coggins rf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Fisk c                5   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Davis dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .280
Yastrzemski lf        4   3   3   1     0   0   .325      Williams c            4   1   2   0     0   1   .223
  Miller lf           0   1   0   0     1   0   .234      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Petrocelli 3b         4   2   4   0     0   0   .333        Fuller 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Kennedy 2b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .133      Grich 2b              3   0   1   1     1   2   .303
Evans dh              5   1   2   3     0   0   .364      Robinson 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Carbo rf              5   0   3   2     0   0   .248        Cabell 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Cater 1b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
  Cooper pr,1b        3   1   0   0     0   2   .237      Baker ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .071
McAuliffe 2b,3b       3   1   0   0     0   1   .207      McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  11  17   9     1   3             Totals               36   2   9   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:42
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Orioles 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Guerrero, Powell 2, Grich, Baker 2, McNally
Doubles: Beniquez (4), Bumbry (3), Davis (7)
Triples: Guerrero (1)
Sacrifice Hits: McAuliffe (2)
GIDP: Fisk (2), Cooper (1), Bumbry (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cater (1,by McNally)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(2-4)        7     9   2   2   2   3   0  32   5.23
Segui                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.30
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   4   0  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(3-3)          3     9   7   3   0   1   0  19   3.61
Hood                    6     8   4   4   1   2   0  25   3.09
Totals                  9    17  11   7   1   3   0  44

Hit by Pitch: McNally (2)
Wild Pitches: Cleveland (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled to right; Guerrero forced Beniquez
(shortstop to second); Fisk grounded into a double play (pitcher
to second to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry doubled to right; Coggins grounded out
(first unassisted) [Bumbry to third]; Davis grounded out (second
to first) [Bumbry scored]; On a bunt Williams singled; Powell
singled to center [Williams to third]; On a bunt Grich singled
[Williams scored, Powell to second]; Robinson forced Grich
(third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to first [Yastrzemski to second
(error by Powell)]; Petrocelli singled to right [Yastrzemski to
third]; Evans singled to center [Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli
to second]; Carbo singled to center [Petrocelli scored, Evans to
second]; Carbo was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Baker; assist by McNally [Evans scored (error by Grich)
(unearned), Carbo to third]; Cater flied out to center;
McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Beniquez grounded out
(third to shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Blair reached on an error by Guerrero [Blair to
first]; Baker lined to shortstop; Bumbry grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Blair to second]; Coggins flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero flied out to left; Fisk made an out to
shortstop; Yastrzemski singled to center; Petrocelli singled to
center [Yastrzemski to third]; Evans reached on an error by
Powell [Yastrzemski scored (unearned) (no RBI), Petrocelli to
second]; Carbo singled to left [Petrocelli scored (unearned),
Evans out at third (left to shortstop to third to second)]; 2 R
(0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Davis doubled to left; Williams popped to third in
foul territory; Powell grounded out (second to first) [Davis to
third]; Grich walked; Cleveland threw a wild pitch [Grich to
second]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Cater was hit by a pitch; McAuliffe reached on an
error by McNally on a sacrifice bunt [Cater to second, McAuliffe
to first]; COOPER RAN FOR CATER; Beniquez doubled [Cooper
scored, McAuliffe to third]; HOOD REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING);
Guerrero reached on an error by Baker [McAuliffe scored
(unearned), Beniquez out at home (shortstop to second to
catcher), Guerrero to second]; Fisk reached on a fielder's
choice [Guerrero out at third (shortstop to third)]; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: COOPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Blair singled
to left; Baker walked [Blair to second]; Bumbry grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blair to third,
Baker out at second]; Coggins lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli singled to center; Evans flied out to
right; Carbo flied out to left; Cooper was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
was called out on strikes; Powell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 6TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
singled to left; Guerrero tripled to left [Beniquez scored];
Fisk grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to left
[Guerrero scored]; Petrocelli singled to left [Yastrzemski to
second]; Evans singled to right [Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli
out at third (right to third to shortstop)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: MILLER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); KENNEDY
REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING 2B); MCAULIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); Grich was called out on strikes; Robinson singled
to center; Blair made an out to first; Baker flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Carbo flied out to left; Cooper was called out on
strikes; McAuliffe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 10, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Bumbry grounded out (second to first); Coggins
flied out to center; Davis singled to left; On a bunt Williams
singled [Davis to second]; Powell was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 8TH: FULLER REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING 1B); CABELL
REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); Beniquez flied out to center;
Guerrero flied out to left; Fisk popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Grich struck
out; Cabell flied out to center; Blair grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller walked; Kennedy singled to right [Miller to
third]; Evans forced Kennedy (shortstop to second) [Miller
scored]; Carbo singled to right [Evans to second]; Cooper
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Carbo out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baker flied out to center; Bumbry grounded out
(second to first); Coggins popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 11, Orioles 2.