Bernie Carbo, who had given Boston a 2-1 lead in the fourth with his eighth homer of the season, singled home the deciding run in the 10th as Boston edged Minnesota, 3-2, behind the six-hit pitching of Luis Tiant, who went the distance despite allowing 10 hits. Walks to Dwight Evans and Carl Yastrzemski with two out by reliever and loser Tom Burgmeier set the stage for Carbo's game-winning hit.

The Twins grabbed a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Tony Oliva's infield hit, a walk and Bobby Darwin's single. Carbo homered to put the Sox in front after Yastrzemski had singled in the fourth, but the Twins tied it in the eighth on a walk, sacrifice and Steve Braun's single. Tiant pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out situation in the ninth by striking out Randy Hundley and pinch-hitter Larry Hisle. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Monday, May       27, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   2 10  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   3  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .399      Beniquez cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Braun lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .281      Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Oliva dh              5   1   1   0     0   1   .289      Evans rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .365
Killebrew 1b          3   0   1   0     2   0   .243      Yastrzemski dh        4   1   1   0     1   0   .318
Darwin rf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .283      Carbo lf              4   1   2   3     1   0   .279
Brye cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .274      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .319
Thompson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Holt ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .214      McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .193
  Soderholm 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gomez ss              2   1   1   0     1   0   .259
  Hisle ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Terrell ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  10   2     4   4             Totals               35   3   6   3     6   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 11,977
Left on Base: Twins 9, Red Sox 9
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 3
Errors: Braun
Home Runs: Carbo (8)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (2)
GIDP: Brye (3), Carew (7), Oliva (2), Cooper (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin                  9     5   2   2   4   3   1  37   4.09
Burgmeier L(0-2)        0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   6.35
Totals                  9.2   6   3   3   6   3   1  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(5-5)           10    10   2   2   4   4   0  41   4.02
Totals                 10    10   2   2   4   4   0  41

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Carew lined to right; Braun flied out to right; Oliva
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Cooper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Darwin singled to left [Killebrew
to second]; Brye grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Killebrew to third, Darwin out at second];
Thompson popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Carbo walked;
Petrocelli walked [Carbo to second]; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Carbo to third, Petrocelli to second];
McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: On a bunt Hundley grounded out (pitcher to first);
Gomez singled to second; Carew grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Gomez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero lined to second; Beniquez was called out
on strikes; Cooper flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Braun lined to first; Oliva singled to right;
Killebrew walked [Oliva to second]; Darwin singled to center
[Oliva scored, Killebrew to second]; Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Killebrew to third, Darwin to second];
Thompson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
singled to center; Yastrzemski stole second; Carbo homered
[Yastrzemski scored]; Petrocelli singled to right; Fisk struck
out; McAuliffe popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Red Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Hundley popped to catcher in foul territory; Gomez
popped to left; Carew popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper walked; Evans singled
to center [Cooper to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 6TH: Braun flied out to left; Oliva flied out to center;
Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Carbo lined to center; Petrocelli grounded out
(second to first); Fisk popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin popped to shortstop; Brye singled to second;
Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Brye to second];
Hundley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: McAuliffe lined to right; Guerrero flied out to
left; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: Gomez walked; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Gomez to second]; On a bunt Braun singled to first
[Gomez scored]; Oliva grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Braun out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans
was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: Killebrew flied out to right; Darwin singled to
shortstop; Brye singled [Darwin to second]; HOLT BATTED FOR
THOMPSON; Holt walked [Darwin to third, Brye to second]; Hundley
struck out; HISLE BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: SODERHOLM REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 3B); TERRELL
REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING SS); Carbo flied out to right;
Petrocelli reached on an error by Braun [Petrocelli to second];
Fisk flied out to left; McAuliffe was walked intentionally;
Guerrero forced McAuliffe (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 10TH: Carew flied out to left; Braun singled to shortstop;
Oliva popped to second; Killebrew singled [Braun to second];
Darwin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 10TH: Beniquez singled to left; BURGMEIER REPLACED
CORBIN (PITCHING); Cooper grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Beniquez out at second]; Evans walked; Yastrzemski
walked [Evans to second]; Carbo singled to right [Evans scored,
Yastrzemski to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox
3.