After Bert Blyleven set down the first nine batters, the Red Sox opened fire on the ace righthander and defeated the Twins, 9-5. Juan Beniquez singled to start the fourth inning for the first hit off Blyleven. Cecil Cooper and Dwight Evans followed with safeties to load the bases. Carl Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly, a second run scored when Bernie Carbo was safe on a fielder's choice and Rico Petrocelli added a counter with another sacrifice fly.

The Red Sox then knocked out Blyleven in the fifth while scoring five runs. Dick McAuliffe led off with a homer. Mario Guerrero singled, moved up on a sacrifice and crossed the plate on a single by Cooper. After Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch, singles by Carbo, Rico Petrocelli and Carlton Fisk accounted for three more runs. Tony Oliva batted in four runs for the Twins with a homer and single. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       28, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   5 14  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    3  5  1    0  0  x  -   9 12  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 2b              5   1   3   0     0   1   .405      Beniquez cf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .285
Braun lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .280      Cooper 1b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .297
  Hisle ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Evans rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .370
Oliva dh              5   1   4   4     0   0   .311      Yastrzemski lf        2   1   0   1     0   0   .313
  Terrell pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Carbo dh              4   1   1   2     0   2   .278
Darwin rf             5   0   2   1     0   2   .287      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   2     0   0   .319
Killebrew 1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   1   .269
Brye cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .276      McAuliffe 2b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .203
Hundley c             5   0   1   0     0   1   .206      Guerrero ss           4   2   2   0     0   1   .268
Thompson 3b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .192      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gomez ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .258        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  14   5     0   8             Totals               34   9  12   9     0   8

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 10,811
Left on Base: Twins 11, Red Sox 5
DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: McAuliffe
Doubles: Carew (11), Gomez (1)
Home Runs: Oliva (3), McAuliffe (3)
Stolen Bases: Guerrero (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (5), Petrocelli (1)
Hit by Pitch: Brye 2 (2,by Cleveland 2), Yastrzemski (2,by Blyleven)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(4-7)         4.2   7   8   8   0   4   1  23   2.72
Hands                   1.1   4   1   1   0   3   0   8   7.16
Campbell                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.57
Totals                  8    12   9   9   0   8   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(3-5)        7    13   5   5   0   6   1  36   5.97
Veale                   0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   0.00
Segui                   1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.05
Totals                  9    14   5   5   0   8   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (2), Cleveland 2 (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Carew lined to shortstop; Braun singled to second;
Oliva singled [Braun to third]; Darwin singled to center [Braun
scored, Oliva to second]; Killebrew popped to first; Brye was
hit by a pitch [Oliva to third, Darwin to second]; Hundley
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

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

TWINS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Carew doubled to left; Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carbo struck out; Petrocelli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Oliva singled to right; Darwin struck out; Killebrew
flied out to right; Brye forced Oliva (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk struck out; McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to
first); Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red
Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Hundley singled to center; Thompson popped to first
in foul territory; On a bunt Gomez forced Hundley (catcher to
shortstop); Carew singled to left [Gomez to second]; Braun
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Beniquez singled to third; Cooper singled to center
[Beniquez to second]; Evans singled to left [Beniquez to third,
Cooper to second]; Yastrzemski lined out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Beniquez scored, Cooper to third, Evans to second];
Carbo reached on a fielder's choice [Cooper scored, Evans to
third]; Petrocelli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Evans scored];
Fisk popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); Darwin singled
to shortstop; Killebrew forced Darwin (third to second)
[Killebrew to second (error by McAuliffe)]; Brye singled
[Killebrew to third]; Hundley lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: McAuliffe homered; Guerrero singled to center;
Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Guerrero to
second]; Cooper singled to center [Guerrero scored, Cooper to
second (on throw to home)]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first); Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch; Carbo singled to center
[Cooper scored, Yastrzemski to third]; HANDS REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); Petrocelli singled to center [Yastrzemski scored,
Carbo to second]; Fisk singled to center [Carbo scored,
Petrocelli to second]; McAuliffe was called out on strikes; 5 R,
6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 8.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson singled to left; Gomez popped to second;
Carew singled to third [Thompson to second]; Braun was called
out on strikes; Oliva homered [Thompson scored, Carew scored];
Darwin struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: Guerrero singled to center; Beniquez struck out;
Guerrero stole second; Cooper struck out; Evans singled to left
[Guerrero scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 9.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew struck out; Brye was hit by a pitch;
Hundley struck out; Thompson forced Brye (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Carbo struck
out; Petrocelli flied out to left; Fisk popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 9.

TWINS 8TH: Gomez doubled to left; VEALE REPLACED CLEVELAND
(PITCHING); Carew struck out; HISLE BATTED FOR BRAUN; Hisle
struck out; Oliva singled [Gomez scored]; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA;
SEGUI REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Darwin grounded out (second to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HISLE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); McAuliffe singled to second; Guerrero
lined to left; Beniquez popped to second; Cooper flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 9.

TWINS 9TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hundley popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 9.