The Red Sox provided Luis Tiant with his fifth straight victory by defeating the Twins, 5-3. Boston's scoring started with two runs in the fourth inning on singles by Juan Beniquez, Dwight Evans, Rico Petrocelli and Carlton Fisk. An error by Dave Goltz resulted in an unearned run in the fifth. Rick Burleson drove in Bernie Carbo with a single in the sixth and Tommy Harper clinched the victory with a homer in the ninth.

Jerry Terrell, filling in for Rod Carew at second base for the Twins, had two hits and scored twice. Larry Hisle accounted for the Twins' other run with a homer in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Wednesday, June 5, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    2  1  1    0  0  1  -   5 11  0
Twins        1  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             3   1   1   1     1   0   .171      Terrell 2b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .250
Beniquez cf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Hisle lf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .282
  Miller cf           1   0   1   0     1   0   .242      Oliva dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .340
Evans rf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .321      Darwin rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .284
Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   0   0     0   2   .307      Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Carbo lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .280        Holt 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   1     0   0   .298      Brye cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Fisk c                3   0   1   1     1   0   .277      Soderholm 3b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .266
Burleson 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .348        Carew ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .402
Guerrero ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .239      Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .185
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
                                                          Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .207
                                                            Kusick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     3   2             Totals               34   3  10   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  5,183
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Twins 6
DP: Red Sox 3, Twins 1
Errors: Goltz
Home Runs: Harper (2), Hisle (9)
Stolen Bases: Harper (8)
Caught Stealing: Miller (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Harper (4)
GIDP: Fisk (4), Gomez (2), Killebrew (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(7-5)            9    10   3   3   2   5   1  36   3.62
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   5   1  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(1-1)            8.1  11   5   4   3   1   1  39   2.80
Butler                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   6.97
Totals                  9    11   5   4   3   2   1  40

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano


RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Harper to second]; Evans made an out to second;
Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell singled; Hisle struck out; Oliva singled
[Terrell to second]; Darwin singled [Terrell scored, Oliva to
second]; Killebrew forced Oliva (third unassisted) [Darwin to
second, Killebrew to first]; Brye flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm singled; Borgmann flied out to right; Gomez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Soderholm out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guerrero made an out to second; Harper grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell flied out to right; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Beniquez singled; Evans singled [Beniquez to
second]; Yastrzemski struck out; Carbo grounded out (first
unassisted) [Beniquez to third, Evans to second]; Petrocelli
singled [Beniquez scored, Evans to third]; Fisk singled [Evans
scored, Petrocelli to second]; Burleson flied out to left; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin struck out; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brye singled; Soderholm singled [Brye to second];
Borgmann walked [Brye to third, Soderholm to second]; Gomez
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero singled; Harper reached on an error by
Goltz on a sacrifice bunt [Guerrero to third, Harper to first];
Harper stole second; Beniquez grounded out (third to first);
Evans grounded out (third to first) [Guerrero scored (unearned),
Harper to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell singled; Hisle walked [Terrell to second];
Oliva singled [Terrell scored, Hisle to second]; Darwin flied
out to right; Killebrew grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Oliva out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Carbo singled; Petrocelli singled [Carbo to
second]; Fisk grounded into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Carbo to third, Petrocelli out at second]; Burleson singled
[Carbo scored]; Guerrero made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); Brye made an
out to second; Soderholm flied out to left; Borgmann flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Harper flied out to center; Miller walked; Evans
grounded out (third to first) [Miller to second]; Yastrzemski
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Gomez struck out; Terrell grounded out (second to
first); Hisle homered; Oliva popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
flied out to center; Fisk walked; Burleson singled [Fisk to
third]; Guerrero forced Burleson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin singled; Killebrew struck out; Brye lined into
a double play (pitcher to first) [Darwin out at first]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 3.

RED SOX 9TH: HOLT REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Harper
homered; Miller singled; Evans flied out to right; BUTLER
REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Miller was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Yastrzemski struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: CAREW BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); BRAUN BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Braun made an
out to shortstop; KUSICK BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Kusick struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 3.

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