The Red Sox, who scored their first four runs on three homers before crossing the plate five times in the seventh, added another run on the speed of Juan Beniquez in the eighth that proved decisive in a 10-9 victory over the Athletics. Rick Miller, Cecil Cooper and Carlton Fisk were the homer hitters, Miller's blow coming with a man on base. The Red Sox outburst in the seventh, breaking a 4-4 tie, included five hits, plus a walk, sacrifice fly and error.

Dick McAuliffe singled in the eighth and was forced by Beniquez. Running with the pitch, Beniquez pulled Dick Green over to cover second and Tommy Harper grounded a 150-foot single into short right field on which Beniquez sped home. The A's rallied for five runs in the ninth. Bob Veale, who took over with one out and gave up a two-run single by Deron Johnson, then saved the game by striking out both Gene Tenace and Angel Mangual. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, Oakland Athletics 9
Game Played on Tuesday, June      11, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  1  0    1  0  1    1  0  5  -   9 14  1
Red Sox      0  2  1    0  0  1    5  1  x  -  10 13  2


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Harper dh             4   1   2   1     1   1   .201
Campaneris ss         5   1   2   2     0   1   .266      Cooper 1b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .297
Bando 3b              5   2   2   2     0   0   .319        Evans ph,rf         1   0   0   1     0   0   .300
Jackson rf            4   2   0   0     1   1   .375      Fisk c                5   2   3   2     0   1   .290
Rudi lf               5   1   4   1     0   0   .321      Yastrzemski lf,1b     4   2   2   0     0   0   .316
Johnson 1b            4   0   2   4     0   0   .217      Carbo rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .268
  H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Guerrero ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Tenace c              5   0   0   0     0   1   .203      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   0     1   1   .303
Mangual cf            5   2   2   0     0   1   .244      Miller cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .239
Green 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .293      McAuliffe 2b          2   1   1   0     2   1   .204
  Alou ph             1   1   0   0     0   0   .222      Burleson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .313
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cater ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .273
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beniquez pr,lf      1   2   0   0     0   0   .270
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   9  14   9     1   5             Totals               34  10  13   9     4   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 24,762
Left on Base: A's 8, Red Sox 5
DP: A's 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Jackson, Guerrero, McAuliffe
Doubles: Rudi 3 (21), North (12), Mangual 2 (6), Cater (3)
Home Runs: Bando (7), Miller (2), Cooper (4), Fisk (9)
Stolen Bases: McAuliffe (1)
Caught Stealing: North (10), Harper (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (2), Evans (3)
Hit by Pitch: North (3,by Cleveland)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter L(8-7)           6.1   7   6   6   3   4   3  27   2.99
Knowles                 0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   4.50
Fingers                 1.2   5   3   2   1   1   0  11   3.60
Totals                  8    13  10   9   4   5   3  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               6.1   8   4   3   0   1   1  28   5.95
Segui W(4-4)            2     5   5   5   1   2   0  13   3.72
Veale SV(1)             0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.26
Totals                  9    14   9   8   1   5   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Cleveland (3)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (pitcher to first); Campaneris
flied out to right; Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Harper was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Cooper flied out to right; Fisk grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red
Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Rudi
doubled to left; Johnson singled to left [Rudi scored, Johnson
to second (on throw to home)]; Tenace grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Carbo struck out;
Petrocelli struck out; Miller homered [Yastrzemski scored];
McAuliffe walked; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); North
doubled to left; North was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); On a bunt Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper popped to shortstop; Cooper homered; Fisk
singled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Carbo flied to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando flied out to right; Jackson reached on an
error by McAuliffe; Rudi doubled to right [Jackson to third];
Johnson lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Jackson scored
(unearned)]; Tenace lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli singled to left [Petrocelli out at
second (left to second)]; On a bunt Miller grounded out (pitcher
to first); McAuliffe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Mangual flied out to center; Green grounded out
(pitcher to first); North grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper
struck out; Cooper popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bando homered; Jackson grounded out (second to first); Rudi
doubled; Johnson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk homered; Yastrzemski flied to right; Carbo
lined to left; Petrocelli popped to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace flied out to center; Mangual doubled;
Green singled to third [Mangual stayed at second]; North was hit
by a pitch [Mangual to third, Green to second]; SEGUI REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Campaneris singled to shortstop [Mangual
scored, Green to third, North to second]; Bando flied out to
left; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 4,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller flied out to center; McAuliffe walked; CATER
BATTED FOR BURLESON; McAuliffe stole second; Cater doubled to
right [McAuliffe scored]; BENIQUEZ RAN FOR CATER; KNOWLES
REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Harper singled to shortstop
[Beniquez to third]; EVANS BATTED FOR COOPER; FINGERS REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Evans hit a sacrifice fly to right [Beniquez
scored, Harper to second]; Fisk singled to left [Harper scored];
Yastrzemski singled [Fisk to third]; Carbo singled to right
[Fisk scored, Yastrzemski scored (error by Jackson) (unearned)];
Petrocelli walked [Carbo to second]; Miller grounded out (second
to first); 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 9.

ATHLETICS 8TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); YASTRZEMSKI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GUERRERO REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING
SS); BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rudi flied out to
center; Johnson flied out to center; Tenace popped to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: McAuliffe singled to center; Beniquez forced
McAuliffe (shortstop to second); Harper singled [Beniquez
scored, Harper to second (on throw to home)]; Evans popped to
shortstop; Fisk was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 4, Red Sox 10.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Mangual doubled; ALOU BATTED FOR GREEN; Alou
reached on a fielder's choice [Mangual to third (error by
Guerrero)]; North struck out; Campaneris singled to center
[Mangual scored, Alou to second]; Bando singled to left [Alou
scored, Campaneris to third]; Jackson walked [Bando to second];
Rudi singled to left [Campaneris scored, Bando to third, Jackson
to second]; VEALE REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Johnson singled to
center [Bando scored, Jackson scored, Rudi to second]; H.
WASHINGTON RAN FOR JOHNSON; Tenace struck out; Mangual struck
out; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 9, Red Sox 10.