An errant pickoff throw by catcher Carlton Fisk which sailed into right field enabled Gene Tenace to score from third base with one out in the bottom of the ninth, giving the Athletics a 3-2 decision over the Red Sox. Fisk had tied the score in the top of the frame with his 11th homer.

Tenace opened the ninth with a walk, was sacrificed to second by Dal Maxvill and moved to third on a single by Jesus Alou. Fisk tried to pick off Alou, but his throw bounced into the right field corner and Tenace trotted home with the deciding tally. The A's took the lead for the first time in the seventh when Angel Mangual homered after a single by Dick Green. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Monday, June      17, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  9  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .195      Alou rf               5   0   3   0     0   1   .246
Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Mangual cf            3   1   2   2     1   0   .268
Fisk c                3   1   3   1     1   0   .338      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .312
Yastrzemski lf,1b     4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Johnson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .205
Cater 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .302      Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
  Miller pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Bourque dh            2   0   0   0     2   2   .269
Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Kubiak ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Burleson 2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .333      Green 2b              3   0   2   0     0   1   .291
Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .246        H. Washington pr    0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Hughes 3b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .150        Tenace c            0   1   0   0     1   0   .204
  Petrocelli ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .136
  McAuliffe 3b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .199        Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .354
Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     3   7             Totals               30   3   9   2     5   7

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 37,095
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, A's 9
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 1
Errors: Fisk
Doubles: Cater (4), Evans (5), Burleson (7), Green (2)
Home Runs: Fisk (11), Mangual (5)
Caught Stealing: Beniquez (7), Bourque (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Kubiak (2), Maxvill (2)
GIDP: Guerrero (9)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(5-2)            8.1   8   3   2   5   7   1  36   3.24
Segui                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.78
Totals                  8.1   9   3   2   5   7   1  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton                8     6   2   2   2   6   1  30   2.81
Knowles                 0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.50
Fingers W(6-2)          0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.55
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   7   1  36

Wild Pitches: Drago 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro


RED SOX 1ST: Harper was called out on strikes; Beniquez lined to
shortstop; Fisk walked; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Alou singled to center; Mangual singled to
shortstop [Alou to second]; Bando popped to third in foul
territory; Johnson singled to center [Alou out at home (center
to catcher), Mangual to third, Johnson to second (on throw to
home)]; Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cater doubled; Evans doubled [Cater scored];
Burleson walked; On a bunt Guerrero grounded into a double play
(third to second to shortstop) [Burleson to second, Evans out at
third]; Sal Bando let pop bunt fall; Hughes flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bourque walked; Bourque was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Kubiak grounded out (first
unassisted); Green doubled; Haney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Harper flied out to center; Beniquez singled to
left; Beniquez was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Fisk singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Alou singled to right; Mangual walked [Alou to
second]; Bando flied out to right; Johnson flied out to center;
Rudi forced Mangual (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cater grounded out (second to first); Evans struck
out; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bourque walked; Kubiak out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Bourque to second]; Green was called out on
strikes; Haney grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Hughes
struck out; Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Alou struck out; Mangual grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bando walked; Drago threw a wild pitch [Bando to
second]; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Beniquez lined to shortstop; Fisk singled to
center; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; Cater
forced Fisk (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Bourque
struck out; Kubiak flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Burleson
was called out on strikes; Guerrero popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Green singled to center; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR
GREEN; JACKSON BATTED FOR HANEY; Drago threw a wild pitch [H.
Washington to second]; Jackson struck out; Alou flied out to
right; Mangual homered [H. Washington scored]; Bando struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 8TH: TENACE REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING C ); MAXVILL
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING 2B); PETROCELLI BATTED FOR HUGHES;
Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Harper struck out;
Beniquez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MCAULIFFE REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING 3B);
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi singled to
center; Bourque struck out; Kubiak lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk homered; KNOWLES REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Cater singled to
left; MILLER RAN FOR CATER; Evans forced Miller (third to
second); Burleson doubled [Evans to third]; FINGERS REPLACED
KNOWLES (PITCHING); Guerrero walked; McAuliffe struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 9TH: YASTRZEMSKI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Tenace walked; Maxvill out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tenace to second];
SEGUI REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Alou singled to right [Tenace
to third]; Alou was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Fisk [Tenace scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.