Juan Beniquez hit two homers, including the first grand slam of his major league career, to lead the slugging of the Red Sox in a 12-2 victory over the Indians. Terry Hughes and Danny Cater also hit homers for the Red Sox, each with a man on base. Hughes' homer was the first of his major league career. The Red Sox piled up six of their runs in the second inning. Mario Guerrero singled with the bases loaded to drive in two runs and, after a walk to Tommy Harper filled the sacks again, Beniquez connected for his grand-slam off Fritz Peterson.

Luis Tiant, who gave up three hits including a homer by Dave Duncan, left the game with a 10-1 lead after six innings and two relievers finished for the Red Sox. Oscar Gamble homered for the Indians' other run off Bob Veale in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 12, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      29, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  6  0    1  0  3    0  2  0  -  12 18  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             4   1   1   0     2   1   .196      Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .242
Beniquez cf           6   2   3   5     0   0   .278      Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .324
Cater 1b              3   1   2   2     0   0   .316      Lowenstein 1b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  Cooper 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .272        Ashby c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Yastrzemski lf        3   0   2   0     1   0   .325      Spikes rf             0   0   0   0     1   0   .295
  Miller pr,lf        1   2   1   0     0   0   .247        Torres ph,rf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .289      Gamble dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .295
  Hughes pr,3b        1   1   1   2     0   0   .167      Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
Evans rf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .296      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Montgomery c          5   1   0   0     0   0   .228      Duncan c,1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .191
Burleson 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .318      Duffy ss              1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Guerrero ss           5   2   2   2     0   0   .251        Alvarado ss         1   0   0   0     1   1   .156
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        B. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44  12  18  12     3   2             Totals               33   2   6   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 10,220
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Indians 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 2
Errors: Cooper, Alvarado
Doubles: Petrocelli (7)
Home Runs: Beniquez 2 (5), Cater (3), Hughes (1), Duncan (11), Gamble (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Cater (1)
GIDP: Guerrero (11), Beniquez (3), Gamble (5)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(11-6)           6     3   1   1   1   2   1  21   2.87
Veale                   1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   7.00
Segui                   2     2   0   0   1   1   0  10   3.51
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   4   2  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(5-4)         1     5   6   6   2   0   1  11   4.24
B. Johnson              5     8   4   4   0   2   2  23   4.38
Wilcox                  2     4   2   2   1   0   1  11   3.58
Buskey                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.95
Totals                  9    18  12  12   3   2   4  48

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to left; Beniquez singled; Cater
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Beniquez to second];
Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled; Brohamer singled [Bell to second];
Lowenstein flied out to right; Spikes walked [Bell to third,
Brohamer to second]; Gamble grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Spikes out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans singled; Montgomery reached on a fielder's
choice [Evans to second]; Burleson singled [Montgomery to
second, Evans to third]; Guerrero singled [Burleson to third,
Montgomery scored, Evans scored, Guerrero to second (on throw)];
Harper walked; Beniquez homered [Burleson scored, Guerrero
scored, Harper scored]; B. JOHNSON REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING);
Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied out
to center; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 4
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Lee flied out to left; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Duncan made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (third to first); Montgomery
flied out to left; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy was called out on strikes; Bell flied out to
left; Brohamer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper
struck out; Beniquez homered; Cater singled; Yastrzemski singled
[Cater to third]; Petrocelli struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein made an out to third; TORRES BATTED FOR
SPIKES; Torres made an out to first; Gamble made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 0.

RED SOX 5TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALVARADO
REPLACED DUFFY (PLAYING SS); Evans grounded out (third to
first); Montgomery flied out to right; Burleson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Lee flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Duncan homered; Alvarado was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Guerrero singled; Harper flied out to center;
Beniquez lined to third; Cater homered [Guerrero scored];
Yastrzemski singled; MILLER RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Petrocelli
doubled [Miller scored]; HUGHES RAN FOR PETROCELLI; Evans
singled [Hughes to third]; Montgomery flied out to left; 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HUGHES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); COOPER REPLACED CATER (PLAYING 1B); Bell
grounded out (third to first); Brohamer flied out to right;
Lowenstein made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
10, Indians 1.

RED SOX 7TH: WILCOX REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Burleson
singled; Guerrero grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Burleson out at second]; Harper walked;
Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: VEALE REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Torres lined to
center; Gamble homered; Lee struck out; Hendrick flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 2.

RED SOX 8TH: ASHBY REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING C ); DUNCAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cooper made an out to third;
Miller singled; Hughes homered [Miller scored]; Evans singled;
Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to first) [Evans to second];
Burleson reached on an error by Alvarado [Evans to third];
Guerrero flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 12,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED VEALE (PITCHING); Duncan flied out
to center; Alvarado walked; Bell singled [Alvarado to second];
Brohamer struck out; Ashby reached on an error by Cooper [Bell
to second, Alvarado to third]; Torres flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Indians 2.

RED SOX 9TH: BUSKEY REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Harper singled;
Beniquez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Harper out at second]; Cooper made an out to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Lee singled;
Hendrick flied out to center; Duncan made an out to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Indians 2.