The Red Sox tallied three times in the first on a two-run homer by Cecil Cooper, double by Bernie Carbo which scored Carl Yastrzemski, who had walked, from first, never trailed and turned back the Orioles, 6-4. Baltimore counted twice in the first on a bases-loaded walk to Don Baylor and Brooks Robinson's sacrifice fly. Yastrzemski's sacrifice fly scored Rick Miller, who had singled and taken third on a wild pickoff throw by loser Doyle Alexander, in the top of third to give the Red Sox a 4-2 lead.

The winners chased Alexander in the seventh when Doug Griffin doubled and Tommy Harper walked. Danny Cater singled off reliever Grant Jackson to score Griffin and Harper scored from third on a forceout. Singles by Jim Fuller, Mark Belanger and Paul Blair gave the Orioles a run in the seventh, and Earl Williams hit his fourth homer in the eighth to complete the Baltimore scoring off Diego Segui, working in relief of winner Bill Lee. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 4

Game Played on Monday, July 1, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox      3  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   6 11  1
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   4  9  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper dh             4   2   1   0     1   0   .197      Blair cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Miller cf             3   1   2   0     0   1   .260      Grich 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .287
  Cater ph,1b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .322      Davis dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Cooper 1b             3   1   1   2     0   0   .274      Williams c            3   1   2   1     1   0   .254
  Beniquez ph,cf      2   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Baylor lf             2   0   0   1     2   1   .245
Yastrzemski lf        2   1   1   1     1   0   .321      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .318
Carbo rf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .251      Fuller rf             3   1   1   0     0   1   .261
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .278        Powell ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Montgomery c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Cabell 1b,rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Griffin 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .342        Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Coggins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     2   2             Totals               33   4   9   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 15,696
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Orioles 6
DP: Red Sox 2, Orioles 1
Errors: Yastrzemski, Belanger, Alexander
Doubles: Carbo (8), Griffin (4), Montgomery (5), Williams (8)
Home Runs: Cooper (5), Williams (4)
Stolen Bases: Harper (16), Miller (6), Beniquez (9), Yastrzemski (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (10), Robinson (2)
GIDP: Montgomery (4), Powell (10)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(9-7)              6.1   8   3   3   2   3   0  28   3.62
Segui SV(6)             2.2   1   1   1   1   1   1   9   3.51
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   4   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(3-4)        6.1   7   6   5   2   1   1  28   5.30
Jackson                 1     3   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.20
Reynolds                1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.08
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   2   1  39

Passed Balls: Williams (4)
Wild Pitches: Segui (6), Alexander (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to center; Harper stole second;
Miller struck out; Cooper homered [Harper scored]; Yastrzemski
walked; Carbo doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Montgomery lined to second; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Blair flied out to left; Grich singled to center;
Davis singled to right [Grich to third]; Williams walked [Davis
to second]; Baylor walked [Grich scored, Davis to third,
Williams to second]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Davis scored]; Fuller grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); Guerrero
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Belanger
flied out to right; Blair grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller singled to left; Alexander threw a wild
pitch [Miller to second]; Miller was picked off second but was
safe on an error by Alexander [Miller to third]; Cooper flied
out to center; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Miller
scored (unearned)]; Carbo reached on an error by Belanger [Carbo
to second]; Petrocelli flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich singled to center; Davis lined into a double
play (first unassisted) [Grich out at first]; Williams doubled;
Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Orioles 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Montgomery grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (third to first); Guerrero grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuller
struck out; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper grounded out (second to first); Miller
singled to right; Miller stole second; Cooper made an out to
shortstop; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger popped to first in foul territory; Blair
singled to right; Grich forced Blair (shortstop to second);
Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Carbo singled to right; Petrocelli lined to
shortstop; Montgomery grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Carbo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Williams grounded out (second to first); Baylor was
called out on strikes; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin doubled to left; Guerrero grounded out
(second to first) [Griffin to third]; Harper walked; JACKSON
REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); CATER BATTED FOR MILLER; Cater
singled to right [Griffin scored, Harper to third]; BENIQUEZ
BATTED FOR COOPER; Beniquez forced Cater (second to shortstop)
[Harper scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Beniquez to
second]; Beniquez stole third and Yastrzemski stole second;
Carbo struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: CATER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BENIQUEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Fuller singled; Cabell struck out;
Belanger singled to right [Fuller to second]; Blair singled to
left [Fuller scored (error by Yastrzemski) (no RBI), Belanger to
second]; SEGUI REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Segui threw a wild pitch
[Belanger to third, Blair to second]; Grich struck out; Davis
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli grounded out (second to first);
Montgomery doubled; REYNOLDS REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING);
Williams allowed a passed ball [Montgomery to third]; Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Guerrero popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: Williams homered; Baylor walked; Robinson forced
Baylor (third to second); POWELL BATTED FOR FULLER; Powell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Robinson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Orioles 4.

RED SOX 9TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CABELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Harper flied out to left; Cater grounded
out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Beniquez singled; Beniquez
was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: BUMBRY BATTED FOR CABELL; Bumbry grounded out
(second to first); COGGINS BATTED FOR BELANGER; Coggins flied
out to right; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Orioles 4.

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