Reggie Cleveland, who had given up 125 hits in 108 innings previously this season, turned in a six-hit performance and pitched the Red Sox to a 3-1 win over Texas. The Red Sox worked a double steal to score the first of two runs in the fourth inning. Dwight Evans singled and stopped at second on a single by Carl Yastrzemski. After Bob Montgomery forced Yaz, Evans and Montgomery worked a double steal with Evans scoring. Rick Burleson followed with a double to drive in Montgomery. The Rangers broke Cleveland's shutout bid with a run in the eighth on a double by Lenny Randle and single by Cesar Tovar, but Montgomery clinched the victory with a homer in the Red Sox half of the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      10, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .292      Harper dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .214
Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .308
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Evans rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .307
Burroughs rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .288      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   2   0     1   0   .322
Hargrove dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Montgomery c          4   2   1   1     0   1   .252
Grieve lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Burleson ss           4   0   3   1     0   1   .316
Randle 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .328      Cooper 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .277
Sims c                3   0   2   0     0   0   .172      Miller cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   3             Totals               30   3   9   2     6   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 17,190
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Red Sox 10
DP: Rangers 0, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Randle (11), Burleson (9)
Home Runs: Montgomery (2)
Stolen Bases: Evans (3), Montgomery (2)
Caught Stealing: Harper (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Harper (8)
GIDP: Hargrove (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde L(3-6)            4.2   5   2   2   4   4   0  22   4.14
Foucault                3.1   4   1   1   2   2   1  15   2.25
Totals                  8     9   3   3   6   6   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(7-6)        9     6   1   1   1   3   0  33   5.06
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: Cleveland (3)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar popped to first in foul territory; Nelson
grounded out (third to first); Harrah grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to right; Griffin popped to third
in foul territory; Evans lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Hargrove grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second];
Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli lined to center;
Montgomery struck out; Burleson singled to center [Yastrzemski
to second]; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grieve grounded out (first to pitcher); Randle
popped to first; Sims singled to right; Tovar popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper
walked; Harper was picked off and caught stealing second
(catcher to first); Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harrah
grounded out (second to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans singled to left; Yastrzemski singled to right
[Evans to second]; Petrocelli popped to center; Montgomery
forced Yastrzemski (third to second) [Evans to third]; Evans
stole home and Montgomery stole second; Burleson doubled to left
[Montgomery scored]; Cooper walked; Miller popped to third in
foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove popped to catcher in foul territory;
Spencer flied out to left; Grieve singled to right; Randle
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Harper struck out; Griffin walked; Evans flied out
to center; Yastrzemski singled to right [Griffin to third];
FOUCAULT REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Petrocelli popped to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Sims singled to right; Tovar popped to center;
Nelson struck out; Harrah forced Sims (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Montgomery grounded out (second to first); Burleson
struck out; Cooper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs walked; Hargrove flied out to center;
Spencer flied out to left; Grieve grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller walked; Harper out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Miller to second]; Griffin reached on a
fielder's choice [Miller out at third (pitcher to shortstop to
third), Griffin to second]; Evans walked; Yastrzemski lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle doubled to left; Sims popped to second;
Tovar singled to center [Randle scored]; Cleveland threw a wild
pitch [Tovar to second]; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli struck out; Montgomery homered; Burleson
singled to left; Cooper singled to left [Burleson out at second
(left to second)]; Miller singled to right [Cooper to third];
Harper forced Miller (shortstop to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs struck out; Hargrove flied out to left;
Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 3.