Fergie Jenkins, who has become the bane of Boston since coming over from the N. L. this season, pitched the Rangers to a 2-1 victory for his third triumph over the Red Sox in three meetings. Carl Yastrzemski homered for the Red Sox in the second inning, but the Rangers tied score in the third with a double by Mike Hargrove and single by Jim Spencer. The winning run followed in the sixth. Toby Harrah walked to open the inning, advanced to second on a grounder by Joe Lovitto, moved to third after a long fly by Duke Sims and crossed the plate on a single by Cesar Tovar. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      18, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Tovar lf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .285
Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Nelson 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .294      Randle 3b             1   0   0   0     1   1   .312
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   1     0   0   .329        Fregosi 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Carbo dh              4   0   1   0     0   3   .264        L. Brown 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Harper pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Hargrove 1b           3   1   2   0     0   0   .333
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Spencer dh            4   0   3   1     0   0   .309
  Hughes pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Grieve rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .276
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Harrah ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .263
Burleson ss           3   0   2   0     0   1   .306      Lovitto cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .197
Blackwell c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Sims c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .168
Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     1   7             Totals               32   2   8   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 12,350
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Rangers 12
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Burleson
Doubles: Yastrzemski (18), Hargrove (9)
Triples: Tovar (1)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (11)
Stolen Bases: Evans (4)
Caught Stealing: Harper (7), Randle (11)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (2,by Drago)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(5-7)            8     8   2   2   5   3   0  38   3.75
Totals                  8     8   2   2   5   3   0  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(12-9)         9     8   1   1   1   7   1  34   3.82
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   7   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Drago (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RED SOX 1ST: Miller grounded out (second to first); Cooper
grounded out (second to first); Evans lined to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar tripled to center; Nelson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randle struck out; Hargrove grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski homered; Carbo was called out on
strikes; Petrocelli flied out to left; McAuliffe grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Spencer singled to right; Grieve walked [Spencer to
second]; Harrah flied out to left; Lovitto walked [Spencer to
third, Grieve to second]; Sims forced Spencer (first to catcher)
[Grieve to third, Lovitto to second]; Tovar forced Sims (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled to left; Blackwell popped to
shortstop; Miller singled to center [Burleson to third, Miller
out at second (center to third to second)]; Cooper struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
walked; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Lenny Randle ejected by 2B umpire Merle
Anthony; Hargrove doubled to center; Spencer singled to
center [Hargrove scored]; Grieve forced Spencer (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 4TH: FREGOSI REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING 3B); Evans walked;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; Evans stole second; Carbo
struck out; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah reached on an error by Burleson [Harrah to
first]; Lovitto grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrah to
second]; Sims flied out to center; Tovar grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: McAuliffe was called out on strikes; Burleson was
called out on strikes; Blackwell singled to center; Miller
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson grounded out (catcher to first); Fregosi
grounded out (third to first); Hargrove was hit by a pitch;
Spencer singled to left [Hargrove to second]; Grieve was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski doubled to right;
Carbo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah walked; Lovitto grounded out (third to
first) [Harrah to second]; Sims flied out to center [Harrah to
third]; Tovar singled to left [Harrah scored]; Nelson grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers
2.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory;
McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson singled to
left; Blackwell forced Burleson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Fregosi flied out to right; Hargrove singled to
left; Spencer flied out to center; Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 8TH: L. BROWN REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 3B); Miller
grounded out (first unassisted); Cooper flied out to left; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Harrah flied out to left; Lovitto lined to left;
Sims walked; Tovar singled to right [Sims to second]; Nelson
forced Tovar (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Rangers 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Carbo singled to
center; HARPER RAN FOR CARBO; Harper was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Petrocelli singled to left; HUGHES RAN FOR
PETROCELLI; McAuliffe flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Rangers 2.