Striking out Toby Harrah and Duke Sims with the bases loaded and one away in the ninth inning, Luis Tiant preserved his 14th victory as the Red Sox defeated the Rangers, 3-1. The Red Sox scored their initial run in the fifth on singles by Rick Burleson and Tim Blackwell around a stolen base. Tiant retired the first 12 batters before giving up the Rangers' run in their half of the fifth on a double by Mike Hargrove and single by Jim Spencer.

The Rangers committed three errors in the sixth when the Red Sox broke away. Dwight Evans beat out an infield hit to Lenny Randle and advanced to second on the third baseman's wild throw. Carl Yastrzemski singled, scoring Evans, and took second when center fielder Joe Lovitto overran the ball. Yastrzemski then moved to third on a wild pickoff throw by catcher Sims and scored on a single by Rico Petrocelli. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Friday, July      19, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  4


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             5   0   2   0     0   2   .229      Tovar lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .272      Randle 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .315
Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   2   1     0   0   .331      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .332
  Tiant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spencer dh            4   0   2   1     0   1   .313
Cooper dh,1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Harrah ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .301      Nelson 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .240
Burleson 2b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .308      Lovitto cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .247        Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .275
Blackwell c           4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Sims c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .162
                                                          J. Brown p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     3   6             Totals               35   1   8   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 22,387
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Rangers 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Burleson, Randle, Lovitto, Sims 2
Doubles: Yastrzemski (19), Hargrove (10)
Stolen Bases: Harper (21), Burleson 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Blackwell (1)
GIDP: Petrocelli (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(14-7)           9     8   1   1   1   6   0  36   2.79
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   6   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Brown L(7-8)         8     9   3   2   3   6   0  35   3.63
Merritt                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   8.16
Thomas                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  10.80
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3   6   0  37

Balks: J. Brown (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to center; Miller flied out to
center; Harper stole second; Evans lined to center; Yastrzemski
popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Randle was
called out on strikes; Burroughs lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cooper flied out to left; Petrocelli grounded out
(third to first); Burleson walked; Guerrero lined to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove popped to shortstop; Spencer grounded out
(first to pitcher); Harrah grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Blackwell flied out to right; Harper was called out
on strikes; On a bunt Miller reached on an error by Sims [Miller
to first]; J. Brown balked [Miller to second]; Evans lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson flied out to left; Lovitto popped to third;
Sims struck out [Sims out at first (catcher to first)]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Cooper
popped to left; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

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

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to center; Burleson stole second;
Guerrero flied out to right; Blackwell singled to left [Burleson
scored]; Harper singled to third [Blackwell to second];
Blackwell was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Harper
to second]; Miller struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove doubled to right; Spencer singled to
center [Hargrove scored]; Harrah popped to third in foul
territory; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Spencer to
second]; Lovitto was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans singled to third [Evans to second (error by
Randle)]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Evans scored,
Yastrzemski to second (error by Lovitto)]; Yastrzemski was
picked off second but was safe on an error by Sims [Yastrzemski
to third]; Cooper struck out; Petrocelli singled to left
[Yastrzemski scored (unearned)]; Burleson grounded out (third to
first) [Petrocelli to second]; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sims popped to catcher in foul territory; Tovar
singled to center; Randle singled to right [Tovar to second];
Burroughs flied out to right; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Blackwell grounded out (first unassisted); Harper
was called out on strikes; Miller was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Spencer struck out; Harrah flied out to right;
Nelson walked; Lovitto popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans popped to left; Yastrzemski doubled to right;
Cooper was walked intentionally; Petrocelli grounded into a
double play (catcher to third to first) [Yastrzemski out at
third]; Red Sox Manager Darrell Johnson and Red Sox Coach
Eddie Popowski ejected by 3B umpire Bill Haller arguing that
Rico Petrocelli's grounder was foul; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Sims grounded out (first to pitcher); Tovar popped
to second; Randle singled to second [Randle to second (error by
Burleson)]; Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson walked; Burleson stole second; Guerrero
singled to left [Burleson to third]; MERRITT REPLACED J. BROWN
(PITCHING); Blackwell hit into a double play (shortstop to
second to catcher) [Burleson out at home, Guerrero out at
second]; THOMAS REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Harper flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: COOPER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TIANT
REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PITCHING); Hargrove flied out to left;
Spencer singled to center; Harrah singled to center [Spencer to
second]; Nelson singled to right [Spencer to third, Harrah to
second]; GRIEVE BATTED FOR LOVITTO; Grieve was called out on
strikes; Sims struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Rangers 1.