With Carl Yastrzemski hitting the 300th homer of his career to become the 36th player to accomplish that feat, and Rico Petrocelli and Tommy Harper adding round-trippers, the Red Sox coasted to a 12-4 slaughter of the Tigers. Mickey Lolich, Detroit starter, was racked for 11 hits and eight runs in three innings as he lost his sixth straight in a 10-13 season.

Yaz's homer, his 12th of the season, came in the second inning after the Red Sox had scored four runs in the first. Every player in the Boston starting lineup got at least one hit as the club piled up a total of 17. The beneficiary of the slugging was substitute hurler Roger Moret (4-3) who was rushed into action when scheduled starter Rick Wise reported a sore arm. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Thursday, July 25, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox      4  2  0    5  0  0    0  1  0  -  12 17  0
Tigers       0  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  1  -   4 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .230      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     1   0   .221
Burleson ss           5   2   2   0     0   0   .320      Sutherland 2b         5   0   1   1     0   0   .248
Petrocelli 3b         4   2   1   2     1   1   .309      Kaline dh             5   1   3   1     0   0   .256
Yastrzemski 1b        3   3   3   2     1   0   .338      Freehan 1b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .291
  Cooper pr,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Northrup rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .235
Cater dh              5   1   3   2     0   0   .293      Lane lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .209
Montgomery c          4   1   2   3     0   0   .259      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Evans rf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .284      Brinkman ss           3   2   2   0     1   0   .221
Griffin 2b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .291      Moses c               3   1   2   2     1   0   .234
Miller cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .275      Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Slayback p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  12  17  12     2   3             Totals               36   4  10   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 17,005
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Tigers 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 1
Doubles: Freehan (10), Brinkman (7), Moses (5)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (14), Yastrzemski (12), Harper (4), Kaline (5), Moses (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Montgomery (4)
GIDP: Evans (5), Moses (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret W(4-3)            6     5   2   2   4   2   1  26   3.50
Drago SV(3)             3     5   2   2   0   1   1  14   3.80
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   3   2  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(10-13)         3    11   8   8   0   1   2  19   3.97
Slayback                0     2   3   3   2   0   0   4   4.83
Lemanczyk               6     4   1   1   0   2   1  22   4.54
Totals                  9    17  12  12   2   3   3  45

Passed Balls: Moses (6)
Wild Pitches: Moret (4)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (second to first); Burleson
singled to left; Petrocelli flied out to right; Moses allowed a
passed ball [Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski singled to first
[Burleson to third]; Cater singled to center [Burleson scored,
Yastrzemski to third, Cater to second (on throw to 3b)];
Montgomery singled to center [Yastrzemski scored, Cater scored];
Evans singled to second [Montgomery to second]; Griffin singled
to left [Montgomery scored, Evans to third]; Miller struck out;
4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied to right in foul territory; Sutherland
lined to third; Kaline lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Harper grounded out (third to first); Burleson
grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli homered; Yastrzemski
homered; Cater flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan popped to right; Northrup walked; Lane was
called out on strikes; Rodriguez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery singled to second; Evans grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montgomery out at
second]; Griffin popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman walked; Moses grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Brinkman out at second]; Stanley
walked; Sutherland popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Miller singled to center; On a bunt Harper singled
[Miller to second]; SLAYBACK REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING);
Burleson singled to center [Miller to third, Harper to second];
Petrocelli walked [Miller scored, Harper to third, Burleson to
second]; Yastrzemski walked [Harper scored, Burleson to third,
Petrocelli to second]; Cater singled to center [Burleson scored,
Petrocelli to third, Yastrzemski to second]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED
SLAYBACK (PITCHING); Montgomery hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Petrocelli scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Evans grounded out
(third to first) [Yastrzemski scored, Cater to second]; Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 11, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline homered; Freehan flied out to center;
Northrup flied out to left; Lane popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Harper flied out
to center; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman singled to left;
Moret threw a wild pitch [Brinkman to second]; Moses walked;
Stanley flied out to left; Sutherland singled to left [Brinkman
scored, Moses to second]; Kaline flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli struck out; Yastrzemski singled to
pitcher; COOPER RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Cater grounded out (third
to shortstop to first) [Cooper to second]; Montgomery grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: COOPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Freehan doubled
to center; Northrup flied out to right; Lane singled to left
[Freehan to third]; Rodriguez lined to left; Brinkman flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans flied out to center; Griffin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 11, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Moses homered;
Stanley flied out to right; Sutherland grounded out (third to
first); Kaline singled to left; Freehan flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 11, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Harper homered; Burleson grounded out (second to
first); Petrocelli popped to catcher in foul territory; Cooper
popped to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Northrup struck out; Lane flied out to left;
Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
12, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Cater singled to left; Montgomery flied out to
left; Evans flied out to left; Griffin singled to right [Cater
to second]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Brinkman doubled to right; Moses doubled to left
[Brinkman scored]; Stanley popped to right; Sutherland lined to
second; Kaline singled to second [Moses to third]; Freehan flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 12, Tigers 4.

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