Vida Blue proved his heart was okay by pitching the Athletics to a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox. Earlier in the week, Blue was hospitalized in Dallas for observation after suffering chest pains that led to false fears of a heart attack. The A's southpaw might have pitched a shutout except for a misjudged fly ball that fell for a triple, driving in the first Red Sox run, and two errors that resulted in a pair of unearned tallies. The A's broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the seventh inning on singles by Dal Maxvill and Bill North, double by Gene Tenace and error by Tommy Harper on Tenace's hit to left field. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    10, 1974 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   3  8  2
A's          0  0  2    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   5 10  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .230      North cf              3   2   2   0     1   1   .264
Beniquez cf           4   2   2   0     0   1   .266      Tenace c              4   0   3   2     0   1   .222
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   1     0   0   .301      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   2   .312      Jackson rf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .313
Evans rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .297      Rudi 1b,lf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .310
Cater dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      C. Washington lf      4   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     1   1   .245        Bourque 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .310      Mangual dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Griffin 2b            4   0   3   0     0   1   .301        H. Washington pr,dh 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Green 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .254
                                                          Maxvill ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .208
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   8   2     2   8             Totals               32   5  10   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 11,414
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, A's 7
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Harper, Griffin, C. Washington, Green
Doubles: Evans (13), Tenace (14), Rudi (31)
Triples: Evans (7)
Stolen Bases: North (41)
Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Petrocelli (4), Jackson (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(8-11)       8    10   5   4   2   6   0  36   4.77
Totals                  8    10   5   4   2   6   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(14-9)            9     8   3   1   2   8   0  37   3.23
Totals                  9     8   3   1   2   8   0  37

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Beniquez struck out; Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to second; North stole second;
Tenace struck out; Bando flied out to center; Jackson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Evans flied out to right; Cater grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi struck out; C. Washington struck out;
Mangual flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery walked; Burleson walked [Montgomery to
second]; Griffin struck out; Harper popped to catcher in foul
territory; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green singled; Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Green to second]; North walked; Tenace
singled [North to second, Green scored]; Bando walked [North to
third, Tenace to second]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to left
[North scored]; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski flied out to left; Evans popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington struck out; Mangual flied out to
left; Green flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Cater singled; Montgomery struck out; Burleson
struck out; Griffin singled to second [Cater to second]; Harper
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Maxvill flied out to center; North struck out;
Tenace singled; Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Beniquez singled to shortstop; Petrocelli flied out
to right; Yastrzemski struck out; Evans tripled [Beniquez
scored, Evans scored (error by Green) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Cater flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Rudi
struck out; C. Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Montgomery popped to first in foul territory;
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin singled;
Harper flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Mangual grounded out (shortstop to first); Green
grounded out (second to first); Maxvill singled; North singled
[Maxvill to second]; Tenace doubled [North scored (error by
Harper) (unearned) (no RBI), Maxvill scored]; Bando grounded out
(second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Athletics 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Beniquez singled [Beniquez to third (error by C.
Washington)]; Petrocelli hit a sacrifice fly to center [Beniquez
scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski struck out; Evans doubled; Cater
lined to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Rudi
doubled; C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Mangual
singled to second [Mangual to second (error by Griffin), Rudi
scored (no RBI)]; H. WASHINGTON RAN FOR MANGUAL; Green singled
to shortstop [H. Washington to third]; Maxvill made an out to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 5.

RED SOX 9TH: H. WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BOURQUE
REPLACED C. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 1B); RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Montgomery flied out to right; Burleson flied out
to left; Griffin singled to second; Harper flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 5.