A single by Juan Beniquez with the bases loaded in the ninth inning scored Doug Griffin and gave the Red Sox a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Juan Marichal, who started for the Red Sox, left the mound after six innings with a 2-1 lead. The Red Sox then used Dick Drago, Bob Veale and Diego Segui in relief, with Segui yielding the tying run in the ninth on a double by Bobby Darwin and single by Glenn Borgmann.

Bill Campbell replaced Bill Hands on the mound in the Red Sox half of the ninth and failed to retire a batter. Doug Griffin walked, Rick Burleson doubled and Rick Miller was handed an intentional pass before Beniquez ended the game with his single. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Friday, August 16, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 11  1
Red Sox      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .282      Beniquez cf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .278
Carew 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .361      Cooper dh             4   0   2   0     0   1   .278
Oliva dh              4   0   1   1     0   2   .282      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   1     0   1   .294
Killebrew 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .246      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   2   .308
  Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .292
  Kusick 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Carbo lf              3   0   2   1     1   1   .259
Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Griffin 2b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .300
Darwin rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .298
Braun 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .301      Blackwell c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .281        Miller ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
  Soderholm ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Marichal p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Veale p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .254        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Borgmann c          1   0   1   1     0   0   .264
Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2  11   2     2   5             Totals               32   3  11   3     4   6

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 33,218
Left on Base: Twins 9, Red Sox 10
DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 3
Errors: Braun, Petrocelli
Doubles: Brye (21), Hisle (16), Darwin (12), Petrocelli (16), Evans (14), Burleson (16)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (11)
Caught Stealing: Oliva (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (5)
GIDP: Roof (6), Thompson (9), Burleson 2 (8)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands                   8     9   2   2   2   6   0  33   4.42
Campbell L(6-7)         0     2   1   1   2   0   0   4   2.87
Totals                  8    11   3   3   4   6   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                6     7   1   1   1   2   0  24   4.12
Drago                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.76
Veale                   0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   5.68
Segui W(6-4)            1.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   8   3.81
Totals                  9    11   2   2   2   5   0  38

Wild Pitches: Veale (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


TWINS 1ST: Brye doubled to center; Carew flied out to left;
Oliva singled to right [Brye scored]; Killebrew struck out while
Oliva was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
singled to center; Petrocelli singled to left [Cooper to
second]; Cooper was picked off second but was safe on an error
by Braun; assist by Roof [Cooper to third]; Yastrzemski struck
out; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Darwin reached
on an error by Petrocelli [Darwin to first]; Braun walked
[Darwin to second]; On a bunt Thompson singled to pitcher
[Darwin to third, Braun to second]; Roof grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Carbo walked; Griffin forced Carbo (third to
second); Burleson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye lined to left; Carew flied out to left; Oliva
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez
singled to second; Beniquez stole second; Cooper struck out;
Petrocelli doubled to center [Beniquez scored]; Yastrzemski
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew singled to left; Hisle flied out to center;
Darwin singled to left [Killebrew to second]; Braun singled to
right [Killebrew to third, Darwin to second]; Thompson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Braun out at second]; 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans doubled to left; Carbo singled to center
[Evans scored]; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Carbo to second]; Burleson walked; Blackwell struck
out; Beniquez forced Burleson (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Roof lined to shortstop; Brye lined to shortstop;
Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled to
center; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva flied out to right; Killebrew grounded out
(third to first); Hisle doubled to right; Darwin grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Carbo singled to left; Griffin popped to third in
foul territory; Burleson grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Carbo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Braun grounded
out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to
first); HOLT BATTED FOR ROOF; Holt was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: BORGMANN REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); Blackwell
flied out to left; Beniquez flied out to center; Cooper singled
to right; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: Brye singled to left; VEALE REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); Veale threw a wild pitch [Brye to second]; Carew was
called out on strikes; Oliva struck out; SEGUI REPLACED VEALE
(PITCHING); Killebrew walked; TERRELL RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Hisle
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: KUSICK REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING 1B); Yastrzemski
flied out to center; Evans grounded out (third to first); Carbo
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: Darwin doubled to right; Braun popped to first in
foul territory; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Soderholm lined
to center [Darwin to third]; Borgmann singled to center [Darwin
scored]; Brye singled to right [Borgmann to second]; Carew flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: GOMEZ REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL
REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Griffin walked; Burleson doubled to
left [Griffin to third]; MILLER BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Miller was
walked intentionally; On a bunt Beniquez singled to pitcher
[Griffin scored, Burleson to third, Miller to second]; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

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