When Juan Marichal was unable to start because of illness, Reggie Cleveland stepped into his spot and pitched the Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the White Sox. Pat Kelly tripled and Jorge Orta hit a sacrifice fly for the White Sox run in the first inning.

The Red Sox loaded the bases against Jim Kaat on singles by Rick Burleson and Dwight Evans and a pass to Rico Petrocelli in the fourth and took the lead when Jim Rice singled to drive in two runs. An error by Bucky Dent led to three unearned runs in the seventh before the Red Sox wound up their scoring with singles by Rick Miller and Tommy Harper around a stolen base in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    27, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    3  1  0  -   6 13  0
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .228      Kelly dh              4   1   2   0     0   1   .290
Burleson ss           5   1   2   0     0   1   .311      Orta 2b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .314
Evans rf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .289      D. Allen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .306
Yastrzemski 1b        5   1   1   1     0   0   .316      May lf                4   0   0   0     0   3   .266
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   1     1   0   .285      K. Henderson cf       2   0   1   0     1   0   .291
Rice dh               5   0   3   3     0   0   .389      Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Griffin 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Sharp rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Montgomery c          4   0   1   0     0   2   .246      Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .269
Miller cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Dent ss               2   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  13   6     3   3             Totals               28   1   7   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 12,009
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, White Sox 3
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Orta, Dent
Doubles: Dent (8)
Triples: Kelly (1)
Stolen Bases: Harper (25), Miller (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Orta (1)
GIDP: Sharp (6), Melton (14)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(9-12)       8     7   1   1   1   4   0  28   4.51
Segui                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.80
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   5   0  31

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(14-12)           6.2  10   5   2   3   2   0  32   3.45
Gossage                 2.1   3   1   1   0   1   0  11   4.78
Totals                  9    13   6   3   3   3   0  43

Wild Pitches: Cleveland (4), Gossage (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper popped to second; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly tripled to center; Orta hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Kelly scored]; D. Allen struck out; May was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher);
Petrocelli flied out to center; Rice singled to right; Griffin
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson grounded out (second to first);
Melton singled to left; Sharp grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery singled to center; Miller lined into a
double play (pitcher to first) [Montgomery out at first]; Harper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann singled to right; Dent out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Herrmann to second];
Herrmann was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Kelly
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson singled to third; Evans singled to left
[Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to center;
Petrocelli walked [Burleson to third, Evans to second]; Rice
singled to center [Petrocelli to second, Evans scored, Burleson
scored]; Griffin flied out to center; Montgomery was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta flied out to left; D. Allen flied out to
right; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White
Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller flied out to left; Harper walked; Burleson
struck out; Harper stole second; Evans walked; Yastrzemski flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: K. Henderson walked; Melton grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [K. Henderson out at
second]; On a bunt Sharp singled to third; Herrmann grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Rice
flied out to right; Griffin singled to right; Montgomery
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent flied out to left; Kelly popped to third in
foul territory; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller grounded out (catcher unassisted); Harper
reached on an error by Dent; Burleson singled to center [Harper
to second]; Evans singled to shortstop [Harper to third,
Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Harper scored
(unearned), Evans to second, Burleson out at home (right to
shortstop to catcher)]; Petrocelli singled to center
[Yastrzemski to second, Evans scored (unearned)]; GOSSAGE
REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Rice singled to center [Petrocelli to
second, Yastrzemski scored (unearned)]; Griffin grounded out
(third to first); 3 R (0 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen popped to shortstop; May grounded out
(first unassisted); K. Henderson singled to center; Cleveland
threw a wild pitch [K. Henderson to second]; Melton flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Montgomery struck out; Miller singled to center;
Miller stole second; Gossage threw a wild pitch [Miller to
third]; Harper singled to center [Miller scored]; Burleson
reached on an error by Orta [Harper to second]; Evans popped to
first; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Sharp grounded out (second to first); Herrmann
flied out to right; Dent doubled to right; Kelly singled to
right [Dent to third, Kelly out at second (right to first to
shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli flied out to center; Rice grounded out
(third to first); Griffin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SEGUI REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Orta flied
out to center; D. Allen grounded out (third to first); May
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.