Lefthanders Mike Cuellar and Ross Grimsley shut out Boston by identical 1-0 scores, stretching the surging Orioles' winning streak to six games. Grimsley outdueled 20-game winner Luis Tiant in the opener, with Bobby Grich's fourth-inning home run being the difference. Baltimore Orioles 1, Boston Red Sox 0 (Game 1)Game Played on Monday, September 2, 1974 (Day game) at Memorial StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 1 3 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .233 Bumbry lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Coggins rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Grich 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .278 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Davis dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 .289 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Williams c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Rice dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Blair cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .251 Griffin 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Robinson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Burleson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Cabell 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .255 Montgomery c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Belanger ss 2 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grimsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 0 3 0 2 4 Totals 25 1 3 1 1 8 Time of Game: 1:53 Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Orioles 2 DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 2 Doubles: Blair (20) Home Runs: Grich (18) Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (16) GIDP: Evans (6) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant L(20-10) 8 3 1 1 1 8 1 27 2.82 Totals 8 3 1 1 1 8 1 27 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Grimsley W(16-12) 9 3 0 0 2 4 0 30 3.15 Totals 9 3 0 0 2 4 0 30 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Dave Phillips RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Harper singled; Beniquez lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Harper out at first]; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Coggins grounded out (second to first); Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Petrocelli struck out; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Davis was called out on strikes; Williams lined to left; Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 3RD: Griffin made an out to second; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Montgomery made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson singled to center; Cabell flied out to center; Belanger struck out; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 4TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Beniquez flied out to center; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Coggins flied out to center; Grich homered; Davis struck out; Williams lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski lined to first; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Blair doubled to left; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell struck out; Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 6TH: Griffin made an out to second; Burleson flied out to left; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry popped to third in foul territory; Coggins made an out to shortstop; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 7TH: Harper singled to left; On a bunt Beniquez singled [Harper to second]; Evans grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Harper to third, Beniquez out at second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Williams struck out; Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli flied out to center; Rice walked; Griffin walked [Rice to second]; Burleson flied out to right; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Robinson made an out to second; Cabell walked; Belanger hit into a double play (third to first) [Cabell out at third (first to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 9TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. |
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