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.

Cuellar held Boston to two hits in the second game. The Orioles scored the game's only run in the third when Brooks Robinson and Enos Cabell singled and Andy Etchebaren forced Robinson at third on an unsuccessful sacrifice attempt. Mark Belanger bunted safely to load the bases and Paul Blair hit a sacrifice fly. The shutouts were the fourth of the season for both Cuellar and Grimsley. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 1, Boston Red Sox 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 2, 1974 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Red 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.