The Red Sox collected only three hits off Jim Palmer and lost to the Orioles, 6-0, for their sixth straight defeat. The Red Sox dropped into a tie with the Yankees for first place in the East Division, while the Orioles were only two games behind the co-leaders after posting their seventh straight victory.

The Orioles tore into Roger Moret for four runs in the third inning and completed their scoring with homers by Earl Williams in the fifth and seventh. In the fourth, Andy Etchebarren doubled, Paul Blair tripled and Bobby Grich singled to produce the first two tallies. After a double by Tommy Davis, the other pair followed on an infield out by Williams and sacrifice fly by Don Baylor. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 0

Game Played on Wednesday, September 4, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Orioles      0  0  4    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   6 10  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .272      Belanger ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Cooper dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Blair cf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .251
  McCarver ph,dh      1   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Grich 2b              4   1   1   1     0   2   .276
Evans rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .287      Davis dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .310      Williams 1b           4   2   2   3     0   0   .263
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Baylor lf             3   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Cabell rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Etchebarren c         4   1   1   0     0   0   .207
Blackwell c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McAuliffe ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .219
  Montgomery c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   3   0     1   6             Totals               34   6  10   6     2   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 16,856
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Orioles 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Williams
Doubles: Baylor (15), Etchebarren (6), Davis (20)
Triples: Blair (3)
Home Runs: Williams 2 (13)
Stolen Bases: Blair (16), Cabell (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Baylor (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret L(7-8)            3.2   6   4   4   2   1   0  20   3.60
Cleveland               3.1   4   2   2   0   2   2  14   4.61
Pole                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.63
Totals                  8    10   6   6   2   3   2  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(6-10)          9     3   0   0   1   6   0  32   3.50
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   6   0  32

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
made an out to third; Evans singled to right; Yastrzemski
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger flied out to center; Blair walked; Blair
stole second; Grich was called out on strikes; Davis flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli made an out to second; Carbo flied out
to left; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams grounded out (second to first); Baylor
doubled to right; Robinson made an out to shortstop; Cabell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Blackwell
struck out; Beniquez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren doubled; Belanger made an out to third;
Blair tripled to center [Etchebarren scored]; Grich singled to
left [Blair scored]; Davis doubled to right [Grich to third];
Williams reached on a fielder's choice [Grich scored, Davis to
third]; Baylor hit a sacrifice fly to left [Davis scored,
Williams to second]; Robinson lined to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Cooper reached on an error by Williams [Cooper to
second]; Evans flied out to center; Yastrzemski flied out to
right; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Cabell singled to second; Cabell stole second;
Etchebarren flied out to right; Belanger lined to shortstop;
CLEVELAND REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Blair walked (walk was
charged to Moret); Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo flied out to right; Griffin flied out to
right; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams
homered; Baylor lined to center; Robinson singled to right;
Cabell singled to left [Robinson to second]; Etchebarren forced
Cabell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 5.

RED SOX 6TH: MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; McAuliffe was
called out on strikes; Beniquez struck out; Cooper was called
out on strikes; Cecil Cooper ejected by HP umpire Jim
Odom; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED MCAULIFFE (PLAYING C );
Belanger was called out on strikes; Blair grounded out (first
unassisted); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans singled to right; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first) [Evans to second]; Petrocelli flied out to
center [Evans to third]; Carbo grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis flied out to center; Williams homered; Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin grounded out (second to first); Burleson
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Montgomery made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 6.

ORIOLES 8TH: POLE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Cabell made an
out to shortstop; Etchebarren flied out to center; Belanger made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Beniquez flied out to center; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
COOPER; McCarver singled to left; Evans was called out on
strikes; Yastrzemski walked [McCarver to second]; Petrocelli
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Orioles 6.

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