Bill Champion allowed only two hits in his second complete game of the season and pitched the Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Red Sox. George Scott homered for the Brewers in the first inning and another run followed in the second on a single by Gorman Thomas, walk to Mike Hegan and single by Pedro Garcia.

The Red Sox got their two hits -- a double by Bernie Carbo and single by Dick McAuliffe -- for a run in the fifth before the Brewers clinched the verdict with an insurance marker in the seventh when Mike Hegan walked and Bobby Mitchell, taking over as a pinch-runner, scored on a sacrifice by Bob Coluccio and single by Tim Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 3, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 14, 1974 (Day game) at County Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0
Brewers      1  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   3  5  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .274      T. Johnson ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .259
  Miller cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Scott 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .289
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Briggs lf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .257
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Carbo rf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Thomas rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .240
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Hegan dh              1   0   0   0     2   0   .235
McAuliffe 2b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .218        Mitchell pr,dh      0   1   0   0     0   0   .238
Burleson ss           1   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Coluccio cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Garcia 2b             2   0   2   1     1   0   .191
  Guerrero ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Champion p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Montgomery c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Lynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blackwell c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   2   1     2   1             Totals               27   3   5   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  8,807
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Brewers 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Coluccio
Doubles: Carbo (17)
Home Runs: Scott (17)
Caught Stealing: Briggs (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Coluccio (9)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (11)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(10-13)      8     5   3   3   5   4   1  33   4.40
Totals                  8     5   3   3   5   4   1  33

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion W(11-3)        9     2   1   1   2   1   0  31   3.39
Totals                  9     2   1   1   2   1   0  31

Wild Pitches: Champion (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Larry Barnett


RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to right; Beniquez flied out to
right; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Money grounded out (third to first); T. Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott homered; Briggs flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
grounded out (first to pitcher); Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers
1.

BREWERS 2ND: Porter grounded out (second to first); Thomas
singled; Hegan walked [Thomas to second]; Coluccio flied out to
center; Garcia singled [Hegan to third, Thomas scored]; Money
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 3RD: McAuliffe flied out to center; Burleson flied out
to center; Montgomery lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: T. Johnson flied out to left; Scott grounded out
(third to first); Briggs walked; Porter grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
flied out to right; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas struck out; Hegan grounded out (second to
first); Coluccio flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Brewers 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
doubled; Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Carbo to
third]; McAuliffe singled [Carbo scored]; Burleson walked
[McAuliffe to second]; Champion threw a wild pitch [Burleson to
second, McAuliffe to third]; Montgomery flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Garcia singled; Money forced Garcia (shortstop to
second); T. Johnson grounded out (second to first) [Money to
second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Brewers 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Harper grounded out (second to first); Beniquez
reached on an error by Coluccio; Yastrzemski grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Beniquez out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Briggs walked; Porter flied out to right; Briggs
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Thomas was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers
2.

RED SOX 7TH: Johnson flied out to left; Carbo walked; Petrocelli
made an out to third; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING CF); Hegan
walked; MITCHELL RAN FOR HEGAN; Coluccio out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mitchell to second]; Garcia walked; Money
lined to right; T. Johnson singled [Garcia to second, Mitchell
scored]; Scott made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Brewers 3.

RED SOX 8TH: MITCHELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); COOPER BATTED
FOR BURLESON; Cooper grounded out (second to first); LYNN BATTED
FOR MONTGOMERY; Lynn grounded out (second to first); Harper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING C ); GUERRERO
REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING SS); Briggs was called out on strikes;
Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Thomas grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers
3.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller flied out to center; Yastrzemski flied out
to center; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Brewers 3.