Al Kaline singled for the 2,993rd hit of his career to open the rally that brought the Tigers a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox. Bernie Carbo hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox in the first inning, but the Tigers came back with two in the second on a homer by Bill Freehan, double by Reggie Sanders and single by Aurelio Rodriguez. The Red Sox regained the lead in the fourth when Dick McAuliffe singled and Bob Montgomery doubled.

Kaline singled in the sixth and stopped at second on a single by Freehan. After a sacrifice by Sanders, Leon Roberts singled to drive in both runners. The Tigers added a tally in the ninth on singles by Marvin Lane, Rodriguez and Ron LeFlore. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 17, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   5 11  0
Red Sox      2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   2   1     0   1   .241      Harper lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Sutherland 2b         5   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Cooper dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Kaline dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .259        Johnson ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
Freehan c             3   2   2   1     1   0   .277      Yastrzemski 1b        2   1   0   0     2   0   .302
Sanders 1b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .230      Carbo rf              3   1   1   2     0   1   .249
Roberts rf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .355        Evans ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Lane lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .375
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .224        Beniquez ph,cf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .211      McAuliffe 3b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .216
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cater ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .252
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                          Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
                                                          Griffin 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .262
                                                          Montgomery c          3   0   1   1     1   0   .242
                                                          Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     1   4             Totals               30   3   5   3     6   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 12,213
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Red Sox 6
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Sanders (5), Sutherland (19), Harper (13), Montgomery (8)
Home Runs: Freehan (16), Carbo (12)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (16)
Caught Stealing: Roberts (2), Yastrzemski (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Sanders (1)
GIDP: Harper (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(13-12)        7     5   3   3   4   3   1  28   4.28
Hiller SV(12)           2     0   0   0   2   2   0   8   2.30
Totals                  9     5   3   3   6   5   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(16-13)            9    11   5   5   1   4   1  38   3.61
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   4   1  38

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - George Maloney


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); Kaline grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper doubled to left; Cooper flied out to right;
Yastrzemski reached on a fielder's choice [Harper out at third
(shortstop to third)]; Carbo homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Lynn
singled to right; McAuliffe struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan homered; Sanders doubled to right; Roberts
flied out to center; Lane grounded out (third to first);
Rodriguez singled to right [Sanders scored]; Brinkman struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Griffin
walked; Montgomery walked [Griffin to second]; Harper struck
out; Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Sutherland
doubled to left; Kaline flied out to center; Freehan walked;
Sanders was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski walked; Carbo struck out; Lynn flied
out to center; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to center; Lane grounded out
(pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: McAuliffe singled to right; Burleson made an out to
shortstop; Griffin grounded out (third to first) [McAuliffe to
second]; Montgomery doubled to left [McAuliffe scored]; Harper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; LeFlore
struck out; Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski
grounded out (pitcher to first); Carbo flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline singled to center; Freehan singled to left
[Kaline to second]; Sanders out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Freehan to second, Kaline to third]; Roberts singled to
left [Freehan scored, Kaline scored]; Roberts was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Lane flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); McAuliffe
flied out to center; Burleson popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory;
Brinkman flied out to left; LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore
stole second; Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin walked; Montgomery made an out to catcher;
Harper grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Griffin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red
Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline flied out to center; Freehan flied out to
right; Sanders flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR COOPER; HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski walked; EVANS BATTED FOR CARBO; Evans struck out;
BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR LYNN; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BENIQUEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Roberts grounded out (third to first);
Lane singled to left; Rodriguez singled to right [Lane to
third]; Brinkman struck out; LeFlore singled to center
[Rodriguez to second, Lane scored]; Sutherland grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: CATER BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Cater walked; MILLER
RAN FOR CATER; Burleson made an out to first; Griffin made an
out to shortstop; Montgomery forced Miller (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.