Fred Lynn, rookie outfielder from Pawtucket (International), rapped four hits, driving in three runs, to lead the Red Sox to an 8-5 victory over the Tigers. Lynn also was on base with one of his hits when Dick McAuliffe homered. The Tigers scored an unearned run off Juan Marichal in the first inning, but the Red Sox got it back with a single by Carl Yastrzemski, a walk and Lynn's first hit. After the Tigers counted again in the second, the Red Sox came back with a pair in their half on singles by Doug Griffin, Rick Burleson, Tommy Harper and Cecil Cooper.

Both clubs traded runs in the third before the Red Sox broke away in the fourth when Jim Rice singled, Dwight Evans walked and Lynn drove them across the plate with a double. McAuliffe hit his homer in the sixth. Reggie Cleveland, the winner in relief of Marichal, gave up a two-run homer by Al Kaline in the ninth. Kaline had three hits in the game to raise his career total to 2,996. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 18, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 14  1
Red Sox      1  2  1    2  0  2    0  0  x  -   8 14  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .241      Harper lf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .232
Sutherland 2b         5   2   1   0     0   0   .251        Miller lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Kaline dh             5   1   3   2     0   1   .262      Cooper dh             2   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Oglivie lf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .271        Rice ph,dh          3   0   2   0     0   0   .294
Freehan c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .277      Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   1   0     1   0   .302
Sanders 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .246      Carbo rf              1   0   0   0     1   1   .248
Nettles rf            4   1   3   0     0   1   .235        Evans ph,rf         2   1   0   0     1   1   .278
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .224      Lynn cf               5   1   4   3     0   0   .538
Brinkman ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .211      McAuliffe 3b          4   2   1   2     1   0   .217
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Griffin 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .262
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burleson ss           4   1   3   1     0   0   .296
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blackwell c           4   0   0   0     0   3   .250
  Holdsworth p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Marichal p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  14   5     1   4             Totals               36   8  14   7     7   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 12,213
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Red Sox 11
DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: LaGrow, McAuliffe
Doubles: Rodriguez (22), Kaline (27), Lynn (2), Burleson (21)
Triples: Lynn (1)
Home Runs: Kaline (13), McAuliffe (5)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (6), Griffin (8)
GIDP: Rodriguez (14)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow L(8-17)          2.2   8   4   3   2   1   0  17   4.55
Walker                  3.1   5   4   4   3   3   1  17   5.04
Holdsworth              2     1   0   0   2   1   0   9   5.27
Totals                  8    14   8   7   7   5   1  43

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                2.1   7   3   2   0   1   0  14   4.87
Cleveland W(11-13)      6.2   7   2   2   1   3   1  26   4.34
Totals                  9    14   5   4   1   4   1  40

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by McAuliffe [LeFlore to
second]; Sutherland made an out to first; Kaline was called out
on strikes; Oglivie singled to center [Oglivie to second (on
throw to home), LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Freehan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); Cooper
grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski singled to right;
Carbo walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn singled to right
[Carbo to third, Yastrzemski scored]; McAuliffe flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Sanders grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to center; Rodriguez doubled to right [Nettles scored,
Rodriguez out at third (right to second to first to third)];
Brinkman singled to left; LeFlore grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Griffin singled to center; Burleson singled to
center [Griffin to second]; On a bunt Blackwell popped to
catcher in foul territory; Harper singled to first [Griffin
scored (error by LaGrow), Burleson to third]; Cooper singled to
left [Burleson scored (unearned), Harper out at third (left to
third)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER),
4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland singled to right; Kaline singled to right
[Sutherland to second]; Oglivie flied out to right [Sutherland
to third]; Freehan singled to left [Kaline to second, Sutherland
scored]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Sanders singled
to left [Freehan to second, Kaline to third]; Nettles struck
out; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo struck out; Lynn tripled to center; McAuliffe
walked; Griffin reached on a fielder's choice [Lynn out at home
(first to catcher), McAuliffe to second]; Burleson singled to
right [Griffin to second, McAuliffe scored]; WALKER REPLACED
LAGROW (PITCHING); Blackwell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Harper flied out to right; RICE BATTED FOR COOPER;
Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to
first); EVANS BATTED FOR CARBO; Evans walked [Yastrzemski to
second]; Lynn doubled to left [Evans scored, Yastrzemski
scored]; McAuliffe flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 5TH: RICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); EVANS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Kaline made an out to third; Oglivie grounded
out (shortstop to first); Freehan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin made an out to pitcher; Burleson doubled to
left; Blackwell struck out; Harper walked; Rice forced Harper
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox
6.

TIGERS 6TH: Sanders singled to right; Nettles singled to right
[Sanders to second]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sanders to third, Nettles out at
second]; Brinkman made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Evans struck out;
Lynn singled to right; McAuliffe homered [Lynn scored]; Griffin
walked; Griffin was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Sutherland
lined to third; Kaline doubled to center; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: HOLDSWORTH REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blackwell was called out on
strikes; Harper walked; Rice singled to right [Harper to
second]; Yastrzemski walked [Harper to third, Rice to second];
Evans forced Rice (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING LF); Freehan flied
out to left; Sanders flied out to left; Nettles singled to
right; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn flied out to center; McAuliffe popped to third
in foul territory; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Red Sox 8.

TIGERS 9TH: G. BROWN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; G. Brown flied out to
right; LeFlore singled to left; Sutherland forced LeFlore
(shortstop to second); Kaline homered [Sutherland scored];
Oglivie struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Red Sox 8.