The Orioles could not hold a four-run lead and lost to the Red Sox, 6-5, in 10 innings and slipped one game behind the Yankees in the East Division race. The Orioles were ahead, 4-0, before the Red Sox scored once in the sixth inning, and then made it 5-1 with a homer by Andy Etchebarren in the ninth.

However, the Red Sox rallied for four runs in their half of the ninth on a single by Tommy Harper, walk to Juan Beniquez, single by Carl Yastrzemski and homer by Dwight Evans. Then in the 10th, Tim McCarver singled, Harper doubled and Beniquez drew an intentional pass to load the bases for Deron Johnson, who singled off Dave Johnson to drive in the Red Sox' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 21, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      2  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  1    0  -   5 14  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  4    1  -   6 13  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Beniquez cf           4   1   0   0     2   1   .270
Blair cf              5   1   3   1     0   1   .257      Cooper dh             3   1   2   0     1   0   .267
Grich 2b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .265        Johnson ph,dh       2   0   1   1     0   0   .172
Davis dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   1     1   0   .302
Baylor lf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .264      Evans rf              4   1   1   3     1   1   .279
  Fuller lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Lynn lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .478
Robinson 3b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .293        Rice ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Williams 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .253        Goggin 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cabell rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      McAuliffe 3b,2b,3b    5   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Etchebarren c         4   2   2   1     0   0   .216      Burleson 2b,ss        3   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .240
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCarver ph,c       2   1   1   0     0   0   .225
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guerrero ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carbo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .248
                                                            Hughes 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .178
                                                            Harper ph,lf        2   1   2   0     0   0   .233
                                                          Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  14   5     0   1             Totals               40   6  13   6     6   5

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 21,555
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Red Sox 13
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 3
Doubles: Grich (26), Williams (16), Blair (23), McAuliffe (13), Carbo (18), Harper (14)
Home Runs: Etchebarren (2), Evans (10)
Stolen Bases: Blair (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (20)
GIDP: Cabell (5), Etchebarren (3), Davis (20), Yastrzemski (12)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (20,by Lee), Burleson (2,by Palmer)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer                  6     6   1   1   3   3   0  27   3.38
Reynolds                2     2   2   2   2   1   0  10   3.03
Jackson                 0.1   2   2   2   0   0   1   3   2.72
Johnson L(2-2)          1     3   1   1   1   1   0   7   2.93
Totals                  9.1  13   6   6   6   5   1  47

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(17-13)           10    14   5   5   0   1   1  42   3.65
Totals                 10    14   5   5   0   1   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Palmer (3), Lee (4)

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Haller


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
Blair singled; Grich doubled [Blair scored]; Davis grounded out
(second to first) [Grich to third]; Baylor singled to right
[Grich scored]; 2:29 rain delay; Robinson singled to
center [Baylor to second]; Williams grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez made an out to second; Cooper singled;
Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red
Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Cabell flied out to right; Etchebarren grounded out
(shortstop to first); Belanger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans flied out to right; Lynn singled to center;
McAuliffe doubled [Lynn to third]; Burleson was hit by a pitch;
Montgomery struck out; Guerrero forced Burleson (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair flied out to left; Grich flied out to right;
Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez flied out to center; Cooper walked;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; Evans popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor singled to center; Robinson flied out to
center; Williams singled to right [Baylor to third]; Cabell
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Williams out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe
flied out to center; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren singled; Belanger out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Etchebarren to second]; Blair singled
to center [Etchebarren scored]; Blair stole second; Grich flied
out to right; Davis flied out to right; 30 minute rain
delay; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery flied out to center; Guerrero flied out
to left; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor flied out to right; Robinson singled to
center; Williams doubled to left [Robinson to third]; Cabell
singled to left [Robinson scored, Williams to third];
Etchebarren grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Cabell out at second]; 31 minute rain delay; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Cooper singled; Yastrzemski walked [Cooper to
second]; Evans was called out on strikes; Lynn singled to center
[Cooper scored, Yastrzemski to second]; McAuliffe made an out to
shortstop; Burleson walked [Yastrzemski to third, Lynn to
second]; Montgomery struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles
4, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
doubled to left; Grich was hit by a pitch; Davis grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: CARBO BATTED FOR GUERRERO; Carbo doubled to right;
REYNOLDS REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Beniquez was called out on
strikes; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted) [Carbo to
third]; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: HUGHES REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING 3B); MCAULIFFE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BURLESON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Baylor flied out to right; Robinson flied out to
center; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans walked; Lynn flied out to center; McAuliffe
forced Evans (second to shortstop); Burleson singled to right
[McAuliffe to third]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; McCarver
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cabell flied
out to right; Etchebarren homered; Belanger grounded out (first
unassisted); Blair struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: HARPER BATTED FOR HUGHES; Harper singled; Beniquez
walked [Harper to second]; JACKSON REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING);
JOHNSON BATTED FOR COOPER; Johnson flied out to left;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Harper scored, Beniquez to third];
Evans homered [Beniquez scored, Yastrzemski scored]; JOHNSON
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); RICE BATTED FOR LYNN; Rice struck
out; McAuliffe flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 10TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GOGGIN
REPLACED RICE (PLAYING 2B); MCAULIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Grich grounded out
(third to first); Davis flied out to right; Baylor singled to
left; Robinson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 10TH: FULLER REPLACED BAYLOR (PLAYING LF); Burleson
grounded out (second to first); McCarver singled; Harper doubled
to left [McCarver to third]; Beniquez was walked intentionally;
Johnson singled to left [McCarver scored, Harper to third,
Beniquez to second]; game ended at 8:41 P.M; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.