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. Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5Game Played on Saturday, September 21, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway ParkOrioles 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. |
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