Al Kaline, honored before the game for his achievement in reaching 3,000 hits for his career, responded by rapping a pair of singles and driving in one of the Tigers' runs in a 7-4 victory over the Red Sox. Kaline's many gifts included 3,000 silver dollars from club owner John Fetzer.

Every starting batter in the Tigers' lineup shared in their 13 hits. Gary Sutherland and Bill Freehan drove in two runs apiece. Vern Ruhle was tagged for 11 hits by the Red Sox, but succeeded in traveling the route. With this defeat, the Red Sox were mathematically eliminated from the East Division race. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 29, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      0  2  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  3
Tigers       1  2  0    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   7 13  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .252      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   0     0   2   .250
Cooper 1b             5   0   3   1     0   0   .269      Sutherland 2b         4   1   1   2     0   0   .250
Rice dh               4   0   1   1     0   0   .268      Kaline dh             4   0   2   1     1   0   .263
Lynn lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .425        Oglivie pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Montgomery c          4   1   2   0     0   2   .252      Freehan c             5   0   2   2     0   0   .288
Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Sanders 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .275
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .267      Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
McAuliffe 3b          4   0   0   1     0   1   .210      Meyer lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .237
Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .282      Rodriguez 3b          3   2   1   0     1   0   .222
Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman ss           3   2   2   1     1   0   .219
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  12   4     0   5             Totals               36   7  13   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 21,178
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Tigers 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 0
Errors: Miller, Montgomery, Burleson
Doubles: Cooper (23), Evans (18), Brinkman (15)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (3), Sutherland (3)
GIDP: Freehan (12)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret L(9-10)           5.1  11   7   6   2   2   0  30   3.74
Segui                   2.2   2   0   0   1   2   0  10   4.00
Totals                  8    13   7   6   3   4   0  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(2-0)            9    12   4   4   0   5   0  39   2.73
Totals                  9    12   4   4   0   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz


RED SOX 1ST: Miller grounded out (third to first); Cooper
doubled to left; Rice grounded out (third to first); Lynn flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to center; Sutherland grounded out
(first unassisted) [LeFlore to second]; Kaline made an out to
shortstop; Freehan singled to left [LeFlore scored]; Sanders
reached on an error by Burleson [Freehan to second]; Roberts
singled to left [Sanders to second, Freehan to third]; Meyer
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez singled to right; Brinkman singled to
center [Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore was called out on strikes;
Sutherland hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rodriguez scored];
Kaline singled to center [Brinkman scored (error by Miller)
(unearned) (no RBI), Kaline to third]; Freehan flied out to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Rice
singled to left; Lynn flied out to left; Montgomery struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Sanders grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
lined to third; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brinkman walked; LeFlore struck out; Sutherland flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to left; Miller singled to right
[Burleson to third]; Cooper singled to right [Miller to third,
Burleson scored]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to center [Miller
scored]; Lynn made an out to second; Montgomery singled to
center [Cooper to third]; Evans forced Montgomery (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline made an out to second; Freehan flied out to
right; Sanders singled to left; Roberts flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin lined to pitcher; McAuliffe was called out
on strikes; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer singled to center; Meyer was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Montgomery [Meyer to second];
Rodriguez walked; Brinkman doubled to right [Rodriguez to third,
Meyer scored]; LeFlore lined to third; Sutherland singled to
right [Brinkman to third, Rodriguez scored]; Kaline singled to
left [Sutherland to second, Brinkman scored]; SEGUI REPLACED
MORET (PITCHING); Freehan singled to left [Kaline to second,
Sutherland scored]; Sanders struck out; Roberts was called out
on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller singled to center; Cooper singled to right
[Miller to second]; Rice flied out to right [Miller to third];
Lynn struck out; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Meyer popped to third in foul territory; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Brinkman grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second;
Sutherland flied out to right; Kaline walked; OGLIVIE RAN FOR
KALINE; Freehan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Oglivie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Tigers 7.

RED SOX 9TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Burleson flied
out to center; Miller singled to right; Cooper flied out to
left; Rice forced Miller (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 7.