Led by Jeff Burroughs, who had three hits, the Rangers won the first game of a doubleheader, 5-3, but the Red Sox came back to gain a 10-8 victory in the second game on rookie shortstop Rick Burleson's first major league homer. In the opener, Burroughs singled to set up the Rangers' initial run in the first inning. After Carlton Fisk sent the Red Sox ahead with a two-run double, the Rangers counted twice in the sixth on singles by Burroughs, Jim Spencer and Tom Grieve and a sacrifice fly by Toby Harrah. The Rangers then posted their winning margin in the eighth when Alex Johnson singled, Burroughs doubled and Grieve singled. Juan Beniquez homered in the Red Sox half. 

In the nightcap, Dwight Evans drove in four runs, including three with a homer, to pace the Red Sox to a 7-1 lead before the Rangers erupted for five runs in the seventh. Burleson then hit his homer with two men on base to negate the Rangers' final pair on a circuit clout by Dave Nelson in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       5, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   5 11  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Harper dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .164
Tovar cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .296      Beniquez cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .205
Johnson lf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .294      Carbo lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .236
Burroughs rf          4   2   3   1     0   0   .303      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   2   0     0   0   .341
Spencer 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .375      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Harrah ss             3   0   0   1     0   0   .242      Evans rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .311
Grieve dh             4   0   2   2     0   0   .315      Fisk c                3   0   1   2     1   0   .182
  Randle pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .361      McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .174
Fregosi 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .271      Guerrero ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .243
Sundberg c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .229        Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  11   5     1   2             Totals               32   3   9   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:34
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Red Sox 6
DP: Rangers 4, Red Sox 0
Errors: Hargan
Doubles: Burroughs (7), Fisk (2), Carbo (5)
Home Runs: Beniquez (2)
Stolen Bases: Randle (6), Yastrzemski (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (2)
GIDP: Beniquez 2 (2), Petrocelli (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(2-3)           6.2   7   2   2   3   1   0  27   3.29
Foucault SV(1)          2.1   2   1   1   1   1   1   9   3.09
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   2   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(1-4)            7    10   5   5   0   2   0  31   5.88
Moret                   0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.38
Drago                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.82
Segui                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.45
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   2   0  39

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Bill Deegan


RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Nelson popped to third in foul territory;
Tovar popped to second; Johnson singled to center; Burroughs
singled to center [Johnson to third]; Spencer singled to right
[Johnson scored, Burroughs to third]; Harrah forced Spencer
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to center; Beniquez grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Carbo flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve lined to center; Fregosi struck out;
Sundberg singled to center; Nelson popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Petrocelli flied out to left; Evans walked; Fisk walked [Evans
to second]; McAuliffe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Tovar was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded
out (third to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero singled to center; Harper popped to
second; Beniquez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer flied out to right; Harrah flied out to
center; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Carbo singled to right; Carbo was picked off first
(catcher to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Petrocelli
flied out to center; Yastrzemski stole second; Evans walked;
Fisk doubled [Yastrzemski scored, Evans scored]; McAuliffe lined
to pitcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Fregosi flied out to center; Sundberg singled to
right; Nelson popped to second; Tovar flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero flied out to left; Harper singled to left;
Beniquez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
singled to shortstop; Spencer singled to right [Burroughs to
third]; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly to center [Burroughs scored,
Spencer to second]; Grieve singled to left [Spencer scored,
Grieve to second (on throw to home)]; Fregosi grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Carbo doubled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Carbo to third]; Petrocelli hit into a
double play (center to catcher) [Carbo out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Fisk reached on an error by Hargan; McAuliffe struck out;
Guerrero singled to right [Fisk to third]; FOUCAULT REPLACED
HARGAN (PITCHING); Harper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Johnson singled to center; Burroughs doubled
[Johnson scored]; MORET REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Spencer
popped to pitcher; Harrah flied out to center; Grieve singled to
left [Burroughs scored]; RANDLE RAN FOR GRIEVE; Randle stole
second; Fregosi was walked intentionally; DRAGO REPLACED MORET
(PITCHING); Sundberg flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: RANDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Beniquez
homered; Carbo struck out; Yastrzemski singled to center;
Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Red Sox 3.

RANGERS 9TH: SEGUI REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Nelson lined to
center; Tovar flied out to center; Johnson lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Fisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe walked; COOPER BATTED FOR
GUERRERO; Cooper lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
5, Red Sox 3.