Cecil Cooper, Rick Burleson and Carl Yastrzemski drove in nine runs among them to lead the Red Sox to an 11-3 victory over the Orioles. The Red Sox decided the game in the first inning, piling up five runs. Tommy Harper led off by drawing a walk and scored on a double by Cooper. Yastrzemski singled Cooper home. After a single by Rico Petrocelli and pass to Rick Miller loaded the bases, Burleson cleared the sacks with a double. Earl Williams homered for the Orioles. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 11, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    1, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      1  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0
Red Sox      5  0  0    2  0  0    0  4  x  -  11 15  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Belanger ss           4   1   0   0     1   0   .237      Harper lf             4   3   3   1     1   0   .231
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .248      Cooper dh             5   2   3   4     0   1   .273
Davis dh              3   0   2   1     1   0   .278      Yastrzemski 1b        5   1   2   2     0   1   .322
Grich 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .286      Petrocelli 3b         5   1   1   0     0   0   .301
Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .246      Carbo rf              2   0   1   0     1   1   .259
Williams 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .261        Evans ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Etchebarren c         4   1   1   0     0   2   .204      Miller cf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .259
Fuller rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .236      Burleson ss           4   1   3   3     0   0   .328
Cabell 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .269      Griffin 2b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .295
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blackwell c           4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     4   5             Totals               36  11  15  11     3   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 27,596
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Red Sox 5
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Davis (16), Fuller (11), Cabell (2), Cooper 2 (19), Burleson (13)
Triples: Griffin (3)
Home Runs: Williams (6)
Stolen Bases: Harper (23)
Caught Stealing: Blair (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Miller (5)
GIDP: Baylor (7)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(3-5)          3.2   7   7   7   3   2   0  20   3.27
Hood                    4     8   4   4   0   3   0  19   3.13
Alexander               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.90
Totals                  8    15  11  11   3   5   0  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(12-9)             8     9   3   3   4   5   1  35   3.79
Segui                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.12
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   5   1  38

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger walked; Blair struck out; Davis doubled
[Belanger scored]; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Cooper doubled to left [Harper
scored]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Cooper scored];
Petrocelli singled [Yastrzemski to third]; Carbo struck out;
Miller walked [Petrocelli to second]; Burleson doubled
[Yastrzemski scored, Petrocelli scored, Miller scored]; Griffin
struck out; Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Etchebarren singled to right; Fuller doubled to left
[Etchebarren to third]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Etchebarren scored]; Belanger flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 2ND: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair walked; Blair was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Davis walked; Grich singled to
center [Davis to second]; Baylor grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli popped to catcher in foul territory;
Carbo walked; Miller lined into a double play (second to first)
[Carbo out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox
5.

ORIOLES 4TH: Williams homered; Etchebarren grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fuller flied out to right; Cabell doubled
to right; Belanger made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied out to left; Griffin grounded out
(third to first); Blackwell singled to center; Harper singled to
center [Blackwell to third]; Harper stole second; Cooper singled
to center [Blackwell scored, Harper scored]; HOOD REPLACED
GARLAND (PITCHING); Yastrzemski made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair struck out; Davis grounded out (second to
first); Grich singled to left; Baylor walked [Grich to second];
Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli flied out to center; Carbo singled to
left; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Carbo
to second]; Burleson singled [Carbo out at home (second to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: Etchebarren struck out; Fuller grounded out (third
to first); Cabell singled to right; On a bunt Belanger grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red
Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first);
Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper singled to
left; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red
Sox 7.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
singled to center; Grich flied out to right; Baylor flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Petrocelli flied out to
right; EVANS BATTED FOR CARBO; Evans made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Williams flied
out to right; Etchebarren struck out; Fuller struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller flied out to left; Burleson singled to left;
Griffin tripled to left [Burleson scored]; Blackwell struck out;
Harper singled to right [Griffin scored]; Cooper doubled [Harper
scored]; Yastrzemski singled [Cooper scored]; ALEXANDER REPLACED
HOOD (PITCHING); Petrocelli forced Yastrzemski (third to
second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 11.

ORIOLES 9TH: SEGUI REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Cabell made an out
to second; Belanger flied out to right; Blair flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 11.