Gorman Thomas, who hit 51 homers for Sacramento (Pacific Coast), appeared in his first game with the Brewers this season 
and smashed a two-run homer in the ninth inning to beat the Red Sox, 4-3. The defeat was the seventh straight for the Red Sox and knocked them out of a first place tie with the idle Yankees in the East Division. Thomas' homer was the third of the game for the Brewers, who got solo swats from Mike Hegan and Pedro Garcia in the seventh to tie the score at 2-2.

The Red Sox had scored in the previous stanza on a double by Cecil Cooper to break a 34-inning drouth. After Gorman's blow with Darrell Porter on base via a pass, the Red Sox fell short with a run in their half of the ninth on singles by Tommy Harper and Juan Beniquez, a sacrifice by Tim McCarver and infield out by Dwight Evans. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 5, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  2  -   4  7  3
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  6  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Money 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Beniquez cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .218      McCarver c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .218
Scott 1b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .295      Evans rf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .286
Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   0   0     3   0   .309
Porter c              2   1   0   0     2   1   .251      Petrocelli 3b         5   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Hegan dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .236      Carbo lf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .249
Thomas rf             4   1   1   2     0   1   .250      McAuliffe 2b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .216
T. Johnson ss         4   0   0   0     0   2   .251      Cooper dh             3   0   2   2     0   0   .271
Garcia 2b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .193        Lynn pr,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Champion p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .302
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Harper ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .235
                                                          Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   7   4     2   8             Totals               33   3   6   3     7   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 14,592
Left on Base: Brewers 5, Red Sox 11
DP: Brewers 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Briggs, Porter, T. Johnson, McAuliffe
Doubles: Carbo (15), Cooper (22)
Home Runs: Hegan (8), Garcia (11), Thomas (1)
Stolen Bases: Carbo (4)
Caught Stealing: Briggs (5)
Sacrifice Hits: McCarver (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Champion W(10-3)        8     5   3   3   6   3   0  36   3.30
Murphy SV(18)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.47
Totals                  9     6   3   3   7   3   0  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago                   7     6   2   2   1   8   2  28   3.73
Segui L(6-7)            2     1   2   2   1   0   1   8   4.19
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   8   3  36

Wild Pitches: Drago (5)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Money grounded out (third to first); Berry grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to right; Briggs singled
to right [Scott to second]; Porter popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first);
McCarver grounded out (second to first); Evans singled to left;
Yastrzemski walked [Evans to second]; Petrocelli popped to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Hegan flied out to center; Thomas grounded out
(third to first); T. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Carbo doubled to right; McAuliffe popped to second;
Cooper singled to left [Carbo to third]; Burleson reached on a
fielder's choice [Carbo out at home (first to catcher), Cooper
to second]; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Garcia struck out; Money struck out; Berry flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: McCarver walked; Evans reached on a fielder's
choice [McCarver to third (error by T. Johnson), Evans to
second]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Petrocelli popped
to second; Carbo forced McCarver (first to catcher) [Evans to
third, Yastrzemski to second]; McAuliffe grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott popped to shortstop; Briggs flied out to
center; Porter walked; Drago threw a wild pitch [Porter to
second]; Hegan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cooper grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Burleson
popped to second; Beniquez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Thomas struck out; T. Johnson struck out; Garcia
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: McCarver flied out to right; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Yastrzemski lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Money flied out to right; Berry singled to center;
Scott singled to center [Berry to second]; Briggs struck out;
Porter struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli popped to first; Carbo walked; Carbo
stole second [Carbo to third (error by Porter)]; McAuliffe
walked; Cooper doubled to left [McAuliffe scored, Carbo scored,
Cooper to third (error by Briggs)]; LYNN RAN FOR COOPER;
Burleson was called out on strikes; Debut game for Fred
Lynn; On a bunt Beniquez reached on a fielder's choice [Lynn
out at home (third to catcher)]; 2 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 7TH: LYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hegan homered;
Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); T. Johnson grounded out
(first unassisted); Garcia homered; Money popped to left; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: McCarver flied out to center; Evans grounded out
(third to first); Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 8TH: SEGUI REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Berry popped to
center; Scott flied out to center; Briggs reached on an error by
McAuliffe; Briggs was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli struck out; Carbo walked; McAuliffe
popped to center; Lynn popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Porter walked; Hegan popped to catcher in foul
territory; Thomas homered [Porter scored]; T. Johnson lined to
left; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: HARPER BATTED FOR BURLESON; Harper singled to left;
MURPHY REPLACED CHAMPION (PITCHING); On a bunt Beniquez singled
to third [Harper to second]; McCarver out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Beniquez to second, Harper to third]; Evans
grounded out (second to first) [Beniquez to third, Harper
scored]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Petrocelli popped
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Red Sox 3.