Boog Powell hit two singles and a homer, driving in three runs, to pace the Orioles to a 7-2 victory over the Red Sox. The Orioles knocked out Reggie Cleveland in the first inning. Rich Coggins walked and scored on a double by Paul Blair. Powell singled to drive in Blair and subsequently scored himself on a single by Brooks Robinson.

Powell homered in the third and accounted for another RBI with a single in the fifth, scoring Bobby Grich, who had doubled. The Orioles combined a safe bunt by Blair, a stolen base and singles by Tommy Davis and Don Baylor for their final two runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 22, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      3  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   7 12  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Coggins rf            4   1   0   0     1   2   .242      Harper lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Blair cf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .259      Beniquez cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .272
Grich 2b              5   1   1   0     0   3   .264      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     1   0   .299
Davis dh              4   1   1   1     1   1   .281      Evans rf              3   1   1   1     2   0   .279
Powell 1b             4   2   3   3     1   0   .267      Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   1   .172
Baylor lf             4   0   2   1     1   1   .266      Burleson 2b,ss        3   0   2   1     1   0   .293
Robinson 3b           5   0   2   1     0   1   .294      Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Hendricks c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .216      Guerrero ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   4   .221        Cater ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Goggin 2b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          Hughes 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .184
                                                          Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   7  12   7     5  12             Totals               36   2   8   2     4   2

Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 26,495
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Red Sox 11
DP: Orioles 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Baylor, Goggin
Doubles: Blair (24), Grich (27)
Home Runs: Powell (11)
Stolen Bases: Blair (20)
GIDP: Coggins (5), Robinson (15)
Hit by Pitch: Hendricks (1,by Cleveland)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(21-10)        9     8   2   2   4   2   0  40   3.15
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   2   0  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(11-14)      0.2   3   3   3   2   0   0   8   4.46
Segui                   7.2   9   4   4   3  12   1  34   4.10
Pole                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.09
Totals                  9    12   7   7   5  12   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Cleveland (8)
Wild Pitches: Segui 3 (12)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins walked; Blair doubled to left [Coggins
scored]; Grich flied out to right [Blair to third]; Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell singled to center
[Blair scored]; Baylor walked [Powell to second]; Robinson
singled to left [Powell scored, Baylor to second]; Hendricks was
hit by a pitch [Baylor to third, Robinson to second]; SEGUI
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Belanger struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
flied out to right; Yastrzemski lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Coggins made an out to second; Blair flied out to
center; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans walked; Johnson grounded out (third to first)
[Evans to second]; Burleson walked; Montgomery lined to third;
Guerrero forced Burleson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Davis made an out to third; Powell homered; Baylor
struck out; Robinson flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hughes grounded out (shortstop to first); Harper
made an out to second; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Hendricks singled to center; Belanger struck out;
Coggins struck out; Blair made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Evans
walked; Johnson singled to right [Evans to second]; Burleson
singled to left [Evans scored, Johnson to third]; Montgomery
flied out to center; Guerrero made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Grich doubled; Segui threw a wild pitch [Grich to
third]; Davis struck out; Powell singled to left [Grich scored];
Baylor forced Powell (third to second); Robinson singled to left
[Baylor to third]; Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hughes flied out to right; Harper singled to left;
Beniquez singled to center [Harper to second]; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first) [Harper to third, Beniquez to
second]; Evans singled to third [Harper scored, Beniquez to
third]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger struck out; Coggins struck out; Blair
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson reached on an error by Baylor [Burleson to
second]; Montgomery flied out to center; CATER BATTED FOR
GUERRERO; Cater lined to third; Hughes lined to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: GOGGIN REPLACED CATER (PLAYING 2B); BURLESON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Grich was called out on strikes;
Davis walked; Powell popped to catcher in foul territory; Baylor
singled to left [Davis to second]; Segui threw a wild pitch
[Davis to third]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Harper grounded out (pitcher to first); Beniquez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski walked; Evans
forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Hendricks walked; Belanger struck out; Coggins
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hendricks out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Burleson
singled to left; Montgomery flied out to center; Goggin struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: On a bunt Blair singled; Blair stole second [Blair
to third (error by Goggin)]; Grich struck out; Davis singled to
center [Blair scored]; Segui threw a wild pitch [Davis to
second]; Powell was walked intentionally; Baylor singled to left
[Davis scored, Powell to second]; POLE REPLACED SEGUI
(PITCHING); Robinson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Baylor out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Hughes singled to center; Harper forced Hughes
(shortstop to second); Beniquez singled to right [Harper to
second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher) [Harper to
third, Beniquez to second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 7, Red Sox 2.