Thursday September 26, 1974
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Bob Montgomery tied the score with a two-run homer in the ninth inning and then drove in two more runs with a bases-loaded single in the 10th to give the Red Sox a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. Montgomery entered the game after Bernie Carbo batted for Tim Blackwell in the seventh when the Red Sox scored their first run on a bases-loaded walk to Carl Yastrzemski.

Doug Griffin singled before Montgomery came to bat in the ninth and hit his homer. In the 10th, Jim Rice walked, Terry Hughes was hit by a pitch, Rick Burleson sacrificed and Griffin was handed an intentional pass to set the stage for Montgomery's winning single. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Thursday, September 26, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 - 5 11 2 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper dh 6 0 1 0 0 1 .237 LeFlore cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Beniquez cf 6 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Sutherland 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 2 1 2 0 .301 Kaline dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Evans rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .278 Oglivie 1b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .272 Lynn lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .448 Meyer lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .308 Rice ph,lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .262 Nettles rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .230 Miller lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .223 McAuliffe 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Brinkman ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .214 Cater ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Lamont c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Hughes 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .193 G. Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Burleson ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 .285 Freehan c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Griffin 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .264 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blackwell c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montgomery c 2 1 2 4 0 0 .241 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 11 5 6 5 Totals 41 3 12 3 0 4 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 7,636 Left on Base: Red Sox 12, Tigers 8 DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 2 Errors: McAuliffe, Burleson, Sutherland Doubles: Brinkman (13) Triples: Oglivie (3), Rodriguez (5) Home Runs: Montgomery (4), Meyer (3) Stolen Bases: Griffin (2), Meyer (1) Caught Stealing: LeFlore 2 (9) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (3) GIDP: Beniquez (9), Kaline (12) Hit by Pitch: Griffin (2,by Coleman), Hughes (1,by Hiller) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago W(7-10) 10 12 3 3 0 4 1 41 3.48 Totals 10 12 3 3 0 4 1 41 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Coleman 7 7 1 1 4 4 0 31 4.24 Hiller L(17-13) 2.1 4 4 4 2 1 1 14 2.60 Ray 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.50 Totals 10 11 5 5 6 5 1 47 Hit by Pitch: Coleman (12), Hiller (3) Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger RED SOX 1ST: Harper singled to left; Beniquez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Harper out at second]; Yastrzemski singled to right; Evans forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Sutherland flied out to right; Kaline singled to left; Oglivie singled to left [Kaline to second]; Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn singled to center; Lynn was picked off first (pitcher to first); McAuliffe singled to right; Burleson hit into a double play (center to first) [McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Nettles singled to right; Rodriguez flied out to center; Brinkman singled to right [Nettles to third]; Lamont struck out; LeFlore forced Brinkman (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Griffin walked; Griffin stole second; Blackwell popped to third in foul territory; Harper struck out; Beniquez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland was called out on strikes; Kaline reached on an error by McAuliffe; Oglivie singled to left [Kaline to second]; Meyer flied out to center; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Evans singled to left; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted) [Evans to second]; McAuliffe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Lamont flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Griffin reached on an error by Sutherland; Blackwell singled to center [Griffin to third]; Harper made an out to second; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski walked; Evans struck out; Lynn struck out; McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie tripled to center; Meyer homered [Oglivie scored]; Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez tripled to right; Brinkman doubled to left [Rodriguez scored]; Lamont popped to catcher in foul territory; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3. RED SOX 7TH: Burleson walked; Griffin was hit by a pitch [Burleson to second]; CARBO BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Carbo popped to catcher in foul territory; Harper popped to third in foul territory; Beniquez singled to center [Griffin to second, Burleson to third]; Yastrzemski walked [Burleson scored, Griffin to third, Beniquez to second]; Evans forced Beniquez (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING C ); Sutherland singled to left; Kaline grounded into a double play (second to first) [Sutherland out at second]; Oglivie lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3. RED SOX 8TH: HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); RICE BATTED FOR LYNN; Rice grounded out (first unassisted); CATER BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: RICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HUGHES REPLACED CATER (PLAYING 3B); Meyer singled to center; Meyer stole second; Nettles struck out; Rodriguez flied out to left; Brinkman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3. RED SOX 9TH: Griffin singled to center; Montgomery homered [Griffin scored]; Harper lined to left; Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to center; Evans struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3. TIGERS 9TH: G. BROWN BATTED FOR LAMONT; G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted); LeFlore reached on an error by Burleson; Sutherland flied out to center; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3. RED SOX 10TH: FREEHAN REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING C ); Rice walked; Hughes was hit by a pitch [Rice to second]; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hughes to second, Rice to third]; Griffin was walked intentionally; Montgomery singled to center [Griffin to third, Hughes scored, Rice scored]; RAY REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Harper reached on a fielder's choice [Griffin out at home (shortstop to catcher), Montgomery to second]; Beniquez flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 3. TIGERS 10TH: MILLER REPLACED RICE (PLAYING LF); Kaline flied out to left; Oglivie flied out to left; Meyer made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.

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