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MAY 3, 1974
The Rangers conclude their road trip with a weekend series in Boston. Texas has won 4 in a row and 6 out of 7. The Red Sox have lost 3 of their last 4. Boston leads the league in runs scored and home runs hit. The Red Sox are second in the league in OBP. Boston is third in the league in batting average and tied for third in stolen bases. The Red Sox have the worst bullpen ERA in the AL. Only one team in the league has allowed more runs than Boston. Only two teams in the American League have a worse defensive efficiency than the Red Sox. The season series between the two is tied 1-1.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 7-15 at Milwaukee 8-12
Detroit 12-10 at Minnesota 14-8
Baltimore 13-9 at California 15-9
New York 10-14 at Kansas City 12-10
Cleveland 5-17 at Oakland 14-7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 12-11 at Chicago 8-14
San Francisco 11-13 at Montreal 10-9
Los Angeles 13-11 at Philadelphia 11-11
San Diego 9-16 at New York 11-12
Atlanta 12-14 at Pittsburgh 10-11
St Louis 15-9 at Houston 17-8
TEXAS RANGERS 11-11 AT BOSTON RED SOX 13-12
MATCHUPS
SP Ed Halicki vs Luis Tiant Advantage Push
C Ken Suarez vs Carlton Fisk Advantage Boston
1B Bucky Dent vs Carl Yastrzemski Advantage Boston
2B Dave Nelson Pedro Garcia Advantage Texas
3B Ted Kubiak vs Rico Petrocelli Advantage Boston
SS Toby Harrah vs George Brett Advantage Texas
LF Tom Grieve vs Dwight Evans Advantage Boston
CF Elliott Maddox vs Juan Beniquez Advantage Boston
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Reggie Smith Advantage Texas
DH Angel Mangual vs Cecil Cooper Advantage Boston
Overall Advantage Boston
In the bottom of the second, Yasztremski had to leave the game when he injured his leg advancing from first to third on an Evans single. He was replaced by Ben Oglivie. Petrocelli then brought both runners home with a double.
The Rangers loaded the bases with one out in the top of the third. Harrah went down on strikes for the second out. But then Burroughs tied the game with a two run single.
In the bottom of the third, Evans gave the Red Sox the lead back with a run-scoring single.
After three: Boston 3 Texas 2.
In the top od the fourth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Suarez then brought Dent home with a sacrifice fly and the game was tied once again. A Nelson single then loaded the bases with one out. But Maddox struck out and there were two down. Harrah then knocked in two with a single to give the Rangers the lead.
In the bottom of the fourth, Smith delivered an RBI single. Cooper then tied the game with an RBI single, the Red Sox 10th hit of the game. Oglivie then gave the Red Sox the lead back with a two run triple.
After six: Boston 7 Texas 5.
In the top of the seventh, Kubiak hit a two out triple for the Rangers 10th hit of the game. But was stranded there when Suarez struck out to retire the side.
Pete Broberg took the mound for the Rangers in the bottom of the seventh.
Evans led off the bottom of the eighth with a home run for his 10th RBI of the season. Smith then added a three run homer.
Grieve then hit a solo home run in the top of the ninth. With one out, Fred Beene replaced Tiant on the mound for the Red Sox and finished off the game.
Final score: Boston 11 Texas 6.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Reggie Smith 3 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 5 Milwaukee 4 12 innings
Detroit 7 Minnesota 3 10 innings
Baltimore 4 California 1
Kansas City 12 New York 4
Oakland 7 Cleveland 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 5 Chicago 3
San Francisco 8 Montreal 4
Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 2
New York 3 San Diego 1
Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh 2
St Louis 6 Houston 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joe L Morgan Cincinnati Reds 3 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
2. Tom Seaver New York Mets 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, W
3. Dave McNally Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, W
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