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vrobx1 · 03-04-2018, 04:12 PM

MAY 5, 1974
The final game of this high scoring series between the Red Sox and Rangers. Boston has outscored Texas 28-14 and out hit the Rangers 36-23 in the first two game of the series.

Oakland 3B Steve R Ontiveros has a broken kneecap and will miss the next 7 months.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 13-11 at Minnesota 15-9
New York 10-16 at Kansas City 14-10
Chicago 8-16 at Milwaukee 9-13
Cleveland 6-18 at Oakland 15-8(2)
Baltimore 15-9 at California 15-11

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego 9-17 at New York 12-12(2)
San Francisco 12-14 at Montreal 11-10
Los Angeles 15-11 at Philadelphia 11-13
Atlanta 14-14 at Pittsburgh 10-13
Cincinnati 13-12 at Chicago 9-15
St Louis 17-9 at Houston 17-10

TEXAS RANGERS 11-13 VS BOSTON RED SOX 15-12
MATCHUPS
SP Kevin Kobel vs Sonny Siebert Advantage Boston
C Ken Suarez vs Carlton Fisk Advantage Boston
1B Bucky Dent vs Carl Yastrzemski Advantage Boston
2B Dave Nelson vs Pedro Garcia Advantage Texas
3B Vic Harris 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 first, Kobel struck out Fisk for his 20th K of the season.

Garcia put the Red Sox on the board in the bottom of the second with an RBI single.

After three: Boston 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the sixth, the Rangers tied the game when Nelson scored on a Harrah sacrifice fly.

After six: Texas 1 Boston 1.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Red Sox scored one to take the lead on a Beniquez single. Brett then followed up with a two run homer.

Fisk led off the bottom of the eighth with a home run. Cooper then made it back-to-back homers. Pete Brober then replaced Kobel on the mound.

With a runner on first and two out in the top of the ninth, Fred Beene replaced Siebert on the mound for the Red Sox. He allowed one hit but nothing more.

Final score: Boston 6 Texas 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Sonny Siebert 8.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota 7 Detroit 3
Kansas City 3 New York 2
Milwaukee 6 Chicago 4
Oakland 2 Cleveland 1 Game 1
Cleveland 10 Oakland 3 Game 2
Baltimore 11 California 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 3 San Diego 0 Game 1
New York 3 San Diego 1 Game 2
San Francisco 8 Montreal 2
Philadelphia 10 Los Angeles 7
Atlanta 14 Pittsburgh 3
Cincinnati 7 Chicago 4
Houston 8 St Louis 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Rich Coggins Baltimore Orioles 3 for 5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Jim Wynn, Houston Astros 3 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB

3. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, W

Don Wilson of the Astros and Jim Palmer of the Orioles each pitched a complete game shutout.

03-04-2018, 04:12 PM	#565
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,428	MAY 5, 1974 The final game of this high scoring series between the Red Sox and Rangers. Boston has outscored Texas 28-14 and out hit the Rangers 36-23 in the first two game of the series. Oakland 3B Steve R Ontiveros has a broken kneecap and will miss the next 7 months. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 13-11 at Minnesota 15-9 New York 10-16 at Kansas City 14-10 Chicago 8-16 at Milwaukee 9-13 Cleveland 6-18 at Oakland 15-8(2) Baltimore 15-9 at California 15-11 NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego 9-17 at New York 12-12(2) San Francisco 12-14 at Montreal 11-10 Los Angeles 15-11 at Philadelphia 11-13 Atlanta 14-14 at Pittsburgh 10-13 Cincinnati 13-12 at Chicago 9-15 St Louis 17-9 at Houston 17-10 TEXAS RANGERS 11-13 VS BOSTON RED SOX 15-12 MATCHUPS SP Kevin Kobel vs Sonny Siebert Advantage Boston C Ken Suarez vs Carlton Fisk Advantage Boston 1B Bucky Dent vs Carl Yastrzemski Advantage Boston 2B Dave Nelson vs Pedro Garcia Advantage Texas 3B Vic Harris 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 first, Kobel struck out Fisk for his 20th K of the season. Garcia put the Red Sox on the board in the bottom of the second with an RBI single. After three: Boston 1 Texas 0. In the top of the sixth, the Rangers tied the game when Nelson scored on a Harrah sacrifice fly. After six: Texas 1 Boston 1. In the bottom of the seventh, the Red Sox scored one to take the lead on a Beniquez single. Brett then followed up with a two run homer. Fisk led off the bottom of the eighth with a home run. Cooper then made it back-to-back homers. Pete Brober then replaced Kobel on the mound. With a runner on first and two out in the top of the ninth, Fred Beene replaced Siebert on the mound for the Red Sox. He allowed one hit but nothing more. Final score: Boston 6 Texas 1. PLAYER OF THE GAME Sonny Siebert 8.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 7 Detroit 3 Kansas City 3 New York 2 Milwaukee 6 Chicago 4 Oakland 2 Cleveland 1 Game 1 Cleveland 10 Oakland 3 Game 2 Baltimore 11 California 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 3 San Diego 0 Game 1 New York 3 San Diego 1 Game 2 San Francisco 8 Montreal 2 Philadelphia 10 Los Angeles 7 Atlanta 14 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 7 Chicago 4 Houston 8 St Louis 0 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Rich Coggins Baltimore Orioles 3 for 5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Jim Wynn, Houston Astros 3 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB 3. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, W Don Wilson of the Astros and Jim Palmer of the Orioles each pitched a complete game shutout.