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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 17, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 17, 1974 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Cuellar |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 13,178 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Nick Bremigan 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | DH |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Johnson | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Davis | DH |
| Earl Williams | First Baseman |
| Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Jim Fuller | Right Fielder |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
May 17, 1974
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Cuellar
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Cuellar
Cuellar fires to first and has Beniquez trapped. There's the throw to Grich who tags Beniquez for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Cuellar
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Cuellar
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Lee
Blair hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Blair reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Lee
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Lee
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Lee
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cuellar
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Cuellar
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Cuellar
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Grich fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carbo vs. Cuellar
Carbo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Lee
Baylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lee
There goes Baylor. The throw from Fisk and he is out, McAuliffe applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lee
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Lee
Fuller strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Cuellar
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Cuellar
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops it up and throws to first, with Cuellar covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Cuellar
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Cuellar
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Fuller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Lee
Etchebarren hits a popup towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lee
Belanger hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Beniquez, who is chasing the ball. Belanger reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blair vs. Lee
Blair strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grich vs. Lee
Grich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belanger scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Lee
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lee
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Lee
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Cuellar
Fisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Cuellar
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Cuellar
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Cuellar
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Lee
John Kennedy now playing second base. Dick McAuliffe now playing third base.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Lee
Fuller strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Lee
Etchebarren hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Cuellar
Carbo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Cuellar
Cater hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Cuellar
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Cuellar
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Lee
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Lee
Blair hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Lee
There goes Blair. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Blair steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Lee
Grich hits a line drive into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Lee
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lee
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Cuellar
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Cuellar
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Cuellar
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Cuellar
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Lee
Baylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lee
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuller vs. Lee
Fuller bunts towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baylor moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etchebarren vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching.
Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Robinson moves to third. Fuller moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Belanger vs. Segui
Belanger hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blair vs. Segui
Blair strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Cuellar
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1974 -- Boston at Baltimore (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Beniquez J, cf 3 0 2 0 Blair P, cf 4 1 1 0
Guerrero M, ss 3 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 3 1 1 1
Fisk C, c 3 0 1 0 Davis T, dh 3 2 2 4
Yastrzemski C, lf 3 0 1 0 Williams E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Petrocelli R, 3b 1 0 1 0 Baylor D, lf 3 1 2 0
Kennedy J, 2b 1 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Evans D, dh 3 0 1 0 Fuller J, rf 3 0 1 0
Carbo B, rf 1 0 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 3 0 1 1
Cater D, 1b 2 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 2 1 1 0
McAuliffe D, 2b-3b 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
22 0 6 0 27 6 11 6
Boston 000 000 0 -- 0
Baltimore 003 021 x -- 6
0 outs when game ended.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (L)* 5.0 10 6 6 1 4
Segui D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar M (W) 6.0 6 0 0 2 5
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
DP -- Boston 1, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Baltimore 4
2B -- Blair P
3B -- Belanger M
HR -- Davis T 2
SB -- Blair P
CS -- Beniquez J, Baylor D
T -- 1:53
A -- 13178
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