Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox
May 5, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1974 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 8, Boston Red Sox 10

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 2 4 2
Tovar cf 4 1 0 0
Johnson lf 5 1 1 0
Burroughs rf 5 1 2 4
Spencer 1b 5 0 2 1
Hargrove dh 4 0 0 0
Harrah ss 4 1 1 1
Randle 3b 4 1 1 0
Fahey c 4 1 1 0
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Shellenback p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 12 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper dh 3 2 0 0
Beniquez cf 5 0 0 0
Cooper 1b 5 0 1 1
Yastrzemski lf 3 2 2 0
Petrocelli 3b 5 1 3 1
Evans rf 5 2 3 4
McAuliffe 2b 4 1 2 0
Montgomery c 3 0 0 1
  Miller pr 0 1 0 0
  Fisk c 1 0 1 0
Burleson ss 4 1 2 3
Marichal p 0 0 0 0
  Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 10
Texas 100 000 5208122
Boston 023 101 30x10142
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  L (5-3) 2.2 8 5 5 1 2
  Brown   3.0 2 2 2 3 1
  Shellenback   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Allen   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
  Merritt   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Foucault   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
6
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal  W (1-1) 6.1 8 5 5 1 1
  Cleveland   2.2 4 3 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
1
4

  E–Harrah (2), Merritt (2), Montgomery (4), Burleson (4).  2B–Texas Burroughs (8,off Cleveland), Boston Evans (3,off Bibby); McAuliffe (3,off Bibby).  HR–Texas Harrah (2,7th inning off Marichal 0 on, 0 out); Nelson (2,8th inning off Cleveland 1 on, 2 out), Boston Evans (3,3rd inning off Bibby 2 on, 2 out); Burleson (1,7th inning off Allen 2 on, 0 out).  SH–Montgomery (3,off Allen).  SB–Johnson (3,2nd base off Marichal/Montgomery).  BK–Marichal (2).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–3:03.  A–17,190.
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