Top 1

• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Fryman
  
  Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beniquez vs. Fryman
  
  Beniquez takes first base on ball four. Harper moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cater vs. Fryman
  
  Cater hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rice vs. Fryman
  
  Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harper scores. Beniquez moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Montgomery vs. Fryman
  
  Montgomery hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beniquez scores. Rice moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lynn vs. Fryman
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. Montgomery moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Burleson vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Dave Lemanczyk now pitching.
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Montgomery moves to third. Lynn moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Griffin vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Griffin strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hughes vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Hughes takes first base on ball four. Montgomery scores. Lynn moves to third. Burleson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Harper vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. Cleveland
  
  LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sutherland vs. Cleveland
  
  Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Cleveland
  
  Kaline strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Cater is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rice vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cater moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Montgomery vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Montgomery hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roberts. Montgomery reaches second base with a double. Cater scores. Rice moves to third. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lynn vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Lynn is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Red Sox, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Burleson vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rice scores. Montgomery moves to third. Lynn moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Griffin vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Montgomery scores. There goes Lynn trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Burleson moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hughes vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemanczyk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Cleveland
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Meyer vs. Cleveland
  
  Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Cleveland
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Roberts vs. Cleveland
  
  Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Harper strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Beniquez hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Cater hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oglivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Cleveland
  
  Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Cleveland
  
  Brinkman strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. Cleveland
  
  LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sutherland vs. Cleveland
  
  Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Montgomery strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Lynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burleson vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Cleveland
  
  Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oglivie vs. Cleveland
  
  Reggie Sanders pinch runs for Al Kaline.
  
  Oglivie hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Meyer vs. Cleveland
  
  Meyer hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. Cleveland
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Freehan reaches second base with a double. Sanders goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Roberts vs. Cleveland
  
  Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hughes vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Hughes strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Harper hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Cleveland
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brinkman vs. Cleveland
  
  Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeFlore vs. Cleveland
  
  LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sutherland vs. Cleveland
  
  Sutherland hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Beniquez strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cater vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rice vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Rice hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanders vs. Cleveland
  
  Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Cleveland
  
  Oglivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Meyer vs. Cleveland
  
  Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Oglivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemanczyk covering, for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Oglivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Cleveland
  
  Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Roberts vs. Cleveland
  
  Roberts hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Cleveland
  
  Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brinkman vs. Cleveland
  
  Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  LeFlore vs. Cleveland
  
  LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Griffin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hughes vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Hughes hits a line drive into left field. Meyer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meyer. Griffin moves to third. Hughes moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 8 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Harper vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Griffin scores. Hughes moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Beniquez vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Beniquez is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cater vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Cater strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rice vs. Lemanczyk
  
  Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sutherland vs. Cleveland
  
  Rick Miller now playing left field.
  
  Sutherland hits a popup towards third. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanders vs. Cleveland
  
  Sanders strikes out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Cleveland
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Cleveland covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Slayback
  
  Bill Slayback now pitching.
  
  Montgomery hits a line drive into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Slayback
  
  Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burleson vs. Slayback
  
  Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Meyer vs. Cleveland
  
  Meyer hits a fly ball into right field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Cleveland
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roberts vs. Cleveland
  
  Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nettles vs. Cleveland
  
  Jim Nettles pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Roberts moves to second. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nettles vs. Cleveland
  
  Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lynn. Nettles reaches second base with a double. Roberts scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brinkman vs. Cleveland
  
  Brinkman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Brinkman reaches second base with a double. Nettles scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  LeFlore vs. Cleveland
  
  LeFlore is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Red Sox, 9 - Tigers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sutherland vs. Cleveland
  
  Sutherland hits a line drive into left field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/27/1974 -- Boston at Detroit (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Harper T, lf          4  1  1  1   LeFlore R, cf         4  0  2  0   
Miller R, lf          0  0  0  0   Sutherland G, 2b      5  0  0  0   
Beniquez J, cf        4  1  0  0   Kaline A, dh          1  0  0  0   
Cater D, 1b           4  2  1  1   Sanders R, pr         2  1  0  0   
Rice J, dh            5  2  2  1   Oglivie B, 1b         4  0  1  0   
Montgomery B, c       5  2  2  2   Meyer D, lf           4  0  0  0   
Lynn F, rf            4  0  2  1   Freehan B, c          3  0  2  1   
Burleson R, ss        5  0  2  1   Roberts L, rf         4  1  0  0   
Griffin D, 2b         4  1  2  1   Rodriguez A, 3b       3  0  0  0   
Hughes T, 3b          3  0  1  1   Nettles J, ph         1  1  1  1   
                                   Brinkman E, ss        4  0  2  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  9 13  9                        35  3  8  3

Boston           431 000 010 --  9
Detroit          000 100 002 --  3

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cleveland R (W)       9.0  8  3  1  2  4

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fryman W (L)          0.1  3  4  4  2  0
Lemanczyk D           7.2 10  5  4  2  7
Slayback B            1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Meyer D, Burleson R
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Detroit 8
2B -- Montgomery B, Freehan B, Nettles J, Brinkman E
HR -- Cater D
HBP -- by Lemanczyk D (Cater D), by Cleveland R (LeFlore R)
WP -- Cleveland R
T -- 2:03
A -- 8177

    

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