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Boston Red Sox @ Chicago White Sox

1974-06-07 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 15173 · 67°F · 2:59

Chicago White Sox defeated Boston Red Sox 8–6. Chicago White Sox put up 4 in the 3rd. Jim Kaat earned the win and Cy Acosta picked up the save. Dick Allen went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	6	9
CHA	0	0	4	0	3	1	0	0		8	9

W: Jim Kaat L: Roger Moret SV: Cy Acosta

Umpires — HP: Jim Odom · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Bill Deegan · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Harper	5	2	2	2	0	0
Juan Beniquez	5	0	3	1	0	0
Dwight Evans	4	0	0	1	1	0
Carl Yastrzemski	4	0	0	1	0	1
Bernie Carbo	3	1	1	1	1	1
Rico Petrocelli	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carlton Fisk	0	1	0	0	3	0
Rick Burleson	4	1	2	0	0	1
Mario Guerrero	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Montgomery	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jorge Orta	3	1	0	1	2	2
Carlos May	5	1	2	1	0	0
Dick Allen	4	1	1	3	0	0
Bill Melton	3	2	1	0	2	1
Ken Henderson	5	0	1	0	0	2
Ron Santo	2	1	1	0	2	1
Bill Sharp	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Herrmann	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bucky Dent	4	1	2	0	0	0
Brian Downing	1	1	1	1	1	0
Tony Muser	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Reggie Cleveland	2.2	5	2	3
Roger Moret	2.0	2	4	2
Diego Segui	1.2	2	1	2
Bob Veale	1.2	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Henderson	4.0	5	3	1
Bill Moran	0.0	0	1	0
Jim Kaat	2.0	2	1	0
Terry Forster	1.2	2	0	2
Cy Acosta	1.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Harper: 53
Juan Beniquez: 8
Dwight Evans: 53

Bot 1

Jorge Orta: 7
Carlos May: 31
Dick Allen: 63

Top 2

Carl Yastrzemski: 7
Bernie Carbo: HR
Rico Petrocelli: 7
Carlton Fisk: W
Rick Burleson: K

Bot 2

Bill Melton: K
Ken Henderson: K
Ron Santo: W
Bill Sharp: 43

Top 3

Mario Guerrero: 43
Tommy Harper: 13
Juan Beniquez: D7
Dwight Evans: 63

Bot 3

Ed Herrmann: 43
Bucky Dent: S6
Jorge Orta: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Jorge Orta: W
Carlos May: S8.3-H;1-2
Dick Allen: HR.2-H;1-H
Bill Melton: S7
Ken Henderson: K/C
Ron Santo: S8.1-3
Bill Sharp: 2/FL

Top 4

Carl Yastrzemski: 5/FL
Bernie Carbo: W
Rico Petrocelli: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Ed Herrmann: 43
Bucky Dent: S8
Jorge Orta: K
Carlos May: S9.1-2
Dick Allen: 3

Top 5

Carlton Fisk: W
Rick Burleson: S9.1-3
Mario Guerrero: E1.1-2
Tommy Harper: S9.3-H;2-H;1-2
Juan Beniquez: S6.2-H(UR);1-2
Dwight Evans: W.2-3;1-2
Carl Yastrzemski: PO1(1363)
Carl Yastrzemski: 8/SF.3-H
Bernie Carbo: 43

Bot 5

Bill Melton: W
Ken Henderson: 63.1-2
Ron Santo: W
Brian Downing: W.2-3;1-2
Ed Herrmann: K
Bucky Dent: E6.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2
Jorge Orta: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Carlos May: WP.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Carlos May: 43

Top 6

Rico Petrocelli: 7
Carlton Fisk: W
Rick Burleson: 8
Mario Guerrero: 8

Bot 6

Dick Allen: 63
Bill Melton: W
Ken Henderson: S8.1-2
Ron Santo: K
Brian Downing: S7.2-H;1-2
Ed Herrmann: K

Top 7

Tommy Harper: S7
Juan Beniquez: S7.1-2
Dwight Evans: SB3
Dwight Evans: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Carl Yastrzemski: K/C
Bernie Carbo: K

Bot 7

Bucky Dent: 63
Jorge Orta: K
Carlos May: 3

Top 8

Rico Petrocelli: 8
Bob Montgomery: 13
Rick Burleson: S9
Mario Guerrero: S8.1-2
Tommy Harper: 8

Bot 8

Tony Muser: 23
Bill Melton: 9
Ken Henderson: 53

Top 9

Juan Beniquez: 8
Dwight Evans: 3
Carl Yastrzemski: 8

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Joe Henderson
Carlton Fisk, Bill Lee and Red Sox Manager Darrell Johnson ejected by HP umpire Jim Odom
game delayed at 10:50 due to fire in RF concession stand; many fans went onto the field to escape the smoke in the stands; game resumed at 12:00 midnite

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