Impossible Dream???

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Final Team Batting Stats-(team leaders in bold)

1974 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Smith, Reggie             BOS  155  .342   667  228  45   4  50   96   97    5   0  159  146  .646  .423
Harrah, Toby              BOS  154  .290   625  181  36   2  25   77   63   11   2  113  106  .474  .370
Simmons, Ted              BOS  143  .351   596  209  42   4  35   75   39    0   0  125  104  .611  .426
Brett, George             BOS  150  .294   575  169  37  14  15   53   64    9   4   95   93  .485  .354
Evans, Dwight             BOS  150  .287   565  162  31   3  25  108  100    1   0  118   91  .485  .402
Conigliaro, Tony          BOS  135  .258   563  145  30   2  29   59  104    0   0   91  114  .472  .333
Petrocelli, Rico          BOS  124  .238   483  115  17   3  18   53   95    0   0   69   66  .398  .313
Grabarkewitz, Billy       BOS  122  .268   437  117  11   3  20   63   89    7   4   69   73  .444  .358
Conigliaro, Billy         BOS   83  .317   322  102  17   3  10   28   70    0   0   58   58  .481  .369
McCovey, Willie           BOS   69  .228   254   58  11   2  10   45   52    0   0   41   40  .406  .350
Chambliss, Chris          BOS   58  .301   239   72  13   2   2   15   28    0   0   35   32  .397  .344
Bowa, Larry               BOS   47  .241   141   34   8   0   0   10   10    7   3   15    9  .298  .291
Fisk, Carlton             BOS   24  .215    79   17   2   0   1    8   19    0   0    7   10  .278  .289
Thomas, Gorman            BOS   14  .250    52   13   1   0   6    7    6    0   0    8   19  .615  .339
Griffey, Ken              BOS    3  .300    10    3   1   0   0    0    3    1   0    1    4  .400  .300
Knight, Ray               BOS    2  .600     5    3   0   0   0    1    0    0   0    2    1  .600  .667
Ruhle, Vern               BOS   18  .000     4    0   0   0   0    0    2    0   0    0    0  .000  .000
Driessen, Dan             BOS    1  .333     3    1   0   0   0    1    1    0   0    0    0  .333  .500

Final Team Pitching Stats-(team leaders in bold)

1974 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Jenkins, Fergie           BOS  325.0  2.55   42  42  28   8   0  273   58  9.78
Foucault, Steve           BOS   67.2  2.66   54   0   5   2   0   35   19 11.17
Guidry, Ron               BOS   36.1  2.72    5   5   4   1   0   29    9 11.64
Lyle, Sparky              BOS   71.1  2.78   60   0   7   3  38   53   17 10.98
Mingori, Steve            BOS   27.1  2.96   18   0   3   1   0   19   13 12.84
Upshaw, Cecil             BOS   55.1  3.09   44   0   5   1   1   32   14 10.73
Stickles, Jonah           BOS  183.2  3.68   26  26  13   4   0  106   52 11.76
Moret, Roger              BOS  167.0  3.88   25  25  13   7   0  124   49 12.02
Ruhle, Vern               BOS  139.2  4.12   33  15  10   5   3   60   30 12.69
Garber, Gene              BOS   83.0  4.66   58   0   3   4   1   57   29 13.55
Rau, Doug                 BOS   30.0  5.10   11   3   2   2   0   15   20 16.50
Nolan, Gary               BOS  207.1  5.99   34  34  16  10   0  141   69 14.85
Brett, Ken                BOS   79.0  6.95   21  12   4   1   0   43   33 16.52

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1974 American League Championship Series
Boston Red Sox (113-49) V. Chicago White Sox (95-67)

Lineups:

Boston Red Sox
1B-Reggie Smith .342 50-146 159 R
C-Ted Simmons .351 35-104 125 R
LF-Tony Conigliaro .258 29-114
RF-Dwight Evans .287 25-91 118 R
2B-Toby Harrah .290 25-106 113 R
CF-Billy Conigliaro .317 10-58
3B-George Brett .294 15-93
SS-Billy Grabarkewitz .268 20-73
DH-Rico Petrocelli .238 18-66

1B/DH-Willie McCovey .228 10-40
OF-Gorman Thomas .250 6-19 in 52 AB

Chicago White Sox
2B-Remy Hermoso .236 2-38 18 steals
1B-Cotton Nash .285 9-74
CF-Tommy Agee .310 31-102 106 R
3B-Bill Melton .313 41-122 111 R
RF-Walt Williams .286 17-72
DH-Bill Madlock .282 3-27
LF-Tommy Harper .266 10-37 11 steals
C-Ellie Hendricks .256 13-64
SS-Tommy Dean .208 0-5 in 72 AB

2B-Jorge Orta .280 4-20
OF-Ken Hottman .289 2-28

Injured: OF Carlos May .307 19-82 (out for playoffs)

Pitching:

Boston Red Sox
Fergie Jenkins 28-8 2.55 325 IP 273 K
Jonah Stickles 13-4 3.68 183.2 IP 106 K
Roger Moret 13-7 3.88 167 IP 124 K
Vern Ruhle 10-5 4.12 139.2 IP 60 K

Sparky Lyle 7-3 2.78 38/43 save chances
Steve Foucault 5-2 2.66 67.2 IP 35 K
Gene Garber 3-4 4.66 83 IP 57 K

Injured: Ron Guidry 4-1 2.72 (out for playoffs)

Chicago White Sox
Tommy John 21-8 3.24 236.1 IP 140 K
Jim O'Toole 12-18 5.57 207 IP 176 K
Wilbur Wood 15-13 4.41 208 IP 121 K
Gary Peters 13-8 4.35 180 IP 147 K

Cy Acosta 5-3 1.60 17/20 save chances
Pedro Borbon 7-3 2.36 84 IP 11/13 save chances
Roger Nelson 5-2 3.70 112 IP 62 K

This series is pretty simple. Boston has the #1 offense in baseball and the Chicago White Sox have the best pitching staff in the American League, something has to give. Stay tuned!

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National League Championship Series
New York Mets (92-70) V. San Fransisco Giants (93-69)

Lineups:

New York Mets
2B-Lute Barnes .254 0-9
SS-Sonny Jackson .298 0-31 21 steals
CF-Amos Otis .334 25-121 22 steals
1B-Ed Kranepool .299 23-96
RF-Ken Singleton .306 24-105
LF-George Theodore .284 15-65
3B-Kevin Collins .211 1-4 in 76 AB
C-Greg Goossen .301 7-34

1B-Reggie Sanders .284 11-47
RF-Dave Parker .276 4-16 in 87 AB
OF-Ron Swoboda .267 7-27

Injuries: 3B Ken Poulsen .324 15-71 (7 days)

San Fransisco Giants
SS-Tito Fuentes .287 4-32 119 R
CF-Mack Jones .218 15-54
RF-Bobby Bonds .323 46-135 27 steals
1B-Dave Kingman .290 51-162
C-Joe Ferguson .203 23-68
LF-Jesus Alou .212 1-13
3B-Ron Santo .256 31-107
2B-Dick Green .200 0-7

3B-Ken McMullen .214 4-20
C-Dave Rader .226 1-10
OF-Mickey Stanley .292 3-8

Injuries: LF-Greg Luzinski .235 13-37 (out for playoffs), IF Ted Kubiak .279 2-35 (out for playoffs), OF Oscar Brown .325 12-54 (out for playoffs)

Pitching:

New York Mets
Tom Seaver 15-15 4.56 217 IP 205 K
Tom Matlack 9-14 5.45 203 IP 134 K
Dick Woodson 8-11 4.58 208 IP 124 K w/ New York and Houston
Gary Gentry 11-12 4.99 185.2 IP 148 K

Ed Sprague 12-2 2.02 102.1 IP 64 K 8/10 save chances
Danny Frisella 3-4 2.73 11/16 save chances
John Curtis 7-3 4.04 98 IP 71 K
Don Rose 3-1 4.17 99.1 IP 80 K

Injuries: Peter Gardner 5-8 4.10 (out for playoffs)

San Fransisco Giants
Gaylord Perry 24-6 2.55 275 IP 224 K
Juan Marichal 15-9 4.20 255 IP 195 K
Steve Carlton 6-19 6.83 203 IP 207 K w/Houston and San Fransisco
Marco Margues 13-15 4.59 217.2 IP 185 K

Gary Wagner 2-5 3.25 17/22 save chances
Rollie Fingers 4-3 2.53 89 IP 83 K
Dick Bosman 10-2 2.54 102.2 IP
Bob Reynolds 9-6 3.28 104.1 IP 74 K

The Mets were 10 games out of the NL East lead as late as the end of May, so the fact they are here is amazin. The Giants offense, while very potent in the middle, is also injured. Which story will play out, the comeback kids in the Mets or will the Giants battle through adversity and reach the Series despite the injuries?

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And because I forgot to post them, here are the end of the year Standings!

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ALCS Boston Red Sox V Chicago White Sox

Game One Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
A scoreless game turned into a 3-0 White Sox lead after 5 innings on a solo HR by Tommy Agee and RBI single by Jorge Orta in the 4th and a HR by Cotton Nash in the 5th. Boston tied the game in the 6th on a throwing error and RBI singles by Dwight Evans and Toby Harrah. It remained that way until the 8th, when an error, sac bunt and single by Ken Hottman gave the White Sox a 4-3 lead after 8. Pedro Borbon got the first two outs of the innings, but then gave up a single to George Brett and allowed him to steal 2nd. Billy Grabarkewitz game up and proceeded to drive him in, tying the game at 5. Sparky Lyle would come on in the bottom of the 9th inning and give up a one out double to Cotton Nash and with two outs, Bill Melton would single through the right side, scoring Nash and giving the White Sox a 5-4 win and 1-0 lead in the series.

Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
October 12, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1    4  9  1
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1    5 14  2

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .342
T. Simmons (C)        4  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    .351
T. Conigliaro (LF)    4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .258
D. Evans (RF)         4  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .287
T. Harrah (2B)        4  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .290
B. Conigliaro (CF)    4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .317
G. Brett (3B)         4  1  0  1  0  0  1  2    .294
B. Grabarkewitz (SS)  4  2  0  1  0  1  1  0    .268
R. Petrocelli (DH)    4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .238
TOTALS               36  9  0  4  0  3  5  2

   GIDP:  B. Conigliaro, T. Simmons

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      F. Jenkins  8.0 12  0  2  4  3  8 137   2.55
         S. Lyle  0.2  2  0  0  1  1  0  16   2.78
          TOTALS  8.2 14  0  2  5  4  8 153

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Dean (SS)          5  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .208
C. Nash (1B)          5  3  0  2  1  1  0  0    .285
T. Agee (CF)          5  3  0  1  1  1  0  0    .310
B. Melton (3B)        4  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .313
W. Williams (RF)      4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .286
B. Madlock (DH)       4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .282
J. Orta (2B)          3  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .280
 R. Hermoso (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .236
K. Hottman (LF)       4  2  0  0  0  1  1  0    .289
 I. Murrell (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .311
E. Hendricks (C)      4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .256
TOTALS               38 14  0  5  2  5  8  0

   2B:  C. Nash, W. Williams, B. Madlock
   HR:  C. Nash, T. Agee
   HBP:  B. Melton
   CS:  T. Agee

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         T. John  6.0  7  0  0  3  1  4  97   3.24
       P. Borbon  3.0  2  0  0  1  1  1  42   2.36
          TOTALS  9.0  9  0  0  4  2  5 139

     WP: P. Borbon
     LP: S. Lyle

     Temperature: 45
     Wind: 7 MPH (out to right)
     Attendance: 44,492
     Time: 3:04

Game Two Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
The White Sox would take a 3-0 lead after two innings on an RBI single and RBI double by Bill Melton and Walt Williams in the 1st respectively and solo HR by Tommy Dean in the 2nd. Boston would tie it in the third on back to back homeruns by Tony Conigliaro, a 2 run shot and Dwight Evans, a solo HR. Boston would take the lead in the 6th as Ted Simmons would produce an RBI single off Jim O'Toole. It would remain 4-3 until the bottom of the 7th when things would fall apart for the Red Sox. Steve Foucault came on to pitch the 7th, and gave up 4 runs, capped by a 3 run blast by Bill Melton to give the White Sox a 7-4 lead. Cecil Upshaw would pitch the 8th and fare no better, allowing 6 hits and 4 runs, lead by a 2 run single by Walt Williams and RBI single by Tommy Harper to give Chicago an 11-4 lead. The game would end with that same score and put the White Sox 1 game away from the World Series.

Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
October 13, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0    5 10  0
     White Sox (CHW) 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 x   11 19  0

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .342
T. Simmons (C)        4  3  1  1  0  1  0  0    .351
T. Conigliaro (LF)    3  1  2  1  1  3  1  0    .258
D. Evans (RF)         4  1  1  1  1  1  1  0    .287
T. Harrah (2B)        5  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .290
B. Conigliaro (CF)    5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .317
G. Brett (3B)         4  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .294
B. Grabarkewitz (SS)  3  1  2  1  0  0  1  1    .268
R. Petrocelli (DH)    3  1  1  1  0  0  2  0    .238
TOTALS               35 10  9  5  2  5  8  1

   2B:  B. Conigliaro, G. Brett
   HR:  D. Evans, T. Conigliaro
   GIDP:  B. Conigliaro

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     J. Stickles  6.0 10  0  1  3  3  3 107   3.68
     S. Foucault  1.0  4  1  1  5  5  1  37   2.66
       C. Upshaw  1.0  5  0  0  3  3  2  29   3.09
          TOTALS  8.0 19  1  2 11 11  6 173

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Hermoso (2B)       4  3  1  3  0  0  0  0    .236
C. Nash (1B)          5  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .285
T. Agee (CF)          4  2  0  2  0  1  0  0    .310
B. Melton (3B)        5  3  0  2  1  4  1  1    .313
W. Williams (RF)      5  2  0  0  0  3  0  0    .286
B. Madlock (DH)       5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .282
T. Harper (LF)        5  3  0  0  0  1  1  0    .266
E. Hendricks (C)      5  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .256
T. Dean (SS)          4  2  0  2  1  2  0  0    .208
TOTALS               42 19  1 11  2 11  6  1

   2B:  E. Hendricks, W. Williams, T. Harper
   HR:  B. Melton, T. Dean
   HBP:  T. Agee
   GIDP:  T. Dean

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      J. O'Toole  5.2  6  5  2  4  4  6 126   5.57
   R. Perranoski  0.1  1  1  0  0  0  0  14   2.68
       R. Nelson  3.0  3  3  0  1  1  2  70   3.70
          TOTALS  9.0 10  9  2  5  5  8 210

     WP: R. Nelson
     LP: S. Foucault

     Temperature: 50F
     Wind: 2 MPH (out to center)
     Attendance: 44,492
     Time: 4:09

Game Three Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
As the series moved to Boston, we saw a pitchers duel for the first 3 innings when Bill Melton gave the Southsiders a 2-0 lead with a towering two run blast to center. Boston would get one game in the bottom of the inning as Toby Harrah would drive in Dwight Evans with an RBI single. The Red Sox would tie the game in the 5th as Tony Conigliaro would hit a solo HR to left, over the Green Monster. The score would stay tied until the 7th, when Conigliaro would hit another HR, his 3rd of the series, a 2 run shot to give Boston a 4-2 lead. 4 more runs were tacked on the in 8th including a 2 run blast by Ted Simmons would give Boston an 8-2 lead. Those runs were important as Bill Melton hit his 2nd 2 run blast of the game in the 9th, but that was all the scoring the White Sox would do as Boston forced a game 4 with an 8-4 victory.

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
October 15, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2    4  3  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 x    8  9  1

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Hermoso (2B)       4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .236
C. Nash (1B)          4  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    .285
T. Agee (CF)          4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .310
B. Melton (3B)        3  2  1  2  2  4  0  0    .313
W. Williams (RF)      3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .286
B. Madlock (DH)       3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .282
T. Harper (LF)        3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .266
A. Kusnyer (C)        3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .359
T. Dean (SS)          3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .208
TOTALS               30  3  1  4  2  4  6  0

   HR:  B. Melton 2

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         W. Wood  6.1  6  5  2  4  4  4 130   4.41
       R. Nelson  1.2  3  1  1  4  4  2  40   3.70
          TOTALS  8.0  9  6  3  8  8  6 170

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .342
T. Simmons (C)        3  1  2  2  1  2  0  0    .351
T. Conigliaro (LF)    5  3  0  2  2  3  1  0    .258
D. Evans (RF)         4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .287
T. Harrah (2B)        3  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .290
B. Conigliaro (CF)    2  0  2  1  0  0  0  0    .317
G. Brett (3B)         3  1  1  1  0  0  1  1    .294
B. Grabarkewitz (SS)  4  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .268
R. Petrocelli (DH)    3  0  0  0  0  1  2  0    .238
TOTALS               32  9  6  8  3  8  6  1

   2B:  D. Evans
   HR:  T. Simmons, T. Conigliaro 2
   GIDP:  B. Conigliaro

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        R. Moret  9.0  3  1  2  4  2  6 121   3.88
          TOTALS  9.0  3  1  2  4  2  6 121

     WP: R. Moret
     LP: W. Wood

     Temperature: 50F
     Wind: 3 MPH (right to left)
     Attendance: 33,379
     Time: 2:50

Rest of the series upcoming!

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ALCS Boston Red Sox V. Chicago White Sox

Game Four Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
The White Sox got to Fergie Jenkins early, scoring 3 times in the top of the 1st inning on a two run triple by Walt Williams and an RBI single by Bill Madlock. The game would remain 3-0 until the fifth, when Boston cut the lead to 3-1 as Rico Petrocelli hit a solo HR to left. In the eighth, with Pedro Borbon pitching, Dwight Evans drove in Tony Conligliaro with an RBI triple cutting the White Sox lead to 3-2. Closer Cy Acosta and his 1.60 ERA came on to pitch the bottom of the 9th where he walked George Brett and Billy Grabarkewitz to lead off the inning. A sac bunt put runners at 2nd and 3rd with one out for Reggie Smith who drove in the game tying run and then Ted Simmons laced a single to center, scoring Grabarkewitz, giving Boston a 4-3 win and tying the ALCS at 2 games apiece.

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
October 16, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    3  4  0
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2    4 12  0

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Hermoso (2B)       4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .236
C. Nash (1B)          3  0  1  1  0  0  1  0    .285
 R. McKinney (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .304
T. Agee (CF)          4  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .310
B. Melton (3B)        4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .313
W. Williams (RF)      4  1  0  1  0  2  2  0    .286
B. Madlock (DH)       2  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .282
T. Harper (LF)        3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .266
E. Hendricks (C)      3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .256
T. Dean (SS)          3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .208
TOTALS               30  4  2  3  0  3  8  0

   3B:  W. Williams
   CS:  T. Agee

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       G. Peters  7.0  8  2  1  1  1  6 134   4.35
       P. Borbon  1.0  2  0  0  1  1  0  17   2.36
       C. Acosta  0.1  2  2  0  2  2  0  22   1.60
          TOTALS  8.1 12  4  1  4  4  6 173

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  2  1  0  0  1  0  0    .342
T. Simmons (C)        5  2  0  0  0  1  0  0    .351
T. Conigliaro (LF)    4  3  0  1  0  0  1  0    .258
D. Evans (RF)         3  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .287
T. Harrah (2B)        4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .290
B. Conigliaro (CF)    4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .317
G. Brett (3B)         3  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .294
B. Grabarkewitz (SS)  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  0    .268
R. Petrocelli (DH)    4  2  0  2  1  1  0  0    .238
TOTALS               34 12  4  4  1  4  6  0

   3B:  D. Evans
   HR:  R. Petrocelli
   GIDP:  R. Petrocelli, T. Simmons

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      F. Jenkins  8.0  4  2  0  3  3  7 117   2.55
         S. Lyle  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1  16   2.78
          TOTALS  9.0  4  2  0  3  3  8 133

     WP: S. Lyle
     LP: C. Acosta

     Temperature: 50F
     Wind: 8 MPH (in from left)
     Attendance: 33,379
     Time: 3:23

Game Five Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
In one of the most wild series deciding games in baseball history, Chicago jumped out to a 3-1 lead after 1 1/2 innings with RBI's from Tommy Agee (solo HR), a single from Tommy Harper and double from Tommy Dean. Boston would then explode for 7 runs in the bottom of the 2nd, capped by a 2 run HR from Dwight Evans. Reggie Smith also homered in the inning to give Boston a 8-3 lead. Chicago would chip away at the lead, eventually taking a 10-8 lead as Walt Williams hit a 2 run HR in the 3rd, Tommy Agee smoked a 2 run single to right in the 4th and Ivan Murrell hit a pinch hit 3 run blast to right in the 5th giving Chicago the lead. Boston got one back in the 5th as Billy Grabarkewitz drove in a run with an RBI single, but in the bottom of the 6th things got hectic once again as Boston scored 6 more times. 3 straight RBI singles from Dwight Evans, Toby Harrah and BIlly Conigliaro would give Boston a 12-10 lead and then Rico Petrocelli would cap the inning off with a 3 run blast, putting Boston ahead 16-10 after 6 innings. Boston would add one in the 7th on a sac fly for a 17-10 lead and Gene Garber, Steve Foucault and Sparky Lyle closed the door on the White Sox for the last 4 innings, Boston would complete the improbable comeback, beating Chicago and head to the World Series for the 5th straight year to face...........who? Tony Conigliaro was named ALCS MVP after going .474 (9-19) 3-7.

Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
October 17, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CHW) 1 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0   10 13  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 1 7 0 0 1 7 1 0 x   17 19  1

CHICAGO              ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Hermoso (2B)       5  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .236
C. Nash (1B)          5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .285
T. Agee (CF)          5  2  0  2  1  3  1  0    .310
B. Melton (3B)        5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .313
W. Williams (RF)      5  3  0  3  1  2  0  0    .286
B. Madlock (DH)       3  0  2  1  0  0  1  0    .282
T. Harper (LF)        5  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .266
E. Hendricks (C)      5  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .256
T. Dean (SS)          1  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .208
 I. Murrell (P)       1  1  0  1  1  3  0  0    .311
 B. Wine (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .207
TOTALS               41 13  2 10  3 10  5  0

   2B:  E. Hendricks, T. Dean, W. Williams
   HR:  W. Williams, T. Agee, I. Murrell
   HBP:  T. Dean

         CHICAGO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
         T. John  1.2  6  1  2  6  3  0  42   3.24
     M. Caldwell  1.1  4  0  1  2  0  1  25   2.46
    P. Edmondson  2.1  5  3  0  6  6  0  67   4.39
   R. Perranoski  0.1  2  0  1  2  2  1  15   2.68
       B. Howard  2.1  2  2  0  1  1  2  55   4.70
          TOTALS  8.0 19  6  4 17 12  4 204

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         5  2  1  3  2  2  1  0    .342
T. Simmons (C)        6  3  0  2  0  0  0  0    .351
T. Conigliaro (LF)    3  1  2  2  0  1  0  0    .258
D. Evans (RF)         5  3  0  2  1  3  0  0    .287
T. Harrah (2B)        4  1  1  3  0  1  1  0    .290
B. Conigliaro (CF)    3  2  1  2  0  2  0  0    .317
G. Brett (3B)         4  3  1  2  0  2  0  0    .294
B. Grabarkewitz (SS)  5  2  0  0  0  2  2  0    .268
R. Petrocelli (DH)    5  2  0  1  1  3  0  0    .238
TOTALS               40 19  6 17  4 16  4  0

   2B:  T. Simmons, T. Conigliaro
   HR:  R. Smith 2, R. Petrocelli, D. Evans
   GIDP:  R. Petrocelli 2, T. Conigliaro

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     J. Stickles  3.2  8  0  2  7  5  3  86   3.68
       G. Garber  3.0  4  1  1  3  3  1  51   4.66
     S. Foucault  2.0  1  1  0  0  0  0  33   2.66
         S. Lyle  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1   3   2.78
          TOTALS  9.0 13  2  3 10  8  5 173

     WP: G. Garber
     LP: P. Edmondson

     Temperature: 46F
     Wind: 2 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 33,379
     Time: 3:33

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NLCS New York Mets V. San Fransisco Giants

Game One-San Fransisco Giants at New York Mets
Ed Kirkpatrick hit a pinch hit solo HR in the bottom of the 8th, breaking a 2-2 tie and Amos Otis added an insurance run with an RBI double as New York took Game One of the NLCS, beating Gaylord Perry and the Giants 4-3. Mack Jones hit a solo HR in the loss for San Fransisco.

San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
October 12, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Giants (SFG) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1    3  7  1
          Mets (NYM) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 x    4  6  3

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .287
M. Jones (CF)         3  2  1  1  1  1  0  0    .218
B. Bonds (RF)         5  0  0  0  0  0  4  0    .323
D. Kingman (1B)       3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .290
J. Ferguson (C)       4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .203
A. Shamsky (LF)       4  2  0  1  0  1  0  0    .143
R. Santo (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .256
D. Green (2B)         2  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .200
 E. Goodson (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .273
 M. de la Hoz (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .097
G. Perry (P)          3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .098
 B. Reynolds (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 D. Rader (P)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .226
TOTALS               36  7  2  3  1  2 11  0

   2B:  D. Kingman
   HR:  M. Jones
   HBP:  M. Jones
   GIDP:  J. Ferguson

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        G. Perry  7.1  6  1  1  4  3  6 131   2.55
     B. Reynolds  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  1   8   3.28
          TOTALS  8.0  6  1  1  4  3  7 139

NEW YORK             ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
L. Barnes (2B)        2  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .254
 R. Sanders (P)       1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0    .284
 J. Buchek (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .237
S. Jackson (SS)       4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .298
A. Otis (CF)          3  1  0  0  0  2  0  0    .334
E. Kranepool (1B)     4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .299
D. Parker (RF)        4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .276
G. Theodore (LF)      3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .284
K. Collins (3B)       2  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .211
D. Dyer (C)           3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .262
T. Seaver (P)         1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .147
 E. Sprague (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 E. Kirkpatrick (P)   1  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .302
 D. Frisella (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               29  6  1  4  1  4  7  0

   2B:  A. Otis
   HR:  E. Kirkpatrick

        NEW YORK   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       T. Seaver  7.0  6  2  0  2  1  9 140   4.56
      E. Sprague  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  12   2.02
     D. Frisella  1.0  1  0  1  1  1  2  17   2.73
          TOTALS  9.0  7  2  1  3  2 11 169

     WP: E. Sprague
     LP: G. Perry
     SV: D. Frisella

Game Two-San Fransisco Giants at New York Mets
Joe Ferguson went 2-4 with a HR and 4 RBI, and Juan Marichal pitched a complete game shutout, allowing 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6 as the Giants tied the series at one game each as the two teams head to the West Coast for the rest of the series.

San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
October 13, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Giants (SFG) 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0    6  7  0
          Mets (NYM) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  5  0

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       5  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .287
J. Alou (LF)          4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .212
B. Bonds (RF)         3  1  1  0  0  1  0  0    .323
D. Kingman (1B)       4  1  0  1  0  0  0  0    .290
J. Ferguson (C)       4  2  0  2  1  3  0  0    .203
R. Santo (3B)         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .256
M. Jones (CF)         4  1  0  1  1  1  1  0    .218
D. Green (2B)         3  1  1  1  0  1  1  0    .200
J. Marichal (P)       3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .130
TOTALS               34  7  3  6  2  6  6  0

   2B:  J. Ferguson
   HR:  J. Ferguson, M. Jones

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     J. Marichal  9.0  5  2  0  0  0  6 116   4.20
          TOTALS  9.0  5  2  0  0  0  6 116

NEW YORK             ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
L. Barnes (2B)        4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .254
S. Jackson (SS)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .298
A. Otis (CF)          4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .334
E. Kranepool (1B)     3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .299
R. Swoboda (LF)       3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0    .267
K. Singleton (RF)     4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .306
G. Goossen (C)        3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .301
K. Collins (3B)       3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .211
J. Matlack (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .058
 J. Fisher (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .103
 R. Sanders (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .284
 J. Curtis (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .211
TOTALS               31  5  2  0  0  0  6  0

   GIDP:  E. Kranepool

        NEW YORK   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      J. Matlack  4.2  7  2  2  6  6  2  91   5.45
       J. Fisher  3.1  0  1  0  0  0  2  41   4.31
       J. Curtis  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  11   4.04
          TOTALS  9.0  7  3  2  6  6  6 143

     WP: J. Marichal
     LP: J. Matlack

     Temperature: 43F
     Wind: 7 MPH (left to right)
     Attendance: 55,300
     Time: 2:56

Game Three-New York Mets at San Fransisco Giants
The Mets took a 5-0 lead after 3 innings as 5 different players knocked in runs. The Giants would score the next 4 on homeruns by Bobby Bonds and Art Shamsky, but it was as close as they would get as John Curtis shut the door for 3 1/3 innings giving the Mets a 2-1 series lead in the 5-4 win.

New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
October 15, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Mets (NYM) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0    5 12  0
        Giants (SFG) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0    4 13  0

NEW YORK             ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
L. Barnes (2B)        4  0  1  1  0  0  2  0    .254
S. Jackson (SS)       5  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .298
A. Otis (CF)          5  2  0  2  0  1  0  1    .334
R. Sanders (1B)       3  0  0  0  0  1  2  0    .284
R. Swoboda (LF)       4  4  0  1  0  1  0  0    .267
K. Singleton (RF)     2  1  1  0  0  1  1  0    .306
 E. Kirkpatrick (P)   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .302
G. Goossen (C)        3  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .301
 E. Kranepool (P)     1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .299
 D. Dyer (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .262
K. Collins (3B)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .211
D. Woodson (P)        3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .111
 J. Curtis (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .211
TOTALS               35 12  2  5  0  5 11  1

   2B:  A. Otis
   GIDP:  D. Woodson

        NEW YORK   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      D. Woodson  5.2 10  1  2  4  4  4 111   4.58
       J. Curtis  3.1  3  0  0  0  0  3  49   4.04
          TOTALS  9.0 13  1  2  4  4  7 160

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .287
M. Jones (CF)         5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .218
B. Bonds (RF)         4  3  0  1  1  1  1  0    .323
D. Kingman (1B)       3  2  1  2  0  0  0  0    .290
J. Ferguson (C)       4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .203
A. Shamsky (LF)       4  1  0  1  1  2  2  0    .143
R. Santo (3B)         4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .256
D. Green (2B)         2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 K. McMullen (P)      1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .214
 M. de la Hoz (P)     1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .097
S. Carlton (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .145
 E. Goodson (P)       1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
 L. Gura (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .143
 J. Alou (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .212
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .182
 B. Reynolds (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 C. Mashore (P)       1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
TOTALS               36 13  1  4  2  4  7  0

   2B:  D. Kingman
   HR:  B. Bonds, A. Shamsky
   GIDP:  J. Ferguson, D. Kingman, D. Green

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      S. Carlton  3.0  7  2  0  5  5  6  76   6.83
         L. Gura  3.0  2  0  0  0  0  3  37   4.13
      R. Fingers  2.0  2  0  0  0  0  0  32   2.53
     B. Reynolds  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  2  17   3.28
          TOTALS  9.0 12  2  0  5  5 11 162

     WP: D. Woodson
     LP: S. Carlton
     SV: J. Curtis

     Temperature: 51F
     Wind: 5 MPH (out to left)
     Attendance: 56,555
     Time: 3:18

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NLCS Mew York Mets V San Fransisco Giants

Game Four-New York Mets at San Fransisco Giants
a Pitchers duel that saw the Mets leading 1-0 into the 8th inning, when Doug Rader had a pinch hit RBI double and then Tom Seaver uncorked a wild pitch allowing Rader to score and give the Giants a 2-1 lead, a lead they would not surrender, forcing a Game Five, beating the Mets 2-1.

New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
October 16, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Mets (NYM) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    1  5  0
        Giants (SFG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x    2  5  0

NEW YORK             ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
L. Barnes (2B)        4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .254
S. Jackson (SS)       3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .298
A. Otis (CF)          3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .334
E. Kranepool (1B)     4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .299
R. Swoboda (LF)       3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .267
K. Singleton (RF)     2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .306
 E. Kirkpatrick (P)   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .302
G. Goossen (C)        3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .301
 R. Sanders (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .284
K. Collins (3B)       3  1  0  0  0  1  0  0    .211
T. Seaver (P)         3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .147
 E. Sprague (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               30  5  2  1  0  1  6  0


        NEW YORK   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
       T. Seaver  7.2  5  4  0  2  2 10 141   4.56
      E. Sprague  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0   6   2.02
          TOTALS  8.0  5  4  0  2  2 10 147

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .287
M. Jones (CF)         3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .218
B. Bonds (RF)         3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .323
D. Kingman (1B)       3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .290
J. Ferguson (C)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .203
A. Shamsky (LF)       3  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .143
R. Santo (3B)         3  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .256
 K. McMullen (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .214
D. Green (2B)         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
 E. Goodson (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
 M. de la Hoz (P)     0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .097
G. Perry (P)          2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .098
 D. Rader (P)         1  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .226
 G. Wagner (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               28  5  4  2  0  1 10  0

   3B:  D. Rader

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        G. Perry  8.0  5  2  0  1  1  6 117   2.55
       G. Wagner  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  16   3.25
          TOTALS  9.0  5  2  0  1  1  6 133

     WP: G. Perry
     LP: T. Seaver
     SV: G. Wagner

     Temperature: 59F
     Wind: 5 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 56,555
     Time: 2:52

Game Five-New York Mets at San Fransisco Giants
Amos Otis homered in the first to give the Mets a 1-0 lead, a lead they would maintain until the 5th when Dick Green would tie the game with an RBI single. The Giants would blow the game open with 3 runs each in the 6th and 7th capped by a pair of 2 run HR by Dave Kingman one in the 6th, and one in the 7th to take a 7-2 lead. New York would score 3 times in the 9th, but it wasn't enough as the Giants head back to the World Series in an attempt to win back to back titles, beating the Mets 7-5. Juan Marichal was named NLCS MVP after going 2-0 2.12 ERA. In 17 innings, he gave up just 13 hits while striking out 14.

New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
October 17, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
          Mets (NYM) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3    5  9  0
        Giants (SFG) 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 x    7 13  0

NEW YORK             ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
L. Barnes (2B)        5  2  0  0  0  1  2  0    .254
S. Jackson (SS)       3  0  2  0  0  0  2  0    .298
A. Otis (CF)          5  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .334
E. Kranepool (1B)     4  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .299
R. Swoboda (LF)       4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0    .267
K. Singleton (RF)     4  1  0  1  1  2  1  0    .306
G. Goossen (C)        3  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .301
K. Collins (3B)       4  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .211
J. Matlack (P)        2  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .058
 R. Sanders (P)       1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .284
 B. McCool (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 D. Rose (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 B. Allison (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .198
TOTALS               36  9  3  5  3  5 10  0

   2B:  L. Barnes, R. Swoboda
   HR:  E. Kranepool, A. Otis, K. Singleton

        NEW YORK   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      J. Matlack  6.0 10  4  1  4  4  2  88   5.45
       B. McCool  0.2  2  2  1  3  3  0  39   5.64
         D. Rose  1.1  1  1  0  0  0  2  23   4.17
          TOTALS  8.0 13  7  2  7  7  4 150

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .287
J. Alou (LF)          4  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .212
B. Bonds (RF)         3  2  2  2  0  1  0  1    .323
D. Kingman (1B)       5  3  0  2  2  4  1  0    .290
J. Ferguson (C)       3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .203
R. Santo (3B)         3  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .256
M. Jones (CF)         2  1  1  1  0  1  0  0    .218
D. Green (2B)         4  2  0  0  0  1  1  0    .200
J. Marichal (P)       3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .130
 G. Wagner (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               31 13  7  7  2  7  4  1

   2B:  D. Green, M. Jones
   HR:  D. Kingman 2
   HBP:  R. Santo
   GIDP:  J. Ferguson, D. Kingman

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     J. Marichal  8.0  8  1  3  4  4  8 123   4.20
       G. Wagner  1.0  1  2  0  1  1  2  30   3.25
          TOTALS  9.0  9  3  3  5  5 10 153

     WP: J. Marichal
     LP: J. Matlack
     SV: G. Wagner

     Temperature: 52F
     Wind: 2 MPH (in from left)
     Attendance: 58,000
     Time: 3:15

World Series Results are next!

[bigpapi]

1974 World Series Boston Red Sox V. San Fransisco Giants

Game One-Boston Red Sox at San Fransisco Giants
The 1974 Series started with a bang as the Giants scored twice off Fergie Jenkins in the top of the 1st inning on RBI's by Dave Kingman and Joe Ferguson. However, Boston came back in the bottom of the inning by plating 6 runs against former Sox pitcher and surprise Game One starter Steve Carlton. Solo HR's by Reggie Smith and Tony Conigliaro tied the game, and Billy Grabarkewitz untied it with a grand slam, making it 6-2 Boston after 1. The Giants picked up one in the top of the 2nd, and Boston got that run back in the 3rd on an RBI single by Grabarkewitz, making it 7-3. Boston extended that lead to 9-3 in the 5th as Reggie Smith drove in a pair with an RBI single. The Sox then put the game out of reach in the bottom of the 7th as Toby Harrah hit another grand slam giving Boston a 13-3 lead, in a game they would eventually win 13-4, taking a 1-0 series lead.

San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
October 23, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Giants (SFG) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1    4 10  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 6 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 x   13 16  2

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       5  2  0  2  1  2  0  0    .287
E. Goodson (1B)       5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
B. Bonds (RF)         4  0  1  0  0  0  3  0    .323
D. Kingman (DH)       5  2  0  1  0  1  2  0    .290
J. Ferguson (C)       4  1  0  0  0  1  1  0    .203
A. Shamsky (LF)       4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .143
M. Jones (CF)         4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .218
R. Santo (3B)         4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .256
D. Green (2B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
TOTALS               39 10  1  4  1  4  9  0

   2B:  D. Kingman, M. Jones
   HR:  T. Fuentes

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      S. Carlton  1.0  4  2  3  6  6  0  42   6.83
         L. Gura  3.2  8  2  0  3  3  2  85   4.13
     S. McDowell  2.0  3  4  1  4  4  1  82   3.23
       D. Bosman  1.1  1  1  0  0  0  1  29   2.54
          TOTALS  8.0 16  9  4 13 13  4 238

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         5  3  1  2  1  3  0  0    .342
T. Simmons (C)        4  0  2  1  0  0  0  0    .351
T. Conigliaro (LF)    5  1  1  1  1  1  1  0    .258
D. Evans (RF)         3  1  2  2  0  0  1  0    .287
T. Harrah (2B)        5  3  0  2  1  4  1  0    .290
B. Conigliaro (CF)    5  2  0  2  0  0  0  0    .317
G. Brett (3B)         3  2  2  2  0  0  0  0    .294
B. Grabarkewitz (SS)  5  3  0  1  1  5  0  0    .268
R. Petrocelli (DH)    4  1  1  0  0  0  1  0    .238
TOTALS               39 16  9 13  4 13  4  0

   HR:  T. Harrah, R. Smith, T. Conigliaro, B. Grabarkewitz
   GIDP:  T. Harrah, T. Conigliaro

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      F. Jenkins  7.0  8  1  0  3  1  6 112   2.55
       G. Garber  2.0  2  0  1  1  1  3  30   4.66
          TOTALS  9.0 10  1  1  4  2  9 142

     WP: F. Jenkins
     LP: S. Carlton

     Temperature: 45F
     Wind: 5 MPH (in from left)
     Attendance: 33,379
     Time: 4:15

Game Two-San Fransisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
4 straight RBI singles and a 2 run double by Ed Goodson, playing only because of the DH rule, gave San Fransisco a 6-0 lead after 2 innings. Goodsen then homered in the 4th, increasing the lead to 7-0. Boston got 3 back in the bottom of the inning as Billy Grabarkewitz hit a 3 run blast over the wall in left to bring Boston closer. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Boston tied the game at 7 as Toby Harrah hit an RBI single, Billy Grabarkewitz hit an RBI double and Billy Conigliaro hit a 2 run HR to right. In the top of the 7th inning, Joe Ferguson hit a solo HR off Gary Nolan to give the Giants an 8-7 lead. Entering the bottom of the 8th, Toby Harrah and George Brett had RBI singles to give Boston a 9-8 lead. Sparky Lyle came on to close out the game, 3 hits, 1 error and 4 runs later, San Fransisco had a 12-9 lead. Dick Green had the big hit with a 2 run double with two outs. Boston would get one back in the bottom of the 9th but the Giants would close it out, winning 12-10, tying the series at one game each.

San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
October 24, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
        Giants (SFG) 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 4   12 15  1
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 2 1   10 19  1

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       6  1  0  0  0  0  2  0    .287
E. Goodson (1B)       5  2  0  2  1  2  1  0    .273
B. Bonds (RF)         4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .323
D. Kingman (DH)       3  1  2  2  0  2  2  0    .290
J. Ferguson (C)       5  4  0  2  1  2  0  0    .203
A. Shamsky (LF)       5  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .143
M. Jones (CF)         5  1  0  2  0  1  0  0    .218
R. Santo (3B)         4  1  0  1  0  1  0  0    .256
 K. McMullen (P)      1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0    .214
D. Green (2B)         5  2  0  1  0  3  1  0    .200
TOTALS               43 15  3 12  2 11  7  0

   2B:  D. Kingman, D. Green, T. Fuentes, B. Bonds
   HR:  J. Ferguson, E. Goodson

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      M. Margues  4.1 10  1  2  7  7  2 116   4.59
       D. Bosman  3.2  6  1  0  2  2  3  72   2.54
       G. Wagner  1.0  3  1  0  1  1  1  32   3.25
          TOTALS  9.0 19  3  2 10 10  6 220

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (DH)         6  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .342
T. Simmons (C)        5  2  1  1  0  1  1  0    .351
T. Conigliaro (LF)    6  3  0  1  0  0  0  0    .258
D. Evans (RF)         5  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .287
T. Harrah (2B)        6  4  0  1  0  2  1  0    .290
B. Conigliaro (CF)    6  2  0  2  1  2  1  0    .317
G. Brett (3B)         4  2  0  2  0  1  0  0    .294
B. Grabarkewitz (SS)  5  3  0  1  1  4  1  0    .268
G. Thomas (1B)        4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .250
TOTALS               47 19  3 10  2 10  6  0

   2B:  R. Smith, G. Brett, T. Conigliaro, B. Grabarkewitz
   HR:  B. Conigliaro, B. Grabarkewitz
   HBP:  G. Brett

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     J. Stickles  1.2  6  2  0  6  6  1  54   3.68
        G. Nolan  5.1  6  0  2  2  2  3  74   5.99
     S. Foucault  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  14   2.66
         S. Lyle  1.0  3  1  0  4  2  1  38   2.78
          TOTALS  9.0 15  3  2 12 10  7 180

     WP: D. Bosman
     LP: S. Lyle
     SV: G. Wagner

     Temperature: 43F
     Wind: 4 MPH (in from right)
     Attendance: 33,379
     Time: 4:35

Game Three Boston Red Sox at San Fransisco Giants
In a classic pitchers, Fergie Jenkins and Gaylord Perry were dominating, Perry for 6 innings, and Jenkings for the full nine as Boston nipped San Fransisco 1-0. The only run of the game came in the top of the third on back to back doubles by Reggie Smith and Ted Simmons. Jenkins went the full nine, throwing 126 pitches, allowing 7 hits, walking 1 while striking out 8. The win gives Boston a 2-1 Series lead.

Boston Red Sox at San Francisco Giants
October 26, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0    1  6  0
        Giants (SFG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  7  0

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         3  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .342
T. Simmons (C)        2  1  2  0  0  1  1  0    .351
T. Conigliaro (LF)    4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .258
D. Evans (RF)         3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0    .287
T. Harrah (2B)        3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .290
G. Brett (3B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .294
B. Conigliaro (CF)    4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .317
B. Grabarkewitz (SS)  4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .268
F. Jenkins (P)        4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
TOTALS               31  6  5  1  0  1  8  0

   2B:  R. Smith, B. Conigliaro, T. Simmons
   GIDP:  R. Smith, G. Brett

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      F. Jenkins  9.0  7  1  0  0  0  8 126   2.55
          TOTALS  9.0  7  1  0  0  0  8 126

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .287
M. Jones (CF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .218
B. Bonds (RF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .323
D. Kingman (1B)       4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .290
J. Ferguson (C)       4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .203
A. Shamsky (LF)       4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .143
R. Santo (3B)         4  3  0  0  0  0  0  0    .256
D. Green (2B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .200
G. Perry (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .098
 E. Goodson (P)       0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .273
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .182
 J. Alou (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .212
 B. Reynolds (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               33  7  1  0  0  0  8  0


   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        G. Perry  6.0  3  4  0  1  1  6  98   2.55
      R. Fingers  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0  19   2.53
     B. Reynolds  2.0  1  1  0  0  0  2  30   3.28
          TOTALS  9.0  6  5  0  1  1  8 147

     WP: F. Jenkins
     LP: G. Perry

     Temperature: 54F
     Wind: 5 MPH (in from left)
     Attendance: 58,000
     Time: 2:42

The rest of the series is next!

[bigpapi]

World Series Boston Red Sox v San Fransisco Giants

Game Four-Boston Red Sox at San Fransisco Giants
Boston moved within one game of a World Series championship as they beat the Giants 6-1 in Game Four. Boston took 3-0 lead after 3 Billy Grabarkewitz hit a solo HR leading off the inning and Ted Simmons hit a 2 run shot later in the inning. The lead was extended to 4-0 after 4 as Billy Conigliaro singled in Toby Harrah. Boston scored 2 more in the 9th on a 2 run blast to dead center field by Tony Conigliaro giving Boston a 6-0 lead. The Giants would score one in the bottom of the 9th but it wasn't enough as Boston took a 3-1 series lead.

Boston Red Sox at San Francisco Giants
October 27, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2    6  9  1
        Giants (SFG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1    1  7  0

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0    .342
T. Simmons (C)        4  1  1  2  1  2  0  0    .351
T. Conigliaro (LF)    5  2  0  1  1  2  1  0    .258
D. Evans (RF)         5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .287
T. Harrah (2B)        4  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .290
G. Brett (3B)         2  1  2  0  0  0  0  0    .294
B. Conigliaro (CF)    4  1  0  0  0  1  2  0    .317
B. Grabarkewitz (SS)  4  2  0  1  1  1  1  0    .268
R. Moret (P)          3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .000
 S. Foucault (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 G. Thomas (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               36  9  4  6  3  6  9  0

   2B:  G. Brett
   HR:  T. Simmons, T. Conigliaro, B. Grabarkewitz

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        R. Moret  7.1  4  2  0  0  0  4 123   3.88
     S. Foucault  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0   7   2.66
         S. Lyle  1.0  3  0  1  1  1  0  25   2.78
          TOTALS  9.0  7  2  1  1  1  4 155

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       4  0  1  0  0  0  0  0    .287
J. Alou (LF)          5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .212
B. Bonds (RF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .323
D. Kingman (1B)       3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .290
J. Ferguson (C)       4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .203
R. Santo (3B)         3  1  1  1  1  1  1  0    .256
M. Jones (CF)         3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .218
D. Green (2B)         4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
J. Marichal (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .130
 C. Mashore (P)       1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .250
 R. Fingers (P)       0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .182
 E. Goodson (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
 B. Reynolds (P)      0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 D. McGinn (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 A. Shamsky (P)       1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .143
TOTALS               34  7  2  1  1  1  4  0

   HR:  R. Santo
   HBP:  D. Kingman, M. Jones
   GIDP:  B. Bonds

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     J. Marichal  5.0  7  2  2  4  4  5  81   4.20
      R. Fingers  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  2  31   2.53
     B. Reynolds  1.0  1  1  0  0  0  1  26   3.28
       D. McGinn  1.0  1  1  1  2  2  1  23   6.75
          TOTALS  9.0  9  4  3  6  6  9 161

     WP: R. Moret
     LP: J. Marichal

     Temperature: 46F
     Wind: 2 MPH (out to left)
     Attendance: 58,000
     Time: 3:27

Game Five Boston Red Sox at San Fransisco Giants
The Boston Red Sox won their 3rd World Championship in 5 years, as they beat the Giants in Game Five by a score of 10-4. Boston took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd on an RBI single by Billy Grabarkewitz, but the Giants would come back to score 2 in their half of the 2nd on a 2 run HR by Art Shamsky. In the top of the 3rd, Tony Conigliaro and Dwight Evans went back to back to give Boston a 3-2 lead and the Giants came right back to tie the score at 3 in the bottom of the 4th on a solo HR by Bobby Bonds, and then took the lead on a double play groundout. The score remained 4-3 until the 7th, when Boston exploded for 7 runs, capped by a pinch hit grand slam by rookie Gorman Thomas, giving Boston a 10-4 lead. The Sox pen would shut down the Giants for the remaining 3 innings, as the Boston Red Sox completed a magical season, winning the Series in 5 games. Billy Grabarkewitz was named World Series MVP after hitting .500 (11-22) with 3 HR and 11 RBI.

Boston Red Sox at San Francisco Giants
October 28, 1974

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 0   10 13  2
        Giants (SFG) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0    4  7  2

BOSTON               ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
R. Smith (1B)         3  1  2  1  0  0  1  0    .342
T. Harrah (2B)        5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .290
T. Conigliaro (LF)    5  3  0  2  1  2  0  0    .258
D. Evans (RF)         4  2  1  3  1  1  0  0    .287
T. Simmons (C)        4  1  1  1  0  0  0  0    .351
B. Conigliaro (CF)    5  2  0  1  0  0  1  0    .317
G. Brett (3B)         5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .294
B. Grabarkewitz (SS)  4  3  1  1  0  1  1  0    .268
V. Ruhle (P)          3  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .000
 G. Thomas (P)        1  1  0  1  1  4  0  0    .250
 C. Upshaw (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
 C. Fisk (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .215
 S. Lyle (P)          0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .000
TOTALS               40 13  5 10  3  8  9  0

   2B:  R. Smith, T. Simmons, B. Grabarkewitz
   HR:  D. Evans, T. Conigliaro, G. Thomas
   GIDP:  B. Conigliaro, T. Conigliaro

          BOSTON   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
        V. Ruhle  6.0  5  1  2  4  3  3  84   4.12
       C. Upshaw  2.0  1  0  0  0  0  4  35   3.09
         S. Lyle  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  11   2.78
          TOTALS  9.0  7  1  2  4  3  7 130

SAN FRANCISCO        ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
T. Fuentes (SS)       4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .287
M. Jones (CF)         4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .218
B. Bonds (RF)         4  1  0  1  1  1  0  0    .323
D. Kingman (1B)       3  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .290
J. Ferguson (C)       4  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .203
A. Shamsky (LF)       4  1  0  1  1  2  0  0    .143
R. Santo (3B)         2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .256
 K. McMullen (P)      2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .214
D. Green (2B)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .200
M. Margues (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .195
 E. Goodson (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .273
 D. Bosman (P)        0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .150
 D. McGinn (P)        1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .000
 J. Alou (P)          1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .212
TOTALS               35  7  1  4  2  3  7  0

   HR:  B. Bonds, A. Shamsky
   GIDP:  A. Shamsky

   SAN FRANCISCO   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      M. Margues  5.0  8  2  2  3  3  4 119   4.59
       D. Bosman  1.2  3  3  1  7  3  4  53   2.54
       D. McGinn  2.1  2  0  0  0  0  1  38   6.75
          TOTALS  9.0 13  5  3 10  6  9 210

     WP: V. Ruhle
     LP: D. Bosman

     Temperature: 52F
     Wind: 4 MPH (right to left)
     Attendance: 58,000
     Time: 3:34

Up next are final League Leaders, retirements, Hall of Fame Inductions, and Off-Season Transactions, including contract resignings, free agency and trades!

[bigpapi]

1974 Final League Leaders

AL BA: Jose Morales (MIN) .376, Ted Simmons (BOS) .351, Reggie Smith (BOS) .342
NL BA: Doug Rader (STL) .351, Hal McRae (MON) .347, Rod Carew (SD) .346

AL HR's: Reggie Smith (BOS) 50, George Foster (CLE) 42, Bill Melton (CHI) 41, Willie Horton (DET) 41
NL HR's: Dave Kingman (SF) 51, Don Baylor (CIN) 46, Bobby Bonds (CIN) 46

AL RBI's: George Foster (CLE) 154, Reggie Smith (BOS) 146, Willie Horton (DET) 140
NL RBI's: Dave Kingman (SF) 162, Don Baylor (CIN) 141, Bobby Bonds (SF) 135

AL Doubles: Tony Oliva (MIN) 46, John Young (NY) 46, Reggie Smith (BOS) 45, Bob Hansen (NY) 45
NL Doubles: Rod Carew (SD) 45, Amos Otis (NY) 44, Pete Rose (CIN) 39, Dick Allen (PHI) 39

AL Triples: George Brett (BOS) 14, Cecil Cooper (TEX) 10, Roger Metzger (OAK) 9
NL Triples: Cito Gaston (ATL) 8, Joe Morgan (HOU) 8, 3 tied with 7

AL Hits: Reggie Smith (BOS) 228, Manny Sanguillen (BAL) 224, Ted Simmons (BOS) 209
NL Hits: Rod Carew (SD) 230, Amos Otis (NY) 208, Bobby Bonds (SF) 197

AL OBP: John Mayberry (KC) .446, John Lowenstein (CLE) .444, Ted Simmons (BOS) .426
NL OBP: Darrell Evans (ATL) .489, Doug Rader (STL) .464, Don Baylor (CIN) .442

AL SLG: Reggie Smith (BOS) .646, Ted Simmons (BOS) .611, John Lowenstein (CLE) .603
NL SLG: Doug Rader (STL) .626, Bobby Bonds (SF) .613, Darrell Evans (ATL) .610, Don Baylor (CIN) .610

AL OPS: Reggie Smith (BOS) 1.069, John Lowenstein (CLE) 1.047, Ted Simmons (BOS) 1.037
NL OPS: Darrell Evans (ATL) 1.099, Doug Rader (STL) 1.090, Don Baylor (CIN) 1.052

AL Runs: Reggie Smith (BOS) 159, Ted Simmons (BOS) 125, Dwight Evans (BOS) 118
NL Runs: Bobby Bonds (SF) 146, Darrell Evans (ATL) 140, Don Baylor (CIN) 136

AL Sacrifice Hits: Lou Camilli (CLE) 19, Bud Harrelson (BAL) 18, Doug Griffin (CAL) 17, John Knox (SEA) 17
NL Sacrifice Hits: Bob Schroeder (CHI) 20, Don Kessinger (PHI) 19, Hal Lanier (MON) 18

AL Steals: Ron LeFlore (DET) 45, Mickey Rivers (MIL) 34, Adolpho Phillips (MIN) 25
NL Steals: Freddie Patek (PIT) 48, Joe Morgan (HOU) 37, Bobby Bonds (SF) 27

AL Strikeouts: Lew Beasley (TEX) 131, Jim Qualls (CLE) 130, Jimmy Wynn (TEX) 128
NL Strikeouts: Cito Gaston (ATL) 134, Dick Allen (PHI) 127, Dave Kingman (SF) 126

AL Walks: John Mayberry (KC) 146, Dwight Evans (BOS) 108, Rick Monday (OAK) 100
NL Walks: Darrell Evans (ATL) 176, Mike Schmidt (CHI) 141, Bobby Bonds (SF) 121

Up next are final Pitching Stats!

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Final 1974 Pitching Leaders

AL Wins: Fergie Jenkins (BOS) 28, Tommy John (CHI) 21, Mel Stottlemyre (NY) 20
NL Wins: Gaylord Perry (SF) 24, Phil Niekro (ATL) 19, Mel Behney (CIN) 18, Don Sutton (LA) 18

AL Losses: Catfish Hunter (CAL) 19, 4 tied with 18
NL Losses: Juan Pizarro (PIT) 18, Jim Slaton (SD) 16, 4 tied with 15

AL ERA: Fergie Jenkins (BOS) 2.55, Jerry Reuss (TEX) 2.98, Tommy John (CHI) 3.24
NL ERA: Gaylord Perry (SF) 2.55, Rick Wise (PHI) 2.95, Monty Montgomery (STL) 3.09

AL IP's: Fergie Jenkins (BOS) 325, Mel Stottlemyre (NY) 265.1, Jerry Reuss (TEX) 256.2
NL IP's: Gaylord Perry (SF) 275, Juan Marichal (SF) 255, Mike Torrez (STL) 251

AL K's: Fergie Jenkins (BOS) 273, J.R. Richard (TEX) 189, Jim O'Toole (CHI) 176
NL K's: Gaylord Perry (SF) 224, Steve Carlton (SF) 207, Tom Seaver (NY) 205

AL Complete Games: Fergie Jenkins (BOS) 17, Derek Pritchard (NY) 9, 4 tied with 7
NL Complete Games: Juan Marichal (SF) 10, Gaylord Perry (SF) 9, Phil Niekro (ATL) 5, Don Sutton (LA) 5

AL Shutouts: Fergie Jenkins (BOS) 5, Tommy John (CHI) 4, Jerry Reuss (TEX) 4
NL Shutouts: Phil Niekro (ATL) 4, Reggie Cleveland (CIN) 4, 4 tied with 3

AL Appearances: John Strohmayer (CAL) 68, Jim York (MIL) 68, Frank Bertaina (BAL) 61
NL Appearances: Paul Gilliford (CIN) 82, Bill Landis (CHI) 80, Rich Folkers (STL) 80

AL HR's Allowed: Denny McClain (MIL) 33, Mickey Lolich (DET) 31, Gary Nolan (BOS) 30
NL HR's Allowed: Juan Pizarro (PIT) 33, Juan Marichal (SF) 30, Steve Carlton (SF) 30

AL Saves: Sparky Lyle (BOS) 38, Horacio Pina (DET) 23, Elias Sosa (BAL) 19
NL Saves: Mike Jackson (PHI) 29, Wayne Granger (CIN) 27, Steve Simpson (ATL) 23

Red Sox contract news is next!

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There were 6 Red Sox up for new contracts this year. First we decided not to offer contracts to Larry Bowa, who wanted $133,000 per year, and Jonah Stickles, who declined his $313,000 player option and asked for $350,000 per year. We may try to bring Stickles back during free agency. Also, we decided to part ways with Cecil Upshaw, who wanted a raise from $77,000 per year to just over $310,000. It was tough to let Upshaw go, but no bullpen arm will make more than Sparky Lyle's $298,000 a year. If he comes down from those demands, we may try to bring him back.

Those we did bring back were all on one year deals. First, Ken Brett won his arbitration case, when he was given $130,000 for the 1975 season. The team offered $110,000, after Brett went 4-1 with a 6.95 ERA last year in 79 innings.

Next we turned our attention to the arbitration case of P Roger Moret. We are really hesistant to give Moret more than a one year contract until he proves he can stay healthy for a full year. Moret rebounded from a poor 1973 season to post a 13-7 3.88 ERA in 25 starts. He pitched 167 innings, and posting a 124/49 K/BB ratio. He asked for $283,000 in arbitration and we offered $220,000. The judge saw it our way and Moret will make $220,000 in 1975.

Our last case was with 2B Toby Harrah. He asked for $414,000 for the upcoming season, and we countered with $375,000. Harrah hit .290 25-106 last year with 36 doubles and a 77/63 BB/K ratio. He also lead the team with 11 steals. We won our second arbitration case as Harrah was awarded $375,000 for next year.

Up next will be free agent signings and trade news!

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Offseason Trade News:

It was a busy offseason with the Pittsburgh Pirates being the most active team, trying to shed some payroll without stripping too much talent. First they sent RP Bill Laxton (80) to the Houston Astros for minor league 3B Steve Ontiveros (75/85). It looks as though Houston will be going for it, despite finishing last last year. They get everyone back from injuries and Laxton will help solidify their bullpen. He was 8-8 5.24 for the Pirates a year ago.

Next they sent 1B Tony Horton (84/85) to the St. Louis Cardinals for prospects P Greg Harris (66/90), and C Ron Hassey (64/80). St. Louis needed a 1B after Mike Epstein really regressed last year, hitting only .213. It was a steep price to pay, but Harris and Hassey are both 19, so anything could happen.

The big trade however saw the Pirates send SS Freddie Patek (88) to the Chicago Cubs for SP Ed Halicki (88) and P Paul Reuschel (80/81). Patek becomes the Cubs leadoff hitter and assuming the pitching holds up, should help the Cubs challenge the Mets this year. Patek hit .265 2-33 and lead the NL in steals with 48. Halicki becomes the #2 starter behind Bruce Houston and gives the Pirates a very nice 1-2 combo.

Other Offseason Trades:

Cincinnati sends P Jay Howell (66/82) to the Cleveland Indians for 3B Kurt Bevacqua (83). Cleveland decided to move Bevaqua, who was blocking young Buddy Bell and in return got a promising 18 year old reliever. Bevacqua hit .301 3-35 for the Indians a year ago.

Kansas City sends 3B Graig Nettles (80) to the California Angels for 2B Jerry Remy (78/86) and IF Rance Mulliniks (53/77). Again, a steep price, but Nettles solidifies the Angels lineup in an attempt to catch the White Sox. In Remy, the Royals get the replacement for Glenn Beckert when he leaves.

Milwaukee sends C Frank Estrada (82/83) to the New York Mets in exchange for OF Gary Mathews (79/94). The Mets, who had been looking for C help all year, turn to the player they let go at the end of the 1973 season. Estrada, in his first full year, hit .321 1-47 for the Brewers. Milwaukee was looking to get out from under his contract and Mathews immediately becomes their starting LF.

Baltimore sends 2B Jim Gantner (71/80) and C Terry Humphrey (68/79) to the Milwaukee Brewers for LF Curtis Brown (82/83). Brown will become a 4th outfielder, but should be a valuable piece for the Orioles. He hit .288 17-93 a year ago for Milwaukee.

New York sends SS Bert Campaneris (81) to the Cleveland Indians for OF Merv Rettemund (80). Campaneris was unhappy being stuck behind Sonny Jackson in New York so the Mets sent him someplace he can play everyday. He becomes the starting SS, unseating Lou Camilli. Rettemund will be a key bat off the bench until youngster Dave Parker is ready to be called up fulltime for the Mets.

Up next is all the Free Agent News!

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Offseason Free Agent Signings:

SP Bruce Houston (PIT) 4 years/$263,000 per year (12-8 3.43)
SP Gaylord Perry (SF) 3 years/$423,000 per year (24-6 2.55 224 K)
C Tim McCarver (STL) 4 years/$257,000 per year (.293 14-70 31 doubles)
SP Dock Ellis (STL) 4 years/$293,000 per year (15-11 3.61)
SP J.R. Richard (TEX) 3 years/$287,000 per year (10-16 5.47 189 K)
SP/RP Charlie Hough (TEX) 4 years/$269,000 per year (7-3 3.80 124 IP)
C Steve Yeager (MIL) 5 years/$255,000 per year (.253 11-43)
SP Dennis Leonard (MIL) 5 years/$245,000 per year (13-15 4.83 235 IP)
3B Art Howe (PIT) 4 years/$215,000 per year (.295 7-75)
OF Angel Mangual (PIT) 3 years/$215,000 per year (.280 8-49)

OF Gene Martin (STL) 3 years/$690,000 per year (.342 20-103 w/Texas) (Editors Note: This is by far the largest contract ever handed out. Wonder if it is a sign of things to come.)
C Joe Ferguson (ATL) 4 years/$360,000 per year (.203 23-68 w/San Fransisco)
SS Jim Kennedy (CHI AL) 4 years/$360,000 per year (.301 2-28 15 steals w/Montreal)
OF Herman Hill (CHI NL) 3 years/$430,000 per year (.291 12-63 31 doubles w/Minnesota)
3B Brooks Robinson (KC) 2 years/$410,000 per year (.317 12-61 w/Baltimore)
1B Jose Morales (ATL) 3 years/$360,000 per year (.376 5-62 w/Minnesota)
C Johnny Edwards (CHI AL) 2 years/$410,000 per year (.307 17-85 w/Texas) (Editors Note: Edwards had his best year at age 36...makes you wonder.)
C Cliff Johnson (CAL) 3 years/$320,000 per year (.246 16-59 w/ Houston)
OF Johnny Callison (KC) 3 years/$350,000 per year (.251 10-66 w/California)
SS Larry Bowa (BAL) 3 years/$266,000 per year (.251 0-9 w/Boston)
P Bruce Kison (NY AL) 2 years/$257,000 per year (9-10 5.63 w/Pittsburgh)
P Brian Mogford (NY NL) 3 years/$333,000 per year (11-18 5.51 w/Milwaukee)
P Don Gullett (NY AL) 2 years/$266,000 per year (3-3 3.20 w/Cincinnati)
P Jonah Stickles (LA) 3 years/$380,000 per year (13-4 3.68 w/Boston)
SP Mel Behney (KC) 3 years/$430,000 per year (18-8 4.14 w/Cincinnati)
SP Derek Maus (ATL) 3 years/$331,000 per year (6-8 7.14 w/ Milwaukee)
RP Cecil Upshaw (NY NL) 3 years/$319,000 per year (5-1 3.09 w/Boston)
RP Tom Hilgendorf (ATL) 3 years/$230,000 per year (2-5 4.26 w/ St. Louis)
RP Phil Hennigan (ATL) 3 years/$238,000 per year (6-5 4.22 w/Chicago NL)
RP Rich Folkers (KC) 3 years/$266,000 per year (13-13 4.79 w/St. Louis)
P Jim Slaton (KC) 2 years/$297,000 per year (6-16 5.09 w/San Diego)
OF Mickey Rivers (HOU) 1 year/$420,000 (.295 3-48 w/Milwaukee)
LF Tom Grieve (BAL) 1 year/$420,000

Other FA signings of note:
OF Billy Williams (CHI AL) .279 3-20 w/Chicago NL
OF Robert Clemente (CHI AL) .248 1-22 w/Philadelphia
1B Tony Muser (CHI AL) .353 0-22 w/Cleveland
SS Zoilo Versailles (DET) .200 2-6 w/Minnesota (He spent 16 years with the Twins)
SP Don Drysdale (CHI NL) 6-10 7.10 w/Los Angeles (He spent 19 years with the Dodgers)

The Red Sox only made one move this offseason, bringing in 35 year old LF Lou Brock, signing him to a two year deal worth $225,000 per year. Brock had been used primarily as a pinch hitter/runner for the Cardinals for the last 4 seasons, is a career .285 hitter with 374 career stolen bases. He will be Boston's 4th outfielder and defensive replacement.