1974 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1974 American League East Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts 84–78 (.519) 3rd Tom Yawkey Tom Yawkey Dick O'Connell Darrell Johnson WBZ-TV, Ch. 4(Ken Coleman, Johnny Pesky) WHDH-AM 850(Ned Martin, Jim Woods) bos BOS The 1974 Boston Red Sox season was the 74th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League East with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses, seven games behind the Baltimore Orioles. Offseason October 24, 1973: Marty Pattin was traded by the Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals for Dick Drago.Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference October 26, 1973: Reggie Smith was traded by the Red Sox with Ken Tatum to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bernie Carbo and Rick Wise.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithre06.shtml Reggie Smith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More December 7, 1973: Juan Marichal was purchased by the Red Sox from the San Francisco Giants.Juan Marichal page at Baseball Reference December 7, 1973: Lynn McGlothen, John Curtis, and Mike Garman were traded by the Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Diego Seguí, Reggie Cleveland and Terry Hughes.Diego Seguí page at Baseball Reference March 26, 1974: Orlando Cepeda was released by the Red Sox.Orlando Cepeda page at Baseball Reference Regular season +Record by monthhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1974/TBOS01974.htm The 1974 Boston Red Sox Retrosheet October 10, 2020Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 10 12 10 12 6th 2 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1974/04301974.htm Events of Tuesday, April 30, 1974 May 15 10 25 22 2nd 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1974/05311974.htm Events of Friday, May 31, 1974 June 16 10 41 32 1st +2 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1974/06301974.htm Events of Sunday, June 30, 1974 July 14 15 55 47 1st +2 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1974/07311974.htm Events of Wednesday, July 31, 1974 August 17 12 72 59 1st +3 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1974/08311974.htm Events of Saturday, August 31, 1974 September 11 18 83 77 3rd 6 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1974/09301974.htm Events of Monday, September 30, 1974 October 1 1 84 78 3rd 7 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1974/10021974.htm Events of Wednesday, October 2, 1974 Season summary The injury bug struck Boston Two calamities befell the Red Sox in 1974, and they would work to make the year a disappointing one and let the team get the nickname of "chokers". First Carlton Fisk, who appeared to be ready for greatness, tore up his left knee while blocking the plate in a June 28 game against the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland. He had surgery and was out for the rest of the season. Catching, meant to be a Sox strongpoint, became a weak one instead. Then Rick Wise, who was expected to join with Luis Tiant and Bill Lee to give the Sox a solid 1–2–3 punch on the mound, missed much of the early part of the season with a shoulder injury, and when he was coming back from that he broke a finger when his wife accidentally closed a door on his hand. He ended up at 3–4 with Boston in 1974. Falling short again Despite the injuries, the team persevered, actually holding a seven-game lead as of August 23. After that, the Sox went into an incredible slump, losing 24 of the final 38 games and dropping all the way to third. As late as August 29, they were still up on the second place New York Yankees by 5 and the Baltimore Orioles by 8. Boston lost 8 in a row, including an infamous Labor Day doubleheader to the streaking Orioles, both games by the score of 1–0. Boston finished the season seven games behind the division-winning Orioles and five behind second-place New York. They went 5–13 in one and two run games during the slump, including several 1–0 losses to either Baltimore or New York. As a team they batted .203 over their last 33 games. Boston fans were livid, and some said that the Sox had been playing over their heads all along and that it had finally caught up with them, especially when they lacked Fisk and Wise. Boston licked its wounds, taking some consolation from Carl Yastrzemski's .301 average, with 15 homers and 79 RBIs. Dwight Evans had a .281 average, 10 homers and 70 RBIs. There were 22 wins for Tiant and 17 for Bill Lee. Twice in three years, the Red Sox fans thought they had the pennant, and twice the team had failed them. Season standings Boston Red Sox Record vs. opponents BOS Opening Day lineup   4 Tommy Harper DH20 Juan Beníquez CF17 Cecil Cooper 1B  8 Carl Yastrzemski     LF  6 Rico Petrocelli 3B  1 Bernie Carbo RF10 Bob Montgomery C  2 Doug Griffin 2B18 Mario Guerrero SS 23 Luis Tiant P Source:https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1974/B04050MIL1974.htm Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 8 April 5, 1974 Retrosheet October 11, 2020 Roster 1974 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers 46 Steve Barr 42 Lance Clemons 33,26 Reggie Cleveland 41 Dick Drago 37 Bill Lee 21 Juan Marichal 29 Roger Moret 28 Don Newhauser 45 Dick Pole 36 Diego Seguí 23 Luis Tiant 55 Bob Veale 40 Rick Wise Catchers 39 Tim Blackwell 48 Bob Didier 27 Carlton Fisk 33 Tim McCarver 10 Bob Montgomery Infielders  7 Rick Burleson  5 Danny Cater 17 Cecil Cooper 48 Chuck Goggin  2 Doug Griffin 18 Mario Guerrero 38 Terry Hughes 12 John Kennedy  3 Dick McAuliffe  6 Rico Petrocelli  8 Carl Yastrzemski Outfielders 20 Juan Beníquez  1 Bernie Carbo 24 Dwight Evans  4 Tommy Harper 19 Fred Lynn 16 Rick Miller 14 Jim Rice Other batters 30 Deron Johnson Manager 22 Darrell Johnson Coaches 31 Don Bryant (Bullpen) 32 Eddie Popowski (First base) 35 Lee Stange (Pitching) 34 Don Zimmer (Third base) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGCarl Yastrzemski14851593155252157912104.301.445Dwight Evans133463601301981070438.281.421Rico Petrocelli129454531212311576148.267.421Tommy Harper118443661051535242846.237.318Cecil Cooper12141455114241843232.275.396Juan Beníquez106389601041435331925.267.357Rick Burleson11438436109220444321.284.372Bernie Carbo11733840842001261458.249.414Doug Griffin933123583124033228.266.330Mario Guerrero93284187062023313.246.282Rick Miller1142804173815221337.261.350Dick McAuliffe1002723257131524239.210.320Bob Montgomery882542664100438313.252.339Carlton Fisk5218736561211126524.299.551Danny Cater56126143150520110.246.405Tim Blackwell441229301108110.246.270Terry Hughes4169514201606.203.275Jim Rice24676182111304.269.373Fred Lynn15435182221006.419.698Tim McCarver112837100114.250.286Deron Johnson112503000200.120.120John Kennedy101532001101.133.333Bob Didier51401000102.071.071Chuck Goggin2100000000.000.000Team totals1625499696149923631109658104569.264.377 Source: Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOLuis Tiant22132.9238380311.128110610182176Bill Lee17153.5138370282.13201231106795Reggie Cleveland12144.3141270221.123412110669103Dick Drago7103.4833183175.216571685690Roger Moret9103.7431212173.1158797279111Diego Seguí684.0058010108.010654484976Juan Marichal514.87119057.16132311421Rick Wise343.8699049.04723211625Dick Pole114.20152145.05528211332Bob Veale015.54180213.01588416Steve Barr104.001109.074463Lance Clemons109.956006.188741Don Newhauser019.822003.254442Team totals84783.72162162181455.11462661601463751 Source: Statistical leaders thumb|right|upright=.66|Luis Tiant Category Player Statistic Youngest player Tim BlackwellJim Rice 21 Oldest player Bob Veale 38 Wins Above Replacement Luis Tiant 7.7 Source:https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1974.shtml 1974 Boston Red Sox Statistics Baseball-Reference.com October 13, 2020 Batting Abbr. Category Player Statistic G Games played Carl Yastrzemski 148 PA Plate appearances Carl Yastrzemski 633 AB At bats Carl Yastrzemski 515 R Runs scored Carl Yastrzemski 93 H Hits Carl Yastrzemski 155 2B Doubles Carl Yastrzemski 25 3B Triples Dwight Evans 8HR Home runs Rico Petrocelli 15 Carl Yastrzemski RBI Runs batted in Carl Yastrzemski 79 SB Stolen bases Tommy Harper 28 CS Caught stealing Tommy Harper 12 BB Base on balls Carl Yastrzemski 104 SO Strikeouts Bernie Carbo 90 BA Batting average Carl Yastrzemski .301 OBP On-base percentage Carl Yastrzemski .414 SLG Slugging percentage Carl Yastrzemski .445 OPS On-base plus slugging Carl Yastrzemski .859 OPS+ Adjusted OPS Carl Yastrzemski 140 TB Total bases Carl Yastrzemski 229 GIDP Grounded into double play Rick Burleson 13 HBP Hit by pitch Bernie Carbo 4 SH Sacrifice hits Tommy Harper 10 SF Sacrifice flies Carl Yastrzemski 11 IBB Intentional base on balls Carl Yastrzemski 16 Source: Pitching Abbr. Category Player Statistic W Wins Luis Tiant 22 L Losses Bill Lee 15 W-L % Winning percentage Luis Tiant .629 (22–13) ERA Earned run average Luis Tiant 2.92 G Games pitched Diego Seguí 58 GS Games started Luis Tiant 38 GF Games finished Diego Seguí 46 CG Complete games Luis Tiant 25 SHO Shutouts Luis Tiant 7 SV Saves Diego Seguí 10 IP Innings pitched Luis Tiant 311 1 3 SO Strikeouts Luis Tiant 176 WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Luis Tiant 1.166 Source: Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Joe Morgan AA Bristol Red Sox Eastern League Stan Williams A Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League Bill Slack A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Rac Slider A-Short Season Elmira Red Sox New York–Penn League Dick Berardino Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxyear1974bost/page/24/mode/2up Boston Red Sox Official Yearbook 1974 25 March 14, 2021 Wayback Machine References 30em External links 1974 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference 1974 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Red Sox