1974 Boston Red Sox

84-78 • .519 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1974 Boston Red Sox went 84-78 (.519) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 696 runs, allowed 661, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Carl Yastrzemski (15 HR, 79 RBI) and Luis Tiant (22-13, 2.92 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
3rd Rank
696 R 661 RA
Diff +35

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696 Runs Scored
661 Runs Allowed
+35 Run Diff
1,558K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 2% above the 1974 league average (.258)
OBP .333 3% above the 1974 league average (.322)
SLG .377 2% above the 1974 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.72 3% worse than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 696 5% above the 1974 league average (665 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,558,391
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Avg per Game 19,239

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Carl Yastrzemski 0.301 2 Carlton Fisk 0.299 3 Rick Burleson 0.284 4 Dwight Evans 0.281 5 Cecil Cooper 0.275

Home Runs

1 Rico Petrocelli 15 2 Carl Yastrzemski 15 3 Bernie Carbo 12 4 Carlton Fisk 11 5 Dwight Evans 10

RBI

1 Carl Yastrzemski 79 2 Rico Petrocelli 76 3 Dwight Evans 70 4 Bernie Carbo 61 5 Rick Burleson 44
1974 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carl Yastrzemski 148 515 93 155 25 2 15 79 104 48 12 0.301
Dwight Evans 133 463 60 130 19 8 10 70 38 77 4 0.281
Rico Petrocelli 129 454 53 121 23 1 15 76 48 74 1 0.267
Tommy Harper 118 443 66 105 15 3 5 24 46 65 28 0.237
Cecil Cooper 121 414 55 114 24 1 8 43 32 74 2 0.275
Juan Beniquez 106 389 60 104 14 3 5 33 25 61 19 0.267
Rick Burleson 114 384 36 109 22 0 4 44 21 34 3 0.284
Bernie Carbo 117 338 40 84 20 0 12 61 58 90 4 0.249
Doug Griffin 93 312 35 83 12 4 0 33 28 21 2 0.266
Mario Guerrero 93 284 18 70 6 2 0 23 13 22 3 0.246
Rick Miller 114 280 41 73 8 1 5 22 37 47 13 0.261
Dick McAuliffe 100 272 32 57 13 1 5 24 39 40 2 0.210
Bob Montgomery 88 254 26 64 10 0 4 38 13 50 3 0.252
Carlton Fisk 52 187 36 56 12 1 11 26 24 23 5 0.299
Danny Cater 56 126 14 31 5 0 5 20 10 13 1 0.246
Tim Blackwell 44 122 9 30 1 1 0 8 10 21 1 0.246
Terry Hughes 41 69 5 14 2 0 1 6 6 18 0 0.203
Jim Rice 24 67 6 18 2 1 1 13 4 12 0 0.269
Fred Lynn 15 43 5 18 2 2 2 10 6 6 0 0.419
Tim McCarver 11 28 3 7 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 0.250
Deron Johnson 11 25 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.120
John Kennedy 10 15 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0.133
Bob Didier 5 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.071
Chuck Goggin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Barr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lance Clemons 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Cleveland 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Drago 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Lee 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Marichal 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Moret 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Newhauser 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Pole 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Diego Segui 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Tiant 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Veale 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Wise 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Luis Tiant 2.92 2 Dick Drago 3.48 3 Bill Lee 3.51 4 Roger Moret 3.74 5 Rick Wise 3.86

Wins

1 Luis Tiant 22 2 Bill Lee 17 3 Reggie Cleveland 12 4 Roger Moret 9 5 Dick Drago 7

Strikeouts

1 Luis Tiant 176 2 Roger Moret 111 3 Reggie Cleveland 103 4 Bill Lee 95 5 Dick Drago 90
1974 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Luis Tiant 22 13 2.92 38 38 0 311.1 281 101 82 176
Bill Lee 17 15 3.51 38 37 0 282.1 320 110 67 95
Reggie Cleveland 12 14 4.31 41 27 0 221.1 234 106 69 103
Dick Drago 7 10 3.48 33 18 3 175.2 165 68 56 90
Roger Moret 9 10 3.74 31 21 2 173.1 158 72 79 111
Diego Segui 6 8 4.00 58 0 10 108.0 106 48 49 76
Juan Marichal 5 1 4.87 11 9 0 57.1 61 31 14 21
Rick Wise 3 4 3.86 9 9 0 49.0 47 21 16 25
Dick Pole 1 1 4.20 15 2 1 45.0 55 21 13 32
Bob Veale 0 1 5.54 18 0 2 13.0 15 8 4 16
Steve Barr 1 0 4.00 1 1 0 9.0 7 4 6 3
Lance Clemons 1 0 9.95 6 0 0 6.1 8 7 4 1
Don Newhauser 0 1 9.82 2 0 0 3.2 5 4 4 2

👥 Roster (37)

Steve Barr Juan Beniquez Tim Blackwell Rick Burleson Bernie Carbo Danny Cater Lance Clemons Reggie Cleveland Cecil Cooper Bob Didier Dick Drago Dwight Evans +25 more

37 players

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The 1974 Boston Red Sox in brief

The record for the 1974 Boston Red Sox reads 84 wins and 78 losses, good for 3rd in the AL East. The Boston Red Sox scored 696 runs and allowed 661, a run differential of +35. Against a league average of .258, the 1974 Boston Red Sox batted .263. The staff ERA of 3.72 was 3% worse than the league average of 3.62. League clubs averaged 665 runs that year, so the Boston Red Sox scored 5% more.

Attendance at Fenway Park II totaled 1,558,391 for the year. For power, Carl Yastrzemski led the way with 15 homers. Luis Tiant was the top winner, with 22 victories. Diego Segui closed out 10 saves. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1974 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1974 Boston Red Sox finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Rico Petrocelli led the 1974 Boston Red Sox with 15 home runs.
What was the 1974 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1974 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1974 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1974 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1974 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carl Yastrzemski (15 HR, 79 RBI) and Luis Tiant (22-13, 2.92 ERA).
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