With chief interest centering on Hank Aaron and Tony Conigliaro, the Red Sox defeated the Brewers, 5-2, before an opening-day crowd of 34,019 in Fenway Park. Aaron, making his A. L. debut as the Brewers' designated hitter, walked, struck out and grounded out twice. Conigliaro, returning to the Red Sox after an absence of 3½ years because of an eye injury, had one hit in four trips in the DH role, but it was his single that contributed to the first run.

Juan Beniquez, after walking in the first inning, was forced by Carl Yastrzemski. Conigliaro followed with a single. Yastrzemski took third and then scored on the front end of a double steal with Conigliaro. The Red Sox added a run in the second and put the game away with three runs in the third on a double by Yastrzemski, pass to Dwight Evans, double by Bob Montgomery and single by Rick Burleson. Robin Yount hit a homer for one of the Brewers' runs. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     8, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  0
Red Sox      1  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Coluccio cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Beniquez lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .000
Briggs lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Aaron dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Yastrzemski 1b        4   2   1   0     0   0   .250
Scott 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Conigliaro dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Porter c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Evans rf              2   2   1   0     2   0   .500
Lezcano rf            3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Montgomery c          4   1   2   2     0   0   .500
  Johnson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000      Burleson ss           3   0   1   1     0   1   .333
Garcia 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Griffin 2b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .333
Yount ss              3   1   2   1     0   0   .667      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     2   4             Totals               31   5   7   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 34,055
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Red Sox 5
DP: Brewers 0, Red Sox 2
Doubles: Scott (1), Briggs (1), Money (1), Yastrzemski (1), Montgomery (1)
Home Runs: Yount (1)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (1), Conigliaro (1)
GIDP: Briggs (1), Garcia (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(0-1)           2.2   7   5   5   2   4   0  17  16.88
Castro                  5.1   0   0   0   1   2   0  17   0.00
Totals                  8     7   5   5   3   6   0  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(1-0)            9     8   2   2   2   4   1  35   2.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   4   1  35

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


BREWERS 1ST: Coluccio popped to right; Briggs lined to left;
Aaron walked; Scott walked [Aaron to second]; Money flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez walked; Lynn flied out to center;
Yastrzemski forced Beniquez (first to shortstop); Conigliaro
singled [Yastrzemski to third]; Yastrzemski stole home and
Conigliaro stole second; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Porter flied out to right; Lezcano popped to right;
Garcia grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans singled; Montgomery singled [Evans to third];
Burleson was called out on strikes; Griffin singled [Evans
scored, Montgomery to second]; Beniquez struck out; Lynn struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Yount homered; Coluccio singled; Briggs grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Coluccio out
at second]; Aaron popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski doubled; On a bunt Conigliaro grounded
out (third to first); Petrocelli flied out to left; Evans
walked; Montgomery doubled [Yastrzemski scored, Evans scored];
Burleson singled [Montgomery scored, Burleson to second]; CASTRO
REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Griffin struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott popped to center; Money grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Beniquez struck out; Lynn flied out to right;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 5TH: Lezcano struck out; Garcia made an out to
shortstop; Yount popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Conigliaro grounded out (third to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked;
Montgomery popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 6TH: Coluccio grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs
lined to second; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson lined to center; Griffin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Beniquez popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 7TH: Scott doubled; Money flied out to left; Porter
singled [Scott scored]; Lezcano struck out; Garcia flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn made an out to second; Yastrzemski flied out
to right; Conigliaro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Yount singled; Coluccio struck out; Briggs doubled
[Yount to third]; Aaron grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli flied out to left; Evans flied out to
right; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 9TH: Money doubled; Porter made an out to first; JOHNSON
BATTED FOR LEZCANO; Johnson singled [Money to third]; Garcia
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red
Sox 5.