Doug Griffin's single in the 13th inning drove in the winning run as the Red Sox edged the Orioles, 3-2. The inning began when Bob Montgomery drew a walk. Rick Miller went in as a pinch-runner, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on Griffin's liner to center field. The Sox had tied the game in the top of the ninth on Dwight Evans' homer.

Bird starter Ross Grimsley, after surrendering one run and three hits in the first inning, had allowed just one safe blow until Evans' homer. The Orioles scored a run in the first inning on a walk to Paul Blair, single by Tommy Davis and a forceout. They went ahead in the second on Doug DeCinces' triple and Ken Singleton's single. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     12, 1975 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   3  8  1
Orioles      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  8  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .111      Singleton rf          6   0   1   1     0   1   .154
Evans rf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .313      Blair cf              5   1   2   0     1   0   .500
Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Davis dh              6   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Conigliaro dh         4   0   1   1     0   0   .200      May 1b                6   0   2   1     0   1   .250
Petrocelli 3b         5   0   1   0     0   0   .118      Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .462
Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     1   1   .294      Robinson 3b           6   0   1   0     0   1   .188
  Miller pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .333        Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  Blackwell c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hendricks c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     1   1   .214      DeCinces 2b           4   1   1   0     1   1   .200
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   1     1   1   .308      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   3   8   3     3   5             Totals               44   2   8   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  8,752
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Orioles 10
DP: Red Sox 3, Orioles 2
Errors: Griffin, Belanger
Doubles: Yastrzemski 2 (3), Davis (1), May (2)
Triples: DeCinces (1)
Home Runs: Evans (1)
Stolen Bases: Blair (1)
Caught Stealing: Evans (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Conigliaro (1), Rice (1), Belanger (1)
GIDP: Beniquez (1), Duncan (1), May (1)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (1,by Cleveland)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(1-0)       12     8   2   2   4   5   0  47   1.50
Drago SV(1)             1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                 13     8   2   2   5   6   0  51

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley               10     6   2   2   0   4   1  35   1.80
Jefferson L(0-1)        3     2   1   1   3   1   0  10   3.00
Totals                 13     8   3   3   3   5   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Cleveland (1)
Wild Pitches: Cleveland (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled to center; Evans flied out to
left; Yastrzemski doubled [Beniquez to third]; Conigliaro
singled to right [Beniquez scored, Yastrzemski out at home
(right to catcher)]; Petrocelli forced Conigliaro (third to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton struck out; Blair walked; Davis doubled
to right [Blair to third]; May reached on a fielder's choice
[Blair scored, Davis out at third (shortstop to second)]; Baylor
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
grounded out (third to first); Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson singled to left; Duncan grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Robinson out at
second]; DeCinces tripled to right; Belanger walked; Singleton
singled to left [DeCinces scored, Belanger to second]; Blair
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin struck out; Beniquez grounded out (third to
first); Evans popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Davis lined to shortstop; May doubled to left;
Baylor was hit by a pitch; Robinson flied out to right; Duncan
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Conigliaro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli singled to center;
Montgomery flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to center; Belanger popped to
third in foul territory; Singleton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
flied out to center; Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair reached on an error by Griffin; Davis popped
to second; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Blair out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Evans
reached on an error by Belanger; Evans was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop to first to second); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Petrocelli flied out to right; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces struck out; Belanger popped to first in
foul territory; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice popped to second; Burleson flied out to left;
Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Blair singled to left; Davis flied into a double
play (right to first) [Blair out at first]; May singled to
center; Cleveland threw a wild pitch [May to second]; Baylor
walked; Robinson forced Baylor (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Evans
homered; Yastrzemski struck out; Conigliaro flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: BUMBRY BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Bumbry struck out;
DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 10TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING C ); Petrocelli
flied out to left; Montgomery popped to second; Rice singled to
left; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 10TH: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); On a
bunt Blair singled; Blair stole second; Davis popped to
shortstop; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 11TH: JEFFERSON REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Griffin
walked; Beniquez grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Griffin out at second]; Evans was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 11TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
struck out; Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 12TH: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Conigliaro out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yastrzemski to third];
Petrocelli hit into a double play (shortstop to first to
catcher) [Yastrzemski out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 12TH: DeCinces walked; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [DeCinces to second]; Singleton grounded out
(pitcher to first) [DeCinces to third]; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles
2.

RED SOX 13TH: Montgomery walked; MILLER RAN FOR MONTGOMERY; Rice
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Miller to second];
Burleson walked; Griffin singled to center [Miller scored,
Burleson out at third (center to third to second)]; Griffin was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 13TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BLACKWELL
REPLACED RICE (PLAYING C ); DRAGO REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING);
Davis grounded out (second to first); May was called out on
strikes; Baylor walked; Robinson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.