Lee May drove in seven runs with a pair of three-run homers and a sacrifice fly to propel the Orioles to a 9-7 victory over the Red Sox. The big first baseman, acquired from Houston in the offseason, rallied the Orioles from a 6-2 deficit with his blasts off Reggie Cleveland.

His fifth-inning clout followed a walk to Jim Northrup and single by Tommy Davis. The seventh-inning smash was preceded by singles by Ken Singleton and Northrup. Two homers by Jim Rice and a two-run triple by juan Beniquez helped the Red Sox gain an early lead. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Boston Red Sox 7
Game Played on Friday, April     18, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      2  0  0    0  3  0    3  1  0  -   9  9  1
Red Sox      0  2  1    3  0  0    1  0  0  -   7 11  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          3   2   1   0     2   0   .250      Beniquez lf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .154
Northrup cf           3   3   2   1     2   0   .667      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .310
Davis dh              5   1   1   1     0   0   .222      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     2   1   .250
May 1b                3   2   2   7     1   0   .258      Evans rf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Baylor lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .357      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   0   0     1   0   .097
Robinson 3b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Rice dh               5   2   2   3     0   2   .357
DeCinces 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Lynn cf               3   1   3   1     1   0   .391
Duncan c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .300      Montgomery c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .303
Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Griffin 2b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .304
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9   9   9     6   2             Totals               37   7  11   7     5   3

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  8,219
Left on Base: Orioles 7, Red Sox 8
DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Alexander, Beniquez, Burleson
Doubles: Northrup (1), Beniquez (1), Evans (2)
Triples: Beniquez (1)
Home Runs: May 2 (3), Rice 2 (2), Lynn (3)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (1)
Sacrifice Flies: May (1)
GIDP: Montgomery (1)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                3     5   5   5   3   0   2  16   4.85
Alexander W(1-1)        6     6   2   2   2   3   1  26   2.84
Totals                  9    11   7   7   5   3   3  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(1-1)        6.1   8   8   8   3   2   2  31   4.91
Segui                   2.2   1   1   0   3   0   0  12   1.08
Totals                  9     9   9   8   6   2   2  43

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton walked; Northrup doubled [Singleton to
third]; Davis grounded out (second to first) [Singleton scored,
Northrup to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Northrup
scored]; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez popped to third; Burleson flied out to
right; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); Duncan singled to left; Belanger
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (third to first); Petrocelli
walked; Rice homered [Petrocelli scored]; Lynn walked;
Montgomery grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Lynn out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Northrup
lined to shortstop; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
doubled to left; Burleson walked; Yastrzemski forced Burleson
(second to shortstop) [Beniquez to third]; Evans doubled
[Beniquez scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Petrocelli popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

ORIOLES 4TH: May walked; Baylor flied out to center; Robinson
was called out on strikes; DeCinces singled to left [May to
second]; Duncan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice homered; Lynn singled to center; ALEXANDER
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Montgomery singled to left [Lynn
to second]; Griffin reached on a fielder's choice [Lynn out at
home (error by Alexander) (third to catcher), Montgomery to
second]; Beniquez tripled [Montgomery scored, Griffin scored];
Burleson grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski was walked
intentionally; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger popped to shortstop; Singleton flied out
to right; Northrup walked; Davis singled to center [Northrup to
second]; May homered [Northrup scored, Davis scored]; Baylor
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
struck out; Lynn singled to center; Montgomery grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson flied out to right; DeCinces was called
out on strikes; Duncan reached on an error by Beniquez; Belanger
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Beniquez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Burleson singled to left;
Yastrzemski walked [Burleson to second]; Evans grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.

ORIOLES 7TH: Singleton singled to center; Northrup singled to
right [Singleton to second]; Davis flied out to left; May
homered [Singleton scored, Northrup scored]; SEGUI REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Baylor flied out to right; Robinson popped
to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn homered; Montgomery
singled to center; Griffin grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 8, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces popped to second; Duncan walked; Belanger
reached on a fielder's choice [Duncan to second (error by
Burleson)]; Singleton walked [Duncan to third, Belanger to
second]; Northrup walked [Duncan scored (unearned), Belanger to
third, Singleton to second]; Davis popped to second; May flied
out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 9, Red Sox
7.

RED SOX 8TH: Beniquez flied out to left; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 9, Red Sox 7.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor singled to third; Baylor was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Robinson popped to catcher in foul
territory; DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 9, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans popped to second; Petrocelli popped to first;
Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
9, Red Sox 7.