Hitless in seven previous trips to the plate this season, Ben Oglivie broke out with a two-run homer in the fifth inning to provide the Tigers with a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox. Oglivie also received credit for an RBI when hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the third. Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 4Game Played on Sunday, April 27, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumRed Sox 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 11 2 Tigers 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 x - 5 9 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carbo lf 4 2 2 2 1 0 .333 LeFlore cf 5 2 1 1 0 1 .235 Evans rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Sutherland 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .294 Yastrzemski 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .207 Horton dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .271 Lynn cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .362 Colbert 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .114 Rice dh 5 0 3 0 0 1 .295 Freehan c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .136 Beniquez pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Meyer lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .237 Petrocelli 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .146 Oglivie rf 3 1 1 3 0 1 .111 Montgomery c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .259 Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .195 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .206 Griffin 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heise 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 4 11 4 3 3 Totals 34 5 9 5 3 9 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 17,414 Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Tigers 9 DP: Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 Errors: Petrocelli, Griffin, Rodriguez Doubles: Lynn (3), Petrocelli (2) Home Runs: Carbo 2 (2), Evans (3), LeFlore (2), Oglivie (1) Hit by Pitch: Oglivie (1,by Wise) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(1-2) 4 9 5 4 2 4 2 25 4.65 Drago 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 13 2.84 Totals 8 9 5 4 3 9 2 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaGrow W(3-0) 5 8 2 2 1 0 1 25 2.35 Walker 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 13 2.84 Hiller SV(2) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 11 4 4 3 3 3 42 Hit by Pitch: Wise (3) Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett RED SOX 1ST: Carbo homered; Evans flied out to right; Yastrzemski singled; Lynn flied out to left; Rice singled [Yastrzemski to second]; Petrocelli made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Griffin; Sutherland singled [LeFlore to third]; Horton struck out; Colbert singled [LeFlore scored (unearned), Sutherland to second]; Freehan struck out; Meyer was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 2ND: Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Griffin singled; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Veryzer struck out; Rodriguez reached on an error by Petrocelli; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Lynn doubled; Rice made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland singled; Horton singled [Sutherland to second]; Colbert flied out to center; Freehan forced Horton (shortstop to second) [Sutherland to third]; Meyer walked [Freehan to second]; Oglivie was hit by a pitch [Sutherland scored, Freehan to third, Meyer to second]; Veryzer forced Oglivie (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2. RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli doubled; Montgomery singled [Petrocelli scored]; Burleson popped to third in foul territory; Griffin lined to right; Carbo walked [Montgomery to second]; Evans grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); LeFlore homered; Sutherland singled; Horton singled [Sutherland to second]; Colbert walked [Sutherland to third, Horton to second]; Freehan flied into a double play to right [Horton out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Rice singled; Petrocelli reached on an error by Rodriguez [Rice to second]; Montgomery flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Meyer singled; Oglivie homered [Meyer scored]; DRAGO REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez struck out; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 5. RED SOX 6TH: WALKER REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Burleson was called out on strikes; Griffin walked; Carbo flied out to left; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 6TH: Sutherland grounded out (second to first); Horton grounded out (third to first); Colbert grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 5. RED SOX 7TH: On a bunt Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: Freehan walked; Meyer flied out to right; Oglivie was called out on strikes; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 5. RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery walked; Burleson made an out to shortstop; COOPER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Cooper popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: HEISE REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; LeFlore struck out; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 5. RED SOX 9TH: Carbo homered; Evans homered; HILLER REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Lynn made an out to third; Rice singled; BENIQUEZ RAN FOR RICE; Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 5. |
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".