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.

Ron LeFlore broke a 2-2 tie and put the Tigers ahead with a homer in the fourth. Then in the fifth, after Dan Meyer singled, Oglivie hit for the circuit. The Red Sox had two homers by Bernie Carbo and one by Dwight Evans. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, April     27, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Red 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.