Getting three-hit pitching from Rick Wise, the Red Sox defeated the Angels, 4-1, for their sixth straight victory. Mickey Rivers spoiled Wise's shutout bid with a homer in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 1

Game Played on Friday, May 9, 1975 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Red Sox 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 7 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Beniquez lf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .220 Nettles rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Burleson ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 .288 Rivers cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .344 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .200 Harper dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Rice dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 .310 Lahoud lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Lynn cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .358 Bochte 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .255 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .172 Chalk 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .309 Evans rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 .235 Allietta c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Montgomery c 3 0 0 1 0 1 .244 Sudakis ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 Remy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Meoli ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 4 7 4 5 4 Totals 30 1 3 1 2 7 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 12,411 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Angels 4 DP: Red Sox 0, Angels 2 Errors: Remy Doubles: Burleson 2 (2) Home Runs: Rivers (1) Stolen Bases: Harper (8) Caught Stealing: Evans (2) Sacrifice Flies: Montgomery (1), Rice (1) GIDP: Burleson (5), Rice (1) Hit by Pitch: Evans (1,by Hassler) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(3-2) 9 3 1 1 2 7 1 32 3.49 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 7 1 32 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler L(3-3) 9 7 4 3 5 4 0 38 2.96 Totals 9 7 4 3 5 4 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Hassler (2) Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jerry Neudecker RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled to right; Burleson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Beniquez out at second]; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Nettles struck out; Rivers struck out; Harper singled to left; Harper stole second; Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice popped to first in foul territory; Lynn singled to left; Petrocelli walked [Lynn to second]; Evans was hit by a pitch [Lynn to third, Petrocelli to second]; Montgomery hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lynn scored, Petrocelli to third, Evans to second]; Griffin walked; Beniquez forced Griffin (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Bochte walked; Chalk popped to right; Allietta flied out to right; Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson doubled to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to third]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to right [Burleson scored]; Lynn was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 0. RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Harper flied out to center; Lahoud was called out on strikes; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 0. RED SOX 5TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Beniquez walked; Burleson singled to left [Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski singled to left [Beniquez scored, Burleson to second]; Rice grounded into a double play (second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Chalk lined to center; Allietta flied out to center; Remy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli singled to left; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Petrocelli to second]; Montgomery grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Nettles grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0. RED SOX 7TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Beniquez reached on an error by Remy [Beniquez to second]; Burleson doubled to left [Beniquez scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to third]; Rice flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 7TH: Harper grounded out (third to first); Lahoud singled to right; Bochte flied out to left; Chalk walked [Lahoud to second]; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR ALLIETTA; Sudakis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 0. RED SOX 8TH: SUDAKIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Lynn flied out to center; Petrocelli struck out; Evans walked; Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 8TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); MEOLI BATTED FOR SMITH; Meoli struck out; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 0. RED SOX 9TH: MEOLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Griffin grounded out (third to first); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 9TH: Rivers homered; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud made an out to second; Bochte lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1.

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