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.