Bill Lee extended his scoreless pitching streak to 29 innings before it was broken on his own error, but the Red Sox lefthander gave up only four hits and beat the Rangers, 4-1. Lee attempted to pick Roy Smalley off first base in the eighth inning and threw wildly, allowing Leo Cardenas to score from third. Tim Blackwell, who went into the game with only one hit to his credit this season, rapped a pair of singles for the Red Sox, driving in one run and scoring one to help pin the defeat on Fergie Jenkins. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       28, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  1    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo lf              5   0   1   1     0   2   .317      Tovar dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Harrah 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .273
Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   1   0     2   0   .231      Randle cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .330      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Rice dh               3   2   2   1     0   0   .276      Fregosi 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Grieve lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Cardenas 3b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Griffin 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .225      Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Blackwell c           4   1   2   1     0   0   .176      Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .208
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     3   5             Totals               31   1   4   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  8,091
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Rangers 5
DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 0
Errors: Griffin, Lee
Doubles: Rice (5), Carbo (8), Evans (7), Griffin (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Rice (2)
GIDP: Randle (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(7-4)              9     4   1   0   2   3   0  33   3.13
Totals                  9     4   1   0   2   3   0  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(5-4)          9    10   4   4   3   5   0  39   4.52
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo struck out; Burleson popped to left;
Yastrzemski walked; Lynn forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Harrah walked;
Randle grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice doubled to right; Evans lined to left;
Petrocelli made an out to second; Griffin walked; Blackwell
singled to right [Rice scored, Griffin to third, Blackwell to
second]; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Fregosi
flied out to center; Grieve grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski walked; Lynn singled to center [Yastrzemski to
third, Lynn to second]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Yastrzemski scored, Lynn to third]; Evans flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Smalley
struck out; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli popped to left; Griffin was called out
on strikes; Blackwell singled to center; Carbo doubled to left
[Blackwell scored]; Burleson made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Tovar lined to left; Harrah grounded out (shortstop
to first); Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Lynn forced
Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); Rice singled to center [Lynn
out at third (center to third), Rice to second]; Evans doubled
to left [Rice scored]; Petrocelli struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Fregosi
struck out; Grieve singled to center; Cardenas forced Grieve
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers
0.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin doubled; Blackwell popped to third in foul
territory; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffin to
third]; Burleson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Smalley flied out to right; Sundberg walked; Tovar
forced Sundberg (second to shortstop); Harrah flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Lynn
was called out on strikes; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi singled to shortstop;
Grieve struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans flied out to center; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Griffin popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Cardenas singled; Smalley reached on a fielder's
choice [Cardenas to third (error by Griffin; assist by
Burleson)]; Sundberg flied to right in foul territory; Smalley
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Lee [Cardenas
scored (unearned), Smalley to second]; Tovar grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrah flied to right in foul territory; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Blackwell lined to center; Carbo struck out;
Burleson singled to left; Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Randle singled to center; Burroughs flied out to
right; Fregosi flied out to right; Grieve flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Rangers 1.