Jim Burton, who pitched a no-hitter for Pawtucket (International) before being called up by the Red Sox, was kayoed in the sixth inning in his major league debut and lost to the White Sox, 9-2. Burton gave up eight hits, including a homer by Deron Johnson in the second inning and another by Bob Coluccio with a man on base in the third.

Burton was lifted in the sixth after a double by Carlos May and a single with one out by Ken Henderson. After Reggie Cleveland relieved, the White Sox pushed over four runs on a single by Pat Kelly, an error and single by Brian Downing. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Thursday, June      12, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2 11  5
White Sox    0  1  2    1  0  4    0  1  x  -   9 12  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez rf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .320      Coluccio rf           5   1   1   2     0   2   .200
Burleson ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .248      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Yastrzemski 1b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .261      May lf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .319
  Cooper 1b           2   1   1   1     0   0   .258      D. Johnson 1b         3   2   1   1     0   0   .216
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .282        Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Lynn cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .347      Henderson cf          4   2   3   0     0   0   .268
Conigliaro dh         3   0   0   0     1   0   .123      Melton dh             2   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .184        Kelly ph,dh         2   1   1   1     0   1   .278
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Stein 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .303
Montgomery c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .221      Orta 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Burton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing c             3   1   2   2     1   0   .233
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  11   2     1   3             Totals               36   9  12   7     1   4

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  5,944
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, White Sox 4
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Burleson, Cooper, Petrocelli 2, Griffin, Stein
Doubles: Montgomery (6), May (10)
Home Runs: D. Johnson (6), Coluccio (2)
Caught Stealing: Stein (2)
GIDP: Petrocelli 2 (5), Melton (5), Muser (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burton L(0-1)           5.1   8   6   4   0   2   2  23   5.68
Cleveland               2.2   4   3   2   1   2   0  14   4.86
Totals                  8    12   9   6   1   4   2  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(9-3)             9    11   2   2   1   3   0  38   2.59
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   3   0  38

Wild Pitches: Cleveland (4)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled; Burleson forced Beniquez (third
to second); Yastrzemski singled [Burleson to third]; Rice was
called out on strikes; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Coluccio popped to catcher in foul territory;
Dent grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Petrocelli lined to first; Griffin singled; Montgomery doubled
[Griffin to third]; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson homered; Henderson flied out to
center; Melton singled; Stein forced Melton (second to
shortstop); Stein was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied out to left; Yastrzemski popped to
third in foul territory; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: COOPER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); Orta
flied out to center; Downing singled to second [Downing to
second (error by Griffin)]; Coluccio homered [Downing scored];
Dent struck out; May flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn struck out; Conigliaro walked; Petrocelli
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Conigliaro out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Johnson reached on an error by Petrocelli;
Henderson singled [D. Johnson to second]; Melton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [D. Johnson to third,
Henderson out at second]; Stein singled [D. Johnson scored
(unearned)]; Orta grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin flied out to right; Montgomery struck out;
Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing flied out to center; Coluccio struck out;
Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
White Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson singled; Cooper forced Burleson (third to
second); Rice singled [Cooper to second]; Lynn singled [Cooper
scored, Rice to second]; Conigliaro reached on a fielder's
choice [Rice to third, Lynn to second (error by Stein)];
Petrocelli grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Conigliaro out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May doubled; D. Johnson popped to first in foul
territory; Henderson singled to pitcher [May to third];
CLEVELAND REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR MELTON;
Kelly singled to right [May scored, Henderson to second]; Stein
flied out to center; Orta reached on an error by Cooper
[Henderson scored (unearned), Kelly to third, Orta to second];
Downing singled [Kelly scored, Orta scored (unearned)]; Coluccio
struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MUSER REPLACED
D. JOHNSON (PLAYING 1B); Griffin grounded out (third to first);
Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez singled;
Burleson singled [Beniquez to second]; Cooper singled [Beniquez
scored, Burleson to second]; Rice popped to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); May
reached on an error by Burleson; Muser grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro
grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Henderson singled; Kelly struck out; Stein flied
out to right; Orta singled to center [Henderson scored (error by
Petrocelli), Orta to second]; Cleveland threw a wild pitch [Orta
to third]; Downing walked; Coluccio forced Downing (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 9.

RED SOX 9TH: Griffin lined to second; Montgomery flied out to
center; Beniquez singled; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 9.