Sparked by Juan Beniquez, who led off with a triple, the Red Sox scored four runs in the 12th inning and defeated the Tigers, 6-2. Mickey Lolich, who started for the Tigers, pitched nine innings without striking out at least one batter for the first time in his career. John Wockenfuss homered for the Tigers in the third. Jim Rice singled for the Red Sox in the fourth and scored with two out on a single by Dwight Evans.

Tom Walker replaced Lolich in the 10th and gave up a homer by Rice, but the Tigers chased Jim Burton in their half and tied the score with singles by Mickey Stanley and Tom Veryzer around a sacrifice by Wockenfuss. Reggie Cleveland relieved and was the winner on an outburst in the 12th. After his triple, Beniquez scored on a sacrifice fly by Rick Burleson. Singles by Carl Yastrzemski and Rice and a hit batsman then loaded the bases and the Red Sox added their three other runs on a double by Rico Petrocelli and squeeze bunt by Rick Miller. Fred Lynn went hitless in five trips and was stopped on his 20-game batting streak. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Monday, June 16, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 - 6 14 0 Tigers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Beniquez lf 5 1 3 0 1 0 .333 LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Burleson ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 .274 Pierce ph,1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 0 2 1 .264 Sutherland 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Rice dh 6 3 3 1 0 0 .289 Meyer lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Lynn cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .339 Horton dh 5 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Petrocelli 3b 6 0 2 2 0 0 .208 Roberts rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .295 Evans rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .243 Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Miller rf 1 0 0 1 0 1 .182 Stanley 1b,cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .216 Griffin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Wockenfuss c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .348 Doyle ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .120 Veryzer ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .252 Blackwell c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Brown ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knox pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 6 14 6 4 3 Totals 40 2 6 2 5 7 Time of Game: 3:17 Attendance: 17,074 Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Tigers 8 DP: Red Sox 0, Tigers 0 Doubles: Burleson (9), Petrocelli (8) Triples: Beniquez (2) Home Runs: Rice (10), Wockenfuss (3) Stolen Bases: Burleson (5) Caught Stealing: Roberts (5) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson 2 (7), Miller (2), Wockenfuss (1) Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (2) Hit by Pitch: Lynn (1,by Walker) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burton 9.1 6 2 2 3 3 1 36 3.45 Cleveland W(4-3) 2.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 10 4.66 Totals 12 6 2 2 5 7 1 46 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich 9 9 1 1 4 0 0 38 3.61 Walker L(2-4) 2.1 4 5 5 0 2 1 12 3.75 Reynolds 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 6.59 Totals 12 14 6 6 4 3 1 53 Passed Balls: Wockenfuss (1) Hit by Pitch: Walker (2) Wild Pitches: Cleveland (5), Lolich 2 (6) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled; Burleson doubled to center [Beniquez out at home (center to second to catcher)]; Yastrzemski walked; Rice forced Yastrzemski (third to second) [Burleson to third]; Lynn forced Rice (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Evans walked; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Griffin grounded out (second to first) [Evans to third]; Blackwell grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Horton flied out to right; Roberts flied out to right; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Stanley flied out to right; Wockenfuss homered; Veryzer singled; LeFlore flied out to center; Sutherland forced Veryzer (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1. RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled; Lynn flied out to left; Petrocelli singled [Rice to second]; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Rice to third]; Evans singled [Rice scored, Petrocelli to third]; On a bunt Griffin reached on a fielder's choice [Petrocelli out at home (first to catcher), Evans to second]; Blackwell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Meyer flied out to left; Horton struck out; Roberts walked; Roberts was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 5TH: Beniquez singled; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski popped to center [Beniquez to third]; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez made an out to second; Stanley flied out to center; Wockenfuss singled; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Evans singled; Griffin grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Sutherland walked; Meyer walked [Sutherland to second]; Horton popped to right; Roberts was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 7TH: Blackwell singled; Beniquez walked [Blackwell to second]; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Blackwell to third, Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Rice popped to right; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Stanley lined to right; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (third to first); Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer flied out to right; LeFlore flied out to center; Sutherland singled; Meyer flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 9TH: Blackwell lined to right; Beniquez flied out to right; Burleson singled; Burleson stole second; Wockenfuss allowed a passed ball [Burleson to third]; Burleson was picked off third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING RF); Horton flied out to right; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1. RED SOX 10TH: WALKER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Rice homered; Lynn made an out to first; Petrocelli popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 1. TIGERS 10TH: Stanley singled; Wockenfuss out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stanley to second]; Veryzer singled [Stanley scored]; CLEVELAND REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING); PIERCE BATTED FOR LEFLORE; Cleveland threw a wild pitch [Veryzer to second]; Pierce walked; Sutherland forced Pierce (shortstop to second) [Veryzer to third]; Meyer grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2. RED SOX 11TH: PIERCE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); STANLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Miller struck out; DOYLE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Doyle grounded out (second to first); Blackwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 11TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Horton struck out; Roberts flied out to right; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2. RED SOX 12TH: Beniquez tripled; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Beniquez scored]; Yastrzemski singled; Rice singled [Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn was hit by a pitch [Rice to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Petrocelli doubled [Yastrzemski scored, Rice scored, Lynn to third]; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lynn scored, Petrocelli to third]; Doyle struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 2. TIGERS 12TH: Stanley was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss struck out; BROWN BATTED FOR VERYZER; Brown walked; KNOX RAN FOR BROWN; Pierce lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 2.

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