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.