A homer by Juan Beniquez in the eighth inning supplied the run that enabled the Red Sox to defeat the Tigers, 7-6. The outfielder's smash put the Red Sox ahead, 7-4, but the Tigers narrowed the gap in their half of the eighth when Ron LeFlore, who had four hits, drove in a run with a triple and scored on a single by Gary Sutherland.

The Red Sox had to call on six pitchers, beginning with Rick Wise, Diego Segui and Roger Moret. In the ninth, Dick Pole gave up a hit with two out and Bill Lee yielded another before Dick Drago came in to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Tuesday, June      17, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      4  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 15  0
Tigers       3  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   6 15  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez lf           5   2   2   1     0   2   .336      LeFlore cf            6   2   4   1     0   1   .283
Burleson ss           3   1   2   0     1   0   .279      Sutherland 2b         4   1   1   1     1   2   .250
Yastrzemski 1b        5   1   3   0     0   0   .272      Meyer lf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .250
Lynn cf               4   1   1   1     1   1   .337      Horton dh             4   1   1   1     1   0   .241
Rice dh               5   0   1   0     0   3   .287      Roberts rf            5   0   3   0     0   1   .304
Carbo rf              4   2   2   2     1   0   .292      Pierce 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .207
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   2   2     1   2   .215      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .199
Doyle 2b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .172        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Wockenfuss c          5   1   4   1     0   0   .429
  Griffin 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Blackwell c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .196        Oglivie ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .231
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brookens p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  15   7     4  11             Totals               40   6  15   5     5   7

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance:  9,803
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Tigers 13
DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 0
Doubles: Petrocelli (9), Yastrzemski (10), LeFlore (7), Wockenfuss (3)
Triples: Roberts (2), LeFlore (5)
Home Runs: Beniquez (2)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (15)
Caught Stealing: Rice (1), Carbo (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (8)
GIDP: Roberts (2)
Hit by Pitch: Pierce (1,by Wise)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(7-5)             5     9   4   4   3   4   0  26   5.28
Segui                   2.1   4   2   2   1   2   0  12   6.31
Moret                   0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.99
Pole                    1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.96
Lee                     0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.75
Drago SV(6)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.74
Totals                  9    15   6   6   5   7   0  46

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow L(4-6)           0.2   4   4   4   1   0   0   7   4.94
Brookens                3.1   5   2   2   1   5   0  16   5.40
Lemanczyk               3.2   4   1   1   2   3   1  16   4.81
Reynolds                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   6.43
Hiller                  1     2   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.93
Totals                  9    15   7   7   4  11   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Wise (4)
Wild Pitches: Wise (3), Brookens (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Burleson
singled; Yastrzemski singled [Burleson to third]; Lynn walked
[Yastrzemski to second]; Rice popped to first in foul territory;
Carbo singled [Burleson scored, Yastrzemski scored, Lynn to
third]; Petrocelli doubled [Lynn scored, Carbo scored]; BROOKENS
REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Doyle struck out; Debut game for
Ike Brookens; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Sutherland walked [LeFlore to
second]; Meyer singled [LeFlore scored, Sutherland to second];
Wise threw a wild pitch [Sutherland to third, Meyer to second];
Horton singled [Sutherland scored, Meyer to third]; Roberts
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Meyer scored, Horton out at second]; Pierce was hit by a pitch;
Rodriguez walked [Pierce to second]; Wockenfuss flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Blackwell popped to left; Beniquez struck out;
Burleson singled; Yastrzemski singled [Burleson to third]; Lynn
popped to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Veryzer popped to first in foul territory; LeFlore
singled; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland struck out; Meyer
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice struck out; Carbo walked; Brookens threw a
wild pitch [Carbo to second]; Petrocelli struck out; Doyle
singled [Carbo scored]; Blackwell flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Horton walked; Roberts singled [Horton to second];
Pierce was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied out to center
[Horton to third]; Wockenfuss singled [Horton scored, Roberts to
second]; Veryzer flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Beniquez singled; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski made an
out to second; Lynn singled [Beniquez scored]; Rice struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore doubled; Sutherland popped to right; Meyer
lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [LeFlore out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: LEMANCZYK REPLACED BROOKENS (PITCHING); Carbo flied
out to right; Petrocelli walked; Doyle singled [Petrocelli to
third]; Blackwell struck out; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
tripled; Pierce struck out; Rodriguez was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to right; Yastrzemski grounded
out (first to pitcher); Lynn made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss doubled; SEGUI REPLACED WISE (PITCHING);
Veryzer grounded out (third to first); LeFlore struck out;
Sutherland struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers
4.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice singled; Carbo lined to center; Rice was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Petrocelli struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Meyer popped to catcher in foul territory; Horton
flied out to center; Roberts singled; Pierce walked [Roberts to
second]; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Doyle lined to right; Blackwell grounded out (first
unassisted); Beniquez homered; Burleson walked; Yastrzemski
doubled [Burleson to third]; REYNOLDS REPLACED LEMANCZYK
(PITCHING); Lynn struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss singled; Veryzer flied out to left;
LeFlore tripled [Wockenfuss scored]; Sutherland singled [LeFlore
scored]; MORET REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Meyer walked
[Sutherland to second]; POLE REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Horton
flied out to center [Sutherland to third, Meyer to second];
Roberts was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Tigers 6.

RED SOX 9TH: HILLER REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Rice struck
out; Carbo singled; Petrocelli singled [Carbo to second]; EVANS
BATTED FOR DOYLE; Carbo was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Evans struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7,
Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING 2B); Pierce grounded
out (second to first); BROWN BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Brown flied
out to center; Wockenfuss singled; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR VERYZER;
LEE REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); STANLEY BATTED FOR OGLIVIE;
Stanley singled [Wockenfuss to second]; DRAGO REPLACED LEE
(PITCHING); LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Tigers 6.