The Orioles' Dave Duncan rapped a major league record-tying four consecutive doubles and scored three runs as the Birds won the second game, 8-2, salvaging a split of a twi-nighter with the Red Sox. Baltimore chipped away at loser Luis Tiant, finally knocking him out in a four-run eighth after he had allowed 16 hits.

The Red Sox beat 12-game winner Jim Palmer in the opener, 5-2, getting two RBIs each from Carl Yastrzemski and Cecil Cooper. Boston's Dick Pole took a four-hit shutout into the ninth, but gave up three consecutive singles, then was hit by Tony Muser's liner, which went for a two-run double, and suffered a fractured jaw. Yastrzemski and Cooper each had an RBI double during the Red Sox' three-run third inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, June      30, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  8  1
Red Sox      1  0  3    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 10  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Carbo rf              2   3   1   0     2   0   .268
  Hendricks c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .152      Burleson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .233      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   3   2     0   0   .294
Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Lynn cf               3   1   2   1     1   0   .339
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .285
  DeCinces ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Cooper 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .328
Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Blair cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .219      Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
  Northrup ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .290      Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .164
Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .206      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duncan c              1   0   0   0     1   0   .172        Burton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Singleton ph,rf     2   0   1   0     0   1   .280        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Muser ph,1b         2   0   2   2     0   0   .254
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2   8   2     2   7             Totals               30   5  10   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Red Sox 8
DP: Orioles 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Palmer, Petrocelli, Pole
Doubles: Muser (4), Yastrzemski 2 (15), Cooper (2)
Stolen Bases: Lynn (4)
Caught Stealing: Doyle (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson 2 (10), Doyle (1), Carbo (1)
GIDP: Belanger (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(12-5)          8    10   5   5   3   3   0  37   1.78
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   3   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(2-4)             8.1   8   2   2   2   6   0  36   4.05
Burton                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.06
Segui SV(5)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.03
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   7   0  38

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Russ Goetz


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Grich made an out to third;
Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo singled; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Carbo to second]; Yastrzemski singled
[Carbo scored]; Lynn singled [Yastrzemski to third]; Rice struck
out; Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: May reached on an error by Petrocelli; Baylor flied
out to center; Blair was called out on strikes; Robinson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli flied out to center; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan walked; Belanger grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Duncan out at second]; Bumbry flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo walked; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Carbo to second]; Yastrzemski doubled [Carbo
scored]; Lynn singled [Yastrzemski scored]; Lynn stole second;
Rice struck out; Cooper doubled [Lynn scored]; Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich struck out; Davis was called out on strikes;
May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled; Doyle reached on an error by Palmer
on a sacrifice bunt [Fisk to second]; Carbo out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Fisk to third, Doyle to second];
Burleson reached on a fielder's choice [Fisk out at home
(pitcher to third)]; Yastrzemski lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor singled; Blair flied out to right; Robinson
flied out to center; Duncan popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cooper grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger made an out to shortstop; Bumbry lined to
center; Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Petrocelli made an out to second; Fisk made an out
to second; Doyle singled; Doyle was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red
Sox 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); May singled;
Baylor forced May (right to shortstop); On a bunt Blair singled
[Baylor to second]; Robinson made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Carbo walked; Burleson popped to first in foul
territory; Yastrzemski doubled [Carbo to third]; Lynn was walked
intentionally; Rice popped to center; Cooper singled [Carbo
scored, Yastrzemski to third, Lynn to second]; Petrocelli made
an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: SINGLETON BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Singleton was called
out on strikes; MUSER BATTED FOR BELANGER; Muser singled; Bumbry
popped to left; Grich walked [Muser to second]; Davis reached on
an error by Pole (assist by Cooper) [Muser to third, Grich to
second]; May popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING C ); DECINCES
REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); SINGLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Fisk struck out; Doyle
grounded out (first unassisted); Carbo grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor was called out on strikes; NORTHRUP BATTED
FOR BLAIR; Northrup singled; Robinson singled [Northrup to
second]; Singleton singled [Northrup to third, Robinson to
second]; Muser doubled [Northrup scored, Robinson scored,
Singleton to third]; Line drive off of Dick Pole's face;
BURTON REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Hendricks was called out on
strikes; SEGUI REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING); Grich flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 5.