Denny Doyle hit safely in his 17th and 18th straight games to help the Red Sox sweep a twi-night doubleheader from the Tigers, 3-2 and 6-1. The opener was decided in the 10th inning when Doyle singled, Fred Lynn walked and Jim Rice singled to drive in the winning run.

In winning the nightcap, the Red Sox collected only six hits but benefited from seven walks, plus an error by Gene Michael that resulted in three unearned runs. Doyle and Bernie Carbo had two hits apiece and each drove in one run and scored one. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Thursday, July 31, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Tigers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 1 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 8 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .272 Beniquez dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .320 Sutherland 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .245 Doyle 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Roberts rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .263 Yastrzemski 1b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .290 Horton dh 5 0 2 0 0 0 .271 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .329 Freehan 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .253 Rice lf 5 0 2 1 0 2 .299 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Fisk c 2 0 1 0 2 0 .333 Wockenfuss c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Oglivie lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .270 Petrocelli 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Michael ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .198 Burleson ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .263 Bare p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cooper ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .336 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heise pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 2 11 2 1 1 Totals 34 3 8 3 6 3 Time of Game: 2:31 Left on Base: Tigers 9, Red Sox 10 DP: Tigers 2, Red Sox 1 Errors: Michael, Doyle Doubles: Horton (8), Beniquez (8) Home Runs: Oglivie (4) Stolen Bases: Beniquez (6), Doyle (3) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (18) Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (5) Sacrifice Flies: Roberts (4) GIDP: Oglivie (4), Petrocelli 2 (8) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bare 7.2 6 2 2 2 3 0 30 3.87 Reynolds L(0-2) 1.2 2 1 1 4 0 0 11 5.40 Totals 9.1 8 3 3 6 3 0 41 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee W(14-6) 10 11 2 2 1 1 1 41 3.66 Totals 10 11 2 2 1 1 1 41 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Sutherland singled [LeFlore to third]; Roberts popped out on a sacrifice fly to shortstop [LeFlore scored]; Horton flied out to right; Freehan singled [Sutherland to second]; Rodriguez forced Freehan (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled; Beniquez stole second; Doyle grounded out (second to first) [Beniquez to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Beniquez scored]; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss popped to catcher in foul territory; Oglivie homered; Michael flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled; Fisk singled [Rice to third]; Evans struck out; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland singled; Roberts forced Sutherland (second unassisted); Horton flied out to center; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson lined to center; Beniquez doubled; Doyle made an out to catcher; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 4TH: On a bunt Rodriguez grounded out (catcher to first); Wockenfuss singled; Oglivie grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wockenfuss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to left; Rice was called out on strikes; Fisk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 5TH: Michael grounded out (third to first); LeFlore reached on an error by Doyle; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Evans reached on an error by Michael; Petrocelli flied out to right; Burleson grounded out (third to first) [Evans to second]; Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 6TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Freehan singled; Rodriguez singled [Freehan to second]; Wockenfuss forced Rodriguez (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski lined to shortstop; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 7TH: Oglivie singled; On a bunt Michael forced Oglivie (catcher to shortstop); LeFlore forced Michael (second to shortstop); Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Rice struck out; Fisk walked; Evans singled [Fisk to second]; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 8TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Horton doubled; Freehan lined to third; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: Burleson walked; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Burleson to second]; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled [Burleson scored]; REYNOLDS REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss flied out to right; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Michael singled; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 9TH: Rice lined to right; Leon Roberts made a leaping catch to take a HR away from Jim Rice; Fisk walked; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first) [Fisk to second]; Petrocelli walked; COOPER BATTED FOR BURLESON; Cooper walked [Fisk to third, Petrocelli to second]; HEISE RAN FOR COOPER; Beniquez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. TIGERS 10TH: HEISE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Sutherland flied out to center; Roberts struck out; Horton singled; Freehan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 10TH: Doyle singled; Yastrzemski popped to center; Doyle stole second; Lynn was walked intentionally; Rice singled [Doyle scored, Lynn to third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

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