Luis Tiant's parents from Cuba were in the stands to watch their son pitch for the first time in the major leagues, but the Angels ruined the occasion by knocking out the veteran righthander and defeating the Red Sox, 8-2. With the score tied, 2-2, the Angels loaded the bases in the seventh inning on two walks around a single by Dave Chalk. Andy Etchebarren, who had hit a homer in the fifth, singled to drive in two runs and Mike Miley followed with a single for a third run that drove Tiant from the box. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 26, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Angels 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 - 8 10 1 Red Sox 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 4 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .258 Cooper dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .336 Rivers cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Doyle 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .289 Bochte 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Yastrzemski 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .277 Garrett dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .229 Lynn cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .326 Valentine ph,dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 .325 Rice lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .303 Stanton rf 4 2 0 0 1 2 .263 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Chalk 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 Burleson ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Balaz lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Blackwell c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Collins ph,lf 0 2 0 0 3 0 .278 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Etchebarren c 5 2 3 3 0 0 .224 Heise 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Miley ss 3 1 2 2 0 0 .190 Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McAuliffe 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 8 10 7 5 5 Totals 31 2 5 2 4 2 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 32,086 Left on Base: Angels 9, Red Sox 6 DP: Angels 2, Red Sox 0 Errors: Miley, Burleson, Heise 2, Tiant Doubles: Doyle (12), Rice (26) Triples: Miley (1) Home Runs: Etchebarren (2) Sacrifice Hits: Chalk (9), Miley (6) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa W(12-10) 9 5 2 2 4 2 0 35 2.72 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 2 0 35 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant L(15-13) 6 7 5 5 3 3 1 27 4.17 Burton 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.07 Willoughby 2.1 3 3 1 2 2 0 14 2.95 Totals 9 10 8 6 5 5 1 44 Passed Balls: Etchebarren (1) Balks: Figueroa (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro ANGELS 1ST: Remy singled to center; Remy was picked off first but was safe on an error by Tiant [Remy to second]; Rivers popped to left; Bochte grounded out (second to first) [Remy to third]; Garrett walked; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Cooper singled to left; Doyle flied out to center; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. ANGELS 2ND: Chalk flied out to left; Balaz struck out; Etchebarren flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice reached on an error by Miley; Figueroa balked [Rice to second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Rice out at third (pitcher to third), Burleson out at second (third to second)]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0. ANGELS 3RD: Miley tripled to center [Miley scored (error by Burleson) (no RBI)]; Remy was called out on strikes; Rivers singled to left; Rivers was picked off first (pitcher to first); Bochte grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Blackwell grounded out (shortstop to first); Heise made an out to second; Cooper popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 0. ANGELS 4TH: Garrett flied out to center; Stanton grounded out (third to first); Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Doyle doubled to right; Etchebarren allowed a passed ball [Doyle to third]; Yastrzemski walked; Lynn singled to pitcher [Doyle scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Angels Manager Dick Williams ejected by HP umpire Bill Kunkel; Rice doubled to right [Yastrzemski scored, Lynn to third]; Evans grounded out (third to first); Burleson lined into a double play (first to third) [Lynn out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Red Sox 2. ANGELS 5TH: Balaz popped to center; Etchebarren homered; Miley flied out to center; Remy popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Blackwell grounded out (third to first); Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2. ANGELS 6TH: Rivers flied out to right; Bochte popped to left; Garrett popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn walked; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 2. ANGELS 7TH: Stanton walked; Chalk singled to right [Stanton to third]; COLLINS BATTED FOR BALAZ; Collins walked [Chalk to second]; Etchebarren singled to center [Stanton scored, Chalk scored, Collins to third]; Miley singled to shortstop [Collins scored, Etchebarren to second]; BURTON REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); On a bunt Remy forced Etchebarren (pitcher to third) [Miley to second]; Rivers flied out to center; Bochte reached on an error by Heise [Miley to third, Remy to second]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR GARRETT; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING); Valentine made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 7TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (second to first); Blackwell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 2. ANGELS 8TH: Stanton reached on an error by Heise; Chalk out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stanton to second]; Collins was walked intentionally; Etchebarren singled to pitcher [Stanton to third, Collins to second]; Miley reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Stanton scored (unearned), Collins to third, Etchebarren to second]; On a bunt Remy singled to pitcher [Collins scored, Etchebarren to third, Miley to second]; Rivers grounded out (second to first) [Etchebarren scored (unearned), Miley to third, Remy to second]; Bochte lined to pitcher; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Angels 8, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 8TH: CARBO BATTED FOR HEISE; Carbo grounded out (third to first); Cooper popped to third in foul territory; Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Red Sox 2. ANGELS 9TH: MCAULIFFE REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING 3B); Valentine struck out; Stanton was called out on strikes; Chalk singled to left; Collins walked [Chalk to second]; Etchebarren forced Collins (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 8, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski walked; Lynn struck out; Rice singled to right [Yastrzemski to second]; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first) [Yastrzemski to third, Rice to second]; Burleson walked; MILLER BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 8, Red Sox 2.

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