Cecil Cooper settled a duel between Rick Wise and Jim Palmer by hitting a homer in the 10th inning to give the Red Sox a 3-2 victory and increase their lead over the Orioles to seven games in the East Division race. A spell of wildness by Palmer, who walked four batters in the second inning, handed the Red Sox their first run.

The Orioles went ahead in the sixth when Tommy Davis singled and Lee May homered, but the Red Sox tied the score in the seventh with consecutive singles by Dwight Evans, Rick Burleson and Rico Petrocelli. With Cooper's homer, Wise gained his 18th victory, a personal high for the righthander's major league career. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 3, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  -   3  7  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  -   2  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cooper dh             4   1   1   2     1   0   .336      Singleton rf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Doyle 2b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .282      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Davis dh              4   1   2   0     0   1   .273
Lynn cf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .327      May 1b                4   1   1   2     0   0   .273
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .313      Northrup cf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   3   .306        Blair cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .208
Evans rf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .273      Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .263      Hendricks c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   1     1   0   .242      Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .217
                                                          Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   7   3     5  10             Totals               37   2   8   2     0   1

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 30,968
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Orioles 6
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Doyle (14), Belanger (9)
Home Runs: Cooper (13), May (18)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (8)
Caught Stealing: Doyle (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(18-8)           10     8   2   2   0   1   1  38   3.94
Totals                 10     8   2   2   0   1   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(20-9)         10     7   3   3   5  10   1  40   2.19
Totals                 10     7   3   3   5  10   1  40

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


RED SOX 1ST: Cooper grounded out (second to first); Doyle flied
out to right; Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski stole second; Lynn
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton singled to left; Grich out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Singleton to second]; Davis was called
out on strikes; May lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk was
called out on strikes; Evans walked; Burleson walked [Evans to
second]; Petrocelli walked [Evans to third, Burleson to second];
Cooper walked [Evans scored, Burleson to third, Petrocelli to
second]; Doyle struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
popped to first in foul territory; Hendricks made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Lynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson flied out to left; Belanger doubled to
left; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Evans struck out; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis singled to center; May forced Davis (third to
second); Northrup singled to right [May to second]; Baylor flied
out to left; Hendricks grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli grounded out (pitcher to first); Cooper
flied out to center; Doyle doubled to right; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson flied out to center; On a bunt Belanger
grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles
0.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice was
called out on strikes; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
singled to center; May homered [Davis scored]; Northrup made an
out to third; Baylor grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED NORTHRUP (PLAYING CF); Evans singled
to right; Burleson singled to center [Evans to third, Burleson
out at second (center to third to second)]; Petrocelli singled
to center [Evans scored]; Cooper popped to third in foul
territory; Doyle flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger singled to center;
Singleton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Lynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice singled to center; Fisk
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich flied out to left; Davis grounded out
(shortstop to first); May popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
was called out on strikes; Petrocelli popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Blair singled to center; Baylor flied out to left;
Hendricks forced Blair (second to shortstop); Robinson popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Orioles 2.

RED SOX 10TH: Cooper homered; Doyle singled to right;
Yastrzemski flied out to right; Lynn was called out on strikes;
Doyle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 10TH: Belanger grounded out (third to first); Singleton
flied out to left; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.