A pair of three-run innings enabled the Red Sox to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-4, but Willie Horton hit a homer with a man on base in the second game to bat the Tigers to a 5-3 victory. The Red Sox, who snapped a three-game losing streak, racked up three runs in the fourth inning of the opener on a double by Fred Lynn, single by Carlton Fisk and homer by Rico Petrocelli. Three more followed in the fifth. Denny Doyle singled, stole second and scored on a single by Carl Yastrzemski. After a double by Lynn and walk to Jim Rice loaded the bases, Fisk walked to force Yastrzemski home and Dwight Evans brought in Lynn with a sacrifice fly.

In the nightcap, the Red Sox took the lead with a two-run homer by Bob Montgomery in the third inning. The Tigers picked up the tying pair in the seventh but fell behind again, 3-2, before Dan Meyer singled in the eighth and Horton homered for the deciding blow. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, September 10, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  9  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    3  3  0    0  1  x  -   7 10  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Carbo dh              4   0   0   0     1   1   .254
  Brown ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Doyle 2b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .277
  Baldwin pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   1     1   0   .273
Sutherland 2b         5   0   2   0     0   1   .257      Lynn cf               3   2   3   0     1   0   .328
Meyer 1b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .251      Rice lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .310
Horton dh             5   2   1   0     0   0   .271      Fisk c                3   2   3   2     1   0   .324
Freehan c             2   1   1   0     2   0   .251      Evans rf              1   0   0   1     0   0   .272
Rodriguez 3b          2   1   1   2     1   0   .251      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   2     0   0   .245
Oglivie lf            3   0   1   2     0   1   .279      Burleson ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Roberts rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .264      Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   9   4     4   6             Totals               30   7  10   7     6   2

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Red Sox 8
DP: Tigers 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Burleson
Doubles: Rodriguez (19), Oglivie (11), Brown (2), Lynn 2 (42), Fisk (12)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (6)
Stolen Bases: Doyle (4), Burleson (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (8), Evans 2 (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Oglivie (3), Evans (1)
GIDP: Horton (17), Rice (17)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(11-11)          4.1   6   5   5   2   0   1  21   3.92
LaGrow                  3.2   4   2   2   4   2   0  18   4.55
Totals                  8    10   7   7   6   2   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret W(13-3)           7.1   8   4   3   4   5   0  34   3.47
Drago SV(12)            1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.52
Totals                  9     9   4   3   4   6   0  40

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Sutherland singled [LeFlore to
third]; Meyer struck out; Horton grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Sutherland out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
grounded out (first to pitcher); Yastrzemski walked; Lynn walked
[Yastrzemski to second]; Rice lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
flied out to right; Oglivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled; Evans popped to right; Petrocelli
flied out to center; Burleson forced Fisk (second unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: On a bunt Roberts singled; Veryzer flied out to
right; LeFlore flied out to center; Sutherland singled [Roberts
to second]; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Doyle flied
out to left; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton reached on an error by Burleson; Freehan
walked [Horton to second]; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Horton to third, Freehan to second];
Oglivie hit a sacrifice fly to center [Horton scored (unearned),
Freehan to third]; Roberts flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn doubled; Rice lined to right [Lynn to third];
Fisk singled [Lynn scored]; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Fisk to second]; Petrocelli homered [Fisk scored];
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer flied out to left; LeFlore was called out on
strikes; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo made an out to third; Doyle singled; Doyle
stole second; Yastrzemski singled [Doyle scored]; LAGROW
REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Lynn doubled [Yastrzemski to third];
Rice was walked intentionally; Fisk walked [Yastrzemski scored,
Lynn to third, Rice to second]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Lynn scored, Rice to third]; Petrocelli flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer made an out to second; Horton flied out to
center; Freehan walked; Rodriguez walked [Freehan to second];
Oglivie popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red
Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to right; Carbo was called out
on strikes; Doyle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Roberts walked; Veryzer flied out to right; LeFlore
grounded out (third to first) [Roberts to second]; Sutherland
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Lynn singled; Rice
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lynn out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Horton
singled; Freehan singled [Horton to second]; Rodriguez doubled
[Horton scored, Freehan scored]; Oglivie doubled [Rodriguez
scored]; DRAGO REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Roberts struck out;
Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 4, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk doubled; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Fisk to third]; Petrocelli popped to right;
Burleson singled [Fisk scored]; Burleson stole second; Carbo
walked; Doyle walked [Burleson to third, Carbo to second];
Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 7.

TIGERS 9TH: BROWN BATTED FOR LEFLORE; Brown doubled; BALDWIN RAN
FOR BROWN; Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Meyer made
an out to second; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 7.