The Red Sox, after failing to hold a 4-0 lead, came back with a two-run single by Rico Petrocelli in the fifth inning to defeat the Tigers, 7-5. In the first, the Red Sox kayoed Ray Bare before the Tigers' starter could retire a batter and scored four runs on a walk and five hits.

The Tigers retaliated with three runs in their half and tied the score when Ben Oglivie homered in the third. However in the fifth, Jim Rice and Carlton Fisk singled and, after one out, Petrocelli drove them home with his hit. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Friday, September 19, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      4  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   7 10  0
Tigers       3  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 15  4


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cooper dh             5   1   1   0     0   0   .312      Oglivie lf            4   2   2   2     0   0   .289
Doyle 2b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .288      Sutherland 2b         4   1   3   0     1   0   .259
  Griffin ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   2   .243      Veryzer ss            5   1   3   1     0   2   .249
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   1     1   1   .272      Horton dh             4   0   2   0     1   1   .270
Lynn cf               4   1   0   0     1   2   .332      Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Rice lf               5   1   3   2     0   1   .309      Freehan c             5   0   2   2     0   2   .248
Fisk c                4   2   3   1     1   0   .328      Meyer 1b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Evans rf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Roberts rf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .258
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   2     1   0   .240      LeFlore cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Burleson ss           2   0   0   1     1   0   .255        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Baldwin cf          2   0   2   0     0   0   .226
  Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  10   7     5   7             Totals               38   5  15   5     4   5

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  7,780
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Tigers 11
DP: Red Sox 3, Tigers 1
Errors: Veryzer, Rodriguez, Freehan, Baldwin
Doubles: Freehan 2 (17), Veryzer (11)
Home Runs: Oglivie (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (9), Oglivie (4)
GIDP: Oglivie (9), Rodriguez (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     1.2   5   4   4   0   1   1  10   3.91
Pole W(4-5)             5.1   9   1   1   4   2   0  26   3.83
Burton                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.90
Drago SV(14)            1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.86
Totals                  9    15   5   5   4   5   1  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare                    0     5   4   4   1   0   0   6   4.51
LaGrow                  3.1   1   0   0   2   0   0  14   4.37
Glynn L(0-1)            2.2   3   2   2   0   4   0  11   6.75
Grilli                  3     1   1   0   2   3   0  13   0.00
Totals                  9    10   7   6   5   7   0  44

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


RED SOX 1ST: 44 minute rain delay before start of game;
Cooper singled; On a bunt Doyle singled to catcher [Cooper to
third (error by Freehan)]; Yastrzemski singled [Cooper scored,
Doyle to second]; Lynn walked [Doyle to third, Yastrzemski to
second]; Rice singled [Doyle scored, Yastrzemski scored, Lynn to
second]; Fisk singled [Lynn scored, Rice to third]; LAGROW
REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Evans lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Fisk out at first]; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Oglivie singled; Sutherland singled [Oglivie to
second]; Veryzer singled [Oglivie scored, Sutherland to second];
Horton struck out; Rodriguez made an out to first; Freehan
doubled [Sutherland scored, Veryzer scored]; Meyer grounded out
(first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Burleson flied out to right; Cooper grounded out
(second to first); Doyle popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to center; LeFlore lined to
second; Oglivie homered; POLE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING);
Sutherland singled; Veryzer singled [Sutherland to second];
Horton forced Veryzer (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski walked; Lynn forced Yastrzemski (second
to shortstop); Rice singled [Lynn to second]; Fisk lined to
third; Evans reached on an error by Rodriguez [Lynn to third,
Rice to second]; Petrocelli flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled; Freehan struck out; Meyer lined
to center; Roberts walked [Rodriguez to second]; BROWN BATTED
FOR LEFLORE; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 4TH: BALDWIN REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING CF); Burleson
walked; Cooper flied to left in foul territory; Doyle reached on
an error by Baldwin [Burleson to third, Doyle to second]; GLYNN
REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Yastrzemski struck out; Debut
game for Ed Glynn; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Oglivie grounded out (second to first); Sutherland
singled; Veryzer doubled [Sutherland to third]; 46 minute
rain delay; Horton was walked intentionally; Rodriguez hit
into a double play to right [Sutherland out at home (right to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled; Fisk singled [Rice to third]; Evans
struck out; Petrocelli singled [Rice scored, Fisk scored];
Burleson flied out to left; Cooper flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan grounded out (catcher to first); Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: GRIFFIN BATTED FOR DOYLE; Griffin struck out;
Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Lynn grounded out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: GRIFFIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Baldwin
singled; Oglivie grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Baldwin out at second]; Sutherland walked; Veryzer
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 7TH: GRILLI REPLACED GLYNN (PITCHING); Rice was called
out on strikes; Debut game for Steve Grilli; Fisk
singled; Evans reached on an error by Veryzer [Fisk to second];
Petrocelli walked [Fisk to third, Evans to second]; Burleson hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Fisk scored (unearned)]; Cooper lined
to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton singled; Rodriguez grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Horton out at second]; Freehan
doubled; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin struck out; Yastrzemski popped to catcher
in foul territory; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Roberts walked; Baldwin singled [Roberts to third];
BURTON REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Oglivie hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Roberts scored]; DRAGO REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING);
Sutherland made an out to shortstop; Veryzer struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
walked; Evans made an out to second; Petrocelli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Horton singled; Rodriguez flied out to center;
Freehan struck out; Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 5.