Rookie outfielder Bob Molinaro rapped the first three hits of his major league career, scoring one run and driving in another, as the Tigers defeated the Red Sox, 5-1. Mickey Lolich limited the Red Sox to six singles in gaining his first victory since August 19. As result of the loss, the Red Sox' lead over the Orioles in the East Division race was cut to 3½ games.

After the Red Sox scored their run in the first inning on a walk and singles by Dwight Evans and Carlton Fisk, the Tigers picked up a matching tally in their half with singles by Ron LeFlore and Ben Oglivie around a stolen base. Molinaro tripled for his first major league hit in the third and Oglivie singled to put the Tigers ahead. Molinaro drove in a run with a single in the fourth when the Tigers counted twice and kayoed Luis Tiant. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 20, 1975 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Tigers       1  0  1    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   5 12  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez cf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .291      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .259
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Molinaro rf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .500
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Oglivie lf            4   0   2   2     0   2   .292
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .309      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .269
Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .326      Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     1   2   .245
Montgomery dh         3   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Veryzer ss            3   2   1   0     1   0   .250
Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Humphrey c            3   0   2   0     1   1   .270
Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Manuel 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich 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               31   1   6   1     2   3             Totals               33   5  12   4     4   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 10,186
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Tigers 8
DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 2
Errors: Veryzer
Doubles: Veryzer (12)
Triples: Molinaro (1), Rodriguez (6)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (28)
Caught Stealing: Oglivie (8)
GIDP: Beniquez (7), Burleson (18), Manuel (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(17-14)          3.2   7   4   4   4   1   0  20   4.16
Burton                  3.1   4   1   1   0   6   0  14   2.89
Willoughby              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.11
Totals                  8    12   5   5   4   7   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(12-18)         9     6   1   1   2   3   0  33   3.78
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: Tiant (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez walked; Evans singled [Beniquez to
second]; Yastrzemski forced Evans (first to shortstop) [Beniquez
to third]; Rice struck out; Fisk singled to shortstop [Beniquez
scored, Yastrzemski out at third (shortstop to first to third)];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Molinaro lined to second; LeFlore
stole second; Oglivie singled [LeFlore scored]; Oglivie was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Horton walked; Meyer
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first);
Montgomery grounded out (second to first); Burleson singled;
Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez walked; Veryzer forced Rodriguez
(shortstop to second); Humphrey was called out on strikes;
Manuel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez walked; Evans grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Beniquez to second]; Yastrzemski made an out to first;
Rice made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Molinaro
tripled; Oglivie singled [Molinaro scored]; Horton made an out
to first; Meyer lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Tigers 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to center; Petrocelli singled;
Montgomery grounded out (third to first) [Petrocelli to second];
Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez tripled to right; Veryzer walked; Tiant
threw a wild pitch [Veryzer to second]; Humphrey walked; Manuel
lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Humphrey out at
first]; LeFlore singled [Rodriguez scored, Veryzer to third];
Molinaro singled [Veryzer scored, LeFlore to second]; BURTON
REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Oglivie was called out on strikes; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin reached on an error by Veryzer; Beniquez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Griffin out at second]; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
singled; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer forced Meyer (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Rice singled; Fisk
made an out to third; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Humphrey singled; Manuel struck out; LeFlore forced
Humphrey (third to second); Molinaro singled [LeFlore to third];
Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Montgomery singled; Burleson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Montgomery out at second];
Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Horton struck out; Meyer grounded out (third to
first); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer doubled; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED BURTON
(PITCHING); Humphrey singled [Veryzer to third]; Manuel grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Veryzer scored (no RBI),
Humphrey out at second]; LeFlore grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk grounded
out (third to first); Petrocelli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 5.