Thursday October 16, 1975
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Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Red Sox 2

World Series Game 5 Played on Thursday, October 16, 1975 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium

Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 5 0 Reds 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 x - 6 8 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Beniquez lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .143 Rose 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .333 Doyle 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Griffey rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211 Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .278 Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222 Bench c 3 2 1 0 1 0 .263 Lynn cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .263 Perez 1b 3 2 2 4 1 1 .118 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .368 Foster lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Evans rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .353 Concepcion ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Burleson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .389 Geronimo cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Cleveland p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Gullett p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .167 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Segui p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 2 1 8 Totals 29 6 8 6 4 4 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 56,393 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Reds 5 DP: Red Sox 2, Reds 0 Doubles: Lynn (1), Rose (1) Triples: Doyle (1) Home Runs: Perez 2 (2) Stolen Bases: Morgan (1), Concepcion (2) Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (1), Concepcion (1) Hit by Pitch: Concepcion (1,by Willoughby) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Cleveland L(0-1) 5 7 5 5 2 3 2 23 7.11 Willoughby 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 Pole 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 inf Segui 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 8 6 6 4 4 2 35 Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gullett W(1-1) 8.2 5 2 2 1 7 0 32 3.68 Eastwick SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.29 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 8 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Willoughby (1) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Colosi, LF - Larry Barnett, RF - Dick Stello RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Doyle tripled to right; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Doyle scored]; Fisk was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 0. REDS 1ST: Rose singled to left; Griffey struck out; Morgan singled [Rose to third]; Morgan stole second; Bench hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Rose out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn popped to third; Petrocelli struck out; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 0. REDS 2ND: Perez struck out; Foster popped to catcher in foul territory; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson popped to second; Cleveland was called out on strikes; Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 0. REDS 3RD: Geronimo flied out to center; Gullett struck out; Rose walked; Griffey lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 0. RED SOX 4TH: Doyle grounded out (catcher to first); Yastrzemski flied to center; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 0. REDS 4TH: Morgan flied to right; Bench lined to third; Perez homered; Foster popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 1. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn struck out; Petrocelli flied to center; Evans flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 1. REDS 5TH: Concepcion grounded out (third to first); Geronimo grounded out (second to first); Gullett singled to center; Rose doubled to left [Gullett scored]; Griffey popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 2. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to right; Cleveland struck out; Beniquez walked; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 2. REDS 6TH: Morgan walked; Bench singled to right [Morgan to third, Bench to second (on throw to 3b)]; Perez homered [Morgan scored, Bench scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Foster lined to pitcher; Concepcion was hit by a pitch; Concepcion stole second; Geronimo grounded out (first unassisted) [Concepcion to third]; Gullett struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 5. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski popped to first in foul territory; Fisk lined to left; Lynn popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 5. REDS 7TH: Rose lined to left; Griffey singled to second; Morgan lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Griffey out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 5. RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli flied to center; Evans singled to center; Burleson flied out to center; GRIFFIN BATTED FOR WILLOUGHBY; Griffin lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 5. REDS 8TH: POLE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Bench walked; Perez walked [Bench to second]; SEGUI REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Foster flied out to right [Bench to third]; Concepcion hit a sacrifice fly to right [Bench scored]; Geronimo flied out to center; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Reds 6. RED SOX 9TH: Beniquez struck out; Doyle grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski singled; Fisk singled to left [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn doubled to right [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to third]; EASTWICK REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Petrocelli struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Reds 6.

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