Bill Lee needed only 78 pitches to shut out the Athletics, while Jim Rice, Tony Conigliaro and Juan Beniquez provided home-run support as the Red Sox defeated the Orioles, 7-0. Boston kayoed Vida Blue with six runs in the first five innings, getting two in the second on singles by Dwight Evans and Conigliaro, a walk and Beniquez' double.

Rice homered in the third and Conigliaro in the fourth, and the Sox knocked out Blue with a two-run fifth. Beniquez closed out the scoring with his first homer in the sixth. Lee faced only 25 batters through eight innings, giving up a double to Sal Bando in the fifth. Angel Mangual singled to open the ninth and Bill North walked, but Lee worked out of the trouble, registering his only strikeout of the game to end the contest. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Tuesday, May       20, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Red Sox      0  2  1    1  2  1    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Griffin 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   1   0     1   1   .220
  Alexander rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rice lf               3   1   1   1     1   1   .280
Rudi 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Evans rf              3   2   2   1     0   0   .243
Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .181        Miller rf,cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .182
  Martinez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   1     1   1   .196
Williams dh           3   0   0   0     0   0   .221        Heise 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Tenace c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Conigliaro dh         4   2   2   2     0   0   .136
  Fosse ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .053      Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   3   .219
C. Washington lf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Lynn cf               0   0   0   0     0   0   .319
  Mangual lf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .214        Beniquez ph,cf      4   1   2   2     0   0   .298
Garner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .206        Carbo rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .355
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     1   1             Totals               34   7  10   7     3   7

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 17,201
Left on Base: A's 3, Red Sox 6
DP: A's 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Bando (4), Beniquez (2), Evans (5)
Home Runs: Rice (6), Conigliaro (2), Beniquez (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(8-2)             4.2   8   6   6   2   3   2  24   2.50
Fingers                 1.1   1   1   1   0   2   1   5   3.41
Lindblad                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.67
Todd                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.21
Totals                  8    10   7   7   3   7   3  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(5-4)              9     2   0   0   1   1   0  30   3.95
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   1   0  30

Wild Pitches: Blue (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


ATHLETICS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Jackson made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Burleson
grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski singled; Blue threw
a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Rice grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando
grounded out (second to first); Williams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans singled; Petrocelli walked [Evans to second];
Conigliaro singled [Evans scored, Petrocelli to second]; On a
bunt Montgomery forced Petrocelli (pitcher to third) [Conigliaro
to second]; BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR LYNN; Beniquez doubled
[Conigliaro scored, Montgomery to third]; Griffin lined to
shortstop; Burleson made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Tenace
popped to right; C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
Garner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski struck out; Rice homered; Evans made an
out to first; Petrocelli lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: North grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson made an out to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Conigliaro homered; Montgomery struck out; Beniquez
grounded out (third to first); Griffin grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Rudi grounded out (second to first); Bando
doubled; Williams grounded out (third to first); Tenace grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski walked; Rice struck out; Evans doubled [Yastrzemski
scored]; Petrocelli singled [Evans scored]; FINGERS REPLACED
BLUE (PITCHING); Conigliaro forced Petrocelli (third to second);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING RF); C. Washington
flied out to right; Garner made an out to first; North flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Montgomery was called out on strikes; Beniquez
homered; Griffin made an out to second; Burleson struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Campaneris made an out to second; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Rudi lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
lined to pitcher; Rice walked; Miller singled [Rice to third];
Petrocelli was called out on strikes; Conigliaro forced Miller
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HEISE REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING 3B); Bando
grounded out (third to first); Williams flied out to right;
FOSSE BATTED FOR TENACE; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); ALEXANDER
REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); MARTINEZ REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING
3B); MANGUAL REPLACED C. WASHINGTON (PLAYING LF); FOSSE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Montgomery was called out on strikes;
Beniquez grounded out (second to first); Griffin grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: CARBO REPLACED BENIQUEZ (PLAYING RF); MILLER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Mangual singled; Garner forced
Mangual (third to shortstop to second); North walked [Garner to
second]; Campaneris flied out to right; Alexander was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.