A sacrifice fly by Rick Burleson in the 12th inning carried the Red Sox past the Orioles, 4-3, for their sixth straight victory. A pair of run-scoring singles by Bobby Grich gave the Orioles a 2-0 lead before the Red Sox rallied for three runs in the ninth on a walk to Burleson and singles by Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, Rick Miller and Rico Petrocelli.

The Orioles came back to tie the score in their half of the ninth with a pinch-double by Jim Northrup. However in the 12th frame, Miller walked, took third on a single by Juan Beniquez and then scored the winning run on Burleson's sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Friday, June      20, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   4 10  1
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .325      Singleton rf          5   0   0   0     1   0   .298
Burleson ss           4   1   0   1     1   0   .279      Blair cf              5   1   1   0     1   0   .227
Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   3   0     3   0   .292      Davis dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .266
Lynn cf               5   0   0   0     1   2   .343      May 1b                5   0   1   0     0   1   .224
Rice dh               5   1   2   1     0   2   .294      Baylor lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Carbo rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Grich 2b              4   0   2   2     0   0   .231
  Evans ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Robinson 3b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Miller ph,rf        2   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Petrocelli 3b         5   0   2   1     0   0   .235        Northrup ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .302
Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Shopay pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  McCarver ph,c       1   0   1   0     0   0   .400        Hendricks c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .164
  Montgomery ph,c     2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Blackwell c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .194        Bumbry ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .302
  Cooper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .297        Nordbrook ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .053
  Griffin 2b          0   1   0   0     2   0   .251        Muser ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Grimsley p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  10   4     8   5             Totals               42   3   7   3     4   2

Time of Game: 3:22   Attendance: 20,130
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Orioles 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Orioles 4
Errors: Burleson, Blair
Doubles: Rice (13), Northrup (6)
Caught Stealing: Miller (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (4), Grich (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (3)
GIDP: Petrocelli (6), Rice (4), Lynn (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     8     6   3   2   2   0   0  32   3.66
Cleveland               0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.54
Moret                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.73
Drago W(1-0)            2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.49
Totals                 12     7   3   2   4   2   0  47

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  8.1   5   2   2   4   3   0  30   3.54
Jackson                 0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   2   5.59
Alexander               0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.40
Grimsley                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.15
Miller L(1-2)           3     2   1   1   4   1   0  14   2.45
Totals                 12    10   4   4   8   5   0  49

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez flied out to right; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Yastrzemski singled to center [Yastrzemski to
second (error by Blair)]; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
popped to left; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Carbo walked; Petrocelli grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carbo out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May flied out to right; Baylor walked; Grich made
an out to second; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Blackwell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan flied out to center; Belanger flied out to
right; Singleton walked; Blair forced Singleton (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied out to right; Yastrzemski walked;
Lynn walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Rice grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Yastrzemski out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Davis singled; May lined to center [Davis to third
(error by Burleson)]; Baylor grounded out (third to first);
Grich singled [Davis scored (unearned)]; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Orioles 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Petrocelli
flied out to center; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Duncan flied out to center; Belanger flied out to
right; Singleton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Orioles 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Blackwell flied out to left; Beniquez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Blair singled; Davis flied out to left; May singled
[Blair to second]; Baylor popped to first in foul territory;
Grich singled [Blair scored, May to second]; Robinson grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles
2.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski singled; Lynn grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski out at second];
Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
popped to catcher in foul territory; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles
2.

RED SOX 8TH: Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Petrocelli
singled; MCCARVER BATTED FOR DOYLE; McCarver singled [Petrocelli
to second]; COOPER BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Cooper lined into a
double play (shortstop unassisted) [Petrocelli out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GRIFFIN
REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING 2B); Blair grounded out (third to
first); Davis flied out to left; May popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Beniquez was called out on strikes; Burleson
walked; Yastrzemski singled [Burleson to third]; JACKSON
REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Lynn struck out; Rice singled
[Burleson scored, Yastrzemski to second]; EVANS BATTED FOR
CARBO; ALEXANDER REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); MILLER BATTED FOR
EVANS; Miller singled [Yastrzemski scored, Rice to second];
Petrocelli singled [Rice scored, Miller to third]; GRIMSLEY
REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR MCCARVER;
Montgomery flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MONTGOMERY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Baylor singled; CLEVELAND REPLACED
LEE (PITCHING); Grich out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Baylor to second]; Robinson grounded out (second to first)
[Baylor to third]; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Northrup doubled
[Baylor scored]; SHOPAY RAN FOR NORTHRUP; BUMBRY BATTED FOR
BELANGER; MORET REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Bumbry struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 10TH: HENDRICKS REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING C ); NORDBROOK
REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING SS); MILLER REPLACED GRIMSLEY
(PITCHING); Griffin walked; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Griffin to second]; Burleson made an out to
second; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Lynn forced
Yastrzemski (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 10TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Blair
walked; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blair to
second]; DRAGO REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); May struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 11TH: Rice doubled; On a bunt Miller reached on a
fielder's choice [Rice out at third (pitcher to third)]; Miller
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 11TH: Baylor grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
grounded out (third to first); Robinson flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Orioles 3.

RED SOX 12TH: Montgomery popped to first in foul territory;
Griffin walked; Beniquez singled [Griffin to third]; Burleson
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Griffin scored, Beniquez to
second]; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Lynn struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 12TH: Hendricks popped to third in foul territory; MUSER
BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Muser walked; Singleton flied out to
center; Blair flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Orioles 3.