Fred Lynn, sidelined with a jammed wrist, came off the Red Sox bench as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning and drove in a run with a single to defeat the Twins, 5-4. Jim Rice beat out an infield hit to start the stanza and Cecil Cooper sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Carlton Fisk, Rick Burleson worked Tom Johnson for another walk to load the bases before Lynn made his appearance. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Tuesday, July      8, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   5  9  2
Red Sox      1  1  1    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   6 12  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ford cf               5   0   1   1     0   3   .276      Carbo rf              4   1   2   1     1   1   .260
Carew 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .368      Miller cf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Braun lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .299      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   2   0     1   1   .299
Oliva dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .269      Rice lf               5   1   2   1     0   1   .290
  Burgmeier pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cooper dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .330
Terrell 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .301      Fisk c                2   1   0   0     2   0   .326
Briggs 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .252      Burleson ss           4   1   2   1     1   0   .282
Bostock rf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .206      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Thompson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Lynn ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .327
  Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Heise 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .236
  Gomez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            4   1   1   0     0   1   .208        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Campbell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   4     3   6             Totals               36   6  12   5     6   3

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 17,519
Left on Base: Twins 5, Red Sox 13
DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Carew, Thompson
Doubles: Ford (9), Briggs (3), Carbo (12), Cooper (3), Burleson (13), Heise (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (1)
GIDP: Walton (3), Griffin 2 (6)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (1,by Campbell)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Campbell                6    10   5   2   4   2   0  33   3.92
Johnson L(0-1)          2.1   2   1   1   2   1   0  11   3.86
Totals                  8.1  12   6   3   6   3   0  44

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   7     7   3   3   1   3   0  27   4.02
Drago                   0.1   2   2   2   2   1   0   5   4.68
Burton                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.12
Cleveland W(5-6)        1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.31
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Campbell (2)
Wild Pitches: Campbell (3), Johnson (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Ford popped to first; Carew struck out; Braun flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo singled to center; Miller lined to left;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Carbo to third]; Rice singled to
center [Carbo scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Cooper grounded
out (second to first) [Yastrzemski to third, Rice to second];
Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (third to first); Terrell flied
out to center; Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Burleson singled to left; Griffin grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at
second]; Heise singled to center; Carbo doubled to left [Heise
scored]; Miller walked; Yastrzemski walked [Carbo to third,
Miller to second]; Rice forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock singled to center; Thompson popped to third;
Borgmann singled to left [Bostock out at third (left to third),
Borgmann to second (on throw to 3b)]; Ford doubled to right
[Borgmann scored]; Carew popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Cooper doubled to left; Fisk walked; Burleson
reached on an error by Thompson [Cooper to third, Fisk to
second]; Griffin grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cooper scored (unearned), Fisk to third,
Burleson out at second]; Heise grounded out (second to first); 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 4TH: Braun singled to right; Oliva popped to third in foul
territory; Terrell popped to catcher; Briggs walked [Braun to
second]; Bostock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Carbo walked; Miller flied out to left; Yastrzemski
struck out; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red
Sox 3.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson popped to catcher; Borgmann grounded out
(third to first); Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
reached on an error by Carew [Fisk to second]; Campbell threw a
wild pitch [Fisk to third]; On a bunt Burleson doubled [Fisk
scored (unearned)]; Griffin flied out to left; Heise doubled to
left [Burleson scored (unearned)]; Carbo popped to shortstop; 2
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 6TH: Carew lined to right; Braun grounded out (third to
first); Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
singled to center; Rice forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to
second); Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 7TH: Terrell singled; Briggs doubled to right [Terrell to
third]; Bostock singled [Terrell scored, Briggs to third];
WALTON BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Walton grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Briggs scored, Bostock out at
second]; Borgmann grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: GOMEZ REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING SS); Fisk was hit by
a pitch; JOHNSON REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Burleson forced
Fisk (first to shortstop); Johnson threw a wild pitch [Burleson
to second]; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first) [Burleson
to third]; Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: DRAGO REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Ford was called out
on strikes; Carew singled to left; Braun walked [Carew to
second]; Oliva singled to left [Carew scored, Braun to second];
BURGMEIER RAN FOR OLIVA; Terrell walked [Braun to third,
Burgmeier to second]; BURTON REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Briggs
forced Burgmeier (third unassisted) [Braun scored, Terrell to
second]; Bostock grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: BURGMEIER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Carbo was
called out on strikes; Miller grounded out (first to pitcher);
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 9TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED BURTON (PITCHING); Gomez lined to
center; Borgmann struck out; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice singled; Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Rice to second]; Fisk was walked intentionally;
Burleson walked [Rice to third, Fisk to second]; LYNN BATTED FOR
GRIFFIN; Lynn singled to right [Rice scored, Fisk to third,
Burleson to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 6.