Luis Tiant pitched a seven-hitter for the Red Sox and turned in his 14th complete game in a 3-2 victory over the White Sox. Cecil Cooper, who tripled in the second inning and scored on Rico Petrocelli's sacrifice fly, added a solo homer in the fourth. The decisive Red Sox run counted in the sixth when Fred Lynn walked, advanced to second on an infield out and came home on a single by Rick Miller. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Friday, August    15, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  1  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Beniquez lf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Kelly rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .277
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Orta 2b               2   1   1   1     2   0   .300
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .285      May 1b                4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Lynn cf               2   1   0   0     2   1   .333      D. Johnson dh         4   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .301      Henderson cf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .267
Cooper dh             4   2   3   1     0   1   .338      Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .223
Miller rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .211      Hairston lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   1     0   0   .241      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Varney c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .292
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jefferson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     4   5             Totals               31   2   7   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 17,281
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, White Sox 5
DP: Red Sox 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Miller
Doubles: May (18), Henderson (17)
Triples: Cooper (5), Beniquez (4), Kelly (6)
Home Runs: Cooper (11)
Stolen Bases: Miller 2 (3), May (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Petrocelli (4)
GIDP: Hairston (2), Kelly (12)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(15-11)          9     7   2   2   3   3   0  34   4.11
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   3   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jefferson L(3-7)        9     7   3   3   4   5   1  38   4.08
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   5   1  38

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


RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez flied out to center; Doyle walked;
Yastrzemski struck out; Lynn walked [Doyle to second]; Fisk
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: On a bunt Kelly grounded out (third to first);
Orta walked; May singled [Orta to third]; May stole second; D.
Johnson struck out; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Cooper tripled; Miller made an out to third;
Petrocelli hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cooper scored];
Burleson lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton flied out to left; Hairston grounded out
(third to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez tripled; Doyle made an out to third;
Yastrzemski popped to left; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Varney struck out; Kelly tripled; Orta singled
[Kelly scored]; May doubled to right [Orta out at home (first to
catcher), May to third]; Jorge Orta tried to score when Rick
Miller's throw got by Denny Doyle; D. Johnson struck out; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk flied out to right; Cooper homered; Miller
walked; Miller stole second; Petrocelli flied out to right
[Miller to third]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Henderson flied out to center; Melton singled;
Hairston grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
White Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Beniquez grounded out (catcher to first); Doyle
grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent popped to right; Varney walked; Kelly
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Varney out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White
Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn walked; Fisk grounded out (second to first)
[Lynn to second]; Cooper struck out; Miller singled [Lynn
scored]; Miller stole second; Petrocelli flied out to right; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta walked; May popped to left; D. Johnson flied
out to center; Henderson doubled [Orta scored (RBI), Henderson
to third (error by Miller)]; Melton grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Beniquez flied
out to left; Doyle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Hairston flied out to right; Dent singled; Varney
forced Dent (first to shortstop); Kelly flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski singled; Lynn was called out on
strikes; Fisk flied out to center; Cooper singled [Yastrzemski
to third]; Miller forced Cooper (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta flied out to left; May made an out to
shortstop; D. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burleson singled; Beniquez forced Burleson (shortstop to
second); Doyle popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Henderson popped to left; Melton lined to left;
Hairston made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, White Sox 2.