The Orioles kept their East Division title hopes alive by posting a 5-2 victory to move back within 4½ games of the pace-setting Red Sox. An error and a single by Fred Lynn produced a Red Sox run in the first inning, but Tommy Davis tied the score with a homer in the third. The Orioles went ahead in the fourth with a single by Don Baylor, a stolen base, wild throw by Carlton Fisk and single by Elrod Hendricks.

Three runs for the winning margin followed in the fifth. Paul Blair, Davis and Lee May hit consecutive singles for the first tally. After a walk to Ken Singleton, Davis scored when Baylor grounded into a forceout at second base. Baylor then stole second and when Fisk made his second wild throw of the game, May crossed the plate on the error. Lynn hit his 45th double of the season in the seventh, tying an A. L. rookie record, and scored the Red Sox' second run on a single by Fisk. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Orioles      0  0  1    1  3  0    0  0  0  -   5 13  2
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stillman ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Cooper dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .314
  Belanger ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Doyle 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .288
Blair cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .215      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Davis dh              5   2   3   1     0   0   .281      Lynn cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .335
May 1b                4   1   1   1     0   0   .262      Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
  Muser 1b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .321
Singleton rf          4   0   1   0     1   0   .304      Evans rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .284
Baylor lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .281      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .240
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Burleson ss           2   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Robinson 3b           3   0   3   0     1   0   .202      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hendricks c           4   0   1   1     0   0   .199        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  13   4     2   2             Totals               32   2   6   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 31,806
Left on Base: Orioles 9, Red Sox 6
DP: Orioles 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: May, Grich, Fisk 2, Cleveland
Doubles: Lynn (45)
Home Runs: Davis (6)
Stolen Bases: Baylor 2 (29)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (15), Lynn (5)
GIDP: Blair (6), Petrocelli (15)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(19-8)          7.1   6   2   1   3   5   0  30   3.17
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.35
Miller SV(8)            1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.51
Totals                  9     6   2   1   3   6   0  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(18-11)           4     9   5   4   1   2   1  22   4.03
Cleveland               5     4   0   0   1   0   0  19   4.68
Totals                  9    13   5   4   2   2   1  41

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Stillman struck out; Blair grounded out (third to
first); Davis singled to right; May flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: BELANGER REPLACED STILLMAN (PLAYING SS); Cooper
reached on an error by May [Cooper to second]; Doyle struck out;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Cooper to third];
Lynn singled to first [Cooper scored (unearned)]; Lynn was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton popped to third in foul territory; Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich singled to center;
Robinson singled to right [Grich to third]; Hendricks grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice popped to right; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Red
Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
flied out to center; Davis homered; May lined to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burleson walked; Cooper struck out; Doyle grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor
singled to center; Baylor stole second [Baylor to third (error
by Fisk)]; Grich was called out on strikes; Robinson walked;
Hendricks singled to center [Baylor scored, Robinson to second];
Belanger forced Hendricks (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Lynn
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Blair singled; Davis singled to right [Blair to
third]; May singled to left [Blair scored, Davis to second];
CLEVELAND REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Singleton walked [Davis to
third, May to second]; Baylor forced Singleton (second to
shortstop) [Davis scored, May to third]; Baylor stole second
[May scored (error by Fisk) (unearned), Baylor to third]; Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor was caught stealing
home (catcher unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans singled
to left; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
5, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson singled to center; On a bunt Hendricks
reached on a fielder's choice [Robinson to third (error by
Cleveland)]; Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory; Blair
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Hendricks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
walked; Doyle reached on an error by Grich [Cooper to second];
Yastrzemski lined into a double play (center to second) [Cooper
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); May lined to
left; Singleton singled to center; Baylor popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: MUSER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Lynn doubled to
center; Rice grounded out (catcher to first); Fisk singled to
center [Lynn scored]; Evans singled to pitcher [Fisk to second];
Petrocelli struck out; Burleson lined to pitcher; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich made an out to second; Robinson singled to
center; Hendricks popped to left; Belanger popped to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper popped to third in foul territory; Doyle
walked; Yastrzemski singled to right [Doyle to second]; JACKSON
REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Lynn popped to center; MILLER
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Rice lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Blair grounded out (first unassisted); Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Muser singled to center;
Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk flied out to right; Evans made an out to
second; Petrocelli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 5,
Red Sox 2.