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JIM SLATON |
THE "GOLD DUST TWINS" AND
A SEASON TO REMEMBER
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The Brewers out pitch the Sox
July 30,
1975 ...
The Brewers pushed across two unearned runs after an error by
Bob Heise, before Sixto Lezcano smashed a three-run homer an inning
later, en route to a 6 to 2 victory over the Red Sox.
The Sox took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a triple by Juan
Beniquez off the wall, and a sac fly from Denny Doyle. The Brewers
tied the score in the fifth inning. Bill Sharp got a base hit and
Mike Hegan doubled. Kurt Bevacqua's fly ball down the right field
line was caught by Dwight Evans who made a perfect throw to the
plate, in an effort to get Sharp after tagging up at third. But Tim
Blackwell dropped the ball and let the tying run score.
A pitching duel between Jim Slaton and Reggie Cleveland was broken up
in the seventh inning. After a single and a force out, Robin Yount
doubled. With runners on second and third, Kurt Bevacqua bounced a
ball to Heise which he couldn't get the handle on, as the
tie-breaking run crossed the plate. Don Money's base hit drove in
Yount with another run, making the score 3-1.
Dwight Evans homered the next inning to get a run back, but the
Brewers clinched the game when Lezcano homered after singles by
George Scott and Hank Aaron.
Fred Lynn collected three of the six hits that Slaton allowed.
Cleveland took the loss after pitching a good game for seven innings,
but Slaton pitched better. He only gave up one walk and it was to
Carlton Fisk. It was only the Sox fifth loss in the last 23 games. |
