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THE "GOLD DUST TWINS" AND
A SEASON TO REMEMBER
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The Sox
stagger but win with a walk-off
August 1, 1975 ...
Rookie pitcher Gene Pentz handed the Red Sox the tie-breaking
run in the ninth inning, with a wild throw. Two runs in the ninth
gave the Sox an 8 to 7 win over the Tigers.
Bill Freehan homered to open Detroit's second inning with a solo
homer. Rick Burleson got the run back in the bottom of the inning.
After Carlton Fisk walked and Rico Petrocelli singled, Burleson's
base hit scored Fisk to tie the game.
Willie Horton's base hit counted Gary Sutherland with the go-ahead
run the next inning, but Petrocelli got that run back in the forth
inning with a sacrifice fly that scored Jim Rice, who had led the
inning off with a base hit.
Bernie Carbo, Fred Lynn and Rice each hit homer runs in the fifth
inning to put the Sox back in front, 6-2. Willie Horton's homer in
the seventh got a run back and his second home run, a three-run shot
into the net, tied the score with two outs in the top of the ninth.
Then Bill Freehan clubbed his second homer of the game to give
Detroit a 7 to 6 lead.
But in the bottom of the ninth, Denny Doyle beat out an infield hit
and went to second on Gene Michael's hurried wild throw to first. It
was ruled a hit and a throwing error, so Doyle's hitting streak
remained alive with 19 games. Carl Yastrzemski brought Doyle in with
a base hit and moved to second on the throw to the plate. After Fred
Lynn was intentionally passed, Rice laid a bunt down the third base
line. Pentz fielded the ball but had no play at first, so he tried to
get Yaz at third and threw the ball away, bringing Yaz in with the
winning run.
Carbo's homer was his 15th, Lynn's was his 18th, and Rice chalked up
his 17th. That's 50 homers for the Sox outfielders. |
