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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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THE "GOLD DUST TWINS" AND
September 6, 1975 ... With Lynn and Yastrzemski getting a day off, Carlton Fisk (.311 BA) slammed a three-run homer and Rick Burleson blasted a two-run homer in a seven-run second inning, as the Sox destroyed the Milwaukee Brewers, 20 to 6. Rogelio Moret laughed his way to his 12th win and rookie Rick Krueger tossed softballs for the last two innings. Rico Petrocelli had his finest day in a long time. He knocked out four hits, including a three-run homer in a five-run sixth inning. Dwight Evans contributed five hits, including a two-run double in the eighth inning. The Sox started right out of the gate. Juan Beniquez started the game with a base hit and Evans followed with another. Jim Rice grounded into a forceout at second, but it allowed Beniquez to score the first run. In the second inning the Sox pounded out seven runs. It started with a single by Petrocelli, a double by Bob Montgomery and a sacrifice fly by Cecil Cooper that brought in Rico. Beniquez doubled to bring in Montgomery and Rick Burleson unloaded a two-run home run. Pat Osborn came in to replace Bill Travers and gave up a base hit to Jim Rice. Fisk's home run scored Evans and Rice and put the Sox up, 8 to 0. After the Brewers scored on Don Money's homer, the Sox added more runs off Larry Anderson in the fifth inning. Fisk, Petrocelli and Griffin singled for one run. After Bernie Carbo struck out, Cecil Cooper brought Griffin in with the second run of the inning, upping the score to 10-1. The Sox weren't nearly done. In the sixth inning, Burleson, Evans, Rice and Fisk knocked out four consecutive base hits. Anderson was replaced by Lafayette Currence, who then gave up a three-run homer to Petrocelli moving the score up to 15-1. Two homers by Darrell Porter and Pedro Garcia in the sixth gave the Brewers three more runs. A double by Beniquez was followed by an RBI single by Evans in the bottom of the seventh off Tom Murphy. Murphy's defense let him down in the eighth. Two infield errors and a walk loaded the bases. A base hit by Heise added one run and a double by Evans cleared the bases for the Sox 20th run. Krueger replaced Moret who had given up five runs, and got thru the eighth, but gave up the Brewers' sixth run in the ninth inning for a final score of 20-6. The Sox last scored 20 runs in June, 1953 when they beat the Tigers, 23 to 3. |
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