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THE "GOLD DUST TWINS" AND
A SEASON TO REMEMBER
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Luis Tiant all but sends
the Orioles packing
September 16, 1975 ...
In a must-win series for the Baltimore Orioles, Luis Tiant
outdueled Jim Palmer, blanking the O's, 2 to 0. Rico Petrocelli and
Carlton Fisk belted solo homers for the only runs the Sox needed.
Petrocelli broke up the scoreless game by leading off the third
inning with his seventh homer of the season into the screen in
left-center. Fisk made the score 2-0 in the fourth inning, with his
10th homer. It was only the 19th homer given up by Palmer in some 300
innings pitched this year.
Tiant gave up five scattered hits to earn his 17th victory, striking
out eight and walking just one. He permitted just one runner to get
to third base in this, his 36th career shutout. The only serious
threat by Baltimore came in the fourth inning. With two men on and
nobody out, Tiant struck out Lee May, got Ken Singleton on a weak
grounder and Don Baylor on a ground ball to Burleson.
Baltimore's hopes all but died as the Sox lead now became 5 1/2 games
over them with 11 to go. |
