October 12, 1975 World Series Game 2 at Fenway Park Box Score and Play by Play

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1975 World Series Game 2
1975 postseason: WS: CIN-BOS / ALCS: BOS-OAK / NLCS: CIN-PIT

Game 1
BOS  6
CIN  0
Game 2
CIN  3
@BOS  2
Game 3
CIN  6
BOS  5
(10) Game 4
BOS  5
@CIN  4
Game 5
CIN  6
BOS  2
Game 6
BOS  7
CIN  6
(12) Game 7
CIN  4
@BOS  3

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,205

Sunday, October 12, 1975
Time of Game: 2:38

Reds

Sparky Anderson

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  2    3  7  1
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  0

W: R Eastwick (1-0), L: D Drago (0-1)

Red Sox

Darrell Johnson

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .500    9    1   1   
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .286  .804   14    0   4   CS
J Bench C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .625   11    9   3   2B
T Perez 1B                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .000  .125   17    8   0   
G Foster LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .750   13    2   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   1   1   1    0   0  .125  .250   15    2   4   SB
K Griffey RF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .857   14    2   0   2B
C Geronimo CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .429   12    3   0   IW
J Billingham P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   2   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W McEnaney P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Rettenmund PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  R Eastwick P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    3   5              113   27  14

BATTING

2B: K Griffey (2, off D Drago); J Bench (1, off B Lee).

IBB: C Geronimo (3, by D Drago).

TB: J Bench 3; P Rose 2; K Griffey 2; D Concepcion; G Foster.

RBI: K Griffey (1); T Perez (1); D Concepcion (1).

2-out RBI: K Griffey; D Concepcion.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Billingham-D Concepcion-J Bench-P Rose-J Bench.

E: D Concepcion (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Concepcion (1, 2nd base off D Drago/C Fisk).

CS: J Morgan (1, 2nd base by B Lee/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Cooper 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .361   14   10   1   2B
D Doyle 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .429  .929   13    2   5   
C Yastrzemski LF              3   2   1   0    1   0  .286  .730   14    1   0   
C Fisk C                      3   0   1   1    1   1  .167  .542   18    5   1   
F Lynn CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500   12    5   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   0   2   1    0   1  .571 1.339   19    0   0   
D Evans RF                    2   0   0   0    1   2  .167  .542   17    2   0   CS,HBP
R Burleson SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .571 1.196   16    2   4   
B Lee P                       3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  D Drago P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Carbo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   8              135   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Cooper (1, off J Billingham).

HBP: D Evans (1, by J Billingham).

TB: C Cooper 2; R Petrocelli 2; D Doyle; C Yastrzemski; R Burleson; C Fisk.

RBI: C Fisk (2); R Petrocelli (3).

2-out RBI: R Petrocelli; C Fisk.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Evans (1, 3rd base by J Billingham/J Bench).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
J Billingham                5.2   6   2   1    2   5   0   1.59   25   89-49     7-2     54    - 
P Borbon                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    3-2      0-1          3-0
W McEnaney                  1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    3   13-9      1-0          0-0
R Eastwick, W (1-0)         2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    8   30-18     0-5          0-0
Totals                      9     7   2   1    3   8   0          37  135-78     8-8          3-0

Boston Red Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
B Lee                       8     5   2   2    2   5   0   2.25   30   93-60    10-8     67    - 
D Drago, BS (1), L (0-1)    1     2   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    6   20-12     2-1          1-1
Totals                      9     7   3   3    3   5   0          36  113-72    12-9          1-1

B Lee faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Drago (1; C Geronimo).

HBP: J Billingham (1; D Evans).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 35,205.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               Boston Red Sox                       
1. P Rose               3B    1. C Cooper             1B 
2. J Morgan             2B    2. D Doyle              2B 
3. J Bench              C     3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. T Perez              1B    4. C Fisk               C  
5. G Foster             LF    5. F Lynn               CF 
6. D Concepcion         SS    6. R Petrocelli         3B 
7. K Griffey            RF    7. D Evans              RF 
8. C Geronimo           CF    8. R Burleson           SS 
9. J Billingham         P     9. B Lee                P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3  P Rose          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  J Bench         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
          ---  1  C Cooper        Double to LF
          -2-  3  D Doyle         Single to P; Cooper to 3B
   OO     1-3  3  C Yastrzemski   Double Play: Groundout: P-SS-C-3B-C; Yastrzemski to 2B
   R      -2-  3  C Fisk          Single to RF; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      1--  3  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  G Foster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Billingham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  R Petrocelli    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2  D Evans         Hit By Pitch
          1--  5  R Burleson      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Evans to 2B
   O      12-     B Lee           Evans Caught Stealing 3B (C-SS-3B); Burleson to 2B
   O      -2-  4  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Lee facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5  C Geronimo      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  J Billingham    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--  3  C Fisk          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  P Rose          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6  J Morgan        Walk
          1--  1  J Bench         Single to CF; Morgan to 3B
   RO     1-3  3  T Perez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Morgan Scores
          1--  4  G Foster        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Perez to 2B
   O      12-  4  D Concepcion    Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3  F Lynn          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Bill Lee facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  C Geronimo      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  J Billingham    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5  R Burleson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  B Lee           Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  3  C Cooper        Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
          ---  1  P Rose          Single to LF
   O      1--  3  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     J Bench         Morgan Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF
          1--  6  C Fisk          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski to 2B; Fisk to 1B
   O      12-  2  F Lynn          Flyball: RF
   R      12-  6  R Petrocelli    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski Scores/unER; Fisk to 3B
          1-3  6  D Evans         Walk; Petrocelli to 2B
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Jack Billingham pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3  R Burleson      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Reds 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
          ---  6  T Perez         Walk
   O      1--  1  G Foster        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  2  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  5  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Will McEnaney facing 9-1-2
                  Will McEnaney replaces Pedro Borbon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  B Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  C Cooper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6  D Doyle         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1  C Geronimo      Flyball: CF
                  Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Will McEnaney batting 9th
   O      ---  1  M Rettenmund    Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  4  P Rose          Single to RF
   O      1--  1  J Morgan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rawly Eastwick facing 3-4-5
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Merv Rettenmund pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6  C Fisk          Walk
   O      1--  4  F Lynn          Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
          1--  3  R Petrocelli    Single to RF; Fisk to 2B
   O      12-  5  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Bill Lee facing 3-4-5
          ---  1  J Bench         Double to RF (Deep RF Line)
                  Dick Drago replaces Bill Lee pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  3  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B; Bench to 3B
   O      --3  4  G Foster        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      --3  3  D Concepcion    Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Bench Scores
          1--     K Griffey       Concepcion Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4  " "             Double (LF-CF); Concepcion Scores
          -2-  4  C Geronimo      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2  R Eastwick      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Rawly Eastwick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  R Burleson      Foul Flyball: RF
                  Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Dick Drago batting 9th
   O      ---  4  B Carbo         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3  C Cooper        Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Red Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS197510120

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