October 15, 1975 World Series Game 4 at Cinergy Field Box Score and Play by Play

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1975 World Series Game 4
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

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 55,667

Wednesday, October 15, 1975
Time of Game: 2:52

Red Sox

Darrell Johnson

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   5  0  0   0  0  0    5 11  1
Reds            2  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4  9  1

W: L Tiant (2-0), L: F Norman (0-1)

Reds

Sparky Anderson

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Beniquez LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500   12    3   0   
  R Miller LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   0   
D Doyle 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .627   16    2   3   
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   0   2   1    1   0  .267  .688   17    8   0   GDP
C Fisk C                      5   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .818   15    4   0   
F Lynn CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .267  .517   14    4   1   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .467 1.033   11    1   2   
D Evans RF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .357 1.152   10    4   0   3B
R Burleson SS                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .467 1.033    9    0   2   2B
L Tiant P                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   13    0   2   
Totals                       38   5  11   5    2   4              121   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Burleson (1, off F Norman).

3B: D Evans (1, off F Norman).

TB: D Evans 4; R Burleson 2; C Yastrzemski 2; R Petrocelli; D Doyle; J Beniquez; L Tiant; F Lynn; C Fisk.

GIDP: C Yastrzemski (1).

RBI: D Evans 2 (4); J Beniquez (1); C Yastrzemski (2); R Burleson (2).

2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: D Doyle (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Rose 3B                     3   1   1   0    2   0  .267  .789   21    1   3   
K Griffey RF                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .650   15    0   0   2B
J Morgan 2B                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .214  .619   25    2   7   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125   16   12   1   
J Bench C                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .813   19    4   0   2B
G Foster LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .708   18    0   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   1   1   1    0   0  .188  .626   11    3   4   2B
C Geronimo CF                 4   0   3   1    0   0  .417 1.366   16    4   0   3B
F Norman P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Crowley PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  C Carroll P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Chaney PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  R Eastwick P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Armbrister PH             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   SH
Totals                       34   4   9   4    4   4              155   27  15

BATTING

2B: D Concepcion (1, off L Tiant); K Griffey (3, off L Tiant); J Bench (2, off L Tiant).

3B: C Geronimo (1, off L Tiant).

SH: E Armbrister (1, off L Tiant).

TB: C Geronimo 5; G Foster 2; D Concepcion 2; K Griffey 2; J Bench 2; P Rose.

RBI: C Geronimo (2); J Bench (3); D Concepcion (3); K Griffey (2).

2-out RBI: D Concepcion; C Geronimo; J Bench.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Morgan-D Concepcion-T Perez.

E: T Perez (1).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
L Tiant, W (2-0)            9     9   4   4    4   4   0   2.00   39  155-87     7-14    53    - 
Totals                      9     9   4   4    4   4   0          39  155-87     7-14         0-0

Cincinnati Reds            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
F Norman, L (0-1)           3.1   7   4   4    1   2   0  10.80   17   57-32     4-3     31    - 
P Borbon                    0.2   2   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   12-8      0-2          1-1
C Carroll                   2     2   0   0    0   2   0   6.75    8   24-17     4-0          0-0
R Eastwick                  3     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.35   10   28-20     6-3          0-0
Totals                      9    11   5   4    2   4   0          40  121-77    14-8          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: F Norman (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Art Frantz.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 55,667.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF
   O      1--  4  C Fisk          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---  6  P Rose          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   RO     1--  1  K Griffey       Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Rose Scores; Griffey out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
          ---  5  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--  3  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B; Morgan to 2B
   R      -2-  5  J Bench         Double (Deep CF-RF); Morgan Scores
   O      -2-  6  G Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Fred Norman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  F Lynn          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2  R Petrocelli    Single to LF
   O      1--  2  D Evans         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1  R Burleson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3  D Concepcion    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  C Geronimo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  F Norman        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Fred Norman facing 9-1-2
          ---  4  L Tiant         Walk
          1--  4  J Beniquez      Single to RF; Tiant to 2B
   O      12-  2  D Doyle         Flyball: CF
   OO     12-  1  C Yastrzemski   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  P Rose          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  K Griffey       Groundout: P-1B (P)
   O      ---  6  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
          ---  5  C Fisk          Single (LF-CF)
          1--  6  F Lynn          Single to RF; Fisk to 2B
   O      12-  2  R Petrocelli    Popfly: SS
          12-     D Evans         Wild Pitch; Fisk to 3B; Lynn to 2B
   RR     -23  3  " "             Triple to RF (Deep RF); Fisk Scores; Lynn Scores
   R      --3  1  R Burleson      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Evans Scores
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Fred Norman pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  3  L Tiant         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Burleson to 3B
   R      1-3  1  J Beniquez      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Burleson Scores; Tiant to 2B; Beniquez to 1B
   O      12-  4  D Doyle         Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      12-  1  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Tiant Scores/unER; Beniquez to 3B
   O      1-3  3  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-5, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  J Bench         Flyball: LF
          ---  6  G Foster        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Foster to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-  2  D Concepcion    Double (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Foster Scores
   R      -2-  5  C Geronimo      Triple to RF (Deep RF Line); Concepcion Scores
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      --3  4  T Crowley       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Clay Carroll facing 5-6-7
                  Clay Carroll replaces Terry Crowley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  R Petrocelli    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  D Evans         Single (Line Drive to P)
   O      1--  3  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---  5  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--  2  K Griffey       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  6  J Morgan        Walk; Rose to 2B
   O      12-  3  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B; Rose to 3B; Morgan to 2B
   O      -23  5  J Bench         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Clay Carroll facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  L Tiant         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4  D Doyle         Single to CF
   O      1--  6  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Miller replaces Juan Beniquez playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  2  G Foster        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  4  C Geronimo      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Clay Carroll batting 9th
   O      1--  5  D Chaney        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rawly Eastwick facing 4-5-6
                  Rawly Eastwick replaces Darrel Chaney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  C Fisk          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  P Rose          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  1  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  J Morgan        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rawly Eastwick facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4  D Evans         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  R Burleson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  L Tiant         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4  T Perez         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  J Bench         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  G Foster        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  D Concepcion    Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rawly Eastwick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--  2  C Fisk          Flyball: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-5, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
          ---  5  C Geronimo      Single to RF
                  Ed Armbrister pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick batting 9th
   O      1--  2  E Armbrister    Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Geronimo to 2B
          -2-  5  P Rose          Walk
   O      12-  6  K Griffey       Lineout: CF (Deep LF)
   O      12-  2  J Morgan        Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Reds 4.

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