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JULY
1975

Tuesday, July 1st

IN THE NEWS: The Reds win the 4th extra inning game in five days, beating the Astros 8–7 in 15 innings. Pat Darcy is the winner.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1975
Baltimore Orioles 10, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park
Oakland Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 6, New York Yankees 3 at County Stadium
California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
Minnesota Twins 12, California Angels 3 at Metropolitan Stadium
Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Arlington Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 7 at Riverfront Stadium
San Diego Padres 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry
Chicago Cubs 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium
San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 1 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 2nd

IN THE NEWS: In a 13–5 win over Detroit, Baltimore's Don Baylor homers his first three times up, giving him four consecutive home runs over two games to tie the ML record.

Jim Rice, installed today as the Red Sox regular LF, belts two homers in the first game, including one that is the longest ever hit at County Stadium. In game 2, Fred Lynn is kept off the bases, ending his streak of 38 straight games. Boston's Rick Wise wins the opener, 6–3, not giving up a hit until two are out in the 9th. George Scott then clouts a 2-run homer, and Danny Darwin follows with another dinger.

PLAYERS BORN ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND 1975
» Richard Hidalgo in Caracas, Venezuela

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1975
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 13, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 9, California Angels 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3 at Riverfront Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Veteran's Stadium
Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Fred Lynn's 2nd error of the game allows the Brewers to score in the 10th. The 3–2 win lifts the Brewers into a tie with Boston in the American League East. But Milwaukee will fall flat in August and slide to a 5th place finish.

PLAYERS BORN ON THURSDAY, JULY 3RD 1975
» Christian Parker in Albuquerque, NM

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1975
Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 9, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Tiger Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at County Stadium
California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium
Kansas City Royals 10, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Veteran's Stadium
San Diego Padres 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 4th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1975
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium
Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 4 at Shea Stadium
Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Wrigley Field
San Francisco Giants 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium
New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Montreal Expos 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 5th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1975
Cleveland Indians 12, Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Royals Stadium
Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 2 at Shea Stadium
California Angels 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Dodger Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 2 at Veteran's Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 10, New York Mets 7 at Veteran's Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 6, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 6th

IN THE NEWS: For the 2nd time this season against the Braves, a team uses three sacs (no flies) in an inning. Houston does it in the 9th in a 6–2 win behind J.R. Richard.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1975
Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
Cleveland Indians 11, Boston Red Sox 10 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 11, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium
Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Shea Stadium
California Angels 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 18, Chicago Cubs 12 at Wrigley Field
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 6 at Veteran's Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 13, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 7th

IN THE NEWS: In an 8–6 loss to the Cardinals, Giants catcher Marc Hill -- as well as the Cards -- ties a mark last accomplished in 1905 when he tags out three Cards runners at home on throws from the outfield. The three Cards dealt out are: Ken Reitz, in the first inning. on a throw from LF Gary Thomasson. Reitz tries scoring from 2B on a Mike Tyson single; Ron Fairly in the 6th inning thrown out by RF Bobby Murcer on a Tyson fly ball; Bake McBride in the 7th thrown out by LF Chris Arnold when he tries to score on a Willie Davis fly.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 7, 1975
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Shea Stadium
Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Astrodome
St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Francisco Giants 6 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 8th

IN THE NEWS: The Royals jump on Milwaukee starter Bill Travers for five runs in a third of an inning and flatten the Brewers, 9–1. The Brewers lone run is George Scott's 16th homer of the year. Mike Hegan pinch hits for Hank Aaron, the 6th time in his career that's occurred. All the pinch hitters have been lefties.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 8, 1975
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Fenway Park
Baltimore Orioles 8, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 9, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Royals Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 0 at Shea Stadium
Oakland Athletics 15, Cleveland Indians 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
San Diego Padres 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Astrodome
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 9th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 9, 1975
Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 8 at Fenway Park
California Angels 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium
Texas Rangers 4, New York Yankees 0 at Shea Stadium
Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
San Diego Padres 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Francisco Giants 0 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 10th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 10, 1975
Boston Red Sox 8, Texas Rangers 7 at Fenway Park
Baltimore Orioles 7, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium
Minnesota Twins 6, New York Yankees 3 at Shea Stadium
Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 11th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1975
Boston Red Sox 11, Texas Rangers 8 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium
Kansas City Royals 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Royals Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium
Minnesota Twins 11, New York Yankees 1 at Shea Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Shea Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 3 at Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 1 at Riverfront Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Diego Padres 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Diego Padres 0 at Three Rivers Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 12th

IN THE NEWS: in a 10–4 loss to Texas, Luis Tiant hits and flies out. He is the 1st Boston pitcher to hit since DH was put into effect.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1975
Boston Red Sox 10, Texas Rangers 4 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 9, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at County Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Minnesota Twins 7
W: Frank Quilici L: Bill Virdon S: Tippy Martinez
Oakland Athletics 7, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 9, Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Montreal Expos 7, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Mets 2 at Riverfront Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 14, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Diego Padres 4 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds score four runs in the 8th inning to defeat Tom Seaver and the Mets, 5–3. The Reds have won 41 of their last 50 games.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1975
Boston Red Sox 7, Texas Rangers 5 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 8, California Angels 7 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 3 at Riverfront Stadium
Houston Astros 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Astrodome
San Diego Padres 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 14th

PLAYERS BORN ON MONDAY, JULY 14TH 1975
» Tim Hudson in Columbus, GA

Tuesday, July 15th

IN THE NEWS: The National League rallies for three runs in the 9th inning to win the All-Star Game at Milwaukee 6–3. The Cubs Bill Madlock and the Mets Jon Matlack share the game's MVP award.

Wednesday, July 16th

IN THE NEWS: Commissioner Bowie Kuhn is reelected for a 7-year term.

Thursday, July 17th

IN THE NEWS: For the second consecutive White Sox game, Wilbur Wood is the starter, and he tosses his 2nd straight shutout, beating Detroit, 5–0. The two starts were broken up by the All-Star game.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1975
Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 9, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium
California Angels 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
Texas Rangers 7, New York Yankees 2 at Arlington Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 5 at Veteran's Stadium
Chicago Cubs 6, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 18th

IN THE NEWS: In a 9–3 win over the Kansas City Royals, Boston's Jim Rice clouts a tremendous homer over the CF wall at Fenway, to the right of the flag pole, just the 6th player to accomplish this feat. Owner Tom Yawkey calls it the longest shot he's ever seen at Fenway. The others: Detroit's Hank Greenberg, May 22, 1937; Boston's Jimmie Foxx, August 12, 1937; Yankees Bill Skowron, April 20, 1957; Boston's Carl Yastrzemski, May 16, 1970; Brewers Bob Mitchell, September 29, 1973.

PLAYERS BORN ON FRIDAY, JULY 18TH 1975
» Torii Hunter in Pine Bluff, AR

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1975
Baltimore Orioles 9, Minnesota Twins 6 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 3 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Comiskey Park I
Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 2, California Angels 0 at County Stadium
Texas Rangers 1, New York Yankees 0 at Arlington Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Dodger Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 10, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry
Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 4 at Veteran's Stadium
San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 19th

IN THE NEWS: Yankee C Thurman Munson's first-inning single and RBI against the Twins are nullified because the tar on his bat handle exceeds the 18-inch limit. Catcher Glenn Borgmann gets the putout. The Yankees lose, 2–1.

The Red Sox win their 10th straight, defeating the Rangers, 8–0.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1975
Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Memorial Stadium
Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Comiskey Park I
California Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium
California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 10, Kansas City Royals 8 at Tiger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
Boston Red Sox 8, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Houston Astros 0 at Veteran's Stadium
San Diego Padres 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 20th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1975
Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium
Chicago White Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 10, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 10, California Angels 4 at Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 14, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
Texas Rangers 10, Boston Red Sox 5 at Arlington Stadium
Boston Red Sox 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 10, Houston Astros 9 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Veteran's Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 10, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Candlestick Park
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 21st

IN THE NEWS: The Mets Felix Millan has four straight singles but is wiped out each time when Joe Torre grounds into four straight DPs, tying a ML record. New York loses 6–2 to the Astros.

Ted Simmons has a 4th-inning home run erased because his grooved bat is illegal. The Cardinals play the game under protest but beat the Padres anyway as rookie Eric Rasmussen wins his ML debut, 4–0.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1975
Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, California Angels 1 at Cleveland Stadium
Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 0 at Metropolitan Stadium
Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Arlington Stadium
Chicago Cubs 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium
Atlanta Braves 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry
Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 4, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 22nd

PLAYERS BORN ON TUESDAY, JULY 22ND 1975
» Scot Shields in Fort Lauderdale, FL

SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1975
Baltimore Orioles 8, California Angels 3 at Memorial Stadium
New York Yankees 11, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I
Oakland Athletics 11, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Oakland Athletics 16, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at County Stadium
Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium
Texas Rangers 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Arlington Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium
Montreal Expos 2, Houston Astros 1 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Atlanta Braves 0 at Veteran's Stadium
San Diego Padres 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 5 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Willie Crawford and Lee Lacy connect for 9th-inning back-to-back pinch home runs off Bob Forsch, but the Dodgers lose anyway 5–4 to the Cardinals. They are the 2nd pair of Dodgers to pinch hit back-to-back homers.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 23, 1975
California Angels 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
Oakland Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium
Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
Texas Rangers 9, Cleveland Indians 8 at Arlington Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium
Houston Astros 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry
New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shea Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Veteran's Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
San Francisco Giants 10, Chicago Cubs 2 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 24th

IN THE NEWS: The Royals fire manager Jack McKeon, hiring Whitey Herzog to replace him.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 24, 1975
Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 3 at Comiskey Park I
Chicago White Sox 1, New York Yankees 0 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 10, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at County Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Dodger Stadium
Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 5 at Parc Jarry
Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 25th

IN THE NEWS: The Cards trade OF Jim Dwyer to Montreal for INF Larry Lintz.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 25, 1975
Minnesota Twins 12, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Royals Stadium
Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 1 at Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at County Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Shea Stadium
Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
San Diego Padres 8, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Riverfront Stadium
San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Busch Stadium II
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 26th

IN THE NEWS: Bill Madlock goes 6-for-6 during the Cubs 10-inning 9–8 loss to the Mets.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 26, 1975
Minnesota Twins 9, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium
California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 0 at Anaheim Stadium
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 0 at Royals Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 at Shea Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
New York Mets 9, Chicago Cubs 8 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Riverfront Stadium
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome
San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome
Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 27th

IN THE NEWS: The Mets release OF Cleon Jones, following a suspension for insubordination. He will not be picked up by another team this year, but will play for the White Sox in 1976.

In the first of a twinbill at Shea Stadium, Red Sox CF Fred Lynn makes a great running catch to save the game for pitcher Bill Lee. Lee wins, 1–0, and then Roger Moret completes the whitewash with a 6–0 nitecap win. The losses seem to finish the Yanks pennant hopes and Bill Virdon's managing job.

PLAYERS BORN ON SUNDAY, JULY 27TH 1975
» Shea Hillenbrand in Mesa, AZ
» Alex Rodriguez in New York, NY

SCOREBOARD: JULY 27, 1975
California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 1 at Anaheim Stadium
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Tiger Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Royals Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium
Baltimore Orioles 11, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at County Stadium
Boston Red Sox 1, New York Yankees 0 at Shea Stadium
Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 0 at Shea Stadium
Oakland Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 2 at Wrigley Field
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Three Rivers Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 28th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 28, 1975
Cleveland Indians 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Minnesota Twins 9, Kansas City Royals 8 at Metropolitan Stadium
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 0 at Shea Stadium
Oakland Athletics 12, Texas Rangers 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 4 at Riverfront Stadium
San Diego Padres 2, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
New York Mets 11, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Busch Stadium II
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 29th

IN THE NEWS: Milwaukee's first two hitters -- Don Money and Darrell Porter -- crack homers off Red Sox pitcher Diego Segui. That's enough for Jim Colborn, who wins, 4–0.

PLAYERS BORN ON TUESDAY, JULY 29TH 1975
» Seth Greisinger in Kansas City, KS

SCOREBOARD: JULY 29, 1975
Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 7, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium
Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Shea Stadium
Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Chicago Cubs 4,