Cain got the ball in the top of the first inning and Mike Andrews popped up to first to start. George Thomas drew a walk but Carl Yastrzemski struck out swinging. Rico Petrocelli flied out to right to end the inning. Culp got the ball in the bottom of the first and Dick McAuliffe grounded out to second to start. Mickey Stanley and Gates Brown drew back to back walks but Jim Northrup popped up to third. Norm Cash walked to load the bases and old friend Dalton Jones popped up to third to end the inning.
The Sox blasted Cain in the top of the second as George Scott got a base hit to center to start. Scott took second on a passed ball and Billy Conigliaro walked. Joe Lahoud reached on an error to load the bases and Bob Montgomery scored Scott with a sac fly to center. Culp walked to re-load the bases and Andrews singled to right to score both Billy C and Lahoud. Thomas hit a grounder to the mound and Culp was thrown out at home. Yaz got a base hit to right to score Andrews, move Thomas to third and chase Cain. Bob Reed came in to pitch and Petrocelli grounded out to third to end the inning with the Sox up 4-0.
Gene Lamont grounded out to second to start the bottom of the second and Cesar Gutierrez struck out swinging. Reed struck out swinging to end the inning.
Scott singled to right to start the top of the third before Billy C forced him at second. Lahoud got a base hit to center but Montgomery grounded into a double play to end the inning. McAuliffe walked to start the bottom of the third but Stanley flied out to left. Brown got a base hit to left but Northrup struck out swinging. Cash grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
Culp started a rally in the top of the fourth with a base hit to center to start. Andrews walked but Thomas took strike three. Yaz got a base hit to right to load the bases and chase Reed. Norm McRae came in and Petrocelli got a base hit to left to score Culp and Andrews. A wild pitch moved the runners over and Scott struck out swinging. Billy C flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 6-0.
Jones walked to start the bottom of the fourth and Lamont was hit with a pitch before Russ Nagelson pinch hit for Gutierrez. Nagelson grounded out to second to move both runners over and Kevin Collins pinch hit for McRae. Collins walked but McAuliffe popped up to third. Stanley grounded out to third to end the inning.
Elliott Maddox took over at short with Daryl Patterson now on the mound to start the top of the fifth. Lahoud walked but Montgomery grounded back to the mound to move Joe to second. Culp reached on an error and Andrews bashed a three run home run to ice the game. Thomas flied out to right before Yaz drew a walk. Petrocelli walked and Scott ripped a base hit to left to score Yaz. Billy C walked but Lahoud struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 10-0.
Brown grounded out to first to start the bottom of the fifth before Northrup grounded out to first. Cash doubled to left but Jones flied out to right to end the inning.
Montgomery got a base hit to center to start the top of the sixth before Culp struck out swinging. Andrews walked but Thomas got a base hit to left to score Montgomery and chase Patterson. Fred Scherman came in to pitch and Yaz belted a three run home run to wrap up the scoring. Petrocelli popped up to first and Scott grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Sox ahead 14-0.
Mike Fiore took over at first for Yaz to start the bottom of the sixth. Lamont grounded out to second to start before Maddox struck out swinging. and Scherman grounded out to first to end the inning.
Billy C took strike three to begin the top of the seventh before Lahoud also watched strike three go by. Montgomery struck out swinging to end the inning. Luis Alvarado took over for Petrocelli and Carmen Fanzone took over for Scott to begin the bottom of the seventh. McAuliffe grounded out to first before Stanley doubled to left. Brown grounded out to second to move Stanley to third. Northrup struck out swinging to end the inning.
Culp grounded out to second to start the top of the eighth before Andrews singled to center. Thomas walked but Fiore forced Thomas at second. Alvarado popped up to short to end the inning. Cash flied out to center to start the bottom of the eighth and Jones lined out to first. Lamont flied out to center to end the inning.
Fanzone singled inside the bag at first to start the top of the ninth before taking second on a wild pitch. Billy C flied out to left but Lahoud walked. Montgomery flied out to center to move Fanzone to third and Culp struck out swinging to end the inning. Culp returned to finish the bottom of the ninth and Maddox took strike three to start. Ken Szotkiewicz pinch hit for Scherman and drew a walk, but McAuliffe flied out to right. Stanley flied out to left to end the game. The Sox had won it 14-0.
Hero of the Night is Ray Culp. He threw a complete game 3 hit shutout. He walked 7 and struck out six batters. At the plate he was 1 for 5 with a strikeout but walked and scored two runs.
The Good:
Mike Andrews was 3 for 4 with 2 walks with a 3 run home run, 5 total rbis and 4 total runs scored.
Carl Yastrzemski was 3 for 4 with a walk, a 3 run homer, 4 total rbis and 2 total runs scored.
George Scott was 3 for 5 with an rbi and a run scored.
Carmen Fanzone had a hit in his only at-bat.
The Bad:
Mike Fiore was 0 for 1.
Luis Alvarado was 0 for 1.
The Ugly:
George Thomas was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but walked twice, drove in a run and scored a run.
Rico Petrocelli was just 1 for 4 but walked and drove in 2 runs.
Billy Conigliaro was 0 for 4 with a strikeout but walked twice and scored a run.
Joe Lahoud was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked twice and scored 2 runs.
Bob Montgomery was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout but drove in a run and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Good win by the Sox playing without Reggie Smith and Tony Conigliaro and another great game pitched by Culp. The Sox are going to need another ace pitcher if they hope to compete with Baltimore next year because that's Boston's achillies heel. Their offense is as good as anyone but they just don't have the pitching the Orioles do. The Tigers are right there with the Sox with Mickey Lolich and not much else. Still, the Sox scored 14 runs but its only one game. There's still 18 games left in the season but the Sox are one loss away from elimination. Its a shame the season turned out this way because they weren't half bad compared to the last two years. The win improved the Sox to 75-68, 17 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to stave off elimination tomorrow when they play the O's themselves. Sonny Siebert goes for the Sox against O's ace Jim Palmer at 8:00 PM at Memorial Stadium.
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