Wise took the mound in the top of the first inning and Ed Brinkman struck out swinging to start. Aurelio Rodriguez grounded out to second but Jim Northrup doubled to left. Al Kaline grounded out to second to end the inning. The Sox hammered Bill Slayback in the bottom of the first as Tommy Harper doubled to left to start. Rick Miller walked but Cecil Cooper struck out swinging. Carl Yastrzemski popped up to left but Bob Montgomery got a base hit to left to score Harper with the game's first run. Bernie Carbo doubled to left to score both runners and Dick McAuliffe was intentionally walked to get to Doug Griffin. Doug made Slayback pay with a triple into the right field corner and Mario Guerrero singled to center to score Doug. That was it for Slayback as Tigers manager Ralph Houck shook his head and brought in Luke Walker to pitch. Harper forced Guerrero at second to end the inning but it was 6-0 Red Sox.
Willie Horton struck out swinging to start the top of the second but Norm Cash walked. Mickey Stanley grounded into a double play to end the inning. Miller walked to start the bottom of the second but Cooper popped up the bunt attempt to Walker. A wild pitch moved Miller to second and Yaz ripped a base hit to left to score Rick. Yaz moved to second on a grounder to the mound by Montgomery and Carbo grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox up by a touchdown 7-0.
Yaz drives in a run
Bill Freehan popped up to right to start the top of the third before Gary Sutherland grounded out to short. Brinkman flied out to center to end the inning. McAuliffe popped up to center to start the bottom of the third and Griffin grounded out to short. Guerrero grounded out to second to end the inning.
Rodriguez popped up to right to start the top of the fourth before Northrup flied out to center. Kaline popped up to right to end the inning. Harper struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fourth before Miller grounded out to second. Cooper also grounded out to second to end the inning.
Horton hit a routine grounder to Guerrero who threw himself on the ball and wrestled with it for an error to start the top of the fifth. Cash flied out to center but Stanley beat out a roller to third. Freehan forced Stanley at second to put runners at the corners but Sutherland popped up to right to end the inning. The Sox got another run in the bottom of the fifth as Yaz singled to right to start. Juan Beniquez pinch ran for Yaz and Montgomery singled to center. Carbo ripped a base hit to left to score Beniquez but Montgomery was thrown out at third. McAuliffe popped up to second and Griffin flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 8-1.
Carbo drives in a run
Brinkman grounded out to third to start the top of the sixth before Rodriguez also grounded out to third. Northrup singled in the hole at short but Kaline forced him at second to end the inning. The Sox blew a rally in the bottom of the sixth as Guerrero grounded out to third to start. Harper singled to center but Miller popped up to third. Cooper beat out a roller to short and a wild pitch moved both runners over. Beniquez walked but Montgomery flied out to center to end the inning.
The Tigers struck back in the top of the seventh as Horton popped up to short to start. Cash singled to right but Stanley doubled off the Monster. Guerrero fell down catching a pop up by Freehan and Cash scored on the "sac fly". Sutherland struck out swinging to end the inning with the Tigers down 8-1.
Not Mario's best day in the field
John Knox came in for Brinkman, old pal Ben Oglivie came in for Horton and Dick Sharon took over for Stanley to start the bottom of the seventh. Carbo struck out swinging, McAuliffe flied out to left and Griffin grounded out to third to end the inning.
Knox grounded out to second to start the top of the eighth and Rodriguez took strike three. Northrup flied out to left to end the inning. Jim Ray came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Guerrero grounded out to third to start. Harper doubled to left but Miller popped up to left. Cooper grounded out to second to end the inning.
Wise returned to finish the job in the top of the ninth and Kaline doubled to center to start. Oglivie struck out swinging and Cash popped up to third. Sharon struck out swinging to end the game. The Sox had won it 8-1.
Hero Wise
Rick Miller was 0 for 3 but walked twice and scored two runs.
Dick McAuliffe was 0 for 3 but walked and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Hero of the Night is Rick Wise. He tossed a compete game six hitter allowing just one run.
The Good:
Tommy Harper was 3 for 5 with a run scored.
Carl Yastrzemski was 2 for 3 with an rbi.
Juan Beniquez walked and scored a run as a pinch runner.
Bob Montgomery was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Bernie Carbo was 2 for 4 with 3 rbis and a run scored.
The Bad:
None
The Ugly:
Rick Miller was 0 for 3 but walked twice and scored two runs.
Cecil Cooper was just 1 for 5 with a run scored.
Dick McAuliffe was 0 for 3 but walked and scored a run.
Doug Griffin was just 1 for 4 but drove in 2 runs and scored a run.
Mario Guerrero was just 1 for 4 with an error but drove in a run
Final Thoughts:
For years the Sox had no one to go with Ray Culp and Sonny Siebert and it took until both of them were gone for Rick Wise to show up. Still, better late than never as Wise was outstanding. He took command of this game early and it was never in doubt. The Sox getting 6 runs in the first effectively ended the game but it was good to see the Sox add to the lead. Montgomery isn't as prolific a catcher as Carlton Fisk but he's filling in admirably. Carbo has been stepping it up at the plate recently and the hope is that continues. The Sox do have some work to do in the bottom of the order but as long as the top is hitting, they'll win some games. The Sox look to make it three in a row against the Tigers tomorrow afternoon when "The Dominican Dandy" Juan Marichal takes the mound against Tigers ace Mickey Lolich. The game begins at 2:05 PM at Fenway Park.
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