Red Sox pitcher Roger Moret, scheduled to pitch today, crashes his car in Connecticut at 4:30 a.m. He’s okay and starts, but his Red Sox lose to the Orioles and Jim Palmer, 3 – 0.

This Day In Baseball

On August 5, 1975 — Red Sox pitcher Roger Moret, scheduled to pitch today, crashes his car in Connecticut at 4:30 a.m. He’s okay and starts, but his Red Sox lose to the Orioles and Jim Palmer, 3 – 0.

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