Boston, MA- Joe Coleman pitched the first no-hitter of his career as the Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox, 7-0 at Fenway Park.
Coleman (8-7) walked six and struck out four and survived two drives near the right field wall in twirling the first no-hitter at Fenway Park since Dave Morehead did it in 1965.
Rico Petrocelli in the seventh inning and Carlton Fisk in the eighth each sent fly balls deep to right field, but both were tracked down by Al Kaline to preserve the no-hitter.
With two outs in the ninth, Carl Yastrzemski walked. As the Boston fans screamed and cheered, Coleman uncorked two wild pitches with Reggie Smith at the plate. Finally, Coleman induced a ground ball by Smith to 2B Dick McAuliffe to complete the hitless gem.
Meanwhile, the Tigers (37-25) racked up seven runs and 12 hits. Bill Freehan went 4-for-4 with four RBI. Ten of the Tigers' hits were singles. Red Sox starter Sonny Siebert went 6.2 innings and gave up all seven runs and 10 hits.
The no-hitter by Coleman was the first by a Tigers pitcher since Jim Bunning did it in 1958, also at Fenway Park.
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WP: Coleman (8-7)
LP: Siebert
Tigers overall: 37-25
Home: 17-13
Away: 20-12
Last 10: 5-5
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