Carl Yastrzemski smashed a tremendous homer over Fenway Park's center field wall for the big blow as the Red Sox snapped a five-game losing streak by defeating the Indians, 6-2. Yastrzemski's drive with two men on base broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning. Homers also accounted for the other Red Sox runs. Tony Conigliaro produced the first pair with a smash in the sixth. After Yastrzemski's clout in the eighth, Rico Petrocelli also hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       16, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  4  x  -   6  8  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Schofield 3b          2   1   0   0     1   1   .174
Uhlaender cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .260      Smith cf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .325
Horton 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Yastrzemski lf        3   2   2   3     1   0   .307
Pinson rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .337      T. Conigliaro rf      4   1   2   2     0   0   .288
Sims lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .121      Petrocelli ss         4   1   2   1     0   0   .237
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .133      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Fosse c               3   0   0   1     0   2   .230      Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .185
Heidemann ss          2   0   1   0     1   0   .180      Moses c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .309
Chance p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Culp p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Nagelson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .136
  Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   1     2   8             Totals               29   6   8   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 19,485
Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 6
DP: Indians 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Culp 2
Doubles: Smith (6), Yastrzemski (4)
Home Runs: T. Conigliaro (8), Yastrzemski (9), Petrocelli (5)
Stolen Bases: Horton (1)
Caught Stealing: Andrews (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Fosse (2)
GIDP: Horton (7), T. Conigliaro (1), Andrews (4)
Hit by Pitch: Schofield (1,by Chance), Andrews (1,by Higgins)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance                  6     6   2   2   1   2   1  24   3.68
Higgins L(0-3)          2     2   4   4   4   1   2  12   7.16
Totals                  8     8   6   6   5   3   3  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Culp W(3-4)             9     5   2   0   2   8   0  34   2.39
Totals                  9     5   2   0   2   8   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Chance (5), Higgins (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Red Flaherty


INDIANS 1ST: Brown made an out to shortstop; Uhlaender struck
out; Horton singled to left; Horton stole second; Pinson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Schofield grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
singled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to center; T.
Conigliaro singled to right [Smith to third]; Petrocelli forced
T. Conigliaro (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Sims flied out to right; Nettles struck out; Fosse
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews made
an out to second; Moses grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Heidemann singled to left; Chance reached on an
error by Culp [Heidemann to second]; Brown forced Chance (third
to second) [Heidemann to third]; Uhlaender popped to first in
foul territory; Horton forced Brown (third to second); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Culp grounded out (pitcher to first); Schofield was
hit by a pitch; Smith doubled to right [Schofield to third];
Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; T. Conigliaro grounded
into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Schofield out
at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Pinson singled to right; Sims flied out to right;
Nettles singled to center [Pinson to second]; Pinson was picked
off second but was safe on an error by Culp [Pinson scored
(unearned), Nettles to third]; Fosse out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Nettles scored (unearned)]; Heidemann
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Scott struck out;
Andrews grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Petrocelli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Chance was called out on strikes; Brown grounded
out (third to first); Uhlaender made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Moses flied out to left; Culp grounded out (third
to first); Schofield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Pinson
singled to center; Sims struck out; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Smith lined to center; Yastrzemski doubled to
right; T. Conigliaro homered [Yastrzemski scored]; Petrocelli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse struck out; Heidemann walked; NAGELSON BATTED
FOR CHANCE; Nagelson struck out; Brown flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: HIGGINS REPLACED NAGELSON (PITCHING); Andrews was
hit by a pitch; Andrews was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Moses grounded out (third to first); Culp was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Uhlaender walked; Horton grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Uhlaender out at second];
Pinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Schofield walked; Smith walked [Schofield to
second]; Yastrzemski homered [Schofield scored, Smith scored];
T. Conigliaro grounded out (first to pitcher); Petrocelli
homered; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews walked;
Moses was walked intentionally [Andrews to second]; Culp popped
to catcher in foul territory; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Sims flied out to center; Nettles flied out to
left; Fosse flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 6.