Sam McDowell yielded only four hits and also drove in the tie-breaking run with a single in the seventh inning while pitching the Indians to a 7-2 victory over the Red Sox. Duke Sims homered with a man on base to give the Indians a 2-1 lead in the fourth, but Reggie Smith knotted the count with a round-tripper in the fifth. After McDowell batted himself ahead, the Indians clinched the victory with four runs in the eighth, two scoring on a homer by Tony Horton. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       20, 1970 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  0    1  4  x  -   7 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Schofield 3b          2   1   1   0     2   0   .172      Uhlaender cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Smith cf              4   1   2   1     0   2   .328      Leon 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .220
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   1     0   0   .303      Pinson rf             4   2   0   0     0   0   .327
T. Conigliaro rf      4   0   0   0     0   2   .292      Horton 1b             3   1   1   2     0   0   .238
Petrocelli ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Sims lf               2   1   1   2     1   1   .132
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .260        Foster ph,lf        0   1   0   0     1   0   .224
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .177      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .121
Satriano c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .067      Fosse c               4   2   2   1     0   1   .250
Siebert p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .133      Heidemann ss          4   0   2   1     0   0   .186
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McDowell p            4   0   2   1     0   0   .294
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     3  10             Totals               33   7  10   7     2   4

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  4,930
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Indians 5
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 0
Errors: Petrocelli
Doubles: Fosse (4)
Home Runs: Smith (5), Sims (3), Horton (3)
GIDP: Uhlaender (3)
Hit by Pitch: Horton (2,by Siebert)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(3-2)          6.1   6   3   3   1   3   1  27   4.26
Lyle                    1.1   3   4   4   1   1   1   7   5.28
Romo                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.59
Totals                  8    10   7   7   2   4   2  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(6-3)         9     4   2   2   3  10   1  34   2.30
Totals                  9     4   2   2   3  10   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Siebert (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Schofield walked; Smith singled to left [Schofield
to second]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Smith to third,
Schofield scored]; T. Conigliaro made an out to pitcher;
Petrocelli struck out; Scott walked [Yastrzemski to second];
Andrews struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted); Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Satriano was called out on strikes; Siebert flied
out to right; Schofield walked; Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Horton made an out to shortstop; Sims was called
out on strikes; Nettles grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski popped to first in foul territory; T.
Conigliaro was called out on strikes; Petrocelli popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse struck out; Heidemann singled to center;
McDowell popped to third in foul territory; Uhlaender grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott flied out to left; Andrews flied out to
right; Satriano lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Leon singled to right; Pinson forced Leon (first to
shortstop) [Pinson to second (error by Petrocelli)]; Horton
flied out to left; Sims homered [Pinson scored]; Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Indians 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Siebert flied out to right; Schofield grounded out
(first unassisted); Smith homered; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse flied out to center; Heidemann grounded out
(shortstop to first); McDowell singled to right; Uhlaender
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 2.

RED SOX 6TH: T. Conigliaro grounded out (third to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson made
an out to shortstop; Horton was hit by a pitch; Sims walked
[Horton to second]; Nettles made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Satriano
grounded out (second to first); Siebert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse singled to left; Heidemann grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Fosse to second]; McDowell singled to center
[Fosse scored]; LYLE REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Uhlaender
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [McDowell out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Schofield singled to left; Smith struck out;
Yastrzemski forced Schofield (second to shortstop); T.
Conigliaro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians
3.

INDIANS 8TH: Leon singled to center; Pinson forced Leon (pitcher
to shortstop); Horton homered [Pinson scored]; FOSTER BATTED FOR
SIMS; Foster walked; Nettles was called out on strikes; Fosse
doubled to left [Foster scored, Fosse to third (on throw to
home)]; ROMO REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Heidemann singled to
center [Fosse scored]; McDowell grounded out (pitcher to first);
4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 7.

RED SOX 9TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Petrocelli
grounded out (third to first); Scott flied out to center;
Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 7.