An inside-the-park homer by pinch-hitter John Kennedy, in his first time at bat for the Red Sox, sparked an 8-4 victory over the Indians. Kennedy, coming to plate for Mike Nagy in the fifth inning, lashed a line drive that got by right fielder Roy Foster, who failed in a diving catch for the ball. Doubles by Reggie Smith, Tony Conigliaro and Rico Petrocelli added two more runs to put the Red Sox ahead, 5-3, en route to their sixth straight victory. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      5, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  1  1    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   4 12  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  3  2    1  0  x  -   8 15  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Heidemann ss          4   0   0   0     1   1   .212      Andrews 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .221
Nettles 3b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .216      Smith cf              4   2   1   0     1   0   .299
Pinson cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .303      Yastrzemski 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Fosse c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .313        Pavletich 1b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .048
Sims lf               4   0   2   1     0   0   .240        Fiore 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .193
Foster rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      T. Conigliaro rf      5   2   2   1     0   0   .290
Horton 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .265      Petrocelli ss         4   1   3   2     0   0   .249
Leon 2b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .221      Scott 3b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .290
Austin p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .125      B. Conigliaro lf      4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Moses c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .291
  Rollins ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .222      Nagy p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Higgins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kennedy ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .268
  Ellsworth p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Romo p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Klimchock ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .174

Totals               37   4  12   3     2   6             Totals               38   8  15   8     1   1

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 21,690
Left on Base: Indians 8, Red Sox 8
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Nettles
Doubles: Austin (1), Scott (18), Smith (16), T. Conigliaro (2), Petrocelli (15), B. Conigliaro (3)
Home Runs: Nettles (11), Rollins (2), Kennedy (3)
Caught Stealing: Horton (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Romo (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Austin L(1-2)           4.1   7   4   4   1   1   1  20   4.98
Hennigan                0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   4   4.37
Higgins                 0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   4.98
Ellsworth               2.2   3   1   1   0   0   0  12   3.82
Totals                  8    15   8   8   1   1   1  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nagy W(3-1)             5     9   3   3   2   3   1  24   4.83
Romo SV(4)              4     3   1   1   0   3   1  15   3.02
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   6   2  39

Wild Pitches: Nagy (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Kunkel


INDIANS 1ST: Heidemann walked; Nettles made an out to shortstop;
Pinson struck out; Fosse walked [Heidemann to second]; Sims
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
flied out to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Foster flied out to right; Horton singled to left;
Leon singled to right [Horton to third]; Nagy threw a wild pitch
[Horton scored, Leon to second]; Austin doubled to center [Leon
out at home (center to second to catcher)]; Heidemann flied out
to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: T. Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first);
Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott doubled to left;
B. Conigliaro lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: PAVLETICH REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B);
Nettles homered; Pinson grounded out (catcher to first); Fosse
grounded out (second to first); Sims singled to center; Foster
forced Sims (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Moses singled to center; Nagy lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Moses out at first]; Andrews flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Horton singled to right; Leon was called out on
strikes; Horton was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Austin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Smith walked; Pavletich was called out on strikes;
T. Conigliaro singled to center [Smith to third]; Petrocelli
singled [Smith scored, T. Conigliaro to second]; Scott singled
to right [T. Conigliaro scored, Petrocelli to third]; B.
Conigliaro reached on a fielder's choice [Petrocelli out at home
(third to catcher), Scott to second]; Moses forced B. Conigliaro
(third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: FIORE REPLACED PAVLETICH (PLAYING 1B); Heidemann
grounded out (third to first); Nettles flied out to center;
Pinson singled to center; Fosse singled to center [Pinson to
third]; Sims singled to center [Pinson scored, Fosse to second];
Foster forced Sims (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: KENNEDY BATTED FOR NAGY; Kennedy hit an inside the
park homer to right; Andrews made an out to third; Smith
doubled; HENNIGAN REPLACED AUSTIN (PITCHING); Fiore made an out
to shortstop; T. Conigliaro doubled [Smith scored]; Petrocelli
doubled [T. Conigliaro scored]; Scott made an out to second; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 6TH: ROMO REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Horton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Leon struck out; ROLLINS BATTED FOR
HENNIGAN; Rollins homered; Heidemann was called out on strikes;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: HIGGINS REPLACED ROLLINS (PITCHING); B. Conigliaro
doubled to left; Moses singled [B. Conigliaro scored]; Romo out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Moses to second];
Andrews singled to center [Moses scored]; ELLSWORTH REPLACED
HIGGINS (PITCHING); Smith made an out to pitcher; Fiore singled
to center [Andrews to second]; T. Conigliaro forced Andrews
(third unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Nettles made an out to shortstop; Pinson singled to
right; Fosse flied out to center; Sims flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli singled to left; Scott singled to center
[Petrocelli to third]; B. Conigliaro forced Scott (second to
shortstop) [Petrocelli stayed at third]; Moses grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Petrocelli scored, B. Conigliaro to
second]; Romo grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Foster grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton made
an out to third; Leon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
reached on an error by Nettles [Smith to second]; Fiore grounded
out (second to first) [Smith to third]; T. Conigliaro grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox
8.

INDIANS 9TH: KLIMCHOCK BATTED FOR ELLSWORTH; Klimchock was
called out on strikes; Heidemann grounded out (third to first);
Nettles singled to right; Pinson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 8.