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Monday September 21, 1970
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Homers by Carl Yastrzemski and Rico Petrocelli carried the Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Indians and extended their winning streak to six games. Yastrzemski's smash in the first inning represented his 100th RBI of the season.

The Indians tied the score in the second. Chuck Hinton walked and was forced by John Lowenstein, who stole second, continued to third on catcher Bob Montgomery's wild throw and crossed the plate on a single by Eddie Leon. Petrocelli hit his homer in the Red Sox half, enabling Sonny Siebert to gain the decision with help from Bobby Bolin, who relieved in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Monday, September 21, 1970 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Nettles 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Smith cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Pinson rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .288      Yastrzemski 1b        3   1   1   1     1   0   .320
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      T. Conigliaro rf      3   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Sims c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .252      Petrocelli ss         3   1   2   1     0   0   .257
Hinton 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .320      Scott 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Lowenstein 2b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .237      B. Conigliaro lf      3   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Leon ss               3   0   2   1     0   0   .258      Montgomery c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .176
  Harrelson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .348      Siebert p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .120
  Hargan pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .135        Bolin p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Hand p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .146
  Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .196

Totals               34   1   8   1     4   4             Totals               27   2   5   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 10,010
Left on Base: Indians 10, Red Sox 4
DP: Indians 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Montgomery
Doubles: Lowenstein (3)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (40), Petrocelli (28)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (1), Pinson (7)
Caught Stealing: Hinton (1)
GIDP: Montgomery (2), B. Conigliaro (11)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(6-12)            6     4   2   2   2   3   2  23   3.74
Colbert                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   7.96
Totals                  8     5   2   2   3   3   2  30

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(14-8)         7.1   8   1   1   3   3   0  32   3.44
Bolin SV(2)             1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.70
Totals                  9     8   1   1   4   4   0  38

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Don Denkinger


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender struck out; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); Pinson singled to center; Foster flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith
popped to third in foul territory; Yastrzemski homered; T.
Conigliaro struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox
1.

INDIANS 2ND: Sims grounded out (second to first); Hinton walked;
Lowenstein forced Hinton (first to shortstop); Lowenstein stole
second [Lowenstein to third (error by Montgomery)]; Leon singled
to center [Lowenstein scored]; Hand popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli homered; Scott lined to center; B.
Conigliaro lined to center; Montgomery struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender made an out to shortstop; Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Pinson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Siebert singled to left; Andrews grounded out
(third to first) [Siebert to second]; Smith flied out to center;
Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; T. Conigliaro forced
Siebert (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Foster flied out to left; Sims grounded out (first
unassisted); Hinton walked; Hinton was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red
Sox 2.

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

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein doubled to center; Leon lined to right
[Lowenstein to third]; Hand struck out; Uhlaender flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Siebert grounded out (second to first); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles flied out to right; Pinson singled to
third; Foster flied out to center; Pinson stole second; Sims
walked; Hinton forced Sims (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; T. Conigliaro made
an out to second; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Leon singled to left;
FORD BATTED FOR HAND; Ford struck out; Uhlaender singled to
center [Leon to third]; Nettles grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: COLBERT REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Scott singled to
left; B. Conigliaro grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Scott out at second]; Montgomery grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Pinson flied out to center; Foster singled to left;
Sims singled to right [Foster to third]; BOLIN REPLACED SIEBERT
(PITCHING); Hinton popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lowenstein made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Bolin grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
walked; Smith flied out to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 9TH: HARRELSON BATTED FOR LEON; Harrelson walked;
BRADFORD BATTED FOR COLBERT; HARGAN RAN FOR HARRELSON; Bradford
made an out to shortstop; Uhlaender grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hargan to second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.



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