Ken Harrelson and Vern Fuller each hit his first homer of the season to enable the Indians to draw away to a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox, who were stopped on their seven-game winning streak. After the Indians picked up an unearned run in the third inning, Harrelson, who had been out of action much of the season with a broken leg, led off the fourth with his round-tripper. Two outs later, Fuller also hit for the circuit. Joe Lahoud had a homer for the Red Sox. [The Sporting News]
Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1970 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Indians      0  0  1    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   5  9  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown 3b,ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Andrews 2b            2   0   0   1     0   0   .256
Leon ss,2b            5   0   0   0     0   3   .255      Smith cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .306
Bradford cf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .198      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   0   0     1   0   .319
Foster lf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .266      T. Conigliaro rf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Nettles ph,3b       0   1   0   0     1   0   .233      Petrocelli ss         4   0   2   0     0   1   .260
Hinton c              3   1   1   0     0   2   .318      Scott 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .293
Harrelson 1b          2   1   1   1     1   0   .345      Lahoud lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
  Lowenstein pr,2b,lf 1   0   1   1     0   0   .256      Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .172
Ford rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .175      Brett p               2   1   2   0     0   0   .289
  Uhlaender rf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .265        Koonce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Fuller 2b             2   1   1   1     0   1   .167        Fiore ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .168
  Pinson ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Wagner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Hargan p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .122        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     4   9             Totals               30   2   6   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  3,334
Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 6
DP: Indians 2, Red Sox 3
Errors: Leon, Andrews, Scott, Wagner
Doubles: Foster 2 (25), Petrocelli (29), Brett (2)
Home Runs: Harrelson (1), Fuller (1), Lahoud (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hinton (2), Andrews (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Andrews (4)
GIDP: Pinson (11), Leon (11), Scott (13), Andrews (10)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(10-3)          9     6   2   2   3   3   1  35   2.90
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   3   1  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(8-9)            5     7   3   2   2   6   2  25   4.09
Koonce                  2     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.48
Wagner                  0     1   2   1   1   0   0   3   3.40
Lyle                    2     1   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.93
Totals                  9     9   5   3   4   9   2  39

Passed Balls: Hinton (1)
Wild Pitches: Hargan 2 (4)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Brown flied out to right; Leon struck out; Bradford
singled to left; Foster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Andrews popped to first in foul territory; Smith
popped to third in foul territory; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hinton singled to left; Harrelson reached on a
fielder's choice [Hinton to second (error by Scott)]; Ford
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hinton to third, Harrelson to
second]; Fuller was called out on strikes; Hargan popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: T. Conigliaro made an out to third; Petrocelli
doubled to left; Scott flied to right [Petrocelli to third];
Lahoud made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Brown made an out to first; Leon struck out;
Bradford walked; Bradford advanced to second (error by Andrews);
Foster doubled to left [Bradford scored (unearned)]; Hinton
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery flied out to center; Brett singled to
right; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brett
to second]; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Brett to third]; Smith
walked; Yastrzemski walked [Smith to second]; T. Conigliaro made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrelson homered; Ford lined to right; Fuller
homered; Hargan was called out on strikes; Brown made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli singled to second; Scott grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Petrocelli out at
second]; Lahoud flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Bradford
flied out to center; Foster doubled to left; Hinton struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery flied out to center; Brett doubled to
right; Hinton allowed a passed ball [Brett to third]; Andrews
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brett scored]; Smith singled to
right; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Harrelson walked; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR HARRELSON;
Ford singled to shortstop [Lowenstein to second]; KOONCE
REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); PINSON BATTED FOR FULLER; Pinson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Lowenstein to third, Ford out at second]; Hargan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PINSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); UHLAENDER REPLACED FORD (PLAYING
RF); T. Conigliaro lined to left; Petrocelli struck out; Scott
reached on an error by Leon [Scott to second]; Hargan threw a
wild pitch [Scott to third]; Lahoud flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Brown walked; Leon grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Brown out at second]; Bradford grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 7TH: Montgomery struck out; FIORE BATTED FOR KOONCE;
Fiore walked; Andrews grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Fiore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); NETTLES BATTED
FOR FOSTER; Nettles walked; Hinton reached on an error by Wagner
on a sacrifice bunt [Nettles to second]; Lowenstein singled to
right [Nettles scored, Hinton to third]; LYLE REPLACED WAGNER
(PITCHING); Uhlaender singled to center [Hinton scored
(unearned), Lowenstein to second]; Pinson struck out; Hargan hit
into a double play (catcher to shortstop) [Lowenstein out at
third]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LEON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Smith flied out to
left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); T. Conigliaro
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Brown popped to second in foul territory; Leon was
called out on strikes; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli flied out to left; Scott was called out
on strikes; Lahoud homered; Montgomery grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 2.
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