Bob Montgomery, who entered the game in the seventh inning after Duane Josephson re-injured his bruised rib, smashed his first major league homer in the ninth to carry the Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Indians. The winning drive came with two out after Billy Conigliaro had singled. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Thursday, July 8, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  2  -   5 11  1
Indians      0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 14  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kennedy ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .325      Uhlaender lf,cf       4   0   2   0     1   1   .274
Gagliano 2b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .500      Leon 2b               5   0   3   2     0   2   .270
Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282      Pinson cf,rf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Chambliss 1b          3   0   2   0     1   1   .308
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   1     0   1   .242      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .262      Baker rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .215
Conigliaro cf         4   1   3   0     0   1   .282        R. Foster ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Josephson c           3   0   1   1     0   0   .228      Hinton c              4   2   3   1     0   0   .288
  Aparicio pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Heidemann ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .195
  Montgomery c        1   1   1   2     0   0   .309      Hargan p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .091
Lonborg p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .105        Colbert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Lahoud ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .266        Bevacqua ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .205
  Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               34   5  11   5     1   6             Totals               37   3  14   3     2   8

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  8,305
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Indians 9
DP: Red Sox 2, Indians 3
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Baker (8)
Triples: Kennedy (4)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (14), Montgomery (1), Hinton (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Gagliano (1)
GIDP: Yastrzemski 2 (9), Kennedy (1), Nettles (6), Pinson (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 6    10   3   3   2   4   1  27   4.46
Lee W(7-2)              2.1   4   0   0   0   4   0  11   2.87
Lyle SV(11)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.41
Totals                  9    14   3   3   2   8   1  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan                  6.1   8   3   3   0   4   1  25   5.90
Colbert L(2-2)          2.2   3   2   2   1   2   1  11   4.25
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   6   2  36

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro


RED SOX 1ST: Kennedy flied out to center; Gagliano singled to
left; Smith singled to center [Gagliano to third]; Yastrzemski
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Smith out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender singled to second; Uhlaender was out
trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Leon singled
to center; Pinson flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
center [Leon to third]; Nettles lined to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Petrocelli grounded out (third to first); Scott was
called out on strikes; Conigliaro was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Baker doubled to center; Hinton singled to left
[Baker to third]; Heidemann struck out; Hargan struck out;
Uhlaender walked [Hinton to second]; Leon singled to left [Baker
scored, Hinton scored, Uhlaender out at third (left to third)];
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Josephson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lonborg grounded out (second to first); Kennedy flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Pinson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
singled to center; Nettles grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Gagliano singled to shortstop; Smith made an out to
second; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Gagliano out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); Hinton
homered; Heidemann flied out to center; Hargan flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
flied out to center; Conigliaro singled to pitcher; Josephson
forced Conigliaro (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Uhlaender singled to right [Uhlaender to third
(error by Smith)]; Leon struck out; Pinson struck out; Chambliss
walked; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Lonborg struck out; Kennedy tripled to center;
Gagliano hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kennedy scored]; Smith
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); Hinton made
an out to second; Heidemann singled to left; Hargan grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Petrocelli homered; Scott singled to center; Conigliaro singled
to center [Scott to second]; COLBERT REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING);
Josephson singled to center [Scott scored, Conigliaro to
second]; LAHOUD BATTED FOR LONBORG; APARICIO RAN FOR JOSEPHSON;
Lahoud walked [Conigliaro to third, Aparicio to second]; Kennedy
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Lahoud out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: LEE REPLACED LAHOUD (PITCHING); MONTGOMERY REPLACED
APARICIO (PLAYING C ); Uhlaender lined to right; Leon struck
out; Pinson singled to center; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Gagliano grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians
3.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles flied out to left; R. FOSTER BATTED FOR
BAKER; R. Foster struck out; Hinton singled to left; Heidemann
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

RED SOX 9TH: R. FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); UHLAENDER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Petrocelli struck out; Scott grounded out (third
to first); Conigliaro singled to left; Montgomery homered
[Conigliaro scored]; Lee struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR COLBERT; Bevacqua singled to
left; Uhlaender struck out; Leon singled to right [Bevacqua to
second]; LYLE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Pinson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Leon out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 3.
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