Ending slugging drouths, George Scott smashed two homers and Carl Yastrzemski and uane Josephson whacked one apiece as the Red Sox defeated the Indians, 9-2, behind the pitching of Roger Moret, who turned in his second straight complete-game victory. Yastrzemski's homer was his first since August 2.

Scott had gone without a circuit clout since August 16 and Josephson since August 17. Gomer Hodge, pinch-hitting for the Indians in the seventh inning, rapped his first major league homer. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Friday, September 3, 1971 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  2
Red Sox      2  0  3    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   9 12  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ford rf               5   0   0   0     0   3   .190      Griffin 2b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .256
Pinson cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .260      Aparicio ss           5   2   3   1     0   0   .223
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     1   0   .256      Yastrzemski lf        5   1   2   3     0   2   .262
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Smith cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .300      Petrocelli 3b         4   1   0   0     0   1   .247
Bevacqua lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .204      Scott 1b              3   2   2   3     1   0   .265
Camilli 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .080      Conigliaro rf         3   0   0   0     1   1   .268
Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     2   1   .222      Josephson c           4   1   2   1     0   0   .247
McDowell p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Moret p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  R. Foster ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .069
  Hodge ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .206
  Ballinger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Kaiser p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .244

Totals               34   2   6   2     5   8             Totals               37   9  12   8     2   8

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 16,086
Left on Base: Indians 10, Red Sox 6
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: McDowell 2, Aparicio, Scott
Doubles: Griffin 2 (18), Smith (28)
Triples: Chambliss (4)
Home Runs: Hodge (1), Scott 2 (22), Yastrzemski (15), Josephson (9)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (7)
GIDP: Fosse (12), Griffin (8)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(12-13)       3     5   5   4   2   5   1  18   3.22
Hargan                  3     2   0   0   0   1   0  10   7.04
Ballinger               1     3   3   3   0   0   2   6   4.07
Kaiser                  1     2   1   1   0   2   1   5   9.00
Totals                  8    12   9   8   2   8   4  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret W(2-2)            9     6   2   2   5   8   1  39   3.26
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   8   1  39

Wild Pitches: Kaiser (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Ford grounded out (second to first); Pinson flied
out to right; Fosse grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Griffin doubled to left; Aparicio singled to right
[Griffin scored, Aparicio to second (on throw)]; Yastrzemski
singled to right [Aparicio scored]; Yastrzemski stole second;
Smith struck out; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scott walked; Conigliaro walked [Yastrzemski to third, Scott to
second]; Josephson forced Conigliaro (third to second); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chambliss tripled to center; Bevacqua reached on an error by
Aparicio [Chambliss scored (RBI), Bevacqua to first]; Camilli
forced Bevacqua (second to shortstop); Stanley struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Moret grounded out (third to first); Griffin struck
out; Aparicio reached on an error by McDowell [Aparicio to
first]; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: McDowell struck out; Ford grounded out (third to
first); Pinson singled; Fosse flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Smith doubled to center; Petrocelli reached on an
error by McDowell [Smith scored (no RBI), Petrocelli to first];
Scott homered [Petrocelli scored (unearned)]; Conigliaro struck
out; Josephson popped to second; Moret struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second
to first); Bevacqua singled to center; Camilli walked [Bevacqua
to second]; Stanley walked [Bevacqua to third, Camilli to
second]; R. FOSTER BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; R. Foster flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: HARGAN REPLACED R. FOSTER (PITCHING); Griffin
grounded out (second to first); Aparicio singled to center;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; Smith flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Ford struck out; Pinson struck out; Fosse walked;
Nettles popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red
Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Petrocelli struck out; Scott flied out to right;
Conigliaro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 1, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss singled to right; Bevacqua forced
Chambliss (pitcher to shortstop); Camilli popped to second;
Stanley forced Bevacqua (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 1, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Josephson singled to left; On a bunt Moret forced
Josephson (first to shortstop); Griffin grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Moret out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 7TH: HODGE BATTED FOR HARGAN; Hodge homered; Ford struck
out; Pinson singled to shortstop; Fosse grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Pinson out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: BALLINGER REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Aparicio
singled to second; Yastrzemski homered [Aparicio scored]; Smith
flied out to center; Petrocelli grounded out (second to first);
Scott homered; Conigliaro grounded out (catcher to first); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss
was called out on strikes; Bevacqua flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: KAISER REPLACED BALLINGER (PITCHING); Josephson
homered; Debut game for Bob Kaiser; Moret struck out;
Griffin doubled to left; Aparicio grounded out (third to first);
Kaiser threw a wild pitch [Griffin to third]; Yastrzemski struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 9.

INDIANS 9TH: Camilli grounded out (third to first); Stanley
walked; HINTON BATTED FOR KAISER; Hinton walked [Stanley to
second]; Ford struck out; Pinson reached on an error by Scott
[Stanley to third, Hinton to second, Pinson to first]; Fosse
forced Hinton (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
2, Red Sox 9.