Joe Lahoud doubled with two out in the ninth inning, scoring Carlton Fisk, to give the Red Sox a 6-5 victory over the Indians. A two-run homer by Rico Petrocelli and scoring singles by Fisk and Cecil Cooper put the Red Sox ahead, 4-0, before the Indians rallied to tie the score in the sixth.

After the clubs traded runs in the eighth, Fisk singled in the ninth, advanced on a sacrifice and stopped at third on a single by Doug Griffin. Juan Beniquez popped up, but Lahoud came through with his deciding double. [The Sporting News]
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5

Game Played on Wednesday, September 15, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    2  1  1    0  1  1  -   6  9  3
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  0  -   5 13  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Griffin 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Uhlaender rf          4   1   3   3     1   0   .292
Beniquez ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Pinson cf             5   0   3   0     0   0   .268
Lahoud rf             3   3   2   1     2   0   .219      R. Foster lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .254
Smith cf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .290      Nettles 3b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Petrocelli 3b         4   1   1   2     0   1   .237      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     2   2   .286
Oglivie lf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .286      Fosse c               5   1   2   0     0   1   .269
Cooper 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .385      Lowenstein 2b         3   1   1   0     0   0   .184
Fisk c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .238        Bevacqua ph,2b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .205
Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .152      Camilli ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .212
  Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .217        Hinton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Bolin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      A. Foster p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .043
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .095
  Fiore ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .164        Baker ph            1   1   0   0     0   0   .214
  Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Ballinger p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Leon ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
                                                            Hand pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071

Totals               34   6   9   6     5   3             Totals               38   5  13   4     3   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance:  2,449
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Indians 12
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 1
Errors: Petrocelli, Fisk, Lee, Fosse
Doubles: Cooper (1), Lahoud (9)
Home Runs: Petrocelli (24)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Fiore (1), A. Foster (7), Leon (12)
Hit by Pitch: Petrocelli (2,by Ballinger), R. Foster (6,by Lonborg)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 5.2   7   4   4   3   2   0  28   4.48
Lee                     1.1   5   1   1   0   1   0  10   2.68
Bolin                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.48
Lyle W(6-4)             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.68
Brett SV(1)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.85
Totals                  9    13   5   5   3   4   0  44

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
A. Foster               5.2   5   4   4   3   2   1  25   4.20
Lamb                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.24
Ballinger               2     1   1   1   1   1   0   8   4.66
Farmer L(5-4)           1     3   1   1   1   0   0   7   3.96
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   3   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Lonborg (13), Ballinger (1)
Wild Pitches: A. Foster (5), Lamb (4), Ballinger (6)

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Evans


RED SOX 1ST: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
flied out to right; Lahoud made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender singled to right; Pinson singled to first
[Uhlaender to second]; R. Foster reached on an error by
Petrocelli [Uhlaender out at home (shortstop to catcher), Pinson
to second, R. Foster to first]; Nettles flied out to center;
Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Smith flied out to center; Petrocelli struck out;
Oglivie grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Fosse singled to left; Lowenstein grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Fosse to second]; Camilli grounded out
(second to first) [Fosse to third]; A. Foster lined to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Cooper flied out to center; Fisk flied out to left;
Lonborg walked; Griffin forced Lonborg (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender walked; Pinson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Uhlaender to second]; R. Foster was hit by a pitch;
Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first) [Uhlaender to third, R.
Foster to second]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Fosse
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Beniquez flied out to center; Lahoud walked; Smith
made an out to second; Petrocelli homered [Lahoud scored];
Oglivie struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein popped to shortstop; Camilli singled to
left; A. Foster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Camilli to second]; Uhlaender grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper doubled to right; Fisk singled to left
[Cooper scored]; Lonborg forced Fisk (shortstop to second);
Griffin forced Lonborg (shortstop to second); Griffin stole
second [Griffin to third (error by Fosse)]; Beniquez grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians
0.

INDIANS 5TH: Pinson flied out to center; R. Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Lahoud singled; A. Foster threw a wild pitch
[Lahoud to second]; Smith walked; Petrocelli flied out to
center; Oglivie made an out to second; Cooper singled to center
[Lahoud scored, Smith to second]; LAMB REPLACED A. FOSTER
(PITCHING); Lamb threw a wild pitch [Smith to third, Cooper to
second]; Fisk flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss walked; Fosse singled to center
[Chambliss to second]; Lowenstein singled to right [Chambliss to
third, Fosse to second]; Camilli struck out; BAKER BATTED FOR
LAMB; Baker forced Chambliss (pitcher to catcher) [Fosse scored
(error by Fisk) (no RBI), Lowenstein to third, Baker to second];
Uhlaender singled to left [Lowenstein scored, Baker scored]; LEE
REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Pinson singled to center [Uhlaender
to second]; R. Foster singled to center [Uhlaender scored,
Pinson to second]; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R,
5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

RED SOX 7TH: BALLINGER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Lee struck
out; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Chambliss struck out; Fosse flied out to left;
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Bevacqua grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

RED SOX 8TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lahoud
walked; Smith flied out to center; Ballinger threw a wild pitch
[Lahoud to second]; Petrocelli was hit by a pitch; Oglivie
singled to right [Lahoud scored, Petrocelli to third]; Cooper
hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Petrocelli out at
home]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Camilli singled to right; LEON BATTED FOR
BALLINGER; Leon reached on an error by Lee on a sacrifice bunt
[Camilli to second, Leon to first]; HAND RAN FOR LEON; Uhlaender
singled to center [Camilli scored, Hand to second]; Pinson
singled to pitcher [Hand to third, Uhlaender to second]; BOLIN
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); R. Foster flied out to left; LYLE
REPLACED BOLIN (PITCHING); Nettles hit into a double play (left
to catcher) [Hand out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Indians 5.

RED SOX 9TH: FARMER REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Fisk singled to
left; FIORE BATTED FOR LYLE; Fiore out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Fisk to second]; Griffin singled to left
[Fisk to third]; Beniquez made an out to second; Lahoud doubled
to right [Fisk scored, Griffin to third]; Smith was walked
intentionally; Petrocelli forced Smith (shortstop to second); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: BRETT REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Chambliss struck
out; Fosse lined to second; Bevacqua singled to center; HINTON
BATTED FOR CAMILLI; Hinton popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 5.
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