Rick Miller, rookie outfielder with the Red Sox, hit his first major league homer with two men on base and drove in another run with a single to lead the attack in a 10-7 victory over the Indians. Rico Petrocelli and Joe Lahoud also homered for the Red Sox, while the Indians had round-trippers by Vada Pinson and Ray Fosse. Boston Red Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 7Game Played on Thursday, September 16, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumRed Sox 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 - 10 11 0 Indians 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 - 7 15 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Griffin 2b 3 0 1 1 2 1 .244 Uhlaender rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 .293 Beniquez ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .233 Pinson cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .270 Lahoud rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .219 R. Foster lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .256 Smith cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Nettles 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .270 Petrocelli 3b 2 3 1 1 3 0 .238 Chambliss 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Cooper 1b 5 2 2 0 0 2 .389 Fosse c 5 1 2 3 0 0 .271 Miller lf 4 2 2 4 1 1 .444 Lowenstein 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 .190 Fisk c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .280 Bevacqua ph,2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Garman p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Camilli ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 .222 Peters p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Hand p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodge ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .213 Fiore ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .177 Lamb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Ford ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Kaiser p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 10 11 10 6 8 Totals 40 7 15 7 3 4 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 2,301 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Indians 9 DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 0 Errors: Chambliss Doubles: Cooper (2), Fiore (2), Griffin (22), Lowenstein (5), Uhlaender (17) Triples: Fisk (1) Home Runs: Miller (1), Petrocelli (25), Lahoud (13), Pinson (11), Fosse (11), Uhlaender (2) Caught Stealing: Miller (1), Lowenstein (5) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garman 3.2 6 5 5 3 0 2 19 12.27 Peters 1.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 4.46 Curtis W(1-2) 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 8 3.38 Lyle SV(16) 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 8 2.75 Totals 9 15 7 7 3 4 3 43 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hand 6 6 6 5 5 6 2 28 5.56 Lamb L(6-12) 2 3 3 3 1 2 0 10 3.38 Kaiser 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 6.00 Totals 9 11 10 9 6 8 3 43 Passed Balls: Fosse (12) Wild Pitches: Hand (4), Kaiser 2 (3) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Hank Soar RED SOX 1ST: Griffin flied out to center; Beniquez flied out to center; Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted); Pinson homered; R. Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. RED SOX 2ND: Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli walked; Cooper reached on an error by Chambliss [Petrocelli to second, Cooper to first]; Miller homered [Petrocelli scored, Cooper scored (unearned)]; Fisk tripled to left; Garman was called out on strikes; Griffin walked; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1. INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Fosse grounded out (first unassisted); Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1. RED SOX 3RD: Lahoud was called out on strikes; Smith popped to second; Petrocelli walked; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Camilli walked; Hand popped to catcher in foul territory; Uhlaender forced Camilli (second to shortstop); Pinson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1. RED SOX 4TH: Miller walked; Fisk grounded out (third to first) [Miller to second]; Garman struck out; Hand threw a wild pitch [Miller to third]; Griffin walked; Beniquez singled to left [Miller scored, Griffin to third, Beniquez out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster singled to center; Nettles singled to right [R. Foster to second]; Chambliss flied out to center; Fosse homered [R. Foster scored, Nettles scored]; Lowenstein doubled to center; Camilli walked; Hand flied out to center; Uhlaender doubled [Lowenstein scored, Camilli to third]; PETERS REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Pinson flied out to center; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 5. RED SOX 5TH: Lahoud grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Petrocelli homered; Cooper doubled to left; Miller singled to right [Cooper scored]; Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 5. INDIANS 5TH: R. Foster singled to left; Nettles flied out to right; Chambliss forced R. Foster (second to shortstop); Fosse forced Chambliss (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 5. RED SOX 6TH: Fisk flied out to left; Peters popped to third in foul territory; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 5. INDIANS 6TH: BEVACQUA BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Bevacqua singled to center [Bevacqua out at second (center to shortstop)]; Camilli singled to right; HODGE BATTED FOR HAND; Hodge singled to center [Camilli to third]; CURTIS REPLACED PETERS (PITCHING); Uhlaender struck out; Pinson singled to center [Camilli scored, Hodge to second]; R. Foster forced Pinson (third to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 6. RED SOX 7TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LAMB REPLACED HODGE (PITCHING); Beniquez flied out to center; Lahoud flied out to right; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 6. INDIANS 7TH: Nettles singled to center; Chambliss struck out; Fosse singled to third [Nettles to second]; Bevacqua flied out to left; Camilli forced Fosse (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 6. RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli walked; Cooper was called out on strikes; Miller was called out on strikes; Fisk singled to center [Petrocelli to third]; FIORE BATTED FOR CURTIS; Fiore doubled to right [Petrocelli scored, Fisk scored]; Griffin doubled to right [Fiore scored]; Fosse allowed a passed ball [Griffin to third]; Beniquez made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Indians 6. INDIANS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); FORD BATTED FOR LAMB; Ford struck out; Uhlaender homered; Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); R. Foster struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Indians 7. RED SOX 9TH: KAISER REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Lahoud homered; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Petrocelli flied out to left; Cooper singled to right; Kaiser threw a wild pitch [Cooper to second]; Kaiser threw a wild pitch [Cooper to third]; Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Indians 7. INDIANS 9TH: Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; Chambliss singled to shortstop; Fosse flied out to center; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Indians 7. |
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