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.

Pinch-hitter Mike Fiore delivered the key blow for the Red Sox in the eighth inning to break a 6-6 tie. Petrocelli walked to open the stanza. After the next two batters struck out, Carlton Fisk singled. Fiore came to the plate and doubled, driving in two runs, and scored himself on a double by Doug Griffin. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 7
Game Played on Thursday, September 16, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red 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.