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Saturday May 12, 1973
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Buddy Bell collected four hits and Charlie Spikes added three as the Indians ripped the Red Sox, 10-2. Bell's blows included a homer. Dave Duncan also homered in the Indians' 18-hit attack. Reggie Smith had a round-tripper for the Red Sox, who were held to a total of six hits by Gaylord Perry. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 10, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 12, 1973 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Indians      1  1  0    0  3  2    0  2  1  -  10 18  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               5   3   4   1     0   0   .250      Harper lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .255
Torres rf             6   1   2   1     0   2   .173      Aparicio ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Hendrick cf           4   2   2   1     1   0   .250      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   1     0   0   .235
Spikes dh             5   1   3   2     0   2   .257      Smith dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .294
Duncan c              4   2   2   2     0   1   .248      Fisk c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .312
Ellis 1b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .231      Oglivie rf            4   0   1   0     0   3   .273
Lolich lf             5   1   2   0     0   2   .281      Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Duffy ss              5   0   1   1     0   0   .263      Kennedy 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Ragland 2b            5   0   2   1     0   2   .333      Miller cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Curtis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McGlothen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  10  18  10     1   9             Totals               31   2   6   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 15,510
Left on Base: Indians 10, Red Sox 5
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Griffin, Kennedy
Doubles: Torres (6), Oglivie (5)
Triples: Spikes (1)
Home Runs: Bell (1), Duncan (4), Smith (4)
Caught Stealing: Lolich (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Duncan (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ellis (2)
GIDP: Harper (2)
Hit by Pitch: Bell (1,by McGlothen)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(5-4)            9     6   2   2   3   5   1  34   2.25
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   1  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis L(1-3)           4     8   4   3   1   3   1  22   3.23
McGlothen               3.1   8   5   4   0   4   1  19   8.22
Garman                  1.2   2   1   1   0   2   0   6   5.40
Totals                  9    18  10   8   1   9   2  47

Hit by Pitch: McGlothen (1)
Wild Pitches: Perry (5)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: Bell homered; Torres lined to center; Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Harper walked; Aparicio walked [Harper to second];
Perry threw a wild pitch [Harper to third, Aparicio to second];
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Harper scored,
Aparicio to third]; Smith grounded out (second to first); Fisk
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: On a bunt Duncan reached on an error by Kennedy;
Ellis popped to shortstop; Lolich singled to left [Duncan to
second]; Duffy forced Lolich (third to second) [Duncan to
third]; Ragland singled to left [Duncan scored (unearned), Duffy
to second]; Bell popped to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Oglivie was called out on strikes; Griffin grounded
out (second to first); Kennedy grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Torres was called out on strikes; Hendrick grounded
out (second to first); Spikes singled to center; Duncan singled
to left [Spikes to second]; Ellis grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller flied to center; Harper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aparicio flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Lolich flied to right; Duffy flied to center;
Ragland singled to right; Bell singled to right [Ragland to
third]; Torres struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Smith
homered; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Oglivie doubled to
left [Oglivie out at third (left to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick walked; Spikes tripled to center [Hendrick
scored]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Duncan struck
out; Ellis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Spikes scored]; Lolich
singled to center; Lolich was caught stealing second but was
safe at second (error by Griffin; assist by Fisk); Duffy singled
to third [Lolich scored (unearned)]; Ragland grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin popped to right; Kennedy singled; On a bunt
Miller singled [Kennedy to second]; Harper grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell singled to shortstop; Torres singled to right
[Bell to third]; Hendrick singled [Bell scored, Torres to
third]; Spikes singled to left [Torres scored, Hendrick to
second]; Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Hendrick to third, Spikes to second]; Ellis lined to pitcher;
Lolich struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy popped to catcher in foul territory; Ragland
struck out; Bell was hit by a pitch; Torres flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk walked; Oglivie was called out on strikes;
Griffin struck out; Kennedy forced Fisk (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick singled; Spikes struck out; Duncan homered
[Hendrick scored]; GARMAN REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Ellis
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lolich was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Harper grounded
out (third to first); Aparicio popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Ragland
was called out on strikes; Bell singled to second; Torres
doubled to right [Bell scored, Torres out at third (right to
second to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 10, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Smith popped to
right; Fisk singled to center [Yastrzemski to second]; Oglivie
struck out; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 10, Red Sox 2.



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