Gaylord Perry posted his 14th straight victory for the Indians when Leron Lee scored from first base on a two-out double by George Hendrick in the ninth inning to beat the Red Sox, 2-1. Carlton Fisk, who was straddling the plate awaiting the throw from relay man Mario Guerrero, was knocked over as Lee slid home and suffered major ligament damage to his left knee.

Dick Drago, pitching for the Red Sox, yielded a homer by Charlie Spikes for the Indians' first run in the fourth inning. The Red Sox, who collected only three singles off Perry, tied the score in their half of the sixth when Rick Miller walked, Rick Burleson sacrificed and Cecil Cooper singled. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, June      28, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cooper 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .275      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .236
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .224      Brohamer 2b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .326
Cater dh              4   0   0   0     0   3   .296      Lowenstein 1b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .321      Spikes rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .295
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .299        Torres rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Gamble dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .296
Carbo rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Lee lf                3   1   0   0     1   0   .270
  Harper pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Hendrick cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .299
  Guerrero ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .190
Miller cf             1   1   0   0     1   0   .239      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .227
Burleson ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .314      G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Evans ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   1   3   1     2   8             Totals               30   2   6   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 33,020
Left on Base: Red Sox 3, Indians 6
DP: Red Sox 2, Indians 0
Errors: McAuliffe, Spikes
Doubles: Hendrick (10)
Home Runs: Spikes (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (1), Miller (2)
GIDP: Lee 2 (4)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(5-3)            8.2   6   2   2   4   5   1  34   2.98
Totals                  8.2   6   2   2   4   5   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry W(14-1)        9     3   1   1   2   8   0  31   1.27
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   8   0  31

Wild Pitches: Drago (4)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


RED SOX 1ST: Cooper flied out to left; McAuliffe singled to
right [McAuliffe out at third (right to shortstop to third)
(error by Spikes)]; Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
singled to left; Lowenstein flied out to right; Spikes grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk
struck out; Petrocelli popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Lee
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Miller
grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan flied out to center; Duffy struck out; Bell
walked; Drago threw a wild pitch [Bell to second]; Brohamer
walked; Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Cooper popped to catcher in foul territory;
McAuliffe struck out; Cater struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes homered; Gamble walked; Lee grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at
second]; Hendrick singled to second [Hendrick to second (error
by McAuliffe)]; Duncan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk popped to
shortstop; Petrocelli struck out; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy struck out; Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brohamer singled to center; Lowenstein flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller walked; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Miller to second]; Cooper singled to left
[Miller scored, Cooper to second (on throw to home)]; McAuliffe
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cooper to third]; Cater was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians
1.

INDIANS 6TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
singled to left; Lee grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 7TH: TORRES REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING RF); Yastrzemski
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
was called out on strikes; Duffy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Carbo walked; HARPER RAN FOR CARBO; Miller out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harper to second]; EVANS
BATTED FOR BURLESON; Evans struck out; Cooper popped to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GUERRERO
REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING SS); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brohamer popped to second; Lowenstein grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 9TH: McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); Cater
struck out; Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Torres flied out to right; Gamble grounded out
(second to first); Lee walked; Hendrick doubled to left [Lee
scored]; Carlton Fisk injured in collision at HP, gone for
season; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.