Gaylord Perry pitched the Indians to a 3-1 victory to continue his career-long mastery of the Red Sox. The veteran righthander's triumph was his 10th straight over the Red Sox and 12th overall in the 13 decisions. The Indians scored a run in the first inning on a single by John Lowenstein, his theft of second and a single by Charlie Spikes. Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 1Game Played on Wednesday, September 11, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Indians 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 x - 3 7 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .237 Lowenstein lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .247 Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Torres lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 Evans rf 2 0 0 0 2 2 .281 Gamble dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .297 Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .305 Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .292 Cooper dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Spikes rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .279 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .264 Ellis c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 McCarver c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .220 McCraw 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .299 Griffin 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Carbo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Crosby 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .225 Burleson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Duffy ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G. Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 4 4 Totals 30 3 7 3 3 1 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 11,414 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Indians 7 DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 1 Errors: Cleveland Doubles: Beniquez (13), Petrocelli (20), Hendrick (22), Crosby (3) Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (33), Spikes (9) Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (15) GIDP: Yastrzemski (10) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Drago L(6-9) 7 7 3 3 2 1 0 30 3.74 Cleveland 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.44 Totals 8 7 3 3 3 1 0 34 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA G. Perry W(19-10) 9 5 1 1 4 4 0 35 2.27 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 4 0 35 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Merle Anthony RED SOX 1ST: Harper flied out to right; Beniquez doubled; Evans walked; Yastrzemski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled; Lowenstein stole second; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Spikes singled [Lowenstein scored]; Spikes stole second; Ellis walked; McCraw flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. RED SOX 2ND: Cooper was called out on strikes; Petrocelli flied out to center; McCarver lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 2ND: Brohamer flied out to left; Crosby flied out to center; Duffy lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. RED SOX 3RD: Griffin was called out on strikes; Burleson singled; Harper singled [Burleson to third]; Beniquez reached on a fielder's choice [Burleson out at home (shortstop to catcher), Harper to second]; Evans struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein flied out to left; Gamble struck out (catcher to first); Hendrick made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski walked; Cooper flied out to right; Petrocelli doubled [Yastrzemski scored]; McCarver was walked intentionally; Griffin forced McCarver (shortstop to second); Burleson lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis grounded out (third to first); McCraw singled; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. RED SOX 5TH: Harper flied out to center; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; Yastrzemski made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 5TH: Crosby singled; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Crosby to second]; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first) [Crosby to third]; Gamble was walked intentionally; Hendrick doubled [Gamble to third, Crosby scored]; Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2. RED SOX 6TH: Cooper flied out to center; Petrocelli flied out to center; McCarver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); McCraw singled; Brohamer grounded out (second to first) [McCraw to second]; Crosby doubled [McCraw scored]; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3. RED SOX 7TH: Griffin grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson flied out to center; Harper singled; Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3. INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Gamble made an out to shortstop; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3. RED SOX 8TH: TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING LF); Evans struck out; Yastrzemski lined to center; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3. INDIANS 8TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Spikes walked; Spikes was picked off first but was safe on an error by Cleveland [Spikes to second]; Ellis made an out to shortstop; McCraw flied out to center; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3. RED SOX 9TH: Petrocelli lined to right; McCarver flied out to left; CARBO BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Carbo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3. |
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