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.

The Red Sox picked up their tally in the fourth on a pass to Carl Yastrzemski and double by Rico Petrocelli. The Indians broke the tie in the fifth when Ed Crosby singled, Frank Duffy sacrificed and George Hendrick doubled. Crosby then drove an insurance run across the plate with a double in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 11, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red 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.