The Indians bunched three of their six hits in the fourth inning and nipped the Red Sox, 2-1, behind Jim Perry. Charlie Spikes opened the fourth with a single, moved to third on John Ellis' double to right, then scored on George Hendrick's infield roller. Ellis came home on Dave Duncan's single to left. Boston scored its lone run in the fourth on singles by Fred Lynn and Dwight Evans and an infield out. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, September 30, 1974 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .242      Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Torres lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Harper ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .237
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Cooper 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .272
Robinson dh           2   0   0   0     2   0   .246        Griffin ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Spikes rf             3   1   1   0     1   2   .273      Rice dh               3   0   1   0     1   1   .271
Ellis 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Lynn lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .419
Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .280      Evans rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .279
Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Burleson 2b           4   0   0   1     0   0   .279
Duncan c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .196      Hughes 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .190
Hermoso 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .221        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guerrero ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .254
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carbo ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blackwell c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .252
  Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montgomery ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
                                                            Beniquez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                          Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     5   5             Totals               34   1   9   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 10,673
Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 10
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Evans, Blackwell
Doubles: Ellis (23), Cooper (24), Carbo (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Hermoso (5)
GIDP: Duncan (12), Evans (9)
Hit by Pitch: Montgomery (1,by Buskey)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry W(17-12)       6.2   7   1   1   1   4   0  27   2.96
Buskey                  2     2   0   0   2   0   0  10   3.38
Hilgendorf              0     0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.84
Wilcox SV(4)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.67
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   4   0  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(17-15)            9     6   2   2   5   5   0  36   3.51
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Buskey (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein flied out to center; Blackwell dropped a
foul fly hit by Duffy for an error; Duffy grounded out (third to
first); Robinson walked; Spikes was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller flied out to right; Cooper flied out to
left; Rice walked; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis struck out; Hendrick grounded out (second to
first); Bell singled to right [Bell to second (error by Evans)];
Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans singled; Burleson made an out to second;
Hughes forced Evans (shortstop to second); Guerrero struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hermoso grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein
walked; Duffy forced Lowenstein (shortstop to second); Robinson
forced Duffy (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes singled; Ellis doubled [Spikes to third];
Hendrick grounded out (second to first) [Ellis to third, Spikes
scored]; Bell grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Duncan
singled [Ellis scored]; Hermoso grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice struck out; Lynn singled; Evans singled [Lynn
to third]; Burleson grounded out (third to first) [Evans to
second, Lynn scored]; Hughes was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Duffy
flied out to right; Robinson walked; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Guerrero singled; Blackwell flied out to center;
Miller flied out to left; Cooper singled [Guerrero out at third
(left to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Ellis flied out to center; Hendrick struck out;
Bell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice singled; Lynn flied out to left; Evans
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rice to second]; Burleson made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Duncan walked; Hermoso out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Duncan to second]; Lowenstein grounded out
(second to first) [Duncan to third]; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING LF); Hughes was
called out on strikes; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to
first); Blackwell singled; BUSKEY REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING);
Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
walked; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Spikes to
second]; Hendrick singled [Spikes out at home (left to
catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper doubled; Rice made an out to first; Lynn was
walked intentionally; Evans grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell singled to shortstop; Duncan grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bell out at second];
Hermoso lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson flied out to left; MCCARVER BATTED FOR
HUGHES; McCarver flied out to center; CARBO BATTED FOR GUERRERO;
Carbo doubled; MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Montgomery was
hit by a pitch; BENIQUEZ RAN FOR MONTGOMERY; HILGENDORF REPLACED
BUSKEY (PITCHING); HARPER BATTED FOR MILLER; Harper walked (walk
was charged to Buskey) [Carbo to third, Beniquez to second];
GRIFFIN BATTED FOR COOPER; WILCOX REPLACED HILGENDORF
(PITCHING); Griffin forced Harper (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.