Playing the season's final game under Ken Aspromonte, who had been fired as manager, the Indians defeated the Red Sox, 8-6. Frank Robinson, who was named Aspromonte's successor the following day, batted in two of the Indians' runs with a homer and sacrifice fly.

Rick Burleson homered for the Red Sox and also capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning with a double that tied the score at 6-6. Rusty Torres smashed the tie with a homer in the ninth. Duane Kuiper followed with a single and scored an insurance run on a double by Oscar Gamble to nail down Gaylord Perry's 21st victory. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 6
Game Played on Wednesday, October   2, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      1  0  2    0  1  0    2  0  2  -   8 12  0
Red Sox      1  0  1    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   6 10  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein cf         3   0   1   0     0   2   .242      Miller cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .261
  Torres cf           1   1   1   1     0   0   .187      Cooper 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .275
Kuiper 2b             4   3   3   0     1   1   .500      McCarver dh           4   1   1   1     0   1   .224
Gamble dh             5   0   2   2     0   0   .291      Carbo rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .249
Robinson 1b           2   2   1   2     1   0   .245      Rice lf               4   1   1   2     0   1   .269
  Lis 1b              0   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Burleson 2b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .284
Lee lf                5   0   1   2     0   0   .233      Hughes 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .203
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .097      Blackwell c           4   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Duncan c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .200      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Crosby ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .209        Clemons p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8  12   7     4   5             Totals               37   6  10   5     0   7

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  5,047
Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 4
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Cooper
Doubles: Kuiper (2), Lee (13), Gamble (16), Rice (2), Burleson (22)
Triples: Duncan (1)
Home Runs: Robinson (22), Torres (3), Burleson (4)
Stolen Bases: Cooper (2), McCarver (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lowenstein (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (6)
GIDP: Robinson (11), Lee (8)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (1,by Pole)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry W(21-13)       9    10   6   6   0   7   1  37   2.52
Totals                  9    10   6   6   0   7   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(1-1)             8    12   8   6   3   5   2  39   4.20
Clemons                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   9.95
Totals                  9    12   8   6   4   5   2  42

Passed Balls: Blackwell (3)
Hit by Pitch: Pole (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Kuiper doubled; Gamble
singled [Kuiper scored]; Robinson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Gamble out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Miller singled; Cooper forced Miller (second to
shortstop); McCarver singled [Cooper to third]; Cooper stole
home and McCarver stole second; Carbo made an out to second;
Rice struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Lee made an out to shortstop; Smith grounded out
(third to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hughes
flied out to center; Blackwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan walked; Crosby singled [Duncan to second];
Lowenstein out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Crosby to
second, Duncan to third]; Kuiper walked; Gamble reached on an
error by Cooper [Kuiper to second, Crosby to third, Duncan
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Crosby scored (unearned)]; Lee lined to center; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero made an out to shortstop; Miller singled;
Cooper singled [Miller to third]; McCarver forced Cooper (second
to shortstop) [Miller scored]; Carbo flied out to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Smith was hit by a pitch; Bell singled [Smith to
second]; Duncan struck out; Crosby lined to right; Lowenstein
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to left; Burleson homered; Hughes
singled; Blackwell flied out to center; Guerrero made an out to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper struck out; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to
first); Robinson homered; Lee popped to first in foul territory;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
made an out to third; McCarver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Smith flied out to center; Bell lined to left;
Duncan tripled; Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Carbo struck out; Rice popped to catcher in foul
territory; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein singled; Lowenstein was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Kuiper singled; Blackwell allowed a passed
ball [Kuiper to second]; Gamble made an out to second; Robinson
walked; Lee doubled [Robinson scored, Kuiper scored]; Smith
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING CF); LIS
REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 1B); Hughes struck out; Blackwell
grounded out (third to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
lined to third; Crosby grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller singled; Cooper singled [Miller to second];
McCarver forced Cooper (third to second) [Miller to third];
Carbo struck out; Rice doubled [McCarver scored, Miller scored];
Burleson doubled [Rice scored]; Hughes grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Torres homered; Kuiper singled; Gamble doubled
[Kuiper scored]; CLEMONS REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Lis was
walked intentionally; Lee grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Gamble to third, Lis out at second];
Smith popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 8, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Blackwell struck out; Guerrero grounded out (second
to first); Miller grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 6.