Gaylord Perry struck out nine and moved into 14th place on the all-time list with a career total of 2,338 while pitching the Indians to an 8-1 victory over the Red Sox. Boog Powell backed Perry with a single and homer, driving in three runs, while George Hendrick, who had three hits, accounted for two RBIs. The Red Sox, who collected only five hits off Perry, produced their run in the fifth inning on a single by Doug Griffin, pass to Bernie Carbo and single by Dwight Evans. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     30, 1975 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      2  0  3    0  2  0    0  1  0  -   8 13  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         4   2   1   1     1   0   .129      Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .303
Duffy ss              5   2   2   0     0   1   .300      Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Hendrick cf           5   2   3   2     0   0   .262      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     1   1   .213
Powell 1b             5   1   2   3     0   0   .440      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Spikes rf             4   0   1   1     1   1   .151      Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   4   .271
Ellis c               5   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .136
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .170      Montgomery c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Lee dh                4   1   0   0     0   0   .158      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
Brohamer 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .314      Griffin 2b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .255
G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  13   8     2   2             Totals               32   1   5   1     3   9

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  9,307
Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 7
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 3
Errors: Yastrzemski, Petrocelli, Griffin
Home Runs: Powell (4)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (2)
GIDP: Powell (2), Lowenstein (1), Duffy (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry W(4-2)         9     5   1   1   3   9   0  35   2.63
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   9   0  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(2-3)            5     9   7   4   1   0   1  26   4.14
Pole                    4     4   1   0   1   2   0  16   4.50
Totals                  9    13   8   4   2   2   1  42

Wild Pitches: Pole (1)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: On a bunt Lowenstein reached on an error by
Petrocelli; Duffy singled [Lowenstein to third]; Hendrick
singled [Lowenstein scored (unearned), Duffy to second]; Powell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Duffy to third, Hendrick out at second]; Spikes singled [Duffy
scored (unearned)]; Ellis grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo flied out to center; Evans flied out to
right; Yastrzemski walked; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell flied out to right; Lee lined to center;
Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice struck out; Petrocelli lined to center;
Montgomery flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein walked; Lowenstein stole second; Duffy
singled [Lowenstein to third]; Hendrick singled [Lowenstein
scored, Duffy to third]; Powell singled [Duffy scored, Hendrick
to second]; Spikes made an out to first; Ellis singled [Hendrick
scored, Powell to second]; Bell flied out to right; Lee popped
to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled; Griffin struck out; Carbo
grounded out (first unassisted) [Burleson to second]; Evans
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher);
Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Duffy popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled; Lynn struck out; Rice struck
out; Petrocelli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 5, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick reached on an error by Yastrzemski; Powell
homered [Hendrick scored (unearned)]; Spikes made an out to
shortstop; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
singled; Lee made an out to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Montgomery grounded out (third to first); Burleson
flied out to center; Griffin singled; Carbo walked [Griffin to
second]; Evans singled [Griffin scored, Carbo to third];
Yastrzemski struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Red
Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: POLE REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Brohamer singled;
Lowenstein grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Brohamer out at second]; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn flied out to center; Rice was called out on
strikes; Petrocelli walked; Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick popped to right; Powell grounded out
(first to pitcher); Spikes walked; Ellis forced Spikes (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Griffin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee reached
on an error by Griffin; Brohamer singled [Lee to third];
Lowenstein singled [Lee scored (unearned), Brohamer to second];
Duffy grounded into a double play (third to first) [Brohamer out
at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski flied out to center; Lynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Hendrick singled; Powell flied out to right; Spikes
struck out; Pole threw a wild pitch [Hendrick to second]; Ellis
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice struck out; Petrocelli flied out to center;
Montgomery singled; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 1.