A homer by designated hitter Jim Rice in the fifth inning provided the Red Sox with their deciding run in a 7-6 victory over the Indians. The Red Sox got rid of Jim Perry quickly. In the first, a double by Bernie Carbo, single by Carl Yastrzemski, pass to Fred Lynn and double by Rico Petrocelli put three runs on the scoreboard.

Rick Burleson singled in the second and Carbo homered to kayo Perry. The Red Sox added another run in the third. Rice's drive in the fifth then enabled the Red Sox to withstand a rally by the Indians, who scored three of their runs on a homer by John Ellis. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 6
Game Played on Thursday, May       1, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  3  1  -   6 10  0
Red Sox      3  2  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   7 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .289      Carbo lf              4   2   2   2     0   1   .324
Berry lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .214        Miller lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Carty ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .238      Evans rf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .265
  Lowenstein pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .129      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   1     0   1   .215
Hendrick cf           4   1   2   1     1   0   .277      Lynn cf               3   2   1   0     1   2   .333
Robinson dh           3   0   1   1     1   1   .211      Rice dh               4   1   2   1     0   1   .288
  Lee ph,dh           1   0   0   0     0   1   .150      Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   2     1   0   .149
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Montgomery c          4   0   0   1     0   1   .242
Ellis c               4   1   2   3     0   0   .220      Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .254
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .393      Griffin 2b            1   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Bell 3b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .196      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gamble ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Eckersley p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     3   3             Totals               32   7  10   7     4   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  6,016
Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 7
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Ellis (2), Bell (1), Carbo (4), Petrocelli (3)
Home Runs: Ellis (3), Carbo (3), Rice (3)
Stolen Bases: Griffin (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Berry (1,by Lee)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry L(1-4)         1.1   5   5   5   1   0   1  10   6.66
Kern                    4.2   4   2   2   2   4   1  20   2.16
Eckersley               1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   0.00
Buskey                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.23
Totals                  8    10   7   7   4   6   2  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(2-3)              8     8   6   6   3   2   1  35   5.89
Segui SV(2)             1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.79
Totals                  9    10   6   6   3   3   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Lee (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick lined to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo doubled; Evans made an out to second;
Yastrzemski singled [Carbo scored]; Lynn walked [Yastrzemski to
second]; Rice made an out to second; Petrocelli doubled
[Yastrzemski scored, Lynn scored]; Montgomery grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Robinson walked; Spikes flied out to left; Robinson
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Ellis doubled; Powell
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Burleson singled; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Burleson to second]; Carbo homered
[Burleson scored]; KERN REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING); Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell singled; Brohamer popped to center; Duffy
singled [Bell to second]; Berry popped to left; Hendrick singled
[Bell scored, Duffy to third]; Robinson singled [Duffy scored,
Hendrick to second]; Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Lynn singled; Rice singled [Lynn to
third]; Petrocelli made an out to shortstop; Montgomery grounded
out (second to first) [Lynn scored, Rice to second]; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis made an out to shortstop; Powell grounded out
(first unassisted); Bell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 4TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
grounded out (second to first); Evans singled; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer popped to center; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Berry was hit by a pitch; Hendrick flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn struck out; Rice homered; Petrocelli popped to
third in foul territory; Montgomery struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 7.

INDIANS 6TH: Robinson flied out to right; Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Griffin
walked; Carbo struck out; Griffin stole second; Evans walked;
Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red
Sox 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Powell walked; Bell popped to center; Brohamer
flied out to right; Duffy popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: ECKERSLEY REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Lynn struck
out; Rice struck out; Petrocelli walked; Montgomery flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 7.

INDIANS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING LF); Berry singled;
Hendrick walked [Berry to second]; Robinson struck out; Spikes
flied out to center; Ellis homered [Berry scored, Hendrick
scored]; Powell grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: BUSKEY REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Burleson
singled; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Burleson to second]; Miller lined to center; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox
7.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell doubled; SEGUI REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); GAMBLE
BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first);
Duffy flied out to left; CARTY BATTED FOR BERRY; Carty singled
[Bell scored]; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR CARTY; Hendrick singled
[Lowenstein to third]; LEE BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Lee struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 7.