The Red Sox wiped out a 2-0 Indian lead when they combined two walks and consecutive doubles by Fred Lynn, Jim Rice and Rico Petrocelli to score four times off loser Gaylord Perry in the fourth on their way to a 7-5 triumph. George Hendrick gave Cleveland the lead with a two-run homer in the first, but Boston never trailed after a four-run flurry in the fourth, although the Indians scored single runs in sixth -- on John Lowenstein's homer -- seventh and eighth.

Dick Drago relieved Boston winner Luis Tiant in the eighth with the bases loaded and got pinch-hitter Leron Lee to hit into an inning-ending force play. The Red Sox scored single runs in the fifth and seventh and added an insurance marker in the eighth when Cleveland third baseman Buddy Bell bobbled Bob Montgomery's grounder with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Monday, May       5, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    4  1  0    1  1  0  -   7  7  0
Indians      2  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  0  -   5  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo lf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .293      Lowenstein rf         4   2   3   1     1   0   .233
  Beniquez ph,lf      1   0   1   1     0   0   .182      McCraw lf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Evans rf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .247      Hendrick cf           5   1   1   2     0   0   .291
Yastrzemski 1b        2   1   0   0     3   0   .214      Powell 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .356
Lynn cf               3   1   2   1     0   1   .367      Gamble dh             2   1   0   0     2   0   .282
Rice dh               4   1   1   2     0   2   .295        Berry pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Petrocelli 3b         3   0   1   1     1   0   .148      Ellis c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Montgomery c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Carty ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .279        Ashby pr,c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Griffin 2b            2   2   1   0     1   0   .283      Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crosby 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .254
                                                          Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   3   .246
                                                          J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Eckersley p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   7   7   5     7   5             Totals               34   5   9   5     5   4

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  7,462
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Indians 7
DP: Red Sox 2, Indians 1
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Lynn (4), Rice (2), Petrocelli (4), Powell (2)
Home Runs: Hendrick (3), Lowenstein (2)
Stolen Bases: McCraw (3), Lowenstein (5)
Caught Stealing: Lynn (2), Yastrzemski (1), Beniquez (2), Bell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lynn (2), Beniquez (1)
GIDP: Griffin (2)
Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1,by Eckersley)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(3-3)            6     5   3   3   1   3   2  22   4.19
Segui                   1.2   3   2   2   3   1   0  11   2.08
Drago SV(2)             1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.35
Totals                  9     9   5   5   5   4   2  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry L(1-5)         4.2   6   5   4   3   1   0  21   6.82
LaRoche                 2.2   1   2   1   3   2   0  10   2.45
Eckersley               1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     7   7   5   7   5   0  39

Passed Balls: Ellis (1)
Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (1)
Wild Pitches: LaRoche (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans struck
out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein flied out to right; McCraw singled to
center; McCraw stole second; Hendrick homered [McCraw scored];
Powell popped to third in foul territory; Gamble grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn singled to center; Rice flied out to center;
Petrocelli flied out to center; Lynn was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis flied out to center; Bell walked; Brohamer
struck out while Bell was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery flied out to center; Burleson singled to
left; Griffin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Burleson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy struck out; Lowenstein singled to right;
Lowenstein stole second; McCraw flied out to left; Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Carbo walked; Evans grounded out (third to first)
[Carbo to second]; Yastrzemski walked; Lynn doubled to center
[Carbo scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Rice doubled to right
[Yastrzemski scored, Lynn scored, Rice to third]; Petrocelli
doubled to left [Rice scored]; Montgomery flied out to right
[Petrocelli to third]; Burleson made an out to shortstop; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell doubled to right; Gamble lined into a double
play (shortstop unassisted) [Powell out at second]; Ellis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Indians 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin singled to left; Carbo flied out to left;
On a bunt Evans grounded out (pitcher to first) [Griffin to
second]; Ellis allowed a passed ball [Griffin to third];
Yastrzemski walked; LAROCHE REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop)
[Griffin scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn struck out; Rice struck out; Petrocelli flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein homered; McCraw flied out to center;
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell lined to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Montgomery grounded out (first to pitcher);
Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Griffin walked;
BENIQUEZ BATTED FOR CARBO; LaRoche threw a wild pitch [Griffin
to second]; Beniquez singled to right [Griffin scored]; Beniquez
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: BENIQUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SEGUI
REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Gamble walked; Ellis grounded out
(first unassisted) [Gamble to second]; Bell flied out to center;
Brohamer singled to right [Gamble scored]; Duffy struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans walked; Yastrzemski walked [Evans to second];
Lynn out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Evans to
third, Yastrzemski to second]; ECKERSLEY REPLACED LAROCHE
(PITCHING); Rice struck out; Petrocelli was walked
intentionally; Montgomery reached on an error by Bell [Evans
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Yastrzemski to third, Petrocelli to
second]; Burleson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Lowenstein singled to right; McCraw lined to right;
Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lowenstein to second];
Powell singled to center [Lowenstein scored]; Gamble walked
[Powell to second]; BERRY RAN FOR GAMBLE; CARTY BATTED FOR
ELLIS; Carty walked [Powell to third, Berry to second]; DRAGO
REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); ASHBY RAN FOR CARTY; LEE BATTED FOR
BELL; Lee forced Ashby (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Indians 5.

RED SOX 9TH: BERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ASHBY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); CROSBY REPLACED LEE (PLAYING 3B); Griffin was
hit by a pitch; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Griffin to second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Brohamer singled to center; Duffy forced Brohamer
(first to shortstop); Lowenstein walked [Duffy to second];
McCraw popped to left; Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 5.