The Indians posted their 11th victory in the last 14 games when Oscar Gamble homered with a man on base in the seventh inning to beat the Red Sox, 3-2. Carl Yastrzemski homered for the Red Sox, who held a 2-1 lead before George Hendrick walked in the seventh and Gamble followed with his game-winning blow off Luis Tiant. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Friday, July 4, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 Indians 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 x - 3 4 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carbo rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .264 Lowenstein dh 4 0 0 1 0 0 .246 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .322 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .305 Manning rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Lynn cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .324 Powell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Miller cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .220 Hendrick cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .275 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Gamble lf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .233 Cooper dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .349 Ellis c 2 1 0 0 1 0 .214 Fisk c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .324 Bell 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .232 Blackwell c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 .270 Doyle 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .220 Duffy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Evans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Raich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 8 2 2 2 Totals 27 3 4 3 3 3 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 36,124 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Indians 4 DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 1 Triples: Carbo (2) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (10), Gamble (3) Stolen Bases: Rice (5), Manning (7) Sacrifice Hits: Crosby (2) Sacrifice Flies: Doyle (1) GIDP: Burleson (11), Kuiper (4) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant L(11-8) 8 4 3 3 3 3 1 31 4.03 Totals 8 4 3 3 3 3 1 31 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Raich W(5-2) 7 5 2 2 2 1 1 28 3.20 Buskey 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.68 LaRoche SV(4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.69 Totals 9 8 2 2 2 2 1 36 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Armando Rodriguez RED SOX 1ST: Carbo flied out to left; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski homered; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: On a bunt Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Kuiper flied out to center; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. RED SOX 2ND: Rice made an out to shortstop; Cooper flied out to left; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick made an out to shortstop; Gamble was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. RED SOX 3RD: Doyle made an out to shortstop; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Ellis walked; Bell singled to center [Ellis to second]; Crosby out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Ellis to third, Bell to second]; Lowenstein reached on a fielder's choice [Ellis scored]; Kuiper grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Lowenstein out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to center; Manning stole second; Powell popped to center; Hendrick flied out to left; Gamble grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled; Rice stole second; Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rice to third]; Fisk popped to third in foul territory; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 5TH: Ellis flied out to center; Bell singled to left; Crosby was called out on strikes; Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. RED SOX 6TH: Griffin flied out to center; Carbo tripled; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); On a bunt Kuiper made an out to first; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. RED SOX 7TH: Miller singled to center; Rice flied out to left; Cooper singled to right [Miller to third, Cooper to second]; Fisk was walked intentionally; Doyle hit a sacrifice fly to right [Miller scored]; Griffin flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1. INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick walked; Gamble homered [Hendrick scored]; Ellis lined to left; Bell popped to center; Crosby walked; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 3. RED SOX 8TH: DUFFY REPLACED CROSBY (PLAYING SS); Carbo walked; BUSKEY REPLACED RAICH (PITCHING); Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carbo out at second]; Yastrzemski singled to center; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 3. INDIANS 8TH: BLACKWELL REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 3. RED SOX 9TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper singled to right; Blackwell singled to left [Cooper to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); EVANS BATTED FOR DOYLE; Evans struck out; Griffin forced Blackwell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 3.

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