A Bat Day crowd of 58,781 saw the Indians slug their way to an 11-10 victory in the second game of a doubleheader after the Red Sox won the first game, 5-3. Bob Heise, who had an average of only .175 with six previous RBIs to his credit, batted in three runs for the Red Sox in the lidlifter.

The Red Sox took a 5-0 lead in the second inning of the nightcap with the aid of a two-run triple by Rick Miller before the Indians turned on the power with a three-run homer by Oscar Gamble, two-run blast by George Hendrick and solo shot by Boog Powell. Dave LaRoche saved the game for the Indians. After the Red Sox pulled within one run in the eighth, LaRoche retired Cecil Cooper on a pop-up and struck out Jim Rice with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 6, 1975 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox      0  4  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  8  3
Indians      0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carbo rf              3   0   0   1     1   1   .261      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .323
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .213      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Manning lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Cooper dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .363      Carty dh              3   1   1   2     0   0   .257
Fisk c                3   2   2   0     1   0   .325        Gamble ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     0   2   .282      Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Miller cf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .213        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Heise 3b              3   0   1   3     0   0   .186      Ellis c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sudakis 1b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .173
                                                          Duffy ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .228
                                                          Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   8   5     4   5             Totals               34   3   8   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:15
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Indians 4
DP: Red Sox 2, Indians 1
Errors: Doyle 2, Fisk, Manning
Doubles: Fisk (3), Duffy (11)
Home Runs: Carty (5)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (6), Miller (1), Bell (4), Duffy (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Carbo (3), Heise (2)
GIDP: Fisk (2), Hendrick 2 (15)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(10-6)             7.1   8   3   2   0   2   1  30   3.98
Drago SV(7)             1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.22
Totals                  9     8   3   2   0   3   1  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(3-9)            6     7   5   4   3   4   0  28   4.80
Buskey                  3     1   0   0   1   1   0  11   2.54
Totals                  9     8   5   4   4   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia


RED SOX 1ST: Carbo flied out to center; Doyle grounded out
(third to first); Yastrzemski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper struck out; Bell singled to second; Manning
flied out to center; Bell stole second; Bill Lee had picked
off Buddy Bell but Carl Yastrzemski's throw was high to 2B;
Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
singled to left; Fisk singled to left [Cooper to second];
Burleson singled to center [Cooper to third, Fisk to second];
Miller singled to left [Cooper scored, Fisk to third, Burleson
to second]; Heise singled to right [Fisk scored, Burleson
scored, Miller to third]; Carbo hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Miller scored]; Doyle walked [Heise to second]; Yastrzemski
flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty lined to third; Spikes grounded out (third to
first); Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice struck out; Cooper singled to center; Fisk
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Cooper
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Sudakis grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson singled to second; Burleson stole second;
Miller struck out; Heise grounded out (third to first); Carbo
was walked intentionally; Doyle popped to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Manning
singled; Hendrick grounded out (third to first) [Manning to
second]; Carty homered [Manning scored]; Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians
2.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Rice made an out
to shortstop; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Ellis flied out to center; Sudakis singled to
center; Duffy forced Sudakis (second to shortstop); Duffy stole
second [Duffy to third (error by Fisk)]; Kuiper singled to
second [Duffy scored (unearned), Kuiper to second (error by
Doyle)]; Bell flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Indians 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk walked; Burleson was called out on strikes;
Miller reached on an error by Manning [Fisk to third]; Heise
lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Fisk scored (unearned)];
Miller stole second; Carbo struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning singled to center; Hendrick grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Manning out at
second]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

RED SOX 7TH: BUSKEY REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Doyle grounded
out (second to first); On a bunt Yastrzemski grounded out (third
to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first); Ellis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sudakis singled to left;
Duffy doubled to left [Sudakis to third]; Kuiper made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Cooper flied out to center; Fisk doubled to left;
Burleson struck out; Miller was walked intentionally; Heise
forced Fisk (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell flied out to left; Manning reached on an error
by Doyle; DRAGO REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Hendrick grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Manning out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Carbo flied to left in foul territory; Doyle
grounded out (first unassisted); Yastrzemski flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: GAMBLE BATTED FOR CARTY; Gamble flied out to
center; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR SPIKES; Lowenstein grounded out
(second to first); POWELL BATTED FOR ELLIS; Powell struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

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