Don Hood, hurling only his second complete game of the season, scattered seven hits as the Indians, scoring three unearned runs in the fourth, defeated the Red Sox, 4-1. Boston's only run came on Carlton Fisk's homer, which gave the Sox a 1-0 lead in the second.

Alan Ashby flied out in the third to apparently retire the Indians' side, but was awarded first base on catcher's interference, loading the sacks. Frank Duffy's single scored a pair and Ashby crossed the plate on Fred Lynn's error. John Lowenstein, starting in place of Buddy Bell, out with a leg injury, homered for the Indians in the fifth. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Monday, September 8, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 3 Indians 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 x - 4 6 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Beniquez dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Lowenstein 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .248 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Crosby 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Kuiper 2b 2 0 0 0 2 2 .295 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .291 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .324 Powell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Fisk c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .312 Carty dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Hendrick rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Petrocelli 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Gamble lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .268 Griffin 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243 xAshby c 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Duffy ss 3 0 3 2 0 0 .234 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 1 4 Totals 29 4 6 3 2 6 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 7,438 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Indians 4 DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 2 Errors: Lynn, Fisk, Wise, Duffy Doubles: Carty (17), Duffy (20) Home Runs: Fisk (9), Lowenstein (10) Stolen Bases: Kuiper (16) Caught Stealing: Kuiper (12) GIDP: Burleson (17), Petrocelli (12) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(18-9) 8 6 4 1 2 6 1 32 3.84 Totals 8 6 4 1 2 6 1 32 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood W(6-8) 9 7 1 1 1 4 1 34 4.40 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 4 1 34 Wild Pitches: Wise (6) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Barnett RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled to shortstop; Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Beniquez out at second]; Yastrzemski singled to right; Rice forced Yastrzemski (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Kuiper walked; Kuiper stole second; Manning was called out on strikes; Powell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn struck out; Fisk homered; Evans made an out to first; Petrocelli walked; Griffin popped to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carty doubled to center; Hendrick made an out to shortstop; Gamble grounded out (second to first) [Carty to third]; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson flied out to center; Yastrzemski lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled to center; Lowenstein flied out to center; Kuiper struck out while Duffy advanced to second on a wild pitch; Manning struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled to center; Lynn was called out on strikes; Fisk singled to shortstop [Rice to second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rice to third, Fisk to second]; Petrocelli flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Powell singled to right; Carty reached on an error by Wise [Powell to second]; On a bunt Hendrick forced Powell (pitcher to third) [Carty to second]; Gamble forced Hendrick (second to shortstop) [Carty to third]; Ashby reached on catcher's interference by Fisk [Gamble to second]; Duffy singled [Carty scored (unearned), Gamble scored (unearned), Ashby scored (error by Lynn) (unearned) (no RBI), Duffy out at third (right to third)]; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3. RED SOX 5TH: Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3. INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein homered; Kuiper walked; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Manning grounded out (second to first); Powell lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 4. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Rice flied out to center; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 6TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Gamble flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 4. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to center; Petrocelli grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Duffy doubled to right; Lowenstein flied out to center; Kuiper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 4. RED SOX 8TH: CROSBY REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING 3B); Griffin singled to shortstop; Beniquez lined to right; Burleson reached on an error by Duffy [Griffin to second]; Yastrzemski struck out; Rice forced Griffin (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 4. INDIANS 8TH: Manning was called out on strikes; Powell grounded out (second to first); Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 4. RED SOX 9TH: Lynn struck out; Fisk lined to left; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 4.

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