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.