The Indians gained their fifth straight victory and 10th in the last 12 games, defeating the Red Sox, 3-2, in 10 innings. Rick Waits pitched the route, yielding only five hits, and came out a winner when George Hendrick doubled and Alan Ashby singled in the overtime frame. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Beniquez dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Kuiper 2b 3 0 3 0 1 0 .303 Griffin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Duffy ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .273 Manning cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .288 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 Powell 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .298 Lynn cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .323 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304 Fisk c 2 1 1 0 2 0 .314 Hendrick rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 Evans rf 4 0 1 2 0 2 .273 Spikes lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .220 Petrocelli 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Bell 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .260 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Ashby c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .217 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 5 2 2 7 Totals 34 3 10 3 2 8 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 7,762 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Indians 5 DP: Red Sox 2, Indians 0 Doubles: Evans (22), Kuiper (9), Spikes (13), Powell (14), Hendrick (20) Stolen Bases: Manning (17) Caught Stealing: Kuiper (13) GIDP: Duffy (12), Hendrick (21) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee L(17-9) 9.1 10 3 3 2 8 0 36 3.68 Totals 9.1 10 3 3 2 8 0 36 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits W(4-1) 10 5 2 2 2 7 0 37 3.04 Totals 10 5 2 2 2 7 0 37 Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Bill Deegan RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez flied out to left; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Rice singled to center [Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper walked; Duffy grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at second]; Manning flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to left; Evans struck out; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fisk to second]; Burleson lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Powell singled to third; Carty struck out; Hendrick grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Powell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez made an out to second; Griffin grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Spikes lined to second; Bell flied out to right; Ashby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to left; Lynn singled to left; Fisk walked [Lynn to second]; Evans doubled to right [Lynn scored, Fisk scored]; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper doubled to left; Kuiper was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Duffy singled to center; Manning struck out; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. RED SOX 5TH: Beniquez flied out to left; Griffin grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Spikes doubled to center; Bell singled to center [Spikes scored]; Ashby struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1. RED SOX 6TH: Rice flied out to center; Lynn struck out; Fisk walked; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1. INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper singled; Duffy forced Kuiper (right to shortstop); Frank Duffy's pop-up deflected off of Dwight Evans' leg to Rick Burleson; Manning forced Duffy (first to shortstop); Manning stole second; Powell doubled [Manning scored]; Carty flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 2. RED SOX 7TH: Petrocelli flied out to right; Burleson popped to left; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: Hendrick struck out; Spikes struck out; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 2. RED SOX 8TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski lined to center; Rice flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 2. INDIANS 8TH: Ashby lined to center; Kuiper singled to center; Duffy made an out to third; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 2. RED SOX 9TH: Lynn was called out on strikes; Fisk flied out to center; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 2. INDIANS 9TH: Manning flied out to right; Powell struck out; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 2. RED SOX 10TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 2. INDIANS 10TH: Hendrick doubled to right; Spikes struck out; Bell was walked intentionally; Ashby singled to left [Hendrick scored, Bell to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 3.

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