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.