A grand-slam homer by Alan Ashby featured the Indians' 11-4 victory over the Red Sox, who rested all their regulars except platoon outfielder Juan Beniquez. Joe Lis hit a two-run homer for the Indians in the second inning, but the Red Sox were leading, 4-2, before the Tribe exploded for six runs in the fifth.

Singles by John Lowenstein and Jack Brohamer, together with a sacrifice fly by Tommy Smith, accounted for the first run. Boog Powell singled and Oscar Gamble and Lis both walked to force in the tying tally before Ashby came to the plate and hit his grand slam off Dick Pole. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 11, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 28, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  2  0    0  6  0    0  3  0  -  11 15  1
Red Sox      1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein cf         4   2   2   0     1   0   .242      Beniquez lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Brohamer 2b           5   1   2   2     0   0   .244      Dillard 2b            5   2   2   0     0   0   .400
Smith rf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .125      Merchant c            4   1   2   0     1   0   .500
Powell dh             3   2   2   0     0   0   .297      Carbo rf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .257
  Spikes ph,dh        2   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Montgomery 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Gamble lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .261      Miller cf             3   0   1   2     1   1   .194
Lis 1b                1   2   1   3     1   0   .308      Blackwell dh          4   0   0   0     0   3   .197
  Bell 3b             2   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .250
Ashby 3b,1b           5   2   3   4     0   0   .224      Heise ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Cerone c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Crosby ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .234        Kreuger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beene p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Raich p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39  11  15  11     3   2             Totals               37   4  10   4     3   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 25,991
Left on Base: Indians 6, Red Sox 9
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Ashby
Doubles: Ashby (10)
Home Runs: Lis (2), Ashby (5)
Stolen Bases: Gamble (11), Dillard (1)
Caught Stealing: Lowenstein (10), Miller (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lis (1,by Pole)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beene                   2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   6.94
Raich W(7-8)            2     4   3   3   0   2   0   9   5.54
Andersen                2     0   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.76
Strickland SV(1)        3     3   0   0   2   1   0  14   1.93
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   7   0  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(4-6)             5     9   8   8   2   0   2  26   4.42
Kreuger                 2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.50
Willoughby              2     6   3   3   1   2   0  12   3.54
Totals                  9    15  11  11   3   2   2  44

Passed Balls: Cerone (3)
Hit by Pitch: Pole (2)
Wild Pitches: Andersen (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled; Lowenstein was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Brohamer made an out to second;
Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez grounded out (first unassisted); Dillard
singled; Debut game for Steve Dillard; Dillard stole
second; Debut game for Andy Merchant; Merchant flied out
to center [Dillard to third]; Carbo singled [Dillard scored];
Montgomery singled [Carbo to second]; Miller walked [Carbo to
third, Montgomery to second]; Blackwell flied out to right; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell singled; Gamble made an out to third; Lis
homered [Powell scored]; Ashby flied out to left; Cerone
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson struck out; Heise popped to third in foul
territory; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Crosby singled; Lowenstein flied out to center;
Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted) [Crosby to second];
Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: RAICH REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING); Dillard singled;
Merchant singled [Dillard to second]; Carbo singled [Dillard
scored, Merchant to second]; Montgomery grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Merchant to third, Carbo to second]; Miller singled
[Merchant scored, Carbo scored]; Miller was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Blackwell struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell popped to first in foul territory; Gamble
singled; Gamble stole second; Lis was hit by a pitch; Ashby
grounded out (first unassisted) [Gamble to third, Lis to
second]; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson struck out; Heise flied out to center;
Beniquez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Crosby grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein singled; Brohamer singled [Lowenstein to third];
Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lowenstein scored]; Powell
singled [Brohamer to second]; Gamble walked [Brohamer to third,
Powell to second]; Lis walked [Brohamer scored, Powell to third,
Gamble to second]; Ashby homered [Powell scored, Gamble scored,
Lis scored]; Cerone grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: ANDERSEN REPLACED RAICH (PITCHING); Dillard popped
to catcher in foul territory; Merchant reached on an error by
Ashby; Andersen threw a wild pitch [Merchant to second]; Carbo
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Merchant to third]; Montgomery
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Red
Sox 4.

INDIANS 6TH: KREUGER REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Crosby grounded
out (third to first); Lowenstein grounded out (second to first);
Brohamer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 8, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Blackwell struck
out; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
8, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); SPIKES
BATTED FOR POWELL; Spikes grounded out (second to first); Gamble
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
8, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: SPIKES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BELL REPLACED
LIS (PLAYING 3B); ASHBY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
STRICKLAND REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING); Heise singled; Beniquez
flied out to center; Dillard grounded out (third to first)
[Heise to second]; Cerone allowed a passed ball [Heise to
third]; Merchant walked; Carbo walked [Merchant to second];
Montgomery forced Carbo (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Indians 8, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 8TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED KREUGER (PITCHING); Bell struck
out; Ashby singled; Cerone singled [Ashby to second]; Crosby
forced Cerone (shortstop to second) [Ashby to third]; Lowenstein
walked [Crosby to second]; Brohamer singled [Ashby scored,
Crosby scored, Lowenstein to second]; Smith singled [Lowenstein
scored, Brohamer to second]; Spikes struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 11, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Miller flied out to left; Blackwell struck out;
Hobson singled; Heise flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 11, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Gamble made an out to second; Bell singled; Ashby
doubled [Bell to third]; Cerone lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Ashby out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 11, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Beniquez grounded out (first unassisted); Dillard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Merchant singled to pitcher;
Carbo made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 11,
Red Sox 4.