Designated hitter Rico Carty doubled, driving in two runs, to highlight a three-run seventh inning that clinched the Indians' 9-4 victory over the Red Sox. Carty also hit a two-run double in the first as the Bosox suffered their 12th loss in 14 games. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Monday, July      26, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      2  3  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   9 17  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .252      Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .234
Duffy ss              5   1   1   0     0   1   .226      Fisk c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Manning cf            4   2   2   2     0   1   .289      Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .311
Carty dh              5   1   3   4     0   0   .320      Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   1   1     0   2   .264
  Smith pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Hendrick lf           5   0   2   1     0   1   .271      Cooper dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .279
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .193      Evans rf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .252
  Ashby 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Burleson ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .260
Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   1   .287      Heise 3b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .300
Spikes rf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .253        Miller ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Fosse c               3   1   2   0     0   0   .298        Dillard 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Thomas p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  17   9     0   5             Totals               36   4  10   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 21,897
Left on Base: Indians 6, Red Sox 6
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 2
Doubles: Carty 2 (24), Bell (13), Spikes (10), Hendrick (13), Yastrzemski (14), Burleson (10)
Triples: Cooper (4)
Home Runs: Manning (5), Evans (10)
Stolen Bases: Duffy (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Fosse (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Manning (5)
GIDP: Kuiper (9), Ashby (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Thomas                  4     8   3   3   1   1   0  20   2.48
Buskey W(3-3)           5     2   1   1   0   4   1  17   3.52
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   5   1  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(10-9)           1.1   7   5   5   0   1   0  11   3.37
Cleveland               5.1   5   3   3   0   3   0  20   4.24
Willoughby              2.1   5   1   1   0   1   1  11   2.65
Totals                  9    17   9   9   0   5   1  42

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to right; Duffy forced Kuiper
(second to shortstop); Manning singled to left [Duffy to
second]; Carty doubled [Duffy scored, Manning scored]; Hendrick
struck out; Powell flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Doyle lined to shortstop; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lynn singled to center; Yastrzemski
doubled to center [Lynn scored]; Rice grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell doubled to right; Spikes doubled to center
[Bell scored]; Fosse out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Spikes to third]; Kuiper singled to center [Spikes scored];
Duffy singled to right [Kuiper to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED
TIANT (PITCHING); Duffy stole second; Manning hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Kuiper scored]; Carty flied out to center; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans
grounded out (third to first); Burleson singled to left; Heise
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Hendrick flied out to center; Powell grounded out
(first unassisted); Bell singled to left; Spikes forced Bell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle walked; Fisk singled to right [Doyle to
second]; Lynn lined into a double play (left to shortstop to
first) [Fisk out at first]; Yastrzemski was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse singled to left; Kuiper grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fosse out at
second]; Duffy lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice lined to shortstop; Cooper tripled; Evans
singled to center [Cooper scored]; Burleson doubled to left
[Evans to third]; Heise grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans
scored]; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning made an out to third; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk singled to left; BUSKEY REPLACED THOMAS
(PITCHING); Lynn made an out to shortstop; Yastrzemski struck
out; Rice made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
5, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell
flied out to right; Spikes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Cooper struck out; Evans grounded out (third to
first); Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5,
Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse singled to center; Kuiper singled to left
[Fosse to second]; Duffy struck out; Manning struck out; Carty
doubled to left [Fosse scored, Kuiper scored]; WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Hendrick doubled to left [Carty
scored]; Powell singled [Hendrick to third]; Bell struck out; 3
R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: MILLER BATTED FOR HEISE; Miller singled to left;
Doyle lined to center; Fisk forced Miller (shortstop to second);
Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Red
Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: DILLARD REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING 3B); Spikes popped
to third in foul territory; Fosse grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: ASHBY REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING 1B); Yastrzemski
flied out to center; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cooper grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 8, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Manning
homered; Carty singled to center; SMITH RAN FOR CARTY; Hendrick
singled [Smith to second]; Ashby grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Evans homered;
Burleson flied out to center; Dillard lined to left; Doyle
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 4.