Bob Montgomery scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning and then drove in a run with a double in the seventh to insure a 6-4 victory for the Red Sox over the Indians. The Red Sox catcher, subbing for injured Carlton Fisk, singled in the sixth and moved to third on a single by Rick Burleson and sacrifice by Denny Doyle before crossing the plate on a wild pitch by Don Hood. An inning later, Dwight Evans doubled and scored on Montgomery's two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Thursday, July      29, 1976 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  1    2  0  0  -   4 14  3
Red Sox      1  0  3    0  0  1    1  0  x  -   6 14  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   1   2   0     0   1   .257      Burleson ss           4   0   2   0     1   0   .263
Manning cf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .289      Doyle 2b              4   2   2   0     0   1   .238
Blanks ss             5   1   1   0     0   0   .306      Lynn cf               5   1   1   0     0   2   .311
Carty dh              5   1   2   1     0   0   .320      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   2     1   0   .269
Hendrick lf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .273      Rice dh               5   0   3   1     0   0   .264
Powell 1b             4   0   2   2     0   0   .215      Cooper 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .281
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Evans rf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .251
Spikes rf             0   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Petrocelli 3b         2   0   1   0     1   0   .214
  Lowenstein ph,rf    2   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Montgomery c          4   1   2   1     0   2   .238
  Pruitt ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fosse c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .337        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  14   4     1   2             Totals               36   6  14   4     3   7

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 29,412
Left on Base: Indians 9, Red Sox 12
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 2
Errors: Powell 2, Spikes
Doubles: Powell (4), Lynn (17), Rice (12), Evans (22), Montgomery (2)
Caught Stealing: Petrocelli (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Petrocelli (2), Doyle (1)
GIDP: Manning (8), Blanks (3)
Hit by Pitch: Evans (4,by Dobson)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(11-9)          2     6   4   3   0   1   0  14   3.56
Buskey                  3.1   5   1   1   1   2   0  15   3.48
Hood                    1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   4.85
LaRoche                 1.1   1   0   0   1   3   0   6   2.38
Totals                  8    14   6   5   3   7   0  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(8-8)             6    11   3   3   1   1   0  29   4.06
Willoughby              0.2   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   3.12
Lee SV(1)               2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   8   7.12
Totals                  9    14   4   4   1   2   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Dobson (2)
Wild Pitches: Hood (6)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to right; Manning singled to left;
Blanks grounded out (third to first) [Manning to second]; Carty
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Doyle
singled; Lynn reached on an error by Powell [Doyle to third,
Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Doyle scored (unearned), Lynn to third]; Rice popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red
Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick singled to left; Powell grounded out
(second to pitcher) [Hendrick to second]; Bell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Spikes walked; Fosse singled to center
[Hendrick scored, Spikes to second]; Kuiper grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Cooper singled; Evans was hit by a pitch [Cooper to
second]; Petrocelli out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Cooper to third, Evans to second]; Montgomery struck out;
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning was called out on strikes; Blanks flied out
to right; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle singled to center; Lynn doubled to right
[Doyle scored (error by Spikes), Lynn to third]; Yastrzemski
singled to right [Lynn scored]; Rice doubled to left
[Yastrzemski scored]; BUSKEY REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Cooper
lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Rice out at
second]; Evans struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red
Sox 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick singled to right; Powell grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hendrick to second]; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hendrick to third]; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR
SPIKES; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Petrocelli
singled to center; Petrocelli was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Montgomery was called out on strikes;
Burleson singled to center; Doyle reached on an error by Powell
[Burleson to second]; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 4.

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

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski walked; Rice singled to center
[Yastrzemski to third]; Cooper reached on a fielder's choice
[Yastrzemski out at home (second to catcher to third), Rice to
second]; Evans flied out to center; Petrocelli grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Blanks singled to left; Carty singled to right
[Blanks to third]; Hendrick made an out to second; Powell
doubled to right [Blanks scored, Carty to third]; Bell singled
[Carty stayed at third, Powell stayed at second]; Lowenstein
lined to center; Fosse forced Bell (shortstop unassisted); 1 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Montgomery singled to center; Burleson singled to
right [Montgomery to third]; Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Burleson to second]; HOOD REPLACED BUSKEY
(PITCHING); Hood threw a wild pitch [Montgomery scored, Burleson
to third]; Lynn struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper singled to center; Manning singled to left
[Kuiper to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Blanks
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kuiper to third, Manning out at second]; Carty singled to left
[Kuiper scored]; Hendrick singled to left [Carty to second]; LEE
REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Powell singled to right [Carty
scored, Hendrick to third]; Bell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Cooper grounded
out (shortstop to first); Evans doubled to right; Petrocelli
walked; Montgomery doubled [Evans scored, Petrocelli to third];
LAROCHE REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Burleson was walked
intentionally; Doyle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
4, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 8TH: PRUITT BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Pruitt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fosse flied out to left; Kuiper struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Lynn was called
out on strikes; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory;
Rice singled to right; Cooper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Manning flied out to right; Blanks grounded out
(second to first); Carty grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 6.