Dennis Eckersley pitched a three-hitter for the Indians and came out the winner when pinch-hitter Tommy Smith delivered a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to beat the Red Sox, 1-0. Luis Tiant, who started for the Red Sox, also yielded only three hits before giving way to Tom Murphy in the 10th. Cleveland Indians 1, Boston Red Sox 0Game Played on Tuesday, August 3, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Doyle 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Manning cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Cooper dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .276 Lowenstein lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Carty dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317 Rice lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .276 Waits pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Powell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Pruitt pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Bell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Montgomery c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Spikes rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Duffy ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .223 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 3 0 2 6 Totals 31 1 5 1 1 3 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 10,187 Left on Base: Red Sox 2, Indians 4 DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 1 Doubles: Manning (15) Caught Stealing: Rice (4), Burleson (4), Yastrzemski (4), Bell (5) Sacrifice Hits: Miller (6), Kuiper (8) Sacrifice Flies: Smith (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant 9 3 0 0 1 3 0 30 3.35 Murphy L(2-5) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 4.08 Totals 9.2 5 1 1 1 3 0 34 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(7-8) 10 3 0 0 2 6 0 32 4.17 Totals 10 3 0 0 2 6 0 32 Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to left; Doyle was called out on strikes; Cooper popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning struck out; Lowenstein flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Rice singled to center; Miller forced Rice (shortstop to second); Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to right; Powell struck out; Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 3RD: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Montgomery flied out to left; Burleson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Spikes grounded out (second to first); Ashby flied out to left; Duffy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 4TH: Doyle grounded out (second to first); Cooper struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper made an out to shortstop; Manning doubled to right; Lowenstein flied out to center [Manning to third]; Carty walked; Powell grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled to left; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rice to second]; Evans struck out while Rice was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Bell singled to left; Spikes struck out while Bell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ashby made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 6TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montgomery was called out on strikes; Burleson walked; Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Duffy flied out to right; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 7TH: Doyle singled to right; Cooper flied out to center; Yastrzemski made an out to third; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; Carty flied out to right; Powell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 8TH: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Evans flied out to center; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 8TH: Bell flied out to right; Spikes popped to third in foul territory; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 9TH: Montgomery flied out to center; Burleson made an out to shortstop; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 9TH: Duffy singled; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Duffy to second]; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 10TH: Cooper struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 10TH: MURPHY REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Carty singled; WAITS RAN FOR CARTY; Powell forced Waits (second to shortstop); Bell singled to right [Powell to third]; PRUITT RAN FOR POWELL; SMITH BATTED FOR SPIKES; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pruitt scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. |
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