The Red Sox survived two errors that resulted in five unearned runs and gained a 7-6 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, then went scoreless in the second game and lost to the Indians, 4-0. In the opener, after Dwight Evans hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, the Red Sox moved ahead, 7-2, with a pair in the eighth on a single by Carl Yastrzemski, triple by Carlton Fisk and sacrifice fly by Cecil Cooper. The Indians, who picked up two runs in the fifth on an error by Bob Heise and homer by George Hendrick, knocked out Rick Wise and rallied for four unearned runs in the ninth after an error by Denny Doyle before Tom House came in to record the final out.

Pat Dobson, who started for the Indians in the nightcap, stymied the Red Sox until the ninth when Jim Kern relieved with two men on base and retired the last three batters on strikeouts. Ray Fosse led the Indians at bat with three singles, driving in one run and scoring two. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1976 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  4    0  2  0  -   7  7  2
Indians      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  4  -   6  8  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hobson 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Doyle 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Gonzalez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Lowenstein cf         4   1   0   0     0   0   .197
Yastrzemski lf        4   2   2   1     0   0   .270      Carty dh              4   1   0   0     0   0   .303
Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   0   .253      Hendrick lf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .275
Cooper 1b             2   2   2   2     1   0   .294      Bell 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Fosse c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Evans rf              2   1   1   3     2   0   .243      Smith rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .225
Heise ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  Burleson ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .281        Lis ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Griffin pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blanks ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .288
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   7   7     4   3             Totals               36   6   8   6     1   1

Time of Game: 2:58
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Indians 4
DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 0
Errors: Doyle, Heise, Bell
Doubles: Blanks (6)
Triples: Fisk (4)
Home Runs: Cooper (12), Evans (13), Hendrick (22)
Stolen Bases: Cooper (5)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Heise (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cooper (6)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(11-10)           8.2   7   6   1   1   1   1  35   3.85
Murphy                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.04
House SV(4)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.61
Totals                  9     8   6   1   1   1   1  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(10-11)      6     5   5   5   4   1   2  27   3.80
Hood                    2     2   2   2   0   1   0   8   4.27
Parker                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     7   7   7   4   3   2  38

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans


RED SOX 1ST: Hobson made an out to shortstop; Doyle grounded out
(second to first); Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez
flied out to left; Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Fisk popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cooper homered; Rice grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to right; Hendrick grounded out
(third to first); Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans walked; Heise walked [Evans to second];
Hobson struck out; Doyle made an out to shortstop; Lynn grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians
0.

INDIANS 3RD: Fosse lined to pitcher; Smith lined to shortstop;
Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk flied out to
left; Cooper singled to left; Cooper stole second; Rice grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians
0.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Gonzalez lined to left;
Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans walked; Heise out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Evans to second]; Hobson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Doyle grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty reached on an error by Heise; Hendrick
homered [Carty scored (unearned)]; Bell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith flied
out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn singled [Lynn to second (error by Bell)];
Yastrzemski singled to right [Lynn scored, Yastrzemski to second
(on throw to home)]; Fisk flied out to right [Yastrzemski to
third]; Cooper was walked intentionally; Rice made an out to
third; Evans homered [Yastrzemski scored, Cooper scored]; Heise
made an out to catcher; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: BURLESON REPLACED HEISE (PLAYING SS); Duffy made an
out to shortstop; Kuiper singled to center; Kuiper was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gonzalez flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

RED SOX 7TH: HOOD REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Hobson flied
out to left; Doyle was called out on strikes; Lynn grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; Carty grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hendrick singled; Bell flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk tripled to
center [Yastrzemski scored]; Cooper hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Fisk scored]; Rice grounded out (second to first); Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith
singled to center; LIS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Lis walked [Smith to
second]; GRIFFIN RAN FOR LIS; Kuiper lined to center; Debut
game for Alfredo Griffin; Gonzalez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 2.

RED SOX 9TH: GRIFFIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PARKER
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Burleson struck out; Hobson flied out
to right; Doyle popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Lowenstein reached on an error by Doyle; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lowenstein to second];
Hendrick flied out to right [Lowenstein to third]; Bell singled
[Lowenstein scored (unearned)]; Fosse singled to left [Bell to
second]; Smith singled to left [Bell scored (unearned), Fosse to
second]; BLANKS BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; MURPHY REPLACED WISE
(PITCHING); Blanks doubled to right [Fosse scored (unearned),
Smith scored (unearned)]; HOUSE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING);
Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 6.