The Indians erupted for four runs in the sixth inning with the aid of a bases-loaded single by Buddy Bell to defeat the Red Sox, 6-3. After Rick Burleson homered for the Red Sox in the fifth to tie the score at 2-2, the Indians loaded the bases in the sixth on a double by Larvell Blanks and two walks. Bell followed with his single, driving in two runs. After a single by John Lowenstein filled the sacks again, two more runs crossed the plate on a forceout by Ray Fosse and wild pickoff throw by Tom House. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1976 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   3  9  3
Indians      1  0  1    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   6 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   2   3   1     0   0   .284      Kuiper 2b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .275
Griffin 2b            2   0   2   0     1   0   .195      Gonzalez 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Lynn cf               2   0   1   1     1   1   .312        Lis ph,1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   2   .266      Blanks ss             4   1   2   1     0   1   .290
Fisk c                3   1   1   0     0   1   .254      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
  Montgomery ph,c     1   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Hendrick lf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .275
Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Lowenstein cf         3   1   0   0     1   0   .193
Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .243      Bell 3b               4   1   2   2     0   0   .287
Darwin dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .210      Smith rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Pruitt ph,rf        2   0   2   0     0   0   .297
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ashby c               1   0   0   0     1   0   .227
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fosse ph,c          2   0   1   1     0   0   .318
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   9   3     2   7             Totals               34   6  10   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 10,124
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Indians 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 0
Errors: Burleson, Cleveland, House
Doubles: Burleson (20), Rice (19), Blanks (7)
Triples: Evans (4)
Home Runs: Burleson (6)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (7), Ashby (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Lynn (9)
GIDP: Gonzalez (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(7-8)        5.1   7   6   5   3   1   0  25   3.55
House                   1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.43
Willoughby              1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.92
Totals                  8    10   6   5   3   3   0  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(7-5)            6.1   9   3   3   2   5   1  29   3.51
LaRoche SV(16)          2.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.01
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   7   1  37

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled to left; Griffin out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Burleson to third]; Lynn
walked; Burleson was caught stealing home (pitcher to first to
second to catcher) [Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled; Gonzalez grounded out (third to
first) [Kuiper to second]; Blanks singled to right [Kuiper
scored]; Carty grounded out (third to first) [Blanks to second];
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to left; Rice grounded out (third to
first) [Fisk to second]; Evans tripled to center [Fisk scored];
Darwin struck out; Hobson made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
flied out to center; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin
walked; Lynn singled to center [Griffin to third]; Yastrzemski
struck out; Fisk flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Ashby walked; Kuiper singled to center [Ashby to
second]; Ashby was caught stealing third (catcher to third)
[Kuiper to second]; Gonzalez singled to center [Kuiper scored];
Blanks struck out; Carty forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice doubled to center; Evans made an out to
second; Darwin flied out to left; Hobson made an out to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out
to left; Bell singled to left; Smith grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson homered; Griffin singled; Lynn struck out;
Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby made an out to shortstop; Kuiper reached on
an error by Cleveland; Gonzalez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded
out (second to first); Darwin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Blanks doubled to left; Carty grounded out (third
to first); Hendrick walked; Lowenstein walked [Blanks to third,
Hendrick to second]; Bell singled to left [Blanks scored,
Hendrick scored, Lowenstein to second]; HOUSE REPLACED CLEVELAND
(PITCHING); PRUITT BATTED FOR SMITH; Pruitt singled to left
[Lowenstein to third, Bell to second]; FOSSE BATTED FOR ASHBY;
Fosse forced Pruitt (shortstop to second) [Lowenstein scored,
Bell to third]; Fosse was picked off first but was safe on an
error by House [Bell scored (unearned), Fosse to second]; Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Indians 6.

RED SOX 7TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FOSSE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Hobson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Burleson singled to left; Griffin singled to center [Burleson to
third]; LAROCHE REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Lynn hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to right;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: LIS BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Lis reached on an error by
Burleson; Blanks forced Lis (pitcher to shortstop); Carty struck
out; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Indians 6.

RED SOX 8TH: LIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MONTGOMERY BATTED
FOR FISK; Montgomery struck out; Rice struck out; Evans flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 6.

INDIANS 8TH: MONTGOMERY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Lowenstein made an out to shortstop;
Bell grounded out (third to first); Pruitt singled to right;
Fosse singled to center [Pruitt to second]; Kuiper grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Darwin flied out to right; Hobson flied out to
right; Burleson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 6.