The Indians downed the Red Sox, 8-3, with designated-hitter Rico Carty pounding out four hits, including two doubles, driving in one run and scoring two others. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 3

Game Played on Monday, September 13, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Indians 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 - 8 13 0 Red Sox 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Duffy ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 .217 Burleson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Bell 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .288 Dillard 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .317 Blanks 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .275 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .318 Kuiper 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .271 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Carty dh 5 2 4 1 0 1 .308 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Hendrick cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .275 Cooper 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .293 Spikes rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .244 Rice dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Fosse c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .307 Evans rf 3 2 2 2 1 1 .238 Lis 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 4 .214 Pruitt lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .278 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 8 13 8 3 3 Totals 32 3 6 3 3 12 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 12,101 Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 6 DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 2 Errors: Hobson Doubles: Bell 2 (26), Carty 2 (30), Evans (28), Dillard (12) Home Runs: Evans (14) Stolen Bases: Bell (3), Dillard (3), Cooper (7), Lynn (14) Sacrifice Hits: Blanks (7) Sacrifice Flies: Lis (1), Hendrick (7) GIDP: Bell (10), Spikes (4), Lynn (9) Hit by Pitch: Burleson (5,by Eckersley) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(11-12) 6.1 6 3 3 3 9 1 29 3.80 LaRoche SV(19) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 2.33 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 12 1 36 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee L(3-7) 4.1 7 6 5 1 2 0 22 6.14 Pole 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.45 Murphy 4 5 2 2 1 1 0 16 4.44 Totals 9 13 8 7 3 3 0 42 Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (4) Wild Pitches: Lee (2) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan INDIANS 1ST: Duffy walked; Bell reached on a fielder's choice [Duffy to third (error by Hobson)]; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first) [Duffy scored (unearned), Bell to second]; Bell stole third; Carty struck out; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard walked; Dillard stole second; Lynn struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first); Fosse flied out to left; Lis singled to left; Pruitt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk was called out on strikes; Cooper walked; Cooper stole second; Rice was called out on strikes; Evans doubled to right [Cooper scored]; Hobson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1. INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied to right in foul territory; Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn singled to center; Lynn stole second; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1. INDIANS 4TH: Carty singled to left; Hendrick singled to right [Carty to second]; Spikes forced Hendrick (second to shortstop) [Carty to third]; Fosse singled to left [Carty scored, Spikes to second]; Lee threw a wild pitch [Spikes to third, Fosse to second]; Lis hit a sacrifice fly to center [Spikes scored]; Pruitt singled to left [Fosse scored]; Duffy flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (first unassisted); Cooper flied out to right; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 1. INDIANS 5TH: Bell doubled to left; Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Bell to third]; Carty doubled to left [Bell scored]; POLE REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Hendrick walked; Spikes singled to right [Carty scored, Hendrick to second]; Fosse popped to first in foul territory; Lis flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Evans walked; Hobson struck out; Burleson was hit by a pitch [Evans to second]; Dillard doubled to left [Evans scored, Burleson to third]; Lynn struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Pruitt lined to third; Duffy walked; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: KUIPER REPLACED BLANKS (PLAYING 2B); Fisk made an out to shortstop; Cooper flied out to right; Rice made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Carty doubled to left; Hendrick struck out; Spikes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 7TH: Evans homered; Hobson struck out; Burleson singled; Dillard singled to right [Burleson to third]; LAROCHE REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Lynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dillard out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 8TH: Fosse singled; Lis flied out to center; Pruitt made an out to second; Duffy forced Fosse (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk grounded out (third to first); Cooper popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 9TH: Bell doubled to left; Kuiper singled to left [Bell scored, Kuiper to second (on throw to home)]; Carty singled to right [Kuiper to third]; Hendrick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kuiper scored]; Spikes grounded into a double play (second to first) [Carty out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 9TH: Rice struck out; Evans struck out (catcher to first); Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.

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