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.