Breaking up a close contest, the Indians routed the Red Sox, 19-9, in a game that produced a modern major league record for most runs in one inning. With the score tied, 3-3, the Indians sent 17 batters to the plate in the eighth and piled up 13 runs on 10 hits, three walks and one error. Buddy Bell and Duane Kuiper each drove in three runs with two hits apiece during the outburst.

The Red Sox came back with six runs in their half and the two-club total of 19 surpassed the former high of 17 by the former Boston Braves (10) and New York Giants (7), June 20, 1912, and by the Red Sox (17) and Tigers (0), June 18, 1953. Bill Campbell was the loser in relief for the Red Sox, marking his second defeat at the hands of the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 19, Boston Red Sox 9
Game Played on Sunday, April     10, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  0    2  0  0    1 13  3  -  19 19  1
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  6  0  -   9 11  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            6   2   2   0     0   0   .333      Burleson ss           4   2   1   1     1   1   .111
Kuiper 2b             6   3   3   3     0   1   .273      Doyle 2b              5   0   2   3     0   0   .222
Norris rf,1b          5   3   4   3     0   0   .545      Rice lf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .111
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   2   .143      Yastrzemski rf        5   0   2   2     0   0   .500
  Pruitt pr,dh        1   2   1   1     1   0  1.000      Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     1   1   .222
Thornton 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Carbo dh              4   1   0   0     1   2   .375
  Lowenstein ph       1   1   1   1     0   0  1.000      Evans cf              4   2   3   0     1   0   .444
  Spikes ph,rf        2   1   1   1     0   1   .500      Fisk c                2   1   0   0     1   0   .400
Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Montgomery ph,c     1   1   1   1     1   0  1.000
  Dade pr,3b          3   3   2   2     0   0   .667      Hobson 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .111
Bell lf               4   1   3   3     0   0   .667      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fosse c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .125        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              2   1   0   0     2   2   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blanks ss           0   1   0   0     1   0   .000        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  19  19  15     5   6             Totals               37   9  11   9     7   6

Time of Game: 3:57   Attendance: 14,931
Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 9
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Kern, Burleson, Scott 2
Doubles: Melton (1), Kuiper (1), Norris (1), Dade (1), Bell (1), Pruitt (1), Doyle (1)
Triples: Manning (1)
Home Runs: Norris (1)
Stolen Bases: Norris (1), Burleson (1), Yastrzemski (2)
Caught Stealing: Norris (1), Bell 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bell (1), Norris (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Fosse (1), Hobson (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              6     5   2   2   2   6   0  25   3.00
Kern                    0.2   1   1   0   2   0   0   5   0.00
LaRoche W(2-0)          0.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   4  11.57
Buskey                  2     4   3   3   1   0   0  11  13.50
Totals                  9    11   9   8   7   6   0  45

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               7     6   3   3   1   5   1  27   3.86
Campbell L(0-2)         0.1   3   4   4   1   0   0   5  17.18
Willoughby              0     2   4   3   1   0   0   4   0.00
House                   0.1   5   5   5   1   0   0   7 135.00
Murphy                  1.1   3   3   2   1   1   0   8  13.50
Totals                  9    19  19  11*  5   6   1  51

Passed Balls: Fosse (1)
Wild Pitches: LaRoche (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger


INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris reached on an error by
Scott; Norris was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Doyle flied out to center;
Burleson stole second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski singled to
center [Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski stole second; Scott struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty was called out on strikes; Thornton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Carbo struck out; Evans singled to center; Fisk
lined to right; Hobson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell flied out to left; Fosse grounded out (second
to first); Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson was called out on strikes; Doyle grounded
out (second to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled; Kuiper lined to right; Norris
homered [Manning scored]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); Thornton grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Scott forced
Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); Carbo flied out to left;
Evans singled to center [Scott to second]; Fisk popped to
catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Melton flied out to center; Bell singled to left;
Bell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Fosse
singled to left; Duffy walked [Fosse to second]; Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Burleson
lined to left; Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper struck out; Norris singled to center; Norris
stole second; Carty struck out; Thornton popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Scott walked; Carbo struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Melton doubled; DADE RAN FOR MELTON; Bell reached
on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Dade to third]; Fosse
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Dade scored]; Duffy was called out
on strikes while Bell was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Evans singled to
left; KERN REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Fosse allowed a
passed ball [Evans to second]; Fisk walked; Fisk was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Kern [Evans to third, Fisk to
second]; Hobson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Evans scored, Fisk
to third]; Burleson grounded out (second to first); Doyle
singled to center [Fisk scored (unearned)]; Rice walked [Doyle
to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski popped
to third; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Manning
tripled to right; Kuiper singled to left [Manning scored];
Norris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kuiper to
second]; Carty was walked intentionally; PRUITT RAN FOR CARTY;
LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR THORNTON; Lowenstein singled to right
[Pruitt to third, Kuiper scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED CAMPBELL
(PITCHING); Dade singled to right [Pruitt scored, Lowenstein to
second]; Bell singled to left [Lowenstein scored, Dade to third,
Bell to second (on throw)]; Fosse reached on an error by
Burleson [Dade scored (no RBI), Bell scored (no RBI)]; Duffy
walked [Fosse to second]; HOUSE REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING);
Manning made an out to shortstop; Kuiper doubled to right [Duffy
scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Fosse scored
(unearned)]; Norris doubled to right [Kuiper scored (unearned,
but earned for the pitcher)]; Pruitt walked; SPIKES BATTED FOR
LOWENSTEIN; Spikes singled to right [Norris scored (unearned,
but earned for the pitcher), Pruitt to third]; Dade doubled to
right [Pruitt scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher),
Spikes to third]; Bell doubled to left [Spikes scored (unearned,
but earned for the pitcher), Dade scored (unearned, but earned
for the pitcher)]; MURPHY REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Fosse flied
out to left; 13 R (12 ER), 10 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 16, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); BLANKS REPLACED DUFFY (PLAYING SS);
SPIKES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Scott singled to left; Carbo
walked [Scott to second]; LaRoche threw a wild pitch [Carbo to
second, Scott to third]; Evans walked; MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR
FISK; BUSKEY REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Montgomery walked
[Evans to second, Carbo to third, Scott scored]; Hobson singled
to center [Montgomery to second, Evans to third, Carbo scored];
Burleson singled to center [Hobson to second, Montgomery to
third, Evans scored]; Doyle doubled to right [Montgomery scored,
Hobson scored, Burleson to third]; Rice flied out to left;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Doyle to third,
Burleson scored]; Scott flied out to right; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 16, Red Sox 9.

INDIANS 9TH: MONTGOMERY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Blanks
walked; Manning flied out to center; Kuiper singled to left
[Blanks to second]; Norris singled to center [Blanks scored
(error by Scott), Kuiper scored (no RBI), Norris to third];
Pruitt doubled to left [Norris scored (unearned)]; Spikes struck
out; Dade flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 19, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 9TH: Carbo made an out to third; Evans made an out to
third; Montgomery singled to right; Hobson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 19, Red Sox
9.