Consecutive singles by Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk and George Scott in the fourth inning produced the winning run as the Red Sox beat the Indians, 2-1, behind rookie Bob Stanley's five-hit pitching. The Red Sox, with 24, and the Indians, with 21, had a total of 45 infield putouts, tying the American League record set by the Tigers and Washington Senators September 15, 1945. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Monday, July      11, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .307      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Norris cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
Rice dh               3   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Dade lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .339
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .308      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Fisk c                4   0   1   0     0   2   .319      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Scott 1b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .272      Thornton 1b           3   1   1   1     0   1   .193
Hobson 3b             3   1   1   0     0   2   .257      Spikes rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .348
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .252      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .257
Miller rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .197
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blanks ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                          Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     0   7             Totals               29   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 12,573
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Indians 3
DP: Red Sox 2, Indians 0
Errors: Fosse
Doubles: Hobson (15)
Home Runs: Thornton (11)
Caught Stealing: Rice (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hobson (7)
GIDP: Bell (10), Duffy (4)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (4,by Bibby)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley W(6-3)          9     5   1   1   2   4   1  31   3.80
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   4   1  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby L(8-6)            9     7   2   2   0   7   0  34   3.39
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   7   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Bibby (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Steve Palermo


RED SOX 1ST: 35 minute rain delay before start of game;
Burleson made an out to second; Lynn made an out to shortstop;
Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to center; Norris singled to center
[Kuiper to second]; Dade made an out to shortstop; Carty made an
out to second; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out; Scott struck out; Hobson doubled
to center; Doyle singled to center [Hobson scored, Doyle to
third (error by Fosse) (on throw to home)]; Miller grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

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

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson struck out; Lynn flied out to left; Rice
was hit by a pitch; Rice was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

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

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk singled to left
[Yastrzemski to second]; Scott singled to left [Yastrzemski
scored, Fisk to second]; Hobson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Fisk to third, Scott to second]; Doyle grounded out
(second to first); Miller grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
walked; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson flied out to center; Lynn grounded out
(first unassisted); Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton homered; Spikes singled to left; Fosse
struck out; Duffy grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Spikes out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski made an out to third; Fisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Norris
walked; Dade singled to center [Norris out at third (center to
third), Dade to second (on throw to 3b)]; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians
1.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson struck out; Doyle grounded out (shortstop to
first); Miller lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
made an out to shortstop; Spikes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson singled to center; Lynn popped to left;
Rice lined to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Fosse grounded out (pitcher to first); BLANKS
BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Indians 1.

RED SOX 9TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Fisk was called
out on strikes; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Dade made an
out to second; Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Indians 1.