A homer by Buddy Bell in the second inning for his first of four hits started the Indians off to a 7-1 victory over the Red Sox. Bell also scored three other times. The Indians put the game away with four runs in the fourth. Rico Carty and Bell opened with singles, Andre Thornton drove them across with a triple and Charlie Spikes followed with his first homer since returning to the Indians from the minor leagues. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      12, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  0
Indians      0  1  0    4  0  1    0  1  x  -   7 13  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     1   2   .304      Norris cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Rice dh               4   0   1   0     0   3   .310      Dade lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Carty dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Fisk c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .319      Bell 3b               4   4   4   1     0   0   .302
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Thornton 1b           4   1   3   2     0   0   .208
Hobson 3b             4   1   3   1     0   1   .263      Spikes rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .370
Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Kendall c             4   0   2   2     0   0   .240
  Dillard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Miller rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .234      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .294        Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   8   1     2  12             Totals               36   7  13   7     0   1

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 14,425
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Indians 5
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Thornton (2)
Triples: Kuiper (4), Thornton (2)
Home Runs: Hobson (15), Bell (8), Spikes (1)
GIDP: Spikes (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland L(7-5)        5.1  10   6   6   0   1   2  26   3.87
Murphy                  2.2   3   1   1   0   0   0  10   6.59
Totals                  8    13   7   7   0   1   2  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(9-7)        6.1   7   1   1   2   8   1  28   3.24
Waits                   2.2   1   0   0   0   4   0   9   4.19
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2  12   1  37

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Lynn was called out
on strikes; Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris lined to second; Kuiper grounded out (second
to first); Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk
struck out; Scott singled to center; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty flied out to center; Bell homered; Thornton
doubled to center; Spikes flied out to center; Kendall grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians
1.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle struck out; Miller lined to left; Burleson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy flied out to left; Norris flied out to left;
Kuiper tripled to left; Dade struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
singled to left; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk singled
to center [Rice to third]; Scott forced Fisk (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty singled to left; Bell singled to left [Carty
to second]; Thornton tripled to left [Carty scored, Bell
scored]; Spikes homered [Thornton scored]; Kendall lined to
right; Duffy popped to catcher in foul territory; Norris
grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Indians 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled to left; Doyle flied out to center;
Miller was called out on strikes; Burleson walked [Hobson to
second]; Lynn lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Dade flied
out to center; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to left;
Fisk walked; Scott grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell singled to third; Thornton made an out to
second; Spikes singled to center [Bell to second]; Kendall
singled to center [Bell scored, Spikes to second]; MURPHY
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Duffy popped to shortstop in foul
territory; Norris flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson homered; Doyle singled to center; Miller
singled to right [Doyle to second]; Burleson forced Miller
(third to second) [Doyle to third]; WAITS REPLACED ECKERSLEY
(PITCHING); Lynn was called out on strikes; 30 minute rain
delay With 1-1 count on Jim Rice; Rice struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Dade
flied out to right; Carty flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 6.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski lined to center; Fisk flied out to
center; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Indians 6.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell singled to left; Thornton singled to left
[Bell to second]; Spikes grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Bell to third, Thornton out at second];
Kendall singled to center [Bell scored]; Duffy grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Hobson singled to center; DILLARD BATTED FOR DOYLE;
Dillard forced Hobson (second unassisted); EVANS BATTED FOR
MILLER; Evans struck out; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 7.