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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 1Game Played on Tuesday, July 12, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumRed 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. |
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