The Red Sox, who exploded for nine runs in the seventh inning, won the day half of a split doubleheader, 11-4, before the Indians came back with three homers to gain an 8-2 victory in the night game. The contests attracted a total attendance of 49,232. Playing in the sunshine, the Indians took a 3-2 lead in the top half of the seventh on a two-run homer by pinch-hitter Larvell Blanks, but the Red Sox knocked out Wayne Garland and roughed up relievers Rick Waits and Tom Buskey in their half. Butch Hobson hit a three-run homer during the outburst. George Scott rapped two singles and drove in two runs. Luis Tiant, who pitched the first seven innings for the Red Sox, fanned eight and went over the 2,000 mark in strikeouts for his career.

Andre Thornton started the Indians' scoring under the lights with a two-run homer in the first inning. John Lowenstein connected for the circuit in the second and Bruce Bochte added a round-tripper in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Thursday, July      21, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   4 11  0
Red Sox      0  0  1    1  0  0    9  0  x  -  11 15  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   0   3   1     0   0   .279      Burleson ss           5   0   1   1     0   0   .297
Bell 3b               5   0   0   0     0   3   .283      Lynn cf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .258
Dade lf               3   0   0   0     0   3   .321      Rice lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .313
  Lowenstein ph,lf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Yastrzemski dh        3   1   1   0     1   1   .308
Thornton 1b           4   1   3   0     0   1   .222        Dillard pr,dh       1   1   0   0     0   0   .290
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .267      Fisk c                3   1   1   1     1   1   .311
Spikes rf             1   1   0   1     2   0   .308        Montgomery c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Norris cf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .273      Scott 1b              3   2   2   2     1   0   .271
Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Hobson 3b             4   2   3   4     0   0   .277
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Doyle 2b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .245
  Blanks ph,ss        2   1   1   2     0   1   .253      Miller rf             4   1   4   1     0   0   .272
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  11   4     2  10             Totals               35  11  15  11     4   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 20,173
Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 5
DP: Indians 3, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Norris (11), Kuiper 2 (9), Thornton (3), Miller (3), Hobson (16), Lynn (16)
Triples: Thornton (3)
Home Runs: Blanks (6), Hobson (19)
Stolen Bases: Hobson (4), Miller (9)
Caught Stealing: Kuiper (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Norris (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Spikes (1), Doyle (4)
GIDP: Rice (15), Scott (15)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(7-10)         6.2  11   6   6   1   3   0  29   4.49
Waits                   0     1   4   4   3   0   0   4   4.81
Buskey                  1.1   3   1   1   0   0   1   7   4.78
Totals                  8    15  11  11   4   3   1  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(6-7)            7     7   3   3   2   8   1  28   5.26
Paxton                  2     4   1   1   0   2   0  10   6.16
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2  10   1  38

Wild Pitches: Buskey (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Hank Soar


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell struck
out; Dade was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
flied out to right; Rice popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton tripled to center; Carty struck out;
Spikes hit a sacrifice fly to left [Thornton scored]; Norris
doubled to center; Kendall singled to pitcher [Norris to third];
Duffy flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk struck out; Scott
walked; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper doubled to left; Bell struck out; Dade was
called out on strikes; Thornton was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle singled to center; Miller doubled to right
[Doyle to third]; Burleson singled to right [Doyle scored,
Miller to third]; Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Rice
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Burleson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red
Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty struck out; Spikes walked; Norris lined into
a double play (right to first) [Spikes out at first]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk singled to
right [Yastrzemski to second]; Scott grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Yastrzemski to third, Fisk out
at second]; Hobson singled to right [Yastrzemski scored]; Hobson
stole second; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
made an out to shortstop; Kuiper grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller singled to center; Burleson hit into a
double play (left to second to first) [Miller out at second];
Lynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Dade struck
out; Thornton doubled to left; Carty flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice lined to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted); Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes walked; Norris out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Spikes to second]; Kendall flied out to
center [Spikes to third]; BLANKS BATTED FOR DUFFY; Blanks
homered [Spikes scored]; Kuiper singled to center; Kuiper was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Scott singled
to center; Hobson doubled to center [Scott to third]; Doyle hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Scott scored]; Miller singled to
center [Hobson scored]; Miller stole second; Burleson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Lynn doubled to right [Miller scored];
WAITS REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Rice was walked
intentionally; Yastrzemski walked [Lynn to third, Rice to
second]; DILLARD RAN FOR YASTRZEMSKI; Fisk walked [Lynn scored,
Rice to third, Dillard to second]; Scott singled to center [Rice
scored, Dillard scored, Fisk to third]; BUSKEY REPLACED WAITS
(PITCHING); Hobson homered [Fisk scored, Scott scored]; Doyle
flied out to left; 9 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 11.

INDIANS 8TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MONTGOMERY
REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); PAXTON REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING);
Bell struck out; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR DADE; Lowenstein grounded
out (first unassisted); Thornton singled to right; Carty singled
to right [Thornton to second]; Spikes forced Carty (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 11.

RED SOX 8TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Miller
singled to left; Burleson made an out to first; Lynn made an out
to first; Buskey threw a wild pitch [Miller to second]; Rice
singled to shortstop [Miller to third]; Dillard made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 11.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris singled to center; Kendall grounded out
(third to first) [Norris to second]; Blanks struck out; Kuiper
doubled to left [Norris scored]; Bell popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 11.