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Thursday July 21, 1977
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Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 2 (Game 2)

Game Played on Thursday, July 21, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Indians      2  1  0    0  0  1    0  3  1  -   8 14  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Bell 3b               5   0   2   0     0   0   .284      Carbo rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .285
Blanks ss             5   1   0   0     0   0   .245      Rice lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .312
Thornton dh           4   3   3   2     1   0   .234      Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   0     1   0   .306
Melton 1b             3   1   1   1     2   1   .231      Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Bochte lf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .278      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Pruitt rf             5   0   3   2     0   0   .279      Doyle 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Lowenstein cf         5   1   2   1     0   0   .275      Miller cf             1   0   0   0     2   0   .269
Fosse c               4   0   1   1     0   1   .264      Montgomery c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fisk ph,c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   8  14   8     3   2             Totals               30   2   6   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 29,059
Left on Base: Indians 9, Red Sox 4
DP: Indians 2, Red Sox 0
Errors: Burleson, Hobson
Doubles: Bell (15), Melton (6), Thornton (4), Burleson (22), Scott (16)
Home Runs: Thornton (14), Lowenstein (2), Bochte (3), Rice (24)
GIDP: Fisk (6), Hobson (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(9-7)            6.1   6   2   2   2   3   1  26   3.76
Kern SV(13)             2.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.83
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   4   1  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(6-5)          6     6   4   4   1   2   3  26   4.22
Murphy                  1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   6.75
Lee                     0     4   1   1   0   0   0   4   6.08
Hernandez               2     2   1   1   1   0   0   8   6.38
Totals                  9    14   8   8   3   2   3  44

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell singled
to left; Blanks forced Bell (shortstop to second); Thornton
homered [Blanks scored]; Melton reached on an error by Hobson;
Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to center; Carbo singled to right
[Carbo out at second (right to second)]; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lowenstein homered; Fosse struck out; Kuiper lined to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski made an out to third; Scott made an out
to third; Hobson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell grounded out (third to first); Blanks grounded
out (third to first); Thornton singled to left; Melton walked
[Thornton to second]; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle made an out to second; Miller lined to left;
Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Lowenstein
grounded out (second to first); Fosse lined to third; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Carbo
struck out; Rice homered; Yastrzemski grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper lined to shortstop; Bell grounded out
(pitcher to third to first); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Hobson singled
to third; Doyle flied out to center; Miller walked [Hobson to
second]; Montgomery struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
3, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton flied out to left; Melton was called out
on strikes; Bochte homered; Pruitt singled to center; Lowenstein
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson doubled to right; Carbo lined to right
[Burleson to third]; Rice grounded out (third to first);
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Fosse flied out
to right; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell doubled to
center; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott doubled to left; Hobson struck out; Doyle
singled to right [Scott scored, Doyle to second (on throw to
home)]; Miller walked; FISK BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; KERN REPLACED
BIBBY (PITCHING); Fisk grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Doyle out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4,
Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: FISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Thornton walked;
Melton doubled to left [Thornton scored]; LEE REPLACED MURPHY
(PITCHING); Bochte singled to right [Melton to third]; Pruitt
singled to center [Melton scored, Bochte to second]; On a bunt
Lowenstein singled [Bochte to third, Pruitt to second]; Fosse
singled to right [Bochte scored, Pruitt to third, Lowenstein to
second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Kuiper popped to
left; Bell forced Pruitt (pitcher to catcher) [Lowenstein to
third, Fosse to second]; Blanks grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Carbo
struck out; Rice lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
7, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton doubled to left; Melton walked; Bochte
reached on a fielder's choice [Melton to second (error by
Burleson; assist by Doyle), Thornton to third, Bochte out at
first (shortstop to first)]; Rick Burleson missed 2B in
trying to turn the double play; Pruitt singled to left
[Thornton scored, Melton to third, Pruitt out at second (left to
third to second)]; Lowenstein flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski walked; Scott forced Yastrzemski (third
to second); Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 8, Red Sox 2.



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