Rico Carty hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Indians a 9-8 victory over the Red Sox. The Sox had rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 7-4 and took an 8-7 lead in the sixth on Butch Hobson's double and four walks. But after ace reliever Bill Campbell got two out in the seventh, he walked Andre Thornton before Carty connected. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 8
Game Played on Saturday, July      23, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      4  0  0    0  3  0    2  0  0  -   9 13  0
Red Sox      0  1  3    0  2  2    0  0  0  -   8 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .270      Burleson ss           5   2   2   1     0   2   .300
Bell 3b               5   2   2   1     0   0   .286      Lynn cf               4   2   2   4     1   2   .262
Blanks ss             5   2   2   1     0   0   .248      Rice dh               4   0   2   1     1   1   .311
Thornton 1b           4   3   2   2     1   1   .243      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   1     1   0   .303
Carty dh              5   1   2   4     0   0   .269      Fisk c                5   1   1   1     0   0   .308
Bochte lf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .284      Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     1   2   .272
Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .271      Hobson 3b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .275
  Norris rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Doyle 2b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .240
Lowenstein cf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .264        Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .268        Dillard 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .291
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Miller rf             1   1   0   0     2   0   .258
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  13   9     2   6             Totals               36   8  10   8     7  11

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 35,592
Left on Base: Indians 6, Red Sox 9
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Blanks (4), Bochte (11), Burleson (23), Yastrzemski (15), Hobson (18)
Triples: Bell (4), Scott (3), Burleson (5)
Home Runs: Thornton (15), Carty (7), Fisk (17), Lynn 2 (11)
Stolen Bases: Miller (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Miller (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               5     9   7   7   1   6   3  25   3.59
Waits                   0.1   0   1   1   1   0   0   2   4.94
Kern W(4-6)             3.2   1   0   0   5   5   0  17   2.67
Totals                  9    10   8   8   7  11   3  44

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               0     4   4   4   0   0   1   4   4.16
Paxton                  4.2   5   3   3   0   4   0  19   6.11
Hernandez               1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   5.95
Campbell L(9-6)         1     2   2   2   2   0   1   7   2.70
Stanley                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.14
Totals                  9    13   9   9   2   6   2  42

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled to center; Bell tripled to right
[Kuiper scored]; Blanks doubled to center [Bell scored];
Thornton homered [Blanks scored]; PAXTON REPLACED CLEVELAND
(PITCHING); Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte popped
to left; Spikes made an out to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Lynn was called out on
strikes; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red
Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Kendall flied
out to center; Kuiper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk homered;
Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell popped to first in foul territory; Blanks
grounded out (second to first); Thornton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); Miller
walked; Miller stole second; Burleson doubled to right [Miller
scored]; Lynn homered [Burleson scored]; Rice singled to left;
Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory; Fisk made an
out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty popped to catcher in foul territory; Bochte
doubled to center; Spikes flied out to left; Lowenstein grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott tripled to right; Hobson struck out; Doyle
made an out to third; Miller flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Kendall struck out; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bell singled to left; Blanks singled to center [Bell
to second]; Thornton singled to left [Bell to third, Blanks to
second]; Carty singled to center [Bell scored, Blanks scored,
Thornton to second]; HERNANDEZ REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING);
Bochte singled to left [Thornton scored, Carty to second];
Spikes forced Bochte (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson tripled to right; Lynn homered [Burleson
scored]; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski doubled to right;
Fisk flied out to center; Scott grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein was called out on strikes; Kendall flied
out to center; Kuiper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson doubled to center; WAITS REPLACED ECKERSLEY
(PITCHING); Doyle walked; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Hobson to third, Doyle to second]; KERN REPLACED
WAITS (PITCHING); Burleson struck out; Lynn walked; Rice walked
[Hobson scored, Doyle to third, Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski
walked [Doyle scored, Lynn to third, Rice to second]; Fisk
popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 7, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thornton walked; Carty homered [Thornton
scored]; Bochte singled to center; Spikes walked [Bochte to
second]; Lowenstein flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 9, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 7TH: NORRIS REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING RF); Scott walked;
Hobson flied out to right; CARBO BATTED FOR DOYLE; Carbo struck
out; Miller walked [Scott to second]; Burleson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 8TH: DILLARD REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING 2B); STANLEY
REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Kendall singled to right; On a
bunt Kuiper forced Kendall (pitcher to shortstop); Bell grounded
out (third to first) [Kuiper to second]; Blanks grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn was called out on strikes; Rice singled to
center; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Rice to
second]; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 9TH: Scott struck out; Hobson flied out to right; EVANS
BATTED FOR DILLARD; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 9, Red Sox 8.