After rallying to tie the game in the seventh inning, the Indians scored on a pinch-double by Jim Norris in the ninth and defeated the Red Sox, 4-3. The Red Sox had a homer by Carlton Fisk in building up a 3-0 lead. Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 3Game Played on Wednesday, August 31, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway ParkIndians 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 4 10 0 Red Sox 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0 2 1 .249 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Lynn cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .257 Thornton 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 Yastrzemski lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 .293 Bochte lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .298 Rice dh 4 0 2 2 0 1 .319 Carty dh 4 1 2 1 0 2 .287 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Lowenstein pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .266 Pruitt rf 3 0 3 2 1 0 .329 Fisk c 4 1 3 1 0 0 .299 Kendall c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Miller rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Norris ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .270 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fosse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Duffy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dobson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 10 4 1 6 Totals 32 3 9 3 4 6 Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 29,226 Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 8 DP: Indians 2, Red Sox 1 Doubles: Carty (20), Pruitt (10), Norris (19), Yastrzemski 2 (22), Fisk (20) Home Runs: Fisk (19) Stolen Bases: Lynn (2) Caught Stealing: Dade (7), Doyle (4), Fisk (6) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (1) GIDP: Lynn (10) Hit by Pitch: Scott (6,by Kern) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris 5 8 3 3 3 1 1 23 5.00 Dobson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.83 Kern W(7-8) 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 9 3.18 Totals 9 9 3 3 4 6 1 38 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase 6 7 3 3 0 5 0 24 3.23 Stanley L(6-7) 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 11 4.11 Willoughby 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.17 Totals 9 10 4 4 1 6 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Kern (6) Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (3) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to right; Dade was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Doyle singled; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to first) [Doyle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Bochte singled to right; Carty struck out; Pruitt singled to left [Bochte to second]; Kendall struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Rice grounded out (first unassisted) [Yastrzemski to third]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); Dade flied out to left; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Fisk homered; Miller grounded out (second to first); Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Doyle walked; Doyle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1. INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton flied out to center; Bochte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn walked; Yastrzemski forced Lynn (second to shortstop); Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Rice singled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Scott lined to left; Hobson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 5TH: Carty struck out; Pruitt singled to left; Kendall forced Pruitt (third to second); Duffy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk singled to left; Miller singled to left [Fisk to second]; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Fisk to third, Miller to second]; Doyle walked; Lynn struck out while Fisk was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); all three runners were running on the 3-2 pitch to Fred Lynn; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 6TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Indians Coach Joe Nossek ejected by HP umpire Bill Haller; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Rice singled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Rice to second (on throw to home)]; DOBSON REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Scott flied out to center [Rice to third]; Hobson struck out; Fisk flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 7TH: Thornton singled to left; Bochte singled to right [Thornton to third]; Carty doubled to center [Thornton scored, Bochte to third]; STANLEY REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Pruitt doubled to left [Bochte scored, Carty scored]; Kendall grounded out (second to first) [Pruitt to third]; Duffy struck out; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: Miller lined to center; Burleson flied out to right; Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton flied out to right; Pat Dobson left the game with lower stomach pains; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: KERN REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Lynn walked; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice struck out; Lynn stole second; Scott was hit by a pitch; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 9TH: Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty singled to center; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR CARTY; Pruitt walked [Lowenstein to second]; NORRIS BATTED FOR KENDALL; Norris doubled to left [Lowenstein scored, Pruitt to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Duffy reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Pruitt out at home (third unassisted), Duffy out at first (third to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FOSSE REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING C ); Fisk doubled to left; Miller struck out; Burleson flied out to right; Doyle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 3. |
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