Carl Yastrzemski drove in one run and scored another to lead the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Indians. The Red Sox got off to a two-run start in the first inning on doubles by Bernie Carbo and Fred Lynn and a single by Yastrzemski, who then doubled in the eighth and scored on a triple by Jim Rice.

The Indians loaded the bases against Bill Lee with none out in the seventh but scored only one run on a sacrifice fly by Rico Carty. Jim Willoughby replaced Lee after Duane Kuiper singled with two out in the eighth and Reggie Cleveland took over to earn the save after Andre Thornton walked to open the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 1, 1977 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  0
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade cf,lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Carbo rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .284
Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .293      Lynn cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .256
Thornton 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .280      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   3   1     0   0   .297
Pruitt rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Rice dh               4   0   1   1     0   3   .319
Carty dh              3   0   1   1     0   0   .287      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .267
Bochte lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Fisk c                3   0   1   0     0   1   .299
  Blanks ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Doyle 2b              1   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Duffy ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Manning cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   8   1     1   1             Totals               32   3  10   3     1   8

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 31,736
Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 8
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 3
Doubles: Carbo 2 (5), Lynn (24), Burleson (30), Yastrzemski (23)
Triples: Rice (14)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Doyle (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Carty (2)
GIDP: Bochte (16), Kuiper (8), Pruitt (8), Hobson (12)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (9,by Eckersley)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(13-11)      8    10   3   3   1   8   0  35   3.41
Totals                  8    10   3   3   1   8   0  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(6-3)              7.2   8   1   1   0   1   0  29   5.04
Willoughby              0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.14
Cleveland SV(2)         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.33
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   1   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (6)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Bill Haller


INDIANS 1ST: Dade popped to first in foul territory; Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Carbo doubled to left; Lynn
doubled to left [Carbo scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right
[Lynn scored, Yastrzemski to second (on throw to home)]; Rice
struck out; Scott flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton struck out; Pruitt singled to left; Carty
flied out to right; Bochte grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to left; Hobson singled to right [Fisk
to second]; Doyle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Fisk to third, Hobson to second]; Burleson popped to catcher in
foul territory; Carbo flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall made an out to second; Duffy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn popped to catcher in foul territory;
Yastrzemski singled to left; Yastrzemski stole second; Rice
struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper popped to third in foul territory; Bell
singled to left; Thornton singled to left [Bell out at third
(left to third), Thornton to second (on throw to 3b)]; Pruitt
made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox
2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Hobson flied out to center; Doyle
walked; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty singled; Bochte grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Carty out at second]; Kendall
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Carbo doubled; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted)
[Carbo to third]; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted);
Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy singled to center; Dade forced Duffy
(shortstop to second); Kuiper grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Dade out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott popped to first in foul territory; Fisk was
hit by a pitch; Hobson grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell singled to second; Thornton reached on a
fielder's choice [Bell to second]; On a bunt Pruitt singled
[Bell to third, Thornton to second]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Bell scored]; BLANKS BATTED FOR BOCHTE; Blanks flied
out to right; Kendall forced Pruitt (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MANNING
REPLACED DUFFY (PLAYING CF); DADE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Doyle popped to first in foul territory; Burleson doubled
to left; Carbo popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning flied out to right; Dade grounded out
(second to first); Kuiper singled to left; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED
LEE (PITCHING); Bell popped to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski doubled to right; Rice tripled to
center [Yastrzemski scored]; Scott was called out on strikes;
Fisk popped to left; Hobson lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Thornton walked; CLEVELAND REPLACED WILLOUGHBY
(PITCHING); Pruitt grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; Carty made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 3.