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Red Sox 6 @ Indians 5
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 15, 1971

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 15, 1971 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 15, 1971 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 6 H: 9 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 5 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherSparky Lyle  
Losing PitcherEd Farmer  
SaveKen Brett  
Game Winning RBIJoe Lahoud 

Game Info

DateSeptember 15, 1971 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Lonborg  
Home Starting PitcherAlan Foster  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance2,449 
Time of Game2 hours 51 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank Soar
1B: Larry Barnett
2B: George Maloney
3B: Jim Evans

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Doug Griffin  Second Baseman 
Juan Beniquez  Shortstop 
Joe Lahoud  Right Fielder 
Reggie Smith  Center Fielder 
Rico Petrocelli  Third Baseman 
Ben Oglivie  Left Fielder 
Cecil Cooper  First Baseman 
Carlton Fisk  Catcher 
Jim Lonborg  Pitcher 
Eddie Kasko  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ted Uhlaender  Right Fielder 
Vada Pinson  Center Fielder 
Roy Foster  Left Fielder 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Chris Chambliss  First Baseman 
Ray Fosse  Catcher 
John Lowenstein  Second Baseman 
Lou Camilli  Shortstop 
Alan Foster  Pitcher 
Johnny Lipon  Manager 

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Red Sox 6 @ Indians 5
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 15, 1971

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         Game of 9/15/1971 -- Boston at Cleveland (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Griffin D, 2b         5  0  1  0   Uhlaender T, rf       4  1  3  3   
Beniquez J, ss        5  0  0  0   Pinson V, cf          5  0  3  0   
Lahoud J, rf          3  3  2  1   Foster R, lf          4  0  1  1   
Smith R, cf           3  0  0  0   Nettles G, 3b         5  0  0  0   
Petrocelli R, 3b      4  1  1  2   Chambliss C, 1b       3  0  0  0   
Oglivie B, lf         4  0  1  1   Fosse R, c            5  1  2  0   
Cooper C, 1b          4  1  2  1   Lowenstein J, 2b      3  1  1  0   
Fisk C, c             4  1  2  1   Bevacqua K, ph-2b     2  0  1  0   
Lonborg J, p          1  0  0  0   Camilli L, ss         4  1  2  0   
Lee B, p              1  0  0  0   Hinton C, ph          1  0  0  0   
Bolin B, p            0  0  0  0   Foster A, p           1  0  0  0   
Lyle S, p             0  0  0  0   Lamb R, p             0  0  0  0   
Fiore M, ph           0  0  0  0   Baker F, ph           1  1  0  0   
Brett K, p            0  0  0  0   Ballinger M, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Leon E, ph            0  0  0  0   
                                   Hand R, pr            0  0  0  0   
                                   Farmer E, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  6  9  6                        38  5 13  4

Boston           000 211 011 --  6
Cleveland        000 004 010 --  5

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lonborg J             5.2  7  4  4  3  2
Lee B*                1.1  5  1  1  0  1
Bolin B               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Lyle S (W)            0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Brett K (S)           1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Foster A              5.2  5  4  4  3  2
Lamb R                0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Ballinger M           2.0  1  1  1  1  1
Farmer E (L)          1.0  3  1  1  1  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th

E -- Petrocelli R, Fosse R, Fisk C, Lee B
DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Cleveland 12
2B -- Cooper C, Lahoud J
HR -- Petrocelli R
SB -- Griffin D
SH -- Foster A, Leon E, Fiore M
HBP -- by Lonborg J (Foster R), by Ballinger M (Petrocelli R)
WP -- Foster A, Lamb R, Ballinger M
T -- 2:51
A -- 2449

    

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