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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 17, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 17, 1972 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 17, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Curtis |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 21,502 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Deegan 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Bell | Center Fielder |
Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Roy Foster | Right Fielder |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Center Fielder |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Ben Oglivie | Left Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
John Curtis | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 17, 1972
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Curtis
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Curtis
Johnson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Fisk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Curtis
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a fly ball towards center. Bell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bell. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Perry
Smith is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Petrocelli vs. Perry
Petrocelli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aparicio scores. Smith moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Curtis
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Curtis
Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Nettles reaches second base with a double. Foster goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Curtis
Fosse hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Curtis
Duffy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Duffy reaches second base with a double. Nettles scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Curtis
Brohamer hits a line drive into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Curtis
Perry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Perry
Oglivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. Oglivie moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Curtis vs. Perry
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Curtis
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Curtis
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Curtis
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Curtis
Foster is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Curtis
Nettles hits a popup into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fosse vs. Curtis
Fosse hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Perry
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Curtis
Duffy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Duffy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Curtis
Brohamer bunts towards first. Yastrzemski fields the ball and throws to Curtis covering. Safe. Duffy moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perry vs. Siebert
Sonny Siebert now pitching.
Perry bunts towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Siebert
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Siebert
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. Duffy scores. Brohamer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Siebert
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brohamer scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Siebert
Foster hits a line drive into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Tommy McCraw now playing left field.
Fisk hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Perry
Tommy McCraw now playing right field. Roy Foster now playing left field.
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Garman
Mike Garman now pitching.
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Garman
Fosse takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Garman
Duffy hits a popup into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Garman
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perry
Cecil Cooper pinch hits for Mike Garman.
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Nagy
Mike Nagy now pitching.
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nagy
Bell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Nagy
McCraw hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Nagy
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. McCraw moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foster vs. Nagy
There's a wild pitch. McCraw moves to third. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Nagy
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCraw tags and scores. Chambliss tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Nagy
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perry
John Lowenstein now playing right field. Tommy McCraw now playing left field.
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCraw. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Perry
Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Perry
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oglivie for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Nagy
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duffy vs. Nagy
Duffy hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Nagy
Brohamer hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Nagy
Perry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Perry
Andy Kosco pinch hits for Mike Nagy.
Kosco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perry
Aparicio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Peters
Gary Peters now pitching.
Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Peters
McCraw hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Peters
Chambliss hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Perry
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a popup into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Peters
Lowenstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Peters
Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oglivie. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Peters
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Peters
Duffy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fosse scores. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brohamer vs. Peters
Brohamer is hit by the pitch. Duffy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perry vs. Peters
Perry bunts towards the mound. Peters fields it and throws to first for the out. Duffy moves to third. Brohamer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Peters
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCraw vs. Peters
McCraw strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oglivie vs. Perry
Oglivie hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Perry
Dwight Evans pinch hits for Gary Peters.
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/1972 -- Cleveland at Boston (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Bell B, cf 3 2 1 1 Harper T, cf 5 0 0 0 Johnson A, lf 3 0 1 1 Aparicio L, ss 4 1 2 0 McCraw T, lf-rf-lf 3 1 1 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 5 0 2 2 Smith R, rf 3 0 1 0 Foster R, rf-lf 2 1 1 1 Petrocelli R, 3b 3 0 1 1 Lowenstein J, rf 1 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 4 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 5 2 2 1 Oglivie B, lf 4 0 1 0 Fosse R, c 4 1 2 1 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Duffy F, ss 5 1 3 2 Curtis J, p 1 0 0 0 Brohamer J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Siebert S, p 0 0 0 0 Perry G, p 3 0 0 0 Garman M, p 0 0 0 0 Cooper C, ph 1 0 0 0 Nagy M, p 0 0 0 0 Kosco A, ph 1 1 1 1 Peters G, p 0 0 0 0 Evans D, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 9 14 9 35 2 7 2 Cleveland 021 202 002 -- 9 Boston 100 000 100 -- 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Perry G (W) 9.0 7 2 1 2 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Curtis J (L)* 3.0 7 5 5 1 2 Siebert S 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Garman M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Nagy M 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 Peters G 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th E -- Bell B LOB -- Cleveland 11, Boston 8 2B -- Nettles G 2, Duffy F 2, Smith R HR -- Bell B, Kosco A SH -- Perry G 2 SF -- Foster R HBP -- by Nagy M (Bell B), by Peters G (Brohamer J) WP -- Nagy M T -- 2:43 A -- 21502
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