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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 26, 1973
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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 26, 1973 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 26, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 26, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 1,453 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Hank Morgenweck 3B: George Maloney |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Third Baseman |
Orlando Cepeda | DH |
Cecil Cooper | First Baseman |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Williams | Left Fielder |
Ted Ford | Center Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
John Ellis | DH |
Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
John Lowenstein | Second Baseman |
Frank Duffy | Shortstop |
Ken Aspromonte | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 26, 1973
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a popup into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lee
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Lee
Chambliss strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perry
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lee
Ellis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Lee
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Lee
Duncan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Lee
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duffy vs. Lee
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Perry, and towards Duffy, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Perry
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spikes. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 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
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lee
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Lee
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lee
Ellis hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Lee
Spikes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perry
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Perry
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guerrero for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Lee
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Lee
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Lee
Duffy bunts towards the mound. Lee fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lee
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duffy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Duffy trying to get to home. Harper throws the ball in to Fisk who tags Duffy, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Perry
There goes Harper. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cepeda vs. Perry
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Yastrzemski steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Lee
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lee
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Lee
Spikes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Perry
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Perry
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Perry
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Lee
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Lee
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Perry
Ted Ford now playing right field. Rusty Torres now playing center field.
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Perry
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Lee
Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lee
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Lee
Ford hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Perry
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Perry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Perry
Cepeda strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/26/1973 -- Boston at Cleveland (D) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Harper T, lf 4 0 1 0 Williams W, lf 4 0 1 0 Miller R, rf 4 0 1 0 Ford T, cf-rf 4 0 1 0 Smith R, cf 4 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Yastrzemski C, 3b 3 0 1 0 Ellis J, dh 3 1 1 1 Cepeda O, dh 4 0 0 0 Spikes C, rf 3 0 0 0 Cooper C, 1b 3 0 1 0 Torres R, cf 0 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 3 0 0 0 Bell B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Griffin D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Duncan D, c 3 0 2 0 Guerrero M, ss 3 0 1 0 Lowenstein J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Duffy F, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 5 0 29 1 7 1 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Cleveland 010 000 00x -- 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lee B (L) 8.0 7 1 1 0 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Perry G (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 7 DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 2 LOB -- Boston 5, Cleveland 4 2B -- Guerrero M HR -- Ellis J SB -- Harper T, Yastrzemski C T -- 1:55 A -- 1453
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