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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 21, 1971
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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 April 21, 1971 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 1971 |
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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 | April 21, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Hargan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Culp |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 12,524 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: George Maloney 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Larry Barnett |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Bradford | Center Fielder |
Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Ray Fosse | Catcher |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Ken Harrelson | First Baseman |
Roy Foster | Left Fielder |
John Lowenstein | Second Baseman |
Larry Brown | Shortstop |
Steve Hargan | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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John Kennedy | Shortstop |
Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Rico Petrocelli | Third Baseman |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Duane Josephson | Catcher |
Billy Conigliaro | Center Fielder |
Doug Griffin | Second Baseman |
Ray Culp | Pitcher |
Eddie Kasko | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 21, 1971
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Culp
Bradford strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Culp
Pinson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Culp
Fosse takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Culp
The ball gets by Josephson for a passed ball. Fosse moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Culp
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro 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: ---
Kennedy vs. Hargan
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hargan
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Hargan
There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Hargan
There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yastrzemski vs. Hargan
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petrocelli vs. Hargan
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Hargan
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Josephson vs. Hargan
Josephson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Culp
Harrelson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Culp
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Culp
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Hargan
Conigliaro bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Hargan
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culp vs. Hargan
Culp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Culp
Brown bunts 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--
Hargan vs. Culp
Hargan bunts towards the mound. Culp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradford vs. Culp
Bradford hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Conigliaro. Bradford reaches second base with a double. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pinson vs. Culp
Pinson hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Pinson reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Bradford scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Culp
Fosse hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Conigliaro. Fosse reaches second base with a double. Pinson scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Culp
Nettles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Koonce
Cal Koonce now pitching.
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Koonce scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrelson for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Koonce
Foster hits a line drive towards third. Petrocelli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hargan
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hargan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hargan covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Hargan
Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. Hargan
Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Hargan
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Koonce
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Koonce
There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Josephson and he is safe. Lowenstein steals second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Koonce
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli juggles the ball. That's an error on Petrocelli. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hargan vs. Koonce
Hargan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lowenstein scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Koonce
Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Hargan
Josephson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conigliaro vs. Hargan
Conigliaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Josephson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Griffin vs. Machemehl
Chuck Machemehl now pitching.
Griffin hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peters vs. Machemehl
Gary Peters pinch hits for Cal Koonce.
Peters hits a line drive into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Machemehl
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Pinson hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Lee
Fosse hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Fosse reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Lee
Nettles hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrelson vs. Lee
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fosse scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Lee
Foster hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Machemehl
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Machemehl
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Machemehl
Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Machemehl
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Josephson vs. Machemehl
Josephson hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conigliaro vs. Machemehl
Conigliaro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Machemehl
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Lee
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Machemehl vs. Lee
Machemehl strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Machemehl
Mike Fiore pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Fiore hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Machemehl
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Machemehl
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Austin
Rick Austin now pitching.
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. Colbert
Vince Colbert now pitching.
Petrocelli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Colbert
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradford vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Bradford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Lyle
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Lyle
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Lyle
Nettles hits a popup towards third. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Colbert
Josephson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Colbert
Conigliaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Colbert
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Lyle
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Lyle
Foster hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. Lyle
Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lyle
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Colbert
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Sparky Lyle.
Lahoud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Colbert
Kennedy bunts towards first. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lowenstein covering, for the out. Lahoud moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Colbert
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Colbert
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. Lahoud scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Petrocelli vs. Colbert
Petrocelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Colbert
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Josephson vs. Colbert
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Bolin
Bobby Bolin now pitching. Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Vince Colbert.
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodge vs. Bolin
Gomer Hodge pinch hits for Buddy Bradford.
Hodge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pinson vs. Bolin
Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Griffin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hodge moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fosse vs. Bolin
Fosse hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/21/1971 -- Cleveland at Boston (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Bradford B, cf 3 1 1 0 Kennedy J, ss 4 1 1 0 Hodge G, ph 0 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 3 2 1 1 Pinson V, rf 5 1 1 2 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 3 4 3 Fosse R, c 4 2 2 1 Petrocelli R, 3b 4 1 2 2 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 2 Scott G, 1b 5 0 2 0 Harrelson K, 1b 4 0 1 1 Josephson D, c 5 0 1 0 Foster R, lf 4 0 1 0 Conigliaro B, cf 3 1 2 3 Lowenstein J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Griffin D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brown L, ss 4 1 1 0 Culp R, p 1 0 0 0 Hargan S, p 2 0 0 0 Koonce C, p 0 0 0 0 Machemehl C, p 1 0 0 0 Peters G, ph 1 0 0 0 Austin R, p 0 0 0 0 Lee B, p 0 0 0 0 Colbert V, p 0 0 0 0 Fiore M, ph 1 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, ph 1 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0 Lahoud J, ph 0 1 0 0 Bolin B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 9 6 35 9 13 9 Cleveland 005 110 000 -- 7 Boston 101 041 02x -- 9 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Hargan S* 3.0 5 2 2 2 0 Machemehl C 2.1 5 5 5 1 0 Austin R+ 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Colbert V (L) 2.2 3 2 2 2 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Culp R 2.1 5 5 5 1 3 Koonce C 1.2 1 1 0 0 0 Lee B 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 Lyle S (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 Bolin B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 4th + Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Petrocelli R DP -- Cleveland 1, Boston 1 LOB -- Cleveland 5, Boston 9 2B -- Bradford B, Pinson V, Fosse R, Kennedy J, Yastrzemski C 3B -- Fosse R HR -- Nettles G, Yastrzemski C, Conigliaro B SB -- Lowenstein J SH -- Kennedy J WP -- Hargan S 2 PB -- Josephson D T -- 2:36 A -- 12524
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