Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Brett
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Brett
  
  Leon strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Bradford vs. Brett
  
  Bradford hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Foster vs. Brett
  
  Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Hargan
  
  Andrews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Hargan
  
  Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Hargan
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Hinton vs. Brett
  
  Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Harrelson vs. Brett
  
  Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Scott fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Scott. Hinton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Ford vs. Brett
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ford for the out. Hinton moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Fuller vs. Brett
  
  Fuller is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
  Hargan vs. Brett
  
  Hargan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montgomery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Conigliaro vs. Hargan
  
  Conigliaro hits a popup towards third. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Hargan
  
  Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Petrocelli reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Scott vs. Hargan
  
  Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Petrocelli moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lahoud vs. Hargan
  
  Lahoud hits a popup towards short. Leon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Brett
  
  Brown hits a popup towards first. Yastrzemski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Brett
  
  Leon strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Bradford vs. Brett
  
  Bradford takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Foster vs. Brett
  
  The runners advance on the error. Bradford moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Foster vs. Brett
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lahoud. Foster reaches second base with a double. Bradford scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hinton vs. Brett
  
  Hinton strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Hargan
  
  Montgomery hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Hargan
  
  Brett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Andrews vs. Hargan
  
  Andrews bunts towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Hargan
  
  There's a wild pitch. Brett moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
  Smith vs. Hargan
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
  Yastrzemski vs. Hargan
  
  Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Conigliaro vs. Hargan
  
  Conigliaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Brett
  
  Harrelson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Brett
  
  Ford hits a line drive into right field. Conigliaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuller vs. Brett
  
  Fuller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargan vs. Brett
  
  Hargan is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Brett
  
  Brown hits a popup towards short. Petrocelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Hargan
  
  Petrocelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scott vs. Hargan
  
  Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lahoud vs. Hargan
  
  Lahoud hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Brett
  
  Leon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bradford vs. Brett
  
  Bradford hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Brett
  
  Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lahoud. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Hinton vs. Brett
  
  Hinton strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Hargan
  
  Montgomery hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brett vs. Hargan
  
  Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Brett reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Andrews vs. Hargan
  
  The ball gets by Hinton for a passed ball. Brett moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Andrews vs. Hargan
  
  Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett tags and scores. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Hargan
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Hargan
  
  Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Bradford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Brett
  
  Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ford vs. Brett
  
  John Lowenstein pinch runs for Ken Harrelson.
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lowenstein moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pinson vs. Koonce
  
  Cal Koonce now pitching. Vada Pinson pinch hits for Vern Fuller.
  
  Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hargan vs. Koonce
  
  Hargan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Conigliaro vs. Hargan
  
  John Lowenstein now playing second base. Vada Pinson now playing first base. Ted Uhlaender now playing right field.
  
  Conigliaro hits a line drive into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Hargan
  
  Petrocelli strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Scott vs. Hargan
  
  Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Leon. Scott moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lahoud vs. Hargan
  
  There's a wild pitch. Scott moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Lahoud vs. Hargan
  
  Lahoud hits a fly ball into right field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Koonce
  
  Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leon vs. Koonce
  
  Leon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Andrews scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bradford vs. Koonce
  
  Bradford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Hargan
  
  Montgomery strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Fiore vs. Hargan
  
  Mike Fiore pinch hits for Cal Koonce.
  
  Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Andrews vs. Hargan
  
  Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Wagner
  
  Gary Wagner now pitching. Graig Nettles pinch hits for Roy Foster.
  
  Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hinton vs. Wagner
  
  Hinton bunts towards the mound. Wagner juggles the ball. That's an error on Wagner. Nettles moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lowenstein vs. Wagner
  
  Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Nettles scores. Hinton moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Uhlaender vs. Lyle
  
  Sparky Lyle now pitching.
  
  Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hinton scores. Lowenstein moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pinson vs. Lyle
  
  Pinson strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hargan vs. Lyle
  
  Hargan hits a popup in front of the plate. Montgomery catches it and throws to second to double up Lowenstein. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Hargan
  
  Graig Nettles now playing third base. Eddie Leon now playing second base. Larry Brown now playing shortstop. John Lowenstein now playing left fiel
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Hargan
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Conigliaro vs. Hargan
  
  Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Lyle
  
  Brown hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Leon vs. Lyle
  
  Leon is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bradford vs. Lyle
  
  Bradford strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Hargan
  
  Petrocelli hits a fly ball into left field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Scott vs. Hargan
  
  Scott is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Lahoud vs. Hargan
  
  Lahoud 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: ---
  Montgomery vs. Hargan
  
  Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hargan covering, for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/23/1970 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Brown L, 3b-ss        4  0  0  0   Andrews M, 2b         2  0  0  1   
Leon E, ss-2b         5  0  0  0   Smith R, cf           3  0  1  0   
Bradford B, cf        4  1  1  0   Yastrzemski C, 1b     3  0  0  0   
Foster R, lf          3  0  2  1   Conigliaro T, rf      4  0  0  0   
Nettles G, ph-3b      0  1  0  0   Petrocelli R, ss      4  0  2  0   
Hinton C, c           3  1  1  0   Scott G, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Harrelson K, 1b       2  1  1  1   Lahoud J, lf          4  1  1  1   
Lowenstein, pr-2b-lf  1  0  1  1   Montgomery B, c       4  0  0  0   
Ford T, rf            3  0  1  0   Brett K, p            2  1  2  0   
Uhlaender T, rf       1  0  1  1   Koonce C, p           0  0  0  0   
Fuller V, 2b          2  1  1  1   Fiore M, ph           0  0  0  0   
Pinson V, ph-1b       2  0  0  0   Wagner G, p           0  0  0  0   
Hargan S, p           4  0  0  0   Lyle S, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  9  5                        30  2  6  2

Cleveland        001 200 020 --  5
Boston           000 010 001 --  2

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hargan S (W)          9.0  6  2  2  3  3

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brett K (L)*          5.0  7  3  2  2  6
Koonce C              2.0  0  0  0  1  0
Wagner G+             0.0  1  2  1  1  0
Lyle S                2.0  1  0  0  0  3
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Scott G, Andrews M, Leon E, Wagner G
DP -- Cleveland 2, Boston 3
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Boston 6
2B -- Petrocelli R, Foster R 2, Brett K
HR -- Harrelson K, Fuller V, Lahoud J
SH -- Andrews M, Hinton C
SF -- Andrews M
WP -- Hargan S 2
PB -- Hinton C
T -- 2:35
A -- 3334

    

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