Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Pattin
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Gamble vs. Pattin
  
  Gamble hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Pattin
  
  Chambliss 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, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spikes vs. Pattin
  
  Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yastrzemski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Tidrow
  
  Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Tidrow
  
  Miller hits a line drive towards the mound. Tidrow reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Tidrow
  
  Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Tidrow
  
  Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowenstein vs. Pattin
  
  Lowenstein strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Pattin
  
  Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Williams vs. Pattin
  
  Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Duncan vs. Pattin
  
  Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Duffy vs. Pattin
  
  Duffy hits a popup into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bell vs. Pattin
  
  There go the runners. The throw from Montgomery and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Williams scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bell vs. Pattin
  
  Bell is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gamble vs. Pattin
  
  There goes Bell. The throw from Montgomery to Guerrero and they have Bell trapped. The throw over to Cooper, who applies the tag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Tidrow
  
  Montgomery hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Tidrow
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Tidrow
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gamble vs. Pattin
  
  Gamble 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Pattin
  
  Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spikes vs. Pattin
  
  Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Tidrow
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein misplays the ball. That's an error on Lowenstein. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Guerrero vs. Tidrow
  
  Guerrero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harper vs. Tidrow
  
  Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Miller vs. Tidrow
  
  Miller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Tidrow
  
  Smith 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 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Tidrow
  
  Yastrzemski bunts towards the mound. Tidrow fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Montgomery vs. Tidrow
  
  There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Yastrzemski steals second. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Montgomery vs. Tidrow
  
  Montgomery hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowenstein vs. Pattin
  
  Lowenstein hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Pattin
  
  Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Pattin
  
  Williams strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Tidrow
  
  Oglivie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lowenstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Tidrow
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Tidrow
  
  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 

Top 5

• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Pattin
  
  Duncan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Duncan reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Duffy vs. Pattin
  
  Duffy bunts towards the mound. Pattin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Duncan moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bell vs. Pattin
  
  Bell bunts towards the mound. Pattin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Duffy moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Ellis vs. Curtis
  
  John Curtis now pitching. John Ellis pinch hits for Oscar Gamble.
  
  Ellis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Duncan scores. Duffy scores. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Chambliss vs. Curtis
  
  Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Spikes vs. Curtis
  
  Spikes is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lowenstein vs. Curtis
  
  Lowenstein hits a line drive into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ellis moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Smith vs. Curtis
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Guerrero fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Tidrow
  
  Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tidrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Tidrow
  
  Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Tidrow
  
  There goes Harper. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Miller vs. Tidrow
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Tidrow
  
  There goes Harper. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Harper steals third. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Smith vs. Tidrow
  
  Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Smith reaches third base with a triple. Harper scores. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Yastrzemski vs. Tidrow
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Montgomery vs. Tidrow
  
  Montgomery is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Curtis
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Curtis
  
  Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Duffy vs. Curtis
  
  Duffy hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Curtis
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Duncan moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ellis vs. Curtis
  
  Ellis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Curtis
  
  Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Tidrow
  
  Oglivie 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 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Tidrow
  
  Griffin takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Tidrow
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spikes. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Griffin goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Guerrero vs. Tidrow
  
  Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Harper vs. Tidrow
  
  Harper hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spikes vs. Curtis
  
  Spikes takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowenstein vs. Curtis
  
  Lowenstein bunts towards the mound. Curtis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Curtis
  
  Smith hits a line drive towards short. Guerrero catches it and throws to first to double up Lowenstein. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Rusty Torres now playing right field. Tom Ragland now playing second base. Tom Hilgendorf now pitching.
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ragland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Montgomery vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Montgomery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Evans vs. Hilgendorf
  
  Dwight Evans pinch hits for Ben Oglivie.
  
  Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Montgomery moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Griffin vs. Sanders
  
  Ken Sanders now pitching.
  
  Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Montgomery trying to get to home. Williams throws the ball in to Duncan who tags Montgomery, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Curtis
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duncan vs. Curtis
  
  Duncan hits a line drive into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duffy vs. Curtis
  
  Duffy hits a popup into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Sanders
  
  Cooper hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guerrero vs. Sanders
  
  Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Sanders
  
  Harper strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Curtis
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ellis vs. Curtis
  
  Ellis 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, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Curtis
  
  Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Sanders
  
  Miller hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Sanders
  
  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 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Yastrzemski vs. Sanders
  
  Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montgomery vs. Sanders
  
  Montgomery hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Red Sox, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Sanders
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/15/1973 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Bell B, 3b            4  2  2  0   Harper T, lf          4  1  0  0   
Gamble O, dh          2  1  1  1   Miller R, rf          5  1  1  3   
Ellis J, ph           3  1  2  6   Smith R, cf           5  1  2  1   
Chambliss C, 1b       5  0  1  0   Yastrzemski C, 3b     4  2  3  2   
Spikes C, rf          2  0  0  0   Montgomery B, c       5  0  2  0   
Torres R, rf          0  0  0  0   Oglivie B, dh         3  0  0  0   
Lowenstein J, 2b      4  0  0  0   Evans D, ph           2  0  1  1   
Ragland T, 2b         0  0  0  0   Griffin D, 2b         3  1  1  0   
Smith T, cf           4  1  1  0   Cooper C, 1b          4  1  1  1   
Williams W, lf        4  1  1  1   Guerrero M, ss        4  1  1  0   
Duncan D, c           3  2  2  0                                      
Duffy F, ss           4  1  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  9 11  8                        39  8 12  8

Cleveland        120 033 000 --  9
Boston           003 021 101 --  8

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tidrow D (W)          6.0  7  6  5  2  2
Hilgendorf T          0.2  2  1  1  1  0
Sanders K (S)         2.1  3  1  1  0  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pattin M (L)*         4.0  8  6  5  0  2
Curtis J              5.0  3  3  3  3  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- Montgomery B, Lowenstein J
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Cleveland 3, Boston 7
2B -- Smith T, Duncan D, Ellis J, Cooper C
3B -- Smith R
HR -- Gamble O, Miller R, Ellis J, Yastrzemski C
SB -- Duncan D, Williams W, Yastrzemski C, Harper T 2
CS -- Bell B
HBP -- by Pattin M (Bell B)
T -- 2:42
A -- 11478

    

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