Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowenstein vs. Tiant
  
  Lowenstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lowenstein for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Tiant
  
  Brohamer 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: ---
  Chambliss vs. Tiant
  
  Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Tidrow
  
  Harper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Tidrow
  
  Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Tidrow
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive towards right. Lowenstein catches it and throws to first to double up Aparicio. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Tidrow
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Petrocelli vs. Tidrow
  
  Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Tiant
  
  Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCraw vs. Tiant
  
  McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski juggles the ball. That's an error on Yastrzemski. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fosse vs. Tiant
  
  Fosse hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie 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--
  Bell vs. Tiant
  
  There goes McCraw. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Aparicio applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Tidrow
  
  Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Tidrow
  
  Oglivie strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Tidrow
  
  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, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tiant vs. Tidrow
  
  Tiant hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Tiant
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Duffy vs. Tiant
  
  Duffy is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tidrow vs. Tiant
  
  Tidrow bunts towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Griffin covering, for the out. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lowenstein vs. Tiant
  
  Lowenstein strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Tidrow
  
  Harper strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Tidrow
  
  Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Duffy. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Tidrow
  
  Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Hargan
  
  Steve Hargan now pitching.
  
  Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Petrocelli vs. Hargan
  
  Petrocelli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fisk vs. Hargan
  
  Fisk takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Petrocelli moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Oglivie vs. Riddleberger
  
  Denny Riddleberger now pitching.
  
  Oglivie takes first base on ball four. Smith scores. Petrocelli moves to third. Fisk moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Griffin vs. Riddleberger
  
  Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it and throws to second for the out. Fisk moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Tiant vs. Riddleberger
  
  Tiant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Griffin moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Harper vs. Colbert
  
  Vince Colbert now pitching.
  
  Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Tiant
  
  Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brohamer for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Tiant
  
  Chambliss hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nettles vs. Tiant
  
  Nettles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McCraw vs. Tiant
  
  McCraw hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fosse vs. Tiant
  
  Fosse strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aparicio vs. Colbert
  
  Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Duffy. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yastrzemski vs. Colbert
  
  Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Colbert
  
  Smith 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 

Top 5

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Tiant
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Petrocelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duffy vs. Tiant
  
  Duffy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leon vs. Tiant
  
  Eddie Leon pinch hits for Vince Colbert.
  
  Leon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Leon for the out. Duffy moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lowenstein vs. Tiant
  
  Lowenstein strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Petrocelli vs. Lopez
  
  Marcelino Lopez now pitching.
  
  Petrocelli 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, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fisk vs. Lopez
  
  Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Oglivie vs. Lopez
  
  Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Duffy scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brohamer vs. Tiant
  
  Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Tiant
  
  Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Tiant
  
  Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Lopez
  
  Griffin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tiant vs. Lopez
  
  Tiant hits a line drive into left field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Lopez
  
  Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aparicio vs. Lopez
  
  Aparicio takes first base on ball four. Harper moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Yastrzemski vs. Lopez
  
  There's a wild pitch. Harper moves to third. Aparicio moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Yastrzemski vs. Lopez
  
  Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harper scores. Aparicio scores. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. Lopez
  
  Cecil Cooper pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski.
  
  Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Petrocelli vs. Lamb
  
  Ray Lamb now pitching. Dwight Evans pinch runs for Reggie Smith.
  
  Petrocelli takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Fisk vs. Lamb
  
  Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCraw vs. Tiant
  
  Rick Miller now playing center field. John Kennedy now playing shortstop. Phil Gagliano now playing third base. Cecil Cooper now playing first bas
  
  McCraw hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fosse vs. Tiant
  
  Fosse hits a popup towards first. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Tiant
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gagliano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oglivie vs. Lamb
  
  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, 0 - Red Sox, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Griffin vs. Lamb
  
  Griffin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tiant vs. Lamb
  
  Tiant is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Lamb
  
  Miller strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Duffy vs. Tiant
  
  Duffy hits a popup towards short. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Tiant
  
  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Ray Lamb.
  
  Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowenstein vs. Tiant
  
  Lowenstein hits a popup into left field. Oglivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brohamer vs. Tiant
  
  Brohamer hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kennedy vs. Butler
  
  Bill Butler now pitching.
  
  Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Butler
  
  Evans hits a popup towards short. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Butler
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Tiant
  
  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, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Tiant
  
  Nettles 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, 0 - Red Sox, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCraw vs. Tiant
  
  McCraw strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/16/1972 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Lowenstein J, rf      4  0  0  0   Harper T, cf          4  2  2  1   
Brohamer J, 2b        4  0  0  0   Miller R, cf          1  0  0  0   
Chambliss C, 1b       4  0  1  0   Aparicio L, ss        2  2  0  0   
Nettles G, 3b         4  0  1  0   Kennedy J, ss         1  0  0  0   
McCraw T, lf          4  0  0  0   Yastrzemski C, 1b     4  1  2  4   
Fosse R, c            3  0  0  0   Cooper C, pr-1b       1  0  0  0   
Bell B, cf            3  0  1  0   Smith R, rf           2  1  1  0   
Duffy F, ss           2  0  0  0   Evans D, pr-rf        1  0  0  0   
Tidrow D, p           0  0  0  0   Petrocelli R, 3b      3  1  1  0   
Hargan S, p           0  0  0  0   Gagliano P, 3b        0  0  0  0   
Riddleberger D, p     0  0  0  0   Fisk C, c             2  2  1  1   
Colbert V, p          0  0  0  0   Oglivie B, lf         3  0  0  1   
Leon E, ph            1  0  0  0   Griffin D, 2b         4  1  1  2   
Lopez M, p            0  0  0  0   Tiant L, p            4  0  1  1   
Lamb R, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Bevacqua K, ph        0  0  0  0                                      
Butler B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29  0  3  0                        32 10  9 10

Cleveland        000 000 000 --  0
Boston           115 002 10x -- 10

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tidrow D (L)          2.1  3  4  3  2  2
Hargan S*             0.0  1  3  3  2  0
Riddleberger D        0.1  1  0  0  1  0
Colbert V             1.1  0  0  0  0  0
Lopez M               1.2  3  2  2  2  0
Lamb R                1.1  1  1  1  1  2
Butler B              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W)           9.0  3  0  0  2  5
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd

E -- Yastrzemski C, Duffy F 2
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Boston 6
HR -- Harper T, Fisk C, Yastrzemski C, Griffin D
CS -- McCraw T
SH -- Tidrow D
WP -- Lopez M
T -- 2:38
A -- 17335

    

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