Playing the season's final game under Ken Aspromonte, who had been fired as manager, the Indians defeated the Red Sox, 8-6. Frank Robinson, who was named Aspromonte's successor the following day, batted in two of the Indians' runs with a homer and sacrifice fly.

Rick Burleson homered for the Red Sox and also capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning with a double that tied the score at 6-6. Rusty Torres smashed the tie with a homer in the ninth. Duane Kuiper followed with a single and scored an insurance run on a double by Oscar Gamble to nail down Gaylord Perry's 21st victory. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 6

Game Played on Wednesday, October 2, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Indians 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 - 8 12 0 Red Sox 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 10 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lowenstein cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 .242 Miller cf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .261 Torres cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .187 Cooper 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 Kuiper 2b 4 3 3 0 1 1 .500 McCarver dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .224 Gamble dh 5 0 2 2 0 0 .291 Carbo rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 Robinson 1b 2 2 1 2 1 0 .245 Rice lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .269 Lis 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Burleson 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .284 Lee lf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .233 Hughes 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .203 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .097 Blackwell c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Duncan c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .200 Pole p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crosby ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .209 Clemons p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G. Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 8 12 7 4 5 Totals 37 6 10 5 0 7 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 5,047 Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 4 DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 2 Errors: Cooper Doubles: Kuiper (2), Lee (13), Gamble (16), Rice (2), Burleson (22) Triples: Duncan (1) Home Runs: Robinson (22), Torres (3), Burleson (4) Stolen Bases: Cooper (2), McCarver (1) Sacrifice Hits: Lowenstein (6) Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (6) GIDP: Robinson (11), Lee (8) Hit by Pitch: Smith (1,by Pole) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA G. Perry W(21-13) 9 10 6 6 0 7 1 37 2.52 Totals 9 10 6 6 0 7 1 37 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Pole L(1-1) 8 12 8 6 3 5 2 39 4.20 Clemons 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9.95 Totals 9 12 8 6 4 5 2 42 Passed Balls: Blackwell (3) Hit by Pitch: Pole (1) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Napp INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Kuiper doubled; Gamble singled [Kuiper scored]; Robinson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gamble out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Miller singled; Cooper forced Miller (second to shortstop); McCarver singled [Cooper to third]; Cooper stole home and McCarver stole second; Carbo made an out to second; Rice struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1. INDIANS 2ND: Lee made an out to shortstop; Smith grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hughes flied out to center; Blackwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1. INDIANS 3RD: Duncan walked; Crosby singled [Duncan to second]; Lowenstein out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Crosby to second, Duncan to third]; Kuiper walked; Gamble reached on an error by Cooper [Kuiper to second, Crosby to third, Duncan scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Crosby scored (unearned)]; Lee lined to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Guerrero made an out to shortstop; Miller singled; Cooper singled [Miller to third]; McCarver forced Cooper (second to shortstop) [Miller scored]; Carbo flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 4TH: Smith was hit by a pitch; Bell singled [Smith to second]; Duncan struck out; Crosby lined to right; Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Rice flied out to left; Burleson homered; Hughes singled; Blackwell flied out to center; Guerrero made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper struck out; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson homered; Lee popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper made an out to third; McCarver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 6TH: Smith flied out to center; Bell lined to left; Duncan tripled; Crosby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Carbo struck out; Rice popped to catcher in foul territory; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 7TH: Lowenstein singled; Lowenstein was picked off first (pitcher to first); Kuiper singled; Blackwell allowed a passed ball [Kuiper to second]; Gamble made an out to second; Robinson walked; Lee doubled [Robinson scored, Kuiper scored]; Smith struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: TORRES REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING CF); LIS REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 1B); Hughes struck out; Blackwell grounded out (third to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan lined to third; Crosby grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: Miller singled; Cooper singled [Miller to second]; McCarver forced Cooper (third to second) [Miller to third]; Carbo struck out; Rice doubled [McCarver scored, Miller scored]; Burleson doubled [Rice scored]; Hughes grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 6. INDIANS 9TH: Torres homered; Kuiper singled; Gamble doubled [Kuiper scored]; CLEMONS REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Lis was walked intentionally; Lee grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gamble to third, Lis out at second]; Smith popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 9TH: Blackwell struck out; Guerrero grounded out (second to first); Miller grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 6.

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