Rico Carty and Boog Powell batted in two runs apiece to help the Indians edge the Red Sox, 6-5. The Indians scored twice in the first inning on a single by Frank Duffy, double by Buddy Bell and single by George Hendrick. Carty drove in a run with a double in the third and hit a homer in the sixth. The Indians then loaded the bases and Powell provided the decisive hit with a pinch-single, batting in two runs. Cecil Cooper homered for the Red Sox and Carlton Fisk drove in two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1976 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      2  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  1    1  2  0  -   5 11  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              5   1   1   0     0   0   .219      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Bell 3b               5   2   2   1     0   0   .288      Dillard 2b            4   2   4   0     0   0   .307
Blanks 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Lynn cf               4   2   2   2     0   0   .317
Carty dh              5   1   2   2     0   0   .302      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Hendrick cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .273        Miller lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .304        Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lis 1b                3   1   1   0     1   1   .276        Darwin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Spikes rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .244      Fisk c                2   0   0   2     0   1   .252
Pruitt lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Cooper 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .295
  Powell ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .222      Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
  Smith lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .222
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pole p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  11   6     2   2             Totals               34   5  11   5     0   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 21,421
Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 4
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Dillard
Doubles: Bell (24), Hendrick 2 (18), Carty (28), Lis (1), Dillard 2 (11), Cooper (20)
Triples: Lynn (8)
Home Runs: Carty (13), Cooper (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk 2 (3)
GIDP: Burleson (13)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby W(12-5)           7     9   3   3   0   3   1  28   3.27
LaRoche SV(18)          2     2   2   2   0   1   0   8   2.41
Totals                  9    11   5   5   0   4   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(4-3)            0.2   3   2   2   0   0   0   5   3.24
Murphy                  4.2   6   4   4   1   2   1  21   4.43
Pole                    3.2   2   0   0   1   0   0  14   4.47
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   2   1  40

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy singled; Bell doubled [Duffy scored]; Blanks
made an out to shortstop; Carty flied out to left; Hendrick
doubled [Bell scored]; MURPHY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Fosse
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson made an out to shortstop; Dillard doubled;
Lynn grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Lis struck out; Spikes struck out; Pruitt flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk flied out to center; Cooper made an out to
second; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Bell singled;
Blanks made an out to shortstop; Carty doubled [Bell scored];
Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Hobson singled; Burleson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hobson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Lis
doubled; Spikes grounded out (second to first) [Lis to third];
Pruitt flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Dillard singled; Lynn forced Dillard (pitcher to
shortstop); Yastrzemski singled [Lynn to third]; Fisk hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Lynn scored]; Cooper doubled to right
[Yastrzemski out at home (right to pitcher to catcher)]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell made
an out to first; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty homered; Hendrick doubled; Fosse made an out
to third; Lis walked; Spikes singled [Hendrick to third, Lis to
second]; POLE REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); POWELL BATTED FOR
PRUITT; Powell singled to second [Hendrick scored, Lis scored,
Spikes to third (error by Dillard), Powell to second]; Duffy
popped to first; Bell popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R,
4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: SMITH REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING LF); Burleson
grounded out (second to first); Dillard doubled; Lynn singled
[Dillard scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks flied out to left; Carty grounded out
(second to first); Hendrick flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Cooper homered; Rice made an out to third; Evans
flied out to right; Hobson singled; Burleson forced Hobson
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox
3.

INDIANS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Fosse
grounded out (second to first); Lis grounded out (shortstop to
first); Spikes walked; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Dillard singled
to right; Lynn tripled [Dillard scored]; BAKER BATTED FOR
MILLER; Baker made an out to shortstop; Debut game for Jack
Baker; Fisk hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lynn scored];
Cooper flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6,
Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 9TH: DARWIN REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Duffy flied out
to left; Bell grounded out (third to first); Blanks singled;
Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice struck out; Evans flied out to right; Hobson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 5.