Reggie Cleveland pitched a four-hitter and Denny Doyle rapped a triple and two singles as the Red Sox won the opener of a doubleheader, 4-1, but the Indians came back to gain a split with a 10-5 victory in the nightcap. Andre Thornton homered in the third inning for the Indians' lone run in the lidlifter. Doyle tripled and scored on a single by Jim Rice in the fifth. Butch Hobson hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the sixth and the final Red Sox pair counted on a single by Doyle, double by Carl Yastrzemski and single by Carlton Fisk in seventh.

In the second game, the Indians and Red Sox matched five-run outbursts before Fred Kendall sent the Tribe ahead to stay with a homer in the fourth inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     17, 1977 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  1    2  0  0  -   4 12  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .370      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
Doyle 2b              5   2   3   0     0   0   .318      Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .400
Rice dh               5   0   2   1     0   0   .269      Norris rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   1     1   0   .435      Carty dh              4   0   0   0     0   2   .174
Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     1   3   .240      Bell lf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .409
Fisk c                3   0   2   1     1   1   .294      Melton 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Evans rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .423        Dade ph,3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .130      Thornton 1b           3   1   2   1     0   0   .174
Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Blanks ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  12   4     4   7             Totals               29   1   4   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:45
Left on Base: Red Sox 12, Indians 3
DP: Red Sox 2, Indians 1
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Burleson (3), Yastrzemski (3)
Triples: Doyle (1), Thornton (1)
Home Runs: Thornton (1)
Stolen Bases: Evans (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (2)
GIDP: Yastrzemski (1), Melton (1), Norris (3)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (1,by Kern)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland W(1-0)        9     4   1   1   2   4   1  31   2.25
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   4   1  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(0-1)       6.1   8   3   3   3   4   0  30   3.65
Waits                   0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   0.00
Kern                    2.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  12   0.00
Totals                  9    12   4   4   4   7   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Kern (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled to right; Doyle made an out to
shortstop; Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski was
walked intentionally; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
lined to shortstop; Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Evans grounded out (third to first)
[Fisk to second]; Hobson grounded out (third to first); Miller
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty was called out on strikes; Bell walked;
Melton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson made an out to third; Doyle singled to
center; Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Thornton homered; Blanks lined to center; Fosse
flied out to right; Manning singled; Kuiper singled to center
[Manning to second]; Norris flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott struck out; Fisk was called out on strikes;
Evans singled to right; Evans stole second; Hobson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Bell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Melton popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller lined to right; Burleson grounded out (third
to first); Doyle tripled to right; Rice singled to shortstop
[Doyle scored]; Yastrzemski made an out to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton tripled to center; Blanks struck out;
Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott walked; Fisk singled to left [Scott to
second]; On a bunt Evans singled to third [Scott to third, Fisk
to second]; Hobson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott scored,
Fisk to third, Evans to second]; Miller grounded out (shortstop
to first); Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Kuiper walked; Norris grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at second]; Carty
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Indians 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Doyle singled to pitcher; Rice lined to center;
WAITS REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Yastrzemski doubled to
left [Doyle scored, Yastrzemski to third (error by Bell)]; KERN
REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Scott struck out; Fisk singled to
left [Yastrzemski scored]; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell struck out; DADE BATTED FOR MELTON; Dade
grounded out (second to first); Thornton lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

RED SOX 8TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hobson flied out
to center; Miller struck out; Burleson walked; Doyle grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Blanks flied out to right; Fosse flied out to left;
Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Indians 1.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice singled to right; Yastrzemski grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Rice out at second]; Scott
singled to center; Fisk was hit by a pitch [Scott to second];
Evans struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
grounded out (first unassisted); Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 1.