Carl Yastrzemski became the Red Sox' career leader in hits with 2,655, one more than Ted Williams, to mark a 7-4 victory over the Indians. Yastrzemski smacked a homer in the fourth inning to set off a three-run rally and followed with a single in the fifth when the Red Sox tied the score at 4-4.

Butch Hobson broke the deadlock with a homer in the sixth in another three-run inning. Rico Carty batted in two runs for the Indians with a single and homer for his first RBIs since July 3. Andre Thornton also rapped a round-tripper for the Tribe. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 4
Game Played on Thursday, July      14, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    3  1  3    0  0  0  -   7 12  0
Indians      1  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Norris cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Lynn cf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .264        Dade ph,cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .330
Rice dh               5   0   1   1     0   1   .313      Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Yastrzemski lf        3   2   2   1     2   0   .307      Bell 3b               5   1   1   0     0   2   .299
Fisk c                5   1   2   1     0   0   .318      Carty dh              5   1   4   2     0   0   .271
Scott 1b              5   1   2   2     0   2   .273      Spikes rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Evans rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .293      Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
  Miller rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Thornton 1b           3   1   2   1     1   1   .213
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .272      Bochte lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .278
Doyle 2b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .249      Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   7     3   3             Totals               39   4  12   4     1   7

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 15,451
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Indians 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 0
Doubles: Lynn (14), Fisk (14), Bell (14), Carty (12)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (17), Hobson (17), Carty (6), Thornton (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Doyle (3)
Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (5,by Hernandez)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   3.2   8   4   4   1   1   2  20   5.35
Paxton W(3-2)           4     4   0   0   0   4   0  16   6.28
Hernandez SV(1)         1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   6.75
Totals                  9    12   4   4   1   7   2  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(2-5)       5.1  10   6   6   2   2   2  28   6.62
Hood                    3.2   2   1   1   1   1   0  14   3.42
Totals                  9    12   7   7   3   3   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Hernandez (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Lynn singled to
center; Rice grounded out (third to first) [Lynn to second];
Yastrzemski walked; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
popped to left; Bell doubled to center; Carty singled to left
[Bell scored]; Spikes made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Blanks singled to right; Thornton walked [Blanks to
second]; Bochte forced Blanks (third unassisted) [Thornton to
second]; Fosse flied out to center; Norris was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Doyle lined to left; Burleson lined to left; Lynn
doubled to left; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carty homered; Spikes grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski homered; Fisk doubled to center; Scott
singled to right [Fisk scored, Scott to second (on throw to
home)]; Evans walked; Hobson flied out to center [Scott to
third]; Doyle hit a sacrifice fly to right [Scott scored];
Burleson made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks flied out to center; Thornton homered;
Bochte singled to right; Fosse singled to center [Bochte to
third]; Norris made an out to shortstop; Kuiper singled to
center [Bochte scored, Fosse to second]; PAXTON REPLACED TIANT
(PITCHING); Bell grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn popped to left; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski
singled to center; Fisk singled to center [Yastrzemski to
third]; Scott singled to shortstop [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to
second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty doubled to left; Spikes struck out; Blanks
popped to center; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson homered; Doyle singled to left; Burleson
made an out to second; HOOD REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Lynn
singled to right [Doyle to third]; Rice singled to center [Doyle
scored, Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski walked [Lynn to third, Rice
to second]; Fisk grounded out (second to first) [Lynn scored,
Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Scott struck out; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING RF); Bochte grounded
out (second to first); Fosse grounded out (shortstop to first);
Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 7, Indians 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
flied out to right; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell struck
out; Carty singled to center; Spikes flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
flied out to center; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Blanks struck out; Thornton singled to shortstop;
Bochte singled to left [Thornton to second]; Fosse grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Thornton to third, Bochte to second];
HERNANDEZ REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); DADE BATTED FOR NORRIS;
Dade was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
7, Indians 4.

RED SOX 9TH: DADE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Kuiper was hit by a pitch; Bell was called out on
strikes; Carty flied out to right; Spikes forced Kuiper
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians
4.