After rallying to tie the game in the seventh inning, the Indians scored on a pinch-double by Jim Norris in the ninth and defeated the Red Sox, 4-3. The Red Sox had a homer by Carlton Fisk in building up a 3-0 lead.

The Indians' score-tying rally began with singles by Andre Thornton and Bruce Bochte. Rico Carty doubled, driving in one run, and Ron Pruitt followed with a two-run double. In the ninth, Carty singled and gave way on the paths to John Lowenstein, who moved to second when Pruitt walked. Norris then batted for Fred Kendall and rapped his winning two-bagger. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    31, 1977 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   4 10  0
Red Sox      0  0  1    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     2   1   .249
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Lynn cf               2   0   0   0     2   1   .257
Thornton 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .280      Yastrzemski lf        4   2   2   0     0   0   .293
Bochte lf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .298      Rice dh               4   0   2   2     0   1   .319
Carty dh              4   1   2   1     0   2   .287      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Lowenstein pr,dh    0   1   0   0     0   0   .248      Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .266
Pruitt rf             3   0   3   2     1   0   .329      Fisk c                4   1   3   1     0   0   .299
Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Miller rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .268
  Norris ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .270      Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fosse c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duffy ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  10   4     1   6             Totals               32   3   9   3     4   6

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 29,226
Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 8
DP: Indians 2, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Carty (20), Pruitt (10), Norris (19), Yastrzemski 2 (22), Fisk (20)
Home Runs: Fisk (19)
Stolen Bases: Lynn (2)
Caught Stealing: Dade (7), Doyle (4), Fisk (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (1)
GIDP: Lynn (10)
Hit by Pitch: Scott (6,by Kern)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris              5     8   3   3   3   1   1  23   5.00
Dobson                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.83
Kern W(7-8)             2     1   0   0   1   4   0   9   3.18
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   6   1  38

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase                    6     7   3   3   0   5   0  24   3.23
Stanley L(6-7)          2.1   3   1   1   1   1   0  11   4.11
Willoughby              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.17
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   6   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Kern (6)
Wild Pitches: Fitzmorris (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ron Luciano


INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to right; Dade was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Kuiper grounded out (first
unassisted); Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Doyle
singled; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Doyle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Bochte
singled to right; Carty struck out; Pruitt singled to left
[Bochte to second]; Kendall struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Rice grounded out
(first unassisted) [Yastrzemski to third]; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); Dade flied
out to left; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Fisk homered; Miller grounded out (second to
first); Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Doyle
walked; Doyle was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
flied out to center; Bochte was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn walked; Yastrzemski forced Lynn (second to
shortstop); Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to
second]; Rice singled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Scott lined
to left; Hobson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Carty struck out; Pruitt singled to left; Kendall
forced Pruitt (third to second); Duffy grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk singled to left; Miller singled to left [Fisk
to second]; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Fisk to third, Miller to second]; Doyle walked; Lynn struck out
while Fisk was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); all
three runners were running on the 3-2 pitch to Fred Lynn; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Indians
Coach Joe Nossek ejected by HP umpire Bill Haller; Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski doubled to left; Rice singled to left
[Yastrzemski scored, Rice to second (on throw to home)]; DOBSON
REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Scott flied out to center [Rice
to third]; Hobson struck out; Fisk flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton singled to left; Bochte singled to right
[Thornton to third]; Carty doubled to center [Thornton scored,
Bochte to third]; STANLEY REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Pruitt
doubled to left [Bochte scored, Carty scored]; Kendall grounded
out (second to first) [Pruitt to third]; Duffy struck out; Dade
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Miller lined to center; Burleson flied out to
right; Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton flied out to
right; Pat Dobson left the game with lower stomach pains;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: KERN REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Lynn walked;
Yastrzemski flied out to left; Rice struck out; Lynn stole
second; Scott was hit by a pitch; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
singled to center; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR CARTY; Pruitt walked
[Lowenstein to second]; NORRIS BATTED FOR KENDALL; Norris
doubled to left [Lowenstein scored, Pruitt to third]; WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Duffy reached on a fielder's choice
that turned into a double play [Pruitt out at home (third
unassisted), Duffy out at first (third to first)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FOSSE
REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING C ); Fisk doubled to left; Miller
struck out; Burleson flied out to right; Doyle struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 3.