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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 25, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 25, 1981 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Len Barker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Crawford |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 20,860 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Don Denkinger |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Joe Charboneau | Left Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Tony Perez | DH |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dave Stapleton | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 25, 1981
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Crawford
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Crawford
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Crawford
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. Orta moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thornton vs. Crawford
Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Thornton reaches second base with a double. Orta scores. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hassey vs. Crawford
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hargrove scores. Thornton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Crawford
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Barker
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Barker
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Barker
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Crawford
Charboneau hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Charboneau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Crawford
Kuiper hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Crawford
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Charboneau moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manning vs. Crawford
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Charboneau scores. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Crawford
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. Veryzer moves to third. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hargrove vs. Crawford
Hargrove hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Barker
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Barker
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Barker
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Barker
Stapleton hits a line drive into left field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Crawford
Thornton hits a popup towards short. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Crawford
Hassey hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Crawford
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Barker
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Barker
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Barker
Remy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Barker
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Crawford
Charboneau hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Crawford
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Crawford
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Crawford
Manning is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Barker
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Barker
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Barker
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Crawford
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Yastrzemski scoops it up and throws to first, with Crawford covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Crawford
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Crawford
Thornton hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Crawford
Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Barker
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Barker
There goes Lansford. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Lansford steals second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stapleton vs. Barker
Stapleton hits a line drive into left field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Barker
Gedman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Barker
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Barker
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Crawford
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charboneau vs. Crawford
Charboneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Crawford
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Kuiper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Crawford
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Barker
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Barker
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Barker
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Barker
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Charboneau settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Barker
There's a wild pitch. Yastrzemski moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. Barker
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Yastrzemski scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stapleton vs. Barker
Stapleton hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Crawford
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Crawford
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Crawford
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Crawford
There goes Hargrove. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Hargrove steals second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Crawford
Thornton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Hassey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Remy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Barker
Gedman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Barker
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gedman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Remy bunts towards the mound. Spillner juggles the ball. That's an error on Spillner. Gedman moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Spillner
Evans takes first base on ball four. Gedman scores. Miller moves to third. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Spillner
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Remy scores. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Spillner
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Spillner
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Spillner
Reid Nichols pinch runs for Tony Perez.
There goes Nichols. The throw from Hassey and he is out, Veryzer applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Clear
Mark Clear now pitching.
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charboneau vs. Clear
Charboneau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Clear
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Clear
Veryzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Clear
There's a wild pitch. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Manning vs. Clear
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Clear
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Spillner
Larry Littleton now playing left field.
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Spillner
Stapleton bunts towards the mound. Spillner fields it and throws to first for the out. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Spillner
Joe Rudi pinch hits for Rich Gedman.
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Spillner
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Remy vs. Spillner
Remy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lansford scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Spillner
Evans hits a line drive into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Clear
Dave F. Schmidt now catching.
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Clear
Thornton bunts towards the mound. Clear fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hassey vs. Clear
Hassey strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Clear
Harrah is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Clear
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Larry Littleton.
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Monge
Alan Bannister now playing left field. Sid Monge now pitching.
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Monge
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bannister. Rice reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hancock vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching. Garry Hancock pinch hits for Reid Nichols.
Hancock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Stanton
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Yastrzemski scores. Rice moves to third. Hancock moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1981 -- Cleveland at Boston (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Manning R, cf 4 0 2 1 Remy J, 2b 3 1 1 1
Orta J, rf 5 1 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 2 1 1
Hargrove M, 1b 5 2 4 0 Yastrzemski C, 1b 3 2 1 2
Thornton A, dh 4 1 2 3 Rice J, lf 4 0 3 1
Hassey R, c 5 0 0 1 Perez T, dh 3 0 0 1
Harrah T, 3b 4 1 2 1 Nichols R, pr 0 0 0 0
Charboneau J, lf 4 2 2 1 Hancock G, ph 0 0 0 0
Littleton L, lf 0 0 0 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 1 2 2
Kelly P, ph 1 0 0 0 Stapleton D, ss 3 0 0 0
Bannister A, lf 0 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 3 1 1 0
Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rudi J, ph 1 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 3 0 1 0 Schmidt D, c 0 0 0 0
Miller R, cf 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 7 14 7 30 8 10 8
Cleveland 210 100 210 -- 7
Boston 000 002 411 -- 8
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Barker L* 6.0 6 4 4 3 5
Spillner D 2.0 2 3 2 3 1
Monge S (L)+ 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
Stanton M 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Crawford S 6.2 12 6 6 0 2
Stanley B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Clear M (W) 2.0 2 1 1 3 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Spillner D
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Boston 10
2B -- Hargrove M, Thornton A, Charboneau J, Kuiper D, Rice J
HR -- Charboneau J, Thornton A, Harrah T
SB -- Lansford C, Hargrove M
CS -- Nichols R
SH -- Remy J, Stapleton D, Thornton A
SF -- Perez T, Rice J
WP -- Barker L, Clear M
T -- 3:02
A -- 20860
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