Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
September 5, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1966 at Cleveland Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Petrocelli ss 4 0 1 0
Foy 3b 4 2 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 0 1 0
Conigliaro rf 4 1 2 3
Scott 1b 2 2 1 1
Demeter cf 4 0 0 0
Jones 2b 4 0 1 0
  Smith 2b 0 0 0 0
Ryan c 4 0 2 1
Stange p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Salmon 2b 4 0 1 0
Davalillo cf 4 0 0 0
Wagner lf 4 1 1 0
Whitfield 1b 3 0 1 0
Sims c 3 0 1 1
Colavito rf 3 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 3 0 0 0
Brown ss 2 0 0 0
Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Landis ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Vidal ph 1 0 0 0
  Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Gentile ph 1 0 0 0
  Heffner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Boston 103 000 0105100
Cleveland 000 000 100140
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stange  W (7-8) 9.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan  L (10-9) 3.0 5 4 4 2 0
  Kelley   3.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Tiant   2.0 2 1 1 2 2
  Heffner   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Boston Conigliaro (23,off Hargan).  HR–Boston Conigliaro (27,3rd inning off Hargan 1 on, 2 out); Scott (26,3rd inning off Hargan 0 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Valentine.  T–2:19.
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