Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 21, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1970 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 10

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schofield 2b 5 0 1 2
Smith cf 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 2 2 0 0
Conigliaro T. rf 5 0 1 0
Petrocelli 3b 5 0 1 0
Scott 1b 5 1 2 2
Alvarado ss 5 2 3 0
Moses c 4 1 2 1
Lee p 1 0 0 0
  Matchick ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Jarvis p 0 0 0 0
  Brett p 0 1 0 0
  Conigliaro B. ph 1 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 4 2 0 0
Leon 2b 4 0 1 1
Pinson rf 4 2 2 0
Horton 1b 4 1 1 0
  Hinton 1b 0 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 1 2 5
Rollins 3b 2 1 1 1
  Nettles ph,3b 3 1 1 1
Foster lf 2 1 1 0
Heidemann ss 3 1 2 1
Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Nagelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Colbert p 0 0 0 0
  Ellsworth p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 11 9
Boston 000 105 0107112
Cleveland 100 180 00x10111
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L (1-2) 4.0 7 2 2 2 0
  Romo   0.1 1 4 4 3 0
  Jarvis   0.1 3 4 2 1 1
  Brett   2.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Lyle   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
10
8
8
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W (1-1) 5.0 4 1 1 2 2
  Higgins   0.2 3 5 5 2 0
  Colbert   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Ellsworth  SV (1) 3.1 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
3

  E–Schofield (2), Scott (1), Leon (7).  DP–Boston 2, Cleveland 2.  2B–Boston Smith (7,off Miller); Scott (6,off Miller); Moses (8,off Ellsworth), Cleveland Heidemann 2 (5,off Lee,off Jarvis); Leon (5,off Jarvis).  HR–Boston Scott (5,6th inning off Higgins 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Rollins (1,4th inning off Lee 0 on, 1 out); Fosse (2,5th inning off Romo 3 on, 1 out); Nettles (4,5th inning off Jarvis 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Leon (3,off Romo).  IBB–Pinson (1,by Romo).  CS–Pinson (4,2nd base by Lee/Moses).  WP–Lee (2), Colbert 2 (2).  IBB–Romo (2,Pinson).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:52.  A–4,073.
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