Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
September 15, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1973 at Fenway Park. 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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Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bell 3b 4 2 2 0
Gamble dh 2 1 1 1
  Ellis ph,dh 3 1 2 6
Chambliss 1b 5 0 1 0
Spikes rf 2 0 0 0
  Torres rf 0 0 0 0
Lowenstein 2b 4 0 0 0
  Ragland 2b 0 0 0 0
Smith cf 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 1
Duncan c 3 2 2 0
Duffy ss 4 1 1 0
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Hilgendorf p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 4 1 0 0
Miller rf 5 1 1 3
Smith cf 5 1 2 1
Yastrzemski 3b 4 2 3 2
Montgomery c 5 0 2 0
Oglivie dh 3 0 0 0
  Evans ph,dh 2 0 1 1
Griffin 2b 3 1 1 0
Cooper 1b 4 1 1 1
Guerrero ss 4 1 1 0
Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Curtis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8
Cleveland 120 033 0009111
Boston 003 021 1018121
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow  W (13-14) 6.0 7 6 5 2 2
  Hilgendorf   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Sanders  SV (12) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
3
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Pattin  L (13-15) 4.0 8 6 5 0 2
  Curtis   5.0 3 3 3 3 0
Totals
9.0
11
9
8
3
2

  E–Lowenstein (7), Montgomery (5).  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Cleveland Smith (2,off Pattin); Duncan (9,off Pattin); Ellis (11,off Curtis), Boston Cooper (1,off Tidrow).  3B–Boston Smith (2,off Tidrow).  HR–Cleveland Gamble (20,1st inning off Pattin 0 on, 1 out); Ellis (12,6th inning off Curtis 2 on, 2 out), Boston Miller (6,3rd inning off Tidrow 2 on, 1 out); Yastrzemski (17,9th inning off Sanders 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Bell (6,by Pattin).  IBB–Spikes (1,by Curtis).  SB–Williams (9,3rd base off Pattin/Montgomery); Duncan (3,2nd base off Pattin/Montgomery); Yastrzemski (8,2nd base off Tidrow/Duncan); Harper 2 (45,2nd base off Tidrow/Duncan,3rd base off Tidrow/Duncan).  CS–Bell (15,2nd base by Pattin/Montgomery).  HBP–Pattin (8,Bell).  IBB–Curtis (10,Spikes).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill Deegan.  T–2:42.  A–11,478.
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