Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
September 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1974 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 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Harper lf 4 0 1 1
  Miller lf 0 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 5 0 1 0
Yastrzemski 1b 5 1 1 0
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Carbo rf 3 0 1 0
  Evans rf 0 0 0 0
Petrocelli 3b 3 1 1 0
McAuliffe 2b 3 1 1 2
Burleson ss 3 0 1 0
Montgomery c 4 0 1 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Jeter lf 4 0 2 0
  Torres lf 1 0 0 0
Gamble dh 4 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0
Spikes rf 4 1 2 1
Ellis c 4 0 2 1
  Alvarado pr 0 0 0 0
  Duncan c 0 0 0 0
Carty 1b 3 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Brohamer 2b 3 0 0 0
  Lis ph 1 0 0 0
Duffy ss 4 0 1 0
Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Boston 000 020 010380
Cleveland 100 001 0002103
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (16-12) 9.0 10 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (15-11) 7.1 7 3 3 3 5
  Buskey   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
6

  E–Carty (1), Bell 2 (13).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Boston McAuliffe (12,off J Perry); Yastrzemski (23,off J Perry), Cleveland Hendrick (23,off Lee); Ellis (22,off Lee).  HR–Cleveland Spikes (21,6th inning off Lee 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Burleson (2,off J Perry); Johnson (1,off J Perry).  SF–McAuliffe (1,off Buskey).  IBB–Harper (2,by J Perry); Carbo (7,by J Perry).  CS–Jeter (2,2nd base by Lee/Montgomery).  WP–Lee (3).  IBB–J Perry 2 (8,Harper,Carbo).  U-HP–Armando Rodriguez, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:19.  A–9,710.
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