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MUNICIPAL STADIUM |
THE "GOLD DUST TWINS" AND
A SEASON TO REMEMBER
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The Indians beat the Sox and
Fisk
September 8,
1975 ...
Carlton Fisk was something of a goat in a three-run Cleveland
rally in the fourth inning, aided by three Sox errors, one of which
was an interference call on the Red Sox catcher.
There were two men
on base and two outs in the fourth inning, when Alan Ashby hit a fly
ball to Fred Lynn. But Fisk had tipped Ashby's bat with his glove and
the Indian batter was awarded first base. Frank Duffy then delivered
a single to center that scored two runs. Ashby scored all the way
from first base when the ball got by Lynn because of a football field
divot, for another error.
The recipient of the unfortunate circumstance was Rick Wise, who had
been hooked up in a pitcher's duel with Don Hood. Hood allowed seven
hits and one run on a homer by Fisk, while Wise had escaped trouble
in the first three innings.
In the important fourth, with a man on base, Rico Carty hit a chopper
to Wise's right. Wise pounced on the ball, but his throw dragged Carl
Yastrzemski off first. George Hendrick hit a high bouncer back to him
and Rico Petrocelli yelled for him to throw to third, which he did,
getting the runner in plenty of time. Oscar Gamble grounded to Doug
Griffin for the force at second, but the return throw to first was
not in time and there were men on first and third with two outs. Next
came THE play. Fisk had moved up on the pitch, seeing Gamble breaking
for second. Ashby swung and hit Fisk's glove.
The Sox had jumped out in front in the second inning thanks to Fisk's
ninth home run. The disastrous fourth put the Indians up by two. They
scored an insurance run on John Lowenstein's homer in the fifth to
win the game 4 to 1. |
