Peters took the ball in the top of the first inning and Eddie Leon grounded out to short to start. Vada Pinson lined out to center but Graig Nettles walked. Ray Fosse grounded out to short to end the inning. Sox manager Eddie Kasko changed his starting lineup for the first time all season by having John Kennedy lead off the bottom of the first inning against Indians starter Camilo Pascual. Kennedy grounded out to second and Reggie Smith grounded out to first, but Carl Yastrzemski singled to right. Rico Petrocelli flied out to center to end the inning.
Ken "Hawk" Harrelson led off the top of the second with a fly out to left but Roy Foster walked. Larry Brown forced Foster at second and Buddy Bradford flied out to left to end the inning. George Scott watched strike three go by to start the bottom of the second but Duane Josephson and Billy Conigliaro stroked back to back singles. Doug Griffin flied out to left and Peters grounded out to first to end the inning.
Pascual beat out an infield single to second to start the top of the third but was forced at second by Leon. Pinson popped up to first in foul territory but Nettles struck out to end the inning. Kennedy struck out to start the bottom of the third before Smith flied out to center. Yaz struck out to end the inning.
Fosse grounded out to third to begin the top of the fourth but Harrelson drew a walk. Foster and Brown got back to back base hits to load the bases but Bradford banged into a double play to end the inning. The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the fourth as Petrocelli grounded out to third to start. Scott took strike three and Josephson flied out to right to end the inning.
Peters cruised in the top of the fifth as Pascual flied out to left to start. Leon popped up to first and Pinson grounded out to first to end the inning. The Sox broke the deadlock in the bottom of the fifth as Billy C doubled to left to start. Griffin beat out an infield single to short and Peters doubled home both men, taking third on the throw. Kennedy was plunked and that was it for Pascual. Steve Mingori came in and Smith doubled home both runners to increase the lead. Smith moved to third on the Yaz grounder but Petrocelli lined out to third. Scott was retired on a squibber in front of the plate to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-0.
The Indians fought back in the top of the sixth as Nettles flied out to center to start. Fosse pounded a home run into the Gulf of Mexico to put Cleveland on the board. Harrelson grounded out to third but Foster and Brown stroked back to back singles. Bradford walked to load the bases and Sox manager Eddie Kasko pulled the plug on Peters before it got any worse. Ken Tatum came in and Gomer Hodge pinch hit for Mingori, grounding out to second to end the inning with the Indians down 4-1.
Ray Lamb came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Josephson hit one up the elevator shaft to start. Billy C struck out and Griffin popped up to short to end the inning.
John Lowenstein pinch hit for Leon to start the top of the seventh and flied out to center to begin. Pinson and Nettles both grounded out to second to end the inning. Tatum and Kennedy both watched strike three go by to begin the bottom of the seventh before Smith lined out to center to end the inning.
Fosse flied out to left to start the top of the eighth but Harrelson walked. Foster forced Harrelson at second and Brown flied out to right to end the inning.
Yaz flied out to left to start the bottom of the eighth but Petrocelli singled to left. Scott forced Rico at second and Josephson lined out to center to end the inning.
Tatum came back to close out the top of the ninth and Lou Camilli pinch hit for Bradford to start. Camilli flied out to left and Ted Uhlaender pinch hit for Lamb only to take strike three. Lowenstein grounded out to second to end the game. The Sox had won it 4-1.
Hero of the Night is Gary Peters. He earned the win with 5 2/3 innings of 1 run ball and driving in 2 runs of his own.
The Good:
Billy Conigliaro was 2 for 3 with a run scored.
Doug Griffin was 1 for 3 with a run scored.
Ken Tatum got the save with 3 1/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
George Scott was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
The Ugly:
John Kennedy was 0 for 3 but was hit with a pitch and scored a run.
Reggie Smith was just 1 for 4 but knocked in 2 runs.
Carl Yastrzemski was just 1 for 4.
Duane Josephson was just 1 for 4.
Rico Petrocelli was just 1 for 4.
Final Thoughts:
THIS is what the Sox wanted out of Ken Tatum when they traded the ultra popular Tony Conigliaro for him. The Sox needed bullpen help and this is what they envisioned. Hopefully they can get more games like this out of Tatum. As for Peters, what more can be said? He won the game on both sides of the ball and so far the Sox are getting more walks than home runs, but at least they're winning games. The offense didn't do much in this one again and as sad as it sounds, this was the first time they've switched the starting lineup all season. Its been the same nine guys in the same nine spots since Opening Day and today they swapped out Luis Aparicio with John Kennedy....and nothing changed. Still a win is a win and they all count. The Sox look to take the rubber game against the Indians tomorrow afternoon when Ray Culp gets the start for the Sox up against Steve Hargan. The game begins at 1 PM at Fenway Park.
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