BOSOX GO BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK, OVERCOME TRIBE
Lamabe Fires CG in DH Opener
BOSTON, June 28 (AP) - Trailing 3-0 in the eighth inning, Dalton Jones, Felix
Mantilla and Carl Yastrzemski hit consecutive home runs to tie the game and the
Red Sox pushed across the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth to trip the
Cleveland Indians, 4-3, at Fenway Park in the opener of a doubleheader.
Cleveland starter Pedro Ramos took a shutout into the eighth inning and retired
the first two batters easily. But Jones drilled Ramos' first offering into
the bullpen in right field to break the shutout. Mantilla followed by
drilling a 1-1 offering into the screen above the left field wall, cutting the
deficit to one run and sending Ramos to the showers in the process in favor of
Ted Abernathy. Yastrzemski greeted Abernathy by drilling a tape measure
shot into the right field stands to tie the game.
In the bottom of the ninth, Lee Thomas singled and, one out later, advanced to
scoring position when Eddie Bressoud drew a free pass. Roman Mejias was
summoned to pinch run for Thomas, who represented the potential winning
run. Russ Nixon grounded a base hit through the box, scoring Mejias and
giving the Red Sox the victory.
The Indians had taken the lead in the fifth inning on Al Smith's solo home run
and extended the lead to 3-0 in the sixth. Vic Davalillo doubled with one
out and Leon Wagner walked. Johnny Romano flied to center, but Fred
Whitfield doubled high off the left-center field wall, scoring both Davalillo
and Wagner.
Jack Lamabe tossed a complete game and earned just his third win of the year in
13 decisions. The victory snapped a seven-game Boston losing streak.
The Red Sox became just the second team this season to hit three consecutive
home runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates hit three home runs in a row in the
first inning of an 8-7 loss to the New York Mets in the opening game of a
doubleheader on April 26.
6/28/1964, Cle64-Bos64, game 1, Fenway Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1964 Indians 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 6 0 4 0 1964 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 9 0 6 0 Indians AB R H BI AVG Red Sox AB R H BI AVG Howser ss 4 0 0 0 .225 Jones,D 2b 4 1 1 1 .202 Davalillo cf 4 1 2 0 .252 Mantilla lf 4 1 2 1 .220 Wagner lf 3 1 0 0 .214 Yastrzemski cf 4 1 2 1 .264 Romano c 4 0 0 0 .271 Stuart 1b 4 0 0 0 .326 Whitfield 1b 4 0 1 2 .270 Thomas,L rf 4 0 1 0 .265 Moran,B 3b 4 0 2 0 .244 Mejias pr 0 1 0 0 .200 Smith,A rf 4 1 1 1 .161 Malzone 3b 4 0 1 0 .246 Brown,L 2b 3 0 0 0 .239 Bressoud ss 3 0 1 0 .295 Ramos p 3 0 0 0 .212 Nixon c 4 0 1 1 .213 Abernathy p 0 0 0 0 .000 Lamabe p 3 0 0 0 .057 33 3 6 3 34 4 9 4 Indians INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Ramos 7.2 6 2 2 0 6 101 69 2.47 Abernathy BS 2, L 0-4 0.2 3 2 2 1 2 25 12 4.21 8.1 9 4 4 1 8 126 81 Red Sox INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Lamabe W 3-10 9.0 6 3 3 1 6 103 71 4.88 9.0 6 3 3 1 6 103 71 Bos: Mejias ran for Thomas,L in the 9th 2B-Davalillo(5), Whitfield(6), Moran,B(9), Mantilla(3). HR-Smith,A(3), Jones,D(4), Mantilla(3), Yastrzemski(7). RBI-Whitfield 2(26), Smith,A(8), Jones,D(12), Mantilla(12), Yastrzemski(21), Nixon(9). K-Wagner, Romano, Moran,B, Brown,L 2, Ramos, Yastrzemski, Stuart 2, Thomas,L, Malzone, Lamabe 3. BB-Wagner, Bressoud. GWRBI: Nixon Temperature: 65, Sky: clear, Wind: in from center at 15 MPH. Attendance: N/A Game Time: 2:09