Ron Pruitt's single in the bottom of the ninth scored Buddy Bell from second and gave the Indians a 5-4 triumph over the Red Sox. With one out, Bell beat out an infield hit and reached second when Jerry Remy threw wide to second after fielding Rick Manning's roller.

With the count 3-0 on Pruitt, Dick Drago relieved Reggie Cleveland and Pruitt lined his first pitch to left for the game-winning blow. The Tribe had built an early 4-0 lead but the Bosox rallied to tie the score, Carlton Fisk hitting a homer off reliever Mike Paxton in the sixth for the fourth Boston run. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Monday, April     10, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  7  2
Indians      1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  8  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .235      Dade rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Kuiper 2b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .231
Rice dh               4   0   1   1     0   0   .353      Grubb lf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .200
Yastrzemski lf        3   1   2   0     1   0   .333      Thornton 1b           2   1   2   3     1   0   .300
Fisk c                3   2   1   1     1   0   .214      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Lynn cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .400      Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .308
Scott 1b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .231      Bell 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .364
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .071      Manning cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Pruitt c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .200
Ripley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Paxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   7   3     5   5             Totals               34   5   8   5     1   2

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  4,177
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Indians 6
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 2
Errors: Remy 2
Doubles: Rice (1), Dade (1), Bell (2), Kuiper (1)
Home Runs: Fisk (1), Thornton (2)
GIDP: Hobson (1), Horton (1)
Hit by Pitch: Thornton (1,by Ripley)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley                  8     6   4   3   1   2   1  32   3.38
Cleveland L(0-1)        0.1   1   1   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Drago                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.71
Totals                  8.1   8   5   3   1   2   1  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood                    5     4   3   3   5   2   0  22   5.40
Paxton                  3     2   1   1   0   2   1  11   1.50
Kern W(1-0)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   5   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Ripley (1)
Wild Pitches: Ripley (1), Hood (1)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RED SOX 1ST: Remy struck out; Debut game for Allen
Ripley; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade doubled to center; Ripley threw a wild pitch
[Dade to third]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Dade
scored]; Grubb flied out to center; Thornton was hit by a pitch;
Horton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk hit into a double play to
left [Yastrzemski out at second (left to second)]; Lynn struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
doubled to left; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bell
to third]; Pruitt flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott walked; Evans walked [Scott to second];
Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Scott to third, Evans out at second]; Remy grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Dade flied out to center; Kuiper doubled to center;
Grubb reached on an error by Remy [Kuiper to third, Grubb to
first]; Thornton homered [Kuiper scored, Grubb scored
(unearned)]; Horton flied out to left; Blanks struck out; 3 R (2
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to right;
Fisk walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn singled to right
[Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to third]; Hood threw a wild pitch
[Fisk scored, Lynn to second]; Scott walked; Evans forced Scott
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians
4.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
grounded out (pitcher to first); Pruitt flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson made an out to second; Remy singled to
pitcher; Burleson grounded out (third to first) [Remy to
second]; Rice doubled to left [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Dade grounded out (third to first); Kuiper grounded
out (second to first); Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 4.

RED SOX 6TH: PAXTON REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Fisk homered; Lynn
flied out to right; Scott flied out to center; Evans struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton walked; Horton flied out to right; Blanks
singled to center [Thornton to second]; Bell flied out to
center; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Indians 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson was called out on strikes; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt lined to third; Dade grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to
pitcher; Fisk made an out to second; Lynn flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton
singled to left; Horton grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

RED SOX 9TH: KERN REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Scott singled to
center; Evans struck out; Hobson flied out to center [Scott to
second]; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Blanks flied
out to left; Bell singled to pitcher; Manning reached on an
error by Remy [Bell to second]; DRAGO REPLACED CLEVELAND
(PITCHING); Pruitt singled to left [Bell scored (unearned),
Manning to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Indians 5.