Jim Rice and Fred Lynn slugged solo homers and Jerry Remy singled home two other runs to spark the Red Sox to a 6-3 decision over the Indians. Sox starter Mike Torrez, a $2.4 million offseason acquisition, was tagged for 13 hits but staggered to his first win of the year. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     12, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   6 11  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  1  -   3 13  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               5   1   4   2     0   0   .364      Dade rf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .389
Burleson ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .211      Kuiper 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Rice dh               5   1   2   1     0   2   .364      Grubb lf              5   0   2   0     0   2   .267
Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Thornton 1b           4   1   1   1     1   0   .286
Fisk c                5   0   1   0     0   2   .211      Horton dh             5   0   1   0     0   2   .294
Lynn cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .368      Blanks ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .353
Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .235      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .333
Evans rf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .125      Manning cf            3   1   1   0     0   0   .071
Hobson 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .158      Pruitt c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .231
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   5     4   8             Totals               38   3  13   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  6,234
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Indians 11
DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 0
Errors: Hobson, Thornton
Doubles: Grubb 2 (3), Manning (1), Dade (2)
Home Runs: Rice (2), Lynn (1), Thornton (3)
Stolen Bases: Remy (4), Burleson (1)
Caught Stealing: Dade (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (1), Manning (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(1-0)           8.1  13   3   2   2   5   1  38   3.77
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Drago SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   6.75
Totals                  9    13   3   2   2   7   1  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland L(1-1)          6     9   5   5   4   6   2  30   7.50
Waits                   3     2   1   1   0   2   0  11   3.00
Totals                  9    11   6   6   4   8   2  41

Wild Pitches: Torrez (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Burleson grounded out
(third to first); Rice homered; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to left; Dade was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to
first); Grubb doubled to left; Thornton walked; Horton lined to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn homered; Scott grounded out (third to first);
Evans walked; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Remy
singled to right [Evans to third]; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Blanks singled to left; Bell singled to center
[Blanks to second]; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Blanks to third, Bell to second]; Pruitt grounded out
(third to first); Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to center;
Fisk singled to left; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper struck out; Grubb doubled to right; Thornton
flied out to left; Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott struck out; Evans walked; Hobson flied out to
center; Remy singled to right [Evans to third]; Remy stole
second; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Bell struck
out; Manning grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
struck out; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt singled to left [Pruitt out at second (left
to second)]; Dade grounded out (second to first); Kuiper
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn struck out; Scott singled to right; Evans
singled to center [Scott to second]; Hobson walked [Scott to
third, Evans to second]; Remy singled to right [Scott scored,
Evans scored, Hobson to third, Remy out at second (right to
second)]; Burleson singled to right [Hobson scored]; Burleson
stole second; Rice struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton
flied out to center; Horton singled to right; Blanks flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 0.

RED SOX 7TH: WAITS REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Fisk was called
out on strikes; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied out to right; Manning doubled to center;
Pruitt walked; Dade singled to right [Manning scored, Pruitt to
second]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first) [Pruitt to
third, Dade to second]; Grubb struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 5, Indians 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott struck out; Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hobson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Thornton homered; Horton grounded out (shortstop to
first); Blanks singled to center; Torrez threw a wild pitch
[Blanks to second]; Bell struck out; Manning flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Remy singled to center; Burleson out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Remy to second]; Rice singled to first
[Remy scored (error by Thornton)]; Yastrzemski flied out to
left; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Pruitt grounded out (second to first); Dade doubled
to right; Kuiper singled to center [Dade to third]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Grubb was called out on strikes;
Thornton reached on an error by Hobson [Dade scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Kuiper to second]; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER
(PITCHING); Horton struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Indians 3.