Continuing to show power, the Red Sox hit three homers and defeated the Indians, 9-7, for their eighth straight victory. After a round-tripper by Jim Rice helped the Red Sox take a 5-2 lead, the Indians rebounded to tie the score with the aid of a homer by Johnny Grubb. The Red Sox went in front again with a two-run smash by George Scott, only to have the Indians pull even in the seventh, but Carlton Fisk then decided the outcome with a two-run blow in the Red Sox half of the inning. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 7
Game Played on Friday, April     21, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      1  1  0    0  0  3    2  0  0  -   7 10  0
Red Sox      1  1  0    3  0  2    2  0  x  -   9 12  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .385      Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .362
Grubb lf              4   2   3   1     1   0   .286      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .400      Rice dh               4   2   2   1     0   0   .370
Thornton 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .207      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   1   0     1   0   .273
Blanks ss             4   1   1   2     0   0   .270      Fisk c                3   3   2   2     1   0   .319
Cox dh                4   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Lynn cf               3   1   2   0     1   0   .410
Pruitt c              4   0   1   2     0   0   .240      Scott 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .262
Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .125      Evans rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .250
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .362
Garland p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kinney 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               36   7  10   6     3   0             Totals               33   9  12   8     3   2

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 25,401
Left on Base: Indians 6, Red Sox 3
DP: Indians 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Burleson, Fisk, Hobson
Doubles: Manning (2), Evans (2), Hobson (3)
Home Runs: Grubb (1), Rice (4), Scott (1), Fisk (2)
Stolen Bases: Pruitt (1), Rice (1)
Caught Stealing: Evans (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thornton (1)
GIDP: Thornton (2), Scott (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garland                 3.2   7   5   5   2   0   1  18   6.65
Kinney                  2.1   2   2   2   1   1   1  10   8.10
Kern L(1-1)             2     3   2   2   0   1   1   8   3.86
Totals                  8    12   9   9   3   2   3  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  6.2   8   7   5   2   0   1  30   4.18
Drago W(2-1)            2.1   2   0   0   1   0   0  10   3.38
Totals                  9    10   7   5   3   0   1  40

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


INDIANS 1ST: Dade reached on an error by Burleson; Grubb singled
to center [Dade to second]; Bell forced Grubb (third to second)
[Dade to third]; Thornton hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dade
scored (unearned), Bell to second]; Blanks flied to right; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy lined to first; Burleson flied to right; Rice
homered; Yastrzemski flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Cox grounded out (pitcher to first); Pruitt popped
to first in foul territory; Manning doubled to right; Kuiper
singled to third [Manning scored (error by Hobson) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Dade flied to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to left; Lynn singled to center [Fisk
to third]; Scott popped to center; Evans singled to center [Fisk
scored, Lynn to third, Evans out at second (center to second)];
Hobson flied to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox
2.

INDIANS 3RD: Grubb walked; Bell flied to left; Thornton grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grubb out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Burleson flied to center; Rice flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

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

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk walked
[Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn walked [Yastrzemski to third, Fisk
to second]; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Yastrzemski scored (no RBI), Fisk to third,
Lynn out at second]; Evans doubled to left [Fisk scored]; Hobson
doubled to left [Evans scored]; KINNEY REPLACED GARLAND
(PITCHING); Remy struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
grounded out (second to first); Dade grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Rice popped
to first in foul territory; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

INDIANS 6TH: Grubb homered; Bell singled to left; Thornton
singled to left [Bell to second]; On a bunt Blanks forced Bell
(pitcher to third) [Thornton to second]; Cox grounded out (third
to first) [Thornton to third, Blanks to second]; Pruitt singled
to left [Thornton scored, Blanks scored]; Pruitt stole second
[Pruitt to third (error by Fisk)]; Manning grounded out (pitcher
to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn singled to right; Scott homered [Lynn scored];
Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson flied to left;
Remy grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 5, Red Sox 7.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Dade popped
to right; Grubb singled to center; Bell walked [Grubb to
second]; DRAGO REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Thornton walked
[Grubb to third, Bell to second]; Blanks singled to center
[Grubb scored, Bell scored, Thornton to second]; Cox lined to
second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: KERN REPLACED KINNEY (PITCHING); Burleson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski
lined to center; Rice stole second; Fisk homered [Rice scored];
Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 7, Red Sox 9.

INDIANS 8TH: Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox
9.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott singled to right; On a bunt Evans forced
Scott (first to shortstop); Hobson struck out while Evans was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 9.

INDIANS 9TH: Dade singled to center; Grubb flied to left; Bell
forced Dade (third to second); Thornton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 9.