The first Cleveland player to hit for the cycle in eight years, Andre Thornton completed the feat as the Indians drubbed the Red Sox, 13-4. Thornton singled in the first inning, tripled in the second, homered in the seventh and doubled in the eighth, with each hit coming off a different Red Sox pitcher. The last previous Indian to hit for the cycle was Tony Horton against the Orioles, July 2, 1970.

Willie Horton and Johnny Grubb also homered in the 17-hit attack, while George Scott had one for the Red Sox, who were stopped on their eight-game winning streak. Rick Wise, whom Red Sox had traded to the Indians, got back at his former teammates, pitching seven innings to pick up his first victory of the season. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 13, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     22, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      5  1  0    0  0  0    1  6  0  -  13 17  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  0  -   4  8  3


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               5   2   2   0     0   0   .386      Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .340
Grubb lf              4   2   1   3     1   1   .281        Duffy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bell 3b               5   2   3   1     0   0   .425      Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Thornton 1b           5   2   4   2     0   0   .294      Rice dh               4   1   0   0     1   1   .345
  Cage 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Blanks ss             5   1   1   2     0   1   .262      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Horton dh             5   1   2   1     0   1   .297      Lynn cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .405
Pruitt c              5   1   2   0     0   0   .267      Scott 1b              4   2   2   3     0   0   .283
Manning cf            2   1   0   1     2   1   .118      Evans rf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .295
  Speed ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hobson 3b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .360
Kuiper 2b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .195      Ripley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kreuger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  13  17  11     3   5             Totals               34   4   8   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 36,005
Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 8
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Remy, Burleson, Hobson
Doubles: Blanks (3), Thornton (2)
Triples: Thornton (1)
Home Runs: Thornton (4), Horton (1), Grubb (2), Scott (2)
Stolen Bases: Horton (1)
Caught Stealing: Dade (2), Manning (1), Kuiper (1)
GIDP: Grubb (1), Remy (2)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (2,by Wise)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(1-2)             7     6   1   1   2   1   0  29   2.66
Kreuger                 2     2   3   3   2   2   1  10   9.82
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   3   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley L(0-1)           0     4   5   5   1   0   0   5   8.31
Stanley                 5     6   1   1   1   2   0  20   1.69
Wright                  2     5   6   5   1   2   2  12   9.00
Burgmeier               2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   3.38
Totals                  9    17  13  12   3   5   3  45

Hit by Pitch: Wise (1)
Wild Pitches: Kreuger (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to center; Grubb walked [Dade to
second]; Bell singled to center [Dade scored, Grubb to second];
Thornton singled to shortstop [Grubb scored (error by Burleson)
(no RBI), Bell to third]; Blanks doubled to center [Bell scored,
Thornton scored]; STANLEY REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Horton
struck out; Pruitt singled to left [Blanks to third]; Manning
forced Pruitt (third to second) [Blanks scored]; Kuiper grounded
out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Burleson forced Remy (third to
second); Rice flied to center; Yastrzemski flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Dade reached on an error by Remy; Dade was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grubb struck out; Bell
singled to shortstop; Thornton tripled to center [Bell scored];
Blanks grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out; Lynn flied to center; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
6, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Horton popped to first in foul territory; Pruitt
lined to left; Manning walked; Manning was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled to third; Hobson popped to first in
foul territory; Remy grounded into a double play (second to
second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Dade
singled to right; Grubb grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Dade out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied to right; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell singled to left; Thornton flied to center;
Blanks forced Bell (third to second); Horton singled to right
[Blanks to third]; Horton stole second; Pruitt lined to third; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn flied to right; Scott singled to center; Evans
singled to left [Scott to third]; Hobson singled to left [Scott
scored, Evans to second]; Remy lined to left; Burleson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Red
Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: WRIGHT REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Manning was
called out on strikes; Kuiper singled to center; Kuiper was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dade flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
flied to center; Fisk was hit by a pitch; Lynn singled to center
[Fisk to third]; Scott flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 6, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Bell flied
to center; Thornton homered; Blanks was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans popped to left; Hobson walked; Remy forced
Hobson (first to shortstop); Burleson popped to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 8TH: Horton homered; Pruitt singled to second; Manning
walked [Pruitt to second]; Kuiper singled to center [Pruitt
scored, Manning to third, Kuiper to second (on throw)]; Dade
reached on an error by Hobson [Manning scored (no RBI), Kuiper
to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Grubb homered
[Kuiper scored, Dade scored (unearned)]; Bell grounded out
(second to first); Thornton doubled to center; Blanks grounded
out (third to first); Horton grounded out (third to first); 6 R
(5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 13, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: KREUGER REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); CAGE REPLACED
THORNTON (PLAYING 1B); Rice walked; Debut game for Wayne
Cage; Kreuger threw a wild pitch [Rice to second];
Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn
walked; Scott homered [Rice scored, Lynn scored]; Evans singled
to right; Hobson flied to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
13, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); SPEED
BATTED FOR MANNING; Speed was called out on strikes; Kuiper
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
13, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: SPEED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DUFFY BATTED FOR
REMY; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded
out (third to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 13, Red Sox 4.