The Indians and Red Sox split a doubleheader; the Bosox taking the first game, 6-3, and the Tribe winning the second, 10-7, in 11 innings. After Johnny Grubb's homer had tied the opener, 3-3, in the top of the eighth, the Sox broke the contest open in the bottom of frame. Bob Bailey drew a leadoff walk and pinch-runner Frank Duffy reached second when reliever Dennis Kinney bobbled Jerry Remy's bunt. Carlton Fisk pounded a double off reliever Jim Kern, scoring Duffy. Remy and Fisk then came around on a double by George Scott.

The Tribe won the second game by scoring three runs in the 11th after two were out and nobody on base. Larvell Blanks doubled, Jim Norris drew an intentional walk and Duane Kuiper singled to score Blanks. The other runners reached second and third on the throw to plate and both scored on a single by Ron Hassey. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     23, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  5
Red Sox      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   6  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dade rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .354      Remy 2b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .352
Grubb lf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .278      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   3   .186
Bell 3b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .432      Rice lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .289      Fisk c                4   1   1   1     1   0   .296
Blanks ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Scott 1b              5   0   2   2     0   0   .294
Horton dh             3   1   1   1     0   1   .300      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .391
Pruitt c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .242      Evans rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .292
Manning cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .108      Hobson 3b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .358
Kuiper 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .182      Bailey dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .000
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Duffy pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kinney p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   6   3     3   9             Totals               37   6   9   6     4   6

Time of Game: 2:53
Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 12
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Bell, Blanks 3, Kinney
Doubles: Remy (2), Fisk (5), Scott (2)
Home Runs: Horton (2), Bell (1), Grubb (3), Hobson (5)
Caught Stealing: Thornton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Horton (1), Remy (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits                   6     7   3   2   3   4   1  32   1.50
Kinney L(0-1)           1     0   2   0   1   0   0   5   6.23
Kern                    1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5   4.76
Totals                  8     9   6   2*  4   6   1  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   5     3   2   2   2   4   2  19   2.25
Drago                   2.2   3   1   1   0   4   1  11   3.38
Campbell W(1-1)         1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5  15.43
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   9   3  35

Wild Pitches: Waits (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Dade flied to right; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
struck out; Rice reached on an error by Bell; Fisk grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied to left; Blanks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horton homered; just inside RF
pole; Pruitt flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott popped to first; Lynn was called out on
strikes; Evans singled to left; Hobson homered [Evans
scored]; off the back wall of the bleachers; Bailey
reached on an error by Blanks; Remy doubled to left [Bailey
scored (unearned)]; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 3
R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning lined to shortstop; Kuiper lined to right;
Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk popped to
shortstop; Scott singled to center; Lynn singled to right [Scott
to third]; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Grubb struck out; Bell homered; Thornton singled to
left; Thornton was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Blanks popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson walked; Bailey popped to shortstop; Remy
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hobson to second]; Burleson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Horton struck out; Pruitt walked; Manning walked
[Pruitt to second]; Kuiper struck out; Dade struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice reached on an error by Blanks; Waits threw a
wild pitch [Rice to second]; Fisk popped to second; Scott flied
to center; Lynn walked; Evans reached on an error by Blanks
[Rice to third, Lynn to second]; Hobson lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 6TH: DRAGO REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Grubb popped to
left; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Bailey was called out on strikes; Remy singled to
left; Burleson singled to left [Remy to second]; Rice popped to
center; Fisk walked [Remy to third, Burleson to second]; Scott
lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks singled to center; Horton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Blanks to second]; Pruitt struck out;
Manning flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: KINNEY REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Lynn popped to
catcher in foul territory; Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hobson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper was called out on strikes; Dade struck out;
Grubb homered; Bell singled to right; CAMPBELL REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); Thornton forced Bell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Bailey walked; DUFFY RAN FOR BAILEY; Remy reached
on an error by Kinney on a sacrifice bunt [Duffy to second, Remy
to first]; KERN REPLACED KINNEY (PITCHING); Burleson struck out;
Rice struck out; Fisk doubled to left [Duffy scored (unearned),
Remy to third]; Scott doubled to right [Remy scored (unearned),
Fisk scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Lynn flied
to left; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 6.

INDIANS 9TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Blanks walked;
Horton grounded out (third to first) [Blanks to second]; Pruitt
struck out; Manning flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 3, Red Sox 6.