A bases-loaded home run by Buddy Bell was the highlight of the Indians' 7-1 triumph over the Red Sox. Bell's blow came in the fourth inning and was preceded by a single by Duane Kuiper and walks to Rick Manning and Johnny Grubb. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      9, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 10  4
Indians      0  2  0    4  0  0    1  0  x  -   7 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Manning cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .267
  Duffy ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Grubb lf              3   1   2   0     2   0   .241
Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .263      Bell 3b               4   1   2   4     1   0   .302
Rice dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Yastrzemski lf        2   0   1   0     2   0   .298      Alexander c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .232
Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Carbo dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Lynn cf               3   0   2   0     1   1   .331      Speed rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Kuiper 2b             4   2   3   1     0   0   .266
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .286      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Brohamer 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ripley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1  10   1     3   9             Totals               34   7  11   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 41,394
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Indians 8
DP: Red Sox 3, Indians 2
Errors: Duffy 3, Brohamer
Doubles: Kuiper 2 (10), Alexander (9)
Home Runs: Bell (5)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (7)
GIDP: Scott 2 (12), Speed (4), Bell (17)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley L(2-5)           3.1   7   6   5   3   3   1  21   4.85
Stanley                 4.2   4   1   0   1   0   0  18   2.73
Totals                  8    11   7   5   4   3   1  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(7-11)            7.1   9   1   1   3   8   0  32   3.19
Spillner                1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.98
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   9   0  37

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Burleson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Remy was called out on
strikes; Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to
second]; Fisk lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: DUFFY REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING SS); Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb singled to right; Bell
singled to right [Grubb to third]; Thornton popped to catcher in
foul territory; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn walked; Scott grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; Evans was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo struck out; Speed singled to center; Kuiper
doubled to center [Speed scored]; Veryzer reached on an error by
Duffy; Manning reached on a fielder's choice [Kuiper scored
(error by Duffy) (unearned) (no RBI), Veryzer to third, Manning
to second]; Grubb was walked intentionally; Bell lined into a
double play (third unassisted) [Veryzer out at third]; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to right; Duffy struck out; Remy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Thornton flied out to center; Alexander doubled to
right; Carbo lined to right; Speed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice popped to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first); Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Kuiper to second]; Manning walked;
Grubb walked [Kuiper to third, Manning to second]; Bell homered
[Kuiper scored, Manning scored, Grubb scored]; STANLEY REPLACED
RIPLEY (PITCHING); Thornton made an out to shortstop; Alexander
popped to third in foul territory; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn singled to right; Scott was called out on
strikes; Evans singled [Lynn to second]; Brohamer struck out;
Duffy forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Carbo singled to right; Speed grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carbo out at
second]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 6.

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

INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
singled to center; Grubb flied out to center; Bell walked
[Manning to second]; Thornton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 6.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn struck out; Scott singled to right; Evans
struck out; Brohamer singled [Scott to second]; Duffy popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 6.

INDIANS 7TH: Alexander lined to third; Carbo reached on an error
by Duffy; Speed popped to right; Kuiper doubled to center [Carbo
to third]; Veryzer reached on an error by Brohamer [Carbo scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Kuiper out at home (first to catcher)]; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 7.

RED SOX 8TH: Remy singled to left; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski
walked [Remy to second]; Fisk singled to left [Remy scored,
Yastrzemski to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Lynn
singled to right [Yastrzemski to third, Fisk to second]; Scott
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lynn
out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 7.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (third to first); Grubb
singled to center; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 1, Indians 7.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans struck out; Brohamer flied out to left; Duffy
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 7.