Four home runs, two by Jim Rice, powered the Red Sox to a 9-7 thumping of the Indians. Carlton Fisk hit a three-run smash in the first inning. The Red Sox then exploded for five runs in the third on a three-run round-tripper by Rice and two-run blast by Dwight Evans. Rice added a bases-empty homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, Cleveland Indians 7
Game Played on Tuesday, August    8, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      2  1  1    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  0
Red Sox      3  0  5    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   9 12  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norris rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Burleson ss           4   2   1   0     1   0   .252
Manning cf            4   2   2   0     1   0   .266      Remy 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Grubb lf              5   2   2   2     0   1   .273      Rice dh               4   3   4   4     1   0   .311
Thornton 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .274      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Carbo dh              3   0   1   1     1   1   .267        Hancock lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Alexander c           4   1   1   2     0   0   .233      Fisk c                3   2   3   3     1   0   .299
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .302      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Evans rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .276
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   4   .232
Freisleben p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   7     3   5             Totals               37   9  12   9     3   5

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 34,485
Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 7
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 0
Doubles: Norris (6), Manning (22), Evans (18)
Home Runs: Grubb (13), Alexander (21), Fisk (16), Rice 2 (27), Evans (21)
Stolen Bases: Manning (11)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(1-3)       2     3   5   5   2   1   1  11   6.97
Reuschel                1.2   5   3   3   1   1   2  12   4.02
Hood                    2.2   2   1   1   0   2   1  10   4.95
Spillner                1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.12
Totals                  8    12   9   9   3   5   4  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  4.1   7   7   7   2   2   2  22   3.99
Stanley W(7-1)          4.2   2   0   0   1   3   0  17   2.58
Totals                  9     9   7   7   3   5   2  39

Passed Balls: Alexander (3)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo


INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
singled to center; Grubb homered [Manning scored]; Thornton
flied out to left; Carbo was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Remy lined to left; Rice walked
[Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to right [Burleson
to third]; Fisk homered [Burleson scored, Rice scored]; Lynn
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 2ND: Alexander homered; Bell flied out to center; Kuiper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox
3.

RED SOX 2ND: On a bunt Evans grounded out (third to first);
Scott struck out; Hobson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning
walked; Grubb struck out while Manning stole second; Thornton
singled to left [Manning scored]; Carbo grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled to left; Remy singled to right
[Burleson to third]; REUSCHEL REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING);
Rice homered [Burleson scored, Remy scored]; Yastrzemski
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk singled to center; Lynn
grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to second]; Evans homered
[Fisk scored]; Scott was called out on strikes but advanced to
first on a passed ball; Hobson flied out to right; 5 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 4TH: Alexander grounded out (third to first); Bell
walked; Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied out to center; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski singled to
right [Rice to third]; Fisk walked [Yastrzemski to second]; HOOD
REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 5TH: Norris doubled to left; Manning grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grubb singled to left [Norris to third];
Thornton singled to left [Norris scored, Grubb to second];
STANLEY REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Carbo singled to center
[Grubb scored, Thornton to third]; Alexander grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Thornton scored, Carbo to second]; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 7, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Scott struck
out; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 8.

INDIANS 6TH: HANCOCK REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Kuiper
grounded out (third to first); Veryzer flied out to right;
Norris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red
Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson made an out to first; Remy flied out to
left; Rice homered; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 9.

INDIANS 7TH: Manning doubled to center; Grubb popped to third in
foul territory; Thornton made an out to second; Carbo walked;
Alexander forced Manning (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk singled to left; Lynn struck out; SPILLNER
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Evans doubled to right [Fisk to
third]; Scott struck out; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 9.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell struck out; Kuiper struck out; Veryzer struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy
popped to third in foul territory; Rice singled to pitcher;
Hancock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 7, Red Sox 9.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris flied out to left; Manning grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 7, Red Sox 9.