A dropped popup in the 13th triggered a two-run comeback that gave the Red Sox a 6-5 victory over the Indians. After an RBI single by Andre Thornton put the Tribe ahead, 5-4, in the top of the 13th, Butch Hobson led off the bottom of the frame by hitting a 90-foot pop fly that Thornton dropped for an error. Hobson kept running, rounded second and scored when catcher Bo Diaz retrieved the ball and threw wildly past third. George Scott then smashed a double and was replaced by pinch-runner Garry Hancock, who scored the winning run on a single by Rick Burleson. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Thursday, August    10, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  1  0    0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   5 13  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  -   6 14  4


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Manning cf            6   1   1   1     0   1   .263      Burleson ss           7   0   3   1     0   1   .257
Grubb lf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .270      Remy 2b               5   1   3   0     0   0   .270
Bell 3b               5   0   0   1     1   1   .297      Rice lf               6   0   1   1     0   2   .312
Thornton 1b           6   0   1   1     1   1   .271      Yastrzemski dh        5   1   1   0     1   2   .297
Carbo dh              5   1   2   0     0   2   .271      Lynn cf               4   1   2   2     2   0   .310
  Cox ph,dh           2   0   2   0     0   0   .239      Evans rf              5   1   0   0     1   2   .269
Alexander c           2   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Hobson 3b             5   1   2   1     1   1   .246
  Diaz c              5   0   1   0     0   1   .230      Scott 1b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .234
Norris rf             5   1   3   1     1   1   .271        Hancock pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .190
Kuiper 2b             4   2   2   1     1   0   .282      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Veryzer ss            5   0   1   0     1   1   .287        Fisk ph,c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Paxton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge 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        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48   5  13   5     7  10             Totals               47   6  14   5     6  10

Time of Game: 4:38   Attendance: 33,541
Left on Base: Indians 16, Red Sox 12
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Thornton, Diaz, Burleson, Remy, Hobson, Kendall
Doubles: Kuiper (15), Burleson (23), Lynn (22), Hobson (10), Scott (9)
Triples: Rice (14)
Home Runs: Norris (2), Lynn (19)
Stolen Bases: Grubb (5), Bell (1)
Caught Stealing: Norris (3), Yastrzemski (4), Remy (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (7), Grubb (8), Remy (9), Scott (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kuiper (2), Bell (2)
GIDP: Burleson (13)
Hit by Pitch: Grubb (2,by Eckersley)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paxton                  6.1  10   4   4   2   5   1  30   3.31
Monge                   0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   2.70
Kern                    2.1   1   0   0   2   2   0   8   2.97
Hood                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.94
Spillner L(2-1)         3     3   2   1   1   2   0  14   4.06
Totals                 12.1  14   6   5   6  10   1  55

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               5.2   8   4   3   4   5   1  29   3.37
Drago                   4.1   1   0   0   3   3   0  18   3.22
Stanley W(8-1)          3     4   1   0   0   2   0  13   2.48
Totals                 13    13   5   3   7  10   1  60

Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (4)
Balks: Paxton (3)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Manning struck out; Grubb was hit by a pitch; Grubb
stole second; Bell struck out; Thornton made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled to right; Remy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Burleson to third]; Rice lined to
second; Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carbo singled to center; Alexander struck out;
Norris reached on a fielder's choice [Carbo to third (error by
Remy)]; Kuiper hit a sacrifice fly to right [Carbo scored
(unearned), Norris to second]; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn doubled to center; Evans flied out to center;
Hobson struck out; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning grounded out (second to first); Grubb flied
out to left; Bell walked; Bell stole second; Thornton was called
out on strikes; Indians Coach Rocky Colavito ejected by 1B
umpire Steve Palermo; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Kendall flied out to center; Burleson singled to
left; Remy made an out to shortstop; Rice was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Alexander was
called out on strikes; Norris singled to right; Norris was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: DIAZ REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Yastrzemski
flied out to right; Lynn flied out to left; Evans walked; Hobson
doubled to left [Evans scored]; Scott grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper doubled to right; Veryzer walked; Manning
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kuiper to third,
Veryzer to second]; Grubb was walked intentionally; Bell hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Kuiper scored, Veryzer to third];
Thornton flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Kendall made an out to first; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Remy singled to right; Rice grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Carbo singled to right; Diaz lined into a double
play (right to first) [Carbo out at first]; Norris homered;
Kuiper singled to right; On a bunt Veryzer singled [Kuiper to
second]; Manning singled to right [Kuiper scored (RBI), Veryzer
to third, Manning to second (error by Kendall)]; Grubb was
walked intentionally; DRAGO REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to right; Paxton balked
[Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn homered [Yastrzemski scored];
Evans made an out to catcher; Hobson grounded out (third to
first); Scott singled to right; Kendall struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton reached on an error by Hobson [Thornton to
second]; Carbo struck out; Diaz struck out; Norris walked;
Kuiper forced Norris (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson struck out; Remy singled; Rice tripled to
center [Remy scored]; MONGE REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING);
Yastrzemski struck out; Lynn walked; KERN REPLACED MONGE
(PITCHING); Evans struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4,
Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Manning flied out to
center; Grubb flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Hobson to second]; FISK BATTED FOR KENDALL; Fisk was
walked intentionally; Burleson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 9TH: FISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bell grounded out
(second to first); Thornton walked; Carbo was called out on
strikes; Bernie Carbo ejected by HP umpire Larry McCoy;
Diaz forced Thornton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Remy singled to right; Remy was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 10TH: Norris singled to right; Kuiper walked [Norris to
second]; Veryzer forced Kuiper (third to second) [Norris to
third]; Manning made an out to shortstop; Grubb flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 10TH: HOOD REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out
(first unassisted); SPILLNER REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson singled to left; Scott
forced Hobson (third to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 11TH: STANLEY REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Bell grounded
out (third to first); Thornton grounded out (shortstop to
first); COX BATTED FOR CARBO; Cox singled to center; Diaz
singled to left [Cox out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 11TH: COX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fisk flied out to
right; Burleson flied out to left; Remy lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 12TH: Norris struck out; Kuiper popped to left; Veryzer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 12TH: Rice lined to shortstop; Yastrzemski was called
out on strikes; Lynn walked; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 13TH: Manning reached on an error by Burleson; Grubb out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Manning to second];
Bell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Manning to third];
Thornton singled [Manning scored (unearned)]; Cox singled
[Thornton to second]; Diaz grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 13TH: Hobson reached on an error by Thornton [Hobson
scored (error by Diaz) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Scott doubled;
HANCOCK RAN FOR SCOTT; Fisk flied out to right; Burleson singled
[Hancock scored]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Red
Sox 6.