The Red Sox suffered their 11th defeat in the last 14 games and dropped out of first place in the East division after losing to the Indians, 2-1. David Clyde and Jim Kern combined on a seven-hitter. The score was 1-1 going into the last of the fifth inning when Dan Briggs smacked a leadoff triple. After Duane Kuiper grounded out, Tom Veryzer bunted down the first base line to score Briggs. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  3
Indians      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Manning cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .262
Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Bell 3b               4   0   3   1     0   0   .293
Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .323      Thornton 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   0     0   0   .282      Cage dh               3   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Alexander c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Hobson 3b             4   0   2   1     0   2   .249      Norris lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Duffy pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Briggs rf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Kuiper 2b             3   1   2   0     0   0   .283
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .230      Veryzer ss            1   0   0   1     0   0   .269
  Hancock ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Remy 2b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .273        Kern p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     2   9             Totals               27   2   7   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  5,568
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Indians 4
DP: Red Sox 3, Indians 0
Errors: Burleson, Lynn, Remy, Clyde
Triples: Burleson (5), Briggs (1)
Stolen Bases: Kuiper (3)
Caught Stealing: Remy (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Fisk (3), Veryzer 2 (14)
GIDP: Briggs (1), Thornton (14)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(16-8)       8     7   2   2   1   3   0  30   3.34
Totals                  8     7   2   2   1   3   0  30

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde W(7-10)           8     7   1   1   2   8   0  33   4.36
Kern SV(12)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.88
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   9   0  36

Wild Pitches: Clyde 2 (11)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to left; Bell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Manning to second]; Thornton was called out on
strikes; Cage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk reached on an
error by Clyde on a sacrifice bunt [Yastrzemski to second];
Hobson singled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to second];
Evans was called out on strikes; Scott struck out; Remy singled
to shortstop [Fisk to third, Hobson to second]; Burleson popped
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris
reached on an error by Remy; Briggs grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn flied out to center; Rice was called out on
strikes; Yastrzemski made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Kuiper to second]; Manning walked; Bell
singled to center [Kuiper scored (RBI), Manning to third (error
by Lynn)]; Thornton hit into a double play (second to first)
[Bell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians
1.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Hobson struck out; Evans singled
to center; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Cage grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander
struck out; Norris made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy walked; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Remy to
second]; Burleson struck out; Remy was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Lynn walked; Rice grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Briggs tripled to right; Burleson dropped a foul
fly hit by Kuiper for an error; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop
to first); Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first)
[Briggs scored]; Manning flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk flied out to
center; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson
struck out; Evans popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell singled to right; Thornton flied out to
center; Cage struck out; Alexander made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott flied out to right; Remy grounded out (second
to first); Burleson tripled to center; Lynn flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Briggs
grounded out (second to first); Kuiper singled to left; Kuiper
stole second; Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Fisk lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Manning flied out to left; Bell singled to center;
Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Indians 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Hobson singled to right; DUFFY RAN FOR HOBSON; KERN
REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); On a bunt Evans popped to catcher in
foul territory; HANCOCK BATTED FOR SCOTT; Hancock struck out;
Remy forced Duffy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Indians 2.