| Taking up where he left off last season, Jim Rice blasted a three-run homer in the third inning to propel the Red Sox to a 7-1 opening-game victory over the Indians. Dwight Evans and Fred Lynn contributed solo shots. Rice's round-tripper was preceded by a single by Jerry Remy and walk to Lynn. Dennis Eckersley pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and was relieved by Dick Drago after tiring. [The Sporting News] |
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Thursday, April 5, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 2 Red Sox 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 x - 7 11 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Remy 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .200 Norris dh 3 0 2 0 1 1 .667 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bonds rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Lynn cf 2 2 1 1 2 0 .500 Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Rice dh 4 1 2 3 0 2 .500 Alexander c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Cox lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brohamer 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .333 Evans rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Speed cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Montgomery c 4 1 3 1 0 1 .750 Cage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 3 1 6 6 Totals 34 7 11 6 3 8 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 34,433 Left on Base: Indians 8, Red Sox 6 DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Alexander, Veryzer, Remy Doubles: Norris (1), Brohamer (1), Montgomery (1) Triples: Montgomery (1), Brohamer (1) Home Runs: Rice (1), Evans (1), Lynn (1) Stolen Bases: Harrah (1), Norris (1), Remy (1) Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (1) GIDP: Cage (1) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise L(0-1) 5 7 6 5 3 3 2 25 9.00 Cruz 2 3 1 1 0 4 1 8 4.50 Monge 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 11 7 6 3 8 3 37 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(1-0) 7 2 0 0 5 4 0 28 0.00 Drago 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 8 4.50 Totals 9 3 1 1 6 6 0 36 Wild Pitches: Eckersley (1), Drago (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Bill Robinson, 2B - Curly Clement, 3B - Clarence Merritt INDIANS 1ST: Debut for umpires Clarence Merritt and Dick Nelson; Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Norris doubled to center; Bonds struck out; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Burleson flied out to right; Lynn walked; Rice singled to left [Lynn to second]; Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander grounded out (second to first); Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Scott walked; Scott was picked off first (pitcher to first); Alexander dropped a foul fly hit by Brohamer for an error; Brohamer doubled to right; Evans grounded out (first unassisted) [Brohamer to third]; Montgomery was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Speed struck out; Harrah walked; Harrah stole second; Norris singled to shortstop [Harrah to third]; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Remy singled to left; Remy stole second; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lynn walked; Rice homered [Remy scored, Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Alexander flied out to center; Cox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Brohamer flied out to right; Evans homered; Montgomery tripled to center; Remy was called out on strikes; Burleson reached on an error by Veryzer [Montgomery scored (unearned) (no RBI), Burleson to second]; Lynn popped to second in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (third to first); Veryzer made an out to shortstop; Speed walked; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 5TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski made an out to second; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5. INDIANS 6TH: Norris walked; Norris stole second; Bonds made an out to third; Thornton walked; Alexander made an out to shortstop; Eckersley threw a wild pitch [Norris to third]; Cox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 6TH: Brohamer tripled to right; CRUZ REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Evans struck out; Montgomery singled to right [Brohamer scored]; Remy popped to left; Burleson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 6. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer walked; Speed forced Veryzer (third to second); Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn homered; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski singled to center; Scott struck out while Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7. INDIANS 8TH: DRAGO REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Norris was called out on strikes; Bonds struck out; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 8TH: MONGE REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Brohamer flied out to right; Evans made an out to first; Montgomery doubled to left; Remy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7. INDIANS 9TH: Alexander walked; Cox reached on an error by Remy [Alexander to second]; Kuiper lined to center; Drago threw a wild pitch [Alexander to third, Cox to second]; Veryzer singled to center [Alexander scored, Cox to third]; CAGE BATTED FOR SPEED; Cage grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Veryzer out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 7.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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