Rick Waits yielded only one hit -- a single by Jerry Remy in the sixth inning -- while pitching the Indians to a 3-0 victory over the Red Sox. Waits also pitched a shutout in his first start last season, blanking the Rangers, 6-0, on a two-hitter. Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 0Game Played on Saturday, April 7, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland StadiumRed Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 3 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 3 5 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Norris cf,lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Lynn cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Bonds rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .250 Rice lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Thornton 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .000 Yastrzemski dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Alexander c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Cage dh 3 1 0 0 1 2 .000 Wolfe 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Cox lf 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Evans rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Speed cf 1 0 1 1 1 0 .333 Montgomery c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .500 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .143 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 25 0 1 0 6 4 Totals 28 3 5 3 6 6 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 47,231 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Indians 9 DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 2 Errors: Remy 2, Wolfe, Alexander Doubles: Kuiper (1) Stolen Bases: Rice (1), Norris (2), Bonds 2 (2), Alexander (1) Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (1) GIDP: Rice (1) Hit by Pitch: Lynn (1,by Waits), Alexander (1,by Torrez) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez L(0-1) 7.2 4 3 3 6 6 0 34 3.52 Burgmeier 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Drago 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.86 Totals 8 5 3 3 6 6 0 36 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits W(1-0) 9 1 0 0 6 4 0 32 0.00 Totals 9 1 0 0 6 4 0 32 Passed Balls: Alexander (1) Hit by Pitch: Torrez (1), Waits (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Don Schirmer, 2B - Bob Rice, 3B - Ed George RED SOX 1ST: Debut for umpires Ed George, Bob Rice and Don Schirmer; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson struck out; Lynn walked; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Harrah flied out to left; Norris flied out to center; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Scott lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Yastrzemski out at first]; Wolfe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to center; Alexander lined to third; Cage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (second to first); Montgomery struck out; Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Cox walked; Kuiper reached on an error by Remy [Cox to third (error by Remy)]; Veryzer flied out to left; Harrah reached on a fielder's choice [Cox out at home (third to catcher), Kuiper to second]; Norris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied out to center; Lynn was called out on strikes; Rice walked; Rice stole second; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton walked; Alexander was hit by a pitch [Thornton to second]; Cage made an out to second; Cox was called out on strikes; Ted Cox ejected by HP umpire Dick Nelson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 5TH: SPEED REPLACED COX (PLAYING CF); NORRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Scott flied out to right; Wolfe walked; Evans made an out to shortstop; Montgomery made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer struck out; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 6TH: Remy singled to left; Remy was out trying to advance to second (first to shortstop); Burleson flied out to center; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Norris walked; Bonds singled to right [Norris to second]; Thornton popped to right; Norris stole third and Bonds stole second; Alexander reached on a fielder's choice [Norris out at home (third to catcher), Bonds to third]; Alexander stole second; Cage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Speed singled to center; Kuiper out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Speed to second]; Veryzer reached on an error by Wolfe; Harrah lined into a double play (third to second) [Speed out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 8TH: Wolfe popped to third in foul territory; Evans walked; Evans was picked off first but was safe on an error by Alexander [Evans to third]; Montgomery walked; Remy reached on a fielder's choice [Evans out at home (shortstop to catcher to third), Montgomery to second]; Alexander allowed a passed ball [Montgomery to third, Remy to second]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 8TH: Norris singled to right [Norris out at second (right to shortstop)]; Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Thornton was walked intentionally; Alexander popped to center; Cage walked [Bonds to third, Thornton to second]; Speed walked [Bonds scored, Thornton to third, Cage to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Kuiper doubled to left [Thornton scored, Cage scored, Speed to third]; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. RED SOX 9TH: Lynn was hit by a pitch; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. |
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