Extending their winning streak to eight games, the Indians prevailed over the Red Sox, 6-5. The score was 4-4 in the eighth inning when Gary Alexander snapped the tie with a solo homer. The Tribe added an insurance marker later in the frame on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Bonds. Earlier in the game, Bonds capped a four-run fourth inning with a two-run round-tripper. [The Sporting News]
Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 5

Game Played on Monday, July 30, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  1  -   5 15  1
Indians      0  0  0    4  0  0    0  2  x  -   6 14  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Papi ss               4   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Hargrove lf           2   0   1   1     2   0   .232
  Yastrzemski ph      1   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Manning cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .260
Fisk dh               5   1   2   0     0   1   .275      Bonds rf              4   1   2   3     0   1   .293
Lynn cf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .329      Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .233
Rice lf               5   0   2   2     0   0   .321      Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Watson 1b             4   0   1   1     1   1   .289      Cox 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Hobson 3b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .251      Hassey c              2   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Evans rf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .284        Alexander ph,c      1   1   1   1     0   0   .217
Wolfe 2b              3   0   1   0     1   2   .231      Kuiper 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .245
Montgomery c          4   0   1   2     0   0   .361      Veryzer ss            4   2   1   0     0   0   .211
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  15   5     2   8             Totals               34   6  14   6     3   1

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 22,029
Left on Base: Red Sox 11, Indians 10
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 2
Errors: Wolfe, Cox
Doubles: Lynn (29)
Home Runs: Bonds (17), Alexander (13)
Stolen Bases: Rice (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Hassey (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (4), Bonds (5)
GIDP: Rice (10), Montgomery (2)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   4     9   4   4   2   1   1  23   3.74
Burgmeier L(2-1)        3.1   5   2   2   1   0   1  15   2.44
Drago                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.36
Totals                  8    14   6   6   3   1   2  40

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits                   5.2  11   4   4   1   3   0  27   4.77
Cruz W(3-7)             3.1   4   1   1   1   5   0  16   3.73
Totals                  9    15   5   5   2   8   0  43

Wild Pitches: Renko (3)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Steve Palermo


RED SOX 1ST: Papi flied out to left; Fisk singled to left; Lynn
singled to left [Fisk to second]; Rice grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove singled to right; Manning forced Hargrove
(first to shortstop); On a bunt Bonds singled [Manning to
second]; Thornton popped to first in foul territory; Johnson
forced Bonds (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Watson grounded out (third to first); Hobson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Cox flied out to left; Hassey singled to center;
Kuiper singled to center [Hassey to second]; Veryzer flied out
to center; Hargrove walked [Hassey to third, Kuiper to second];
Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Wolfe singled to left; Montgomery grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wolfe out at
second]; Papi lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bonds struck out; Thornton singled to left; Johnson
flied out to center; Cox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled to shortstop; Lynn doubled to right
[Fisk to third]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fisk
scored]; Watson singled to center [Lynn scored]; Hobson singled
to center [Watson to second]; Evans singled to right [Watson to
third, Hobson to second]; Wolfe was called out on strikes;
Montgomery flied out to right; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hassey singled to second; Kuiper flied out to left;
Veryzer singled to center [Hassey to second]; Renko threw a wild
pitch [Hassey to third, Veryzer to second]; Hargrove hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Hassey scored, Veryzer to third];
Manning singled to right [Veryzer scored]; Bonds homered
[Manning scored]; Thornton walked; Johnson made an out to
second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Papi struck out; Fisk struck out; Lynn grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Cox singled to
left; Hassey out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cox to
second]; Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Indians 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
lined to second; Hobson singled to left; Evans singled to right
[Hobson to second]; Wolfe walked [Hobson to third, Evans to
second]; Montgomery singled to right [Hobson scored, Evans
scored, Wolfe to third]; CRUZ REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Papi
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning
grounded out (second to first); Bonds grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn made
an out to second; Rice singled to right; Rice stole second;
Watson walked; Hobson forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Thornton lined to third; Johnson singled to center;
Cox reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play
[Cox out at first (second to first), Johnson out at third (first
to second) (error by Wolfe)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Indians 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans struck out; Wolfe was called out on strikes;
Montgomery grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: ALEXANDER BATTED FOR HASSEY; Alexander homered;
Kuiper singled to center; On a bunt Veryzer forced Kuiper
(pitcher to shortstop); Hargrove walked [Veryzer to second];
Manning singled to center [Veryzer to third, Hargrove to
second]; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Bonds hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Veryzer scored, Hargrove to third,
Manning to second]; Thornton flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 6.

RED SOX 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); YASTRZEMSKI
BATTED FOR PAPI; Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk flied out
to right; Lynn singled to right [Yastrzemski to third]; Rice
singled to center [Yastrzemski scored, Lynn to second]; Watson
struck out; Hobson reached on an error by Cox [Lynn to third,
Rice to second]; Evans struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Indians 6.
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