Roaring to their ninth and 10th straight victories, the Indians captured a doubleheader from the Red Sox, 11-10 in 11 innings, and 3-0. In the opener, the Tribe scored five runs to tie the score in the bottom of the ninth, the tying run coming home on a two-out wild pitch by Red Sox reliever Bill Campbell. Rick Manning opened the Indians' 11th with a single and reached second on a sacrifice. Dick Drago replaced Campbell on the mound and one out later, Toby Harrah drilled a double to drive in the winning run.

In the nightcap, Len Barker and Sid Monge combined on a two-hitter as Barker got credit for his first victory since April 23, 1978. The Indians scored all their runs in the fourth inning. Cliff Johnson and Harrah singled and Johnson came home when right fielder Dwight Evans threw wildly to third. Ron Hassey singled in Harrah, took second on the throw home and scored on a single by Tom Veryzer. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 11, Boston Red Sox 10 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, July      31, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    4  3  3    0  0  0    0  0  -  10 15  0
Indians      0  0  0    4  0  0    1  0  5    0  1  -  11 14  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Papi ss               3   0   0   0     0   2   .154      Hargrove dh           5   1   1   2     1   0   .232
  Burleson ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Manning cf            6   3   4   0     0   0   .267
Dwyer rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
  Evans rf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .285        Alston lf           1   0   0   1     0   0   .289
Lynn cf               5   2   1   1     1   1   .327      Thornton 1b           5   1   1   1     1   1   .233
Rice dh               6   2   2   3     0   4   .321      Harrah 3b,ss          5   2   3   3     1   0   .288
Yastrzemski lf        3   1   1   0     1   0   .283      Norris lf,rf          5   0   0   1     0   0   .254
  Poquette lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Alexander c           4   1   2   1     0   0   .221
  Fisk ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273        Hassey ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Watson 1b             5   2   2   3     1   0   .291      Kuiper 2b             2   1   1   1     1   0   .246
Hobson 3b             6   1   2   0     0   1   .252        Rosello 2b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Montgomery c          5   1   2   1     0   0   .364      Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     0   1   .212
Wolfe 2b              5   1   3   2     0   2   .257        Cox 3b              1   1   0   0     1   0   .226
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spillner p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ripley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Andersen p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               47  10  15  10     3  10             Totals               44  11  14  10     5   2

Time of Game: 3:30
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Indians 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 0
Doubles: Wolfe (3), Hobson (16), Harrah 3 (16), Hargrove (7), Manning (7)
Triples: Alexander (1)
Home Runs: Lynn (26), Watson (8), Rice (25)
Stolen Bases: Dwyer (3), Montgomery (1), Harrah (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Papi (1), Alston (1)
GIDP: Rosello (1)
Hit by Pitch: Dwyer (1,by Spillner)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley                 3.1   7   4   4   2   0   0  19   4.08
Ripley                  4.2   4   4   4   2   1   0  19   3.49
Campbell L(3-4)         2.1   2   3   3   1   0   0  10   3.76
Drago                   0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.34
Totals                 10.2  14  11  11   5   2   0  50

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner                3.2   6   4   4   0   5   1  18   4.65
Andersen                2     6   6   6   2   1   2  14  27.00
Reuschel                4     3   0   0   0   3   0  15   5.96
Monge W(7-6)            1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.20
Totals                 11    15  10  10   3  10   3  52

Hit by Pitch: Spillner (2)
Wild Pitches: Campbell (4)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Papi grounded out (third to first); Dwyer was hit
by a pitch; Lynn struck out while Dwyer stole second; Rice
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds singled to left;
Thornton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Watson
flied out to right; Hobson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah walked; Norris popped to left; Harrah stole
second; Alexander flied out to right; Kuiper was walked
intentionally; Veryzer forced Harrah (third unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery singled to center; Montgomery stole
second; Wolfe was called out on strikes; Papi struck out; Dwyer
popped to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove lined to second; Manning singled to
center; Bonds grounded out (third to first) [Manning to second];
Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn homered; Rice was called out on strikes;
Yastrzemski made an out to second; Watson singled to center;
Hobson singled to center [Watson to third]; Montgomery singled
to center [Watson scored, Hobson to second]; Wolfe doubled to
left [Hobson scored, Montgomery scored]; ANDERSEN REPLACED
SPILLNER (PITCHING); Papi struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Harrah doubled to left; Norris flied out to center;
Alexander tripled to right [Harrah scored]; Kuiper singled to
left [Alexander scored]; Veryzer singled to third [Kuiper to
second]; Hargrove doubled to right [Kuiper scored, Veryzer
scored]; RIPLEY REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Manning grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Hargrove to third]; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians
4.

RED SOX 5TH: Dwyer made an out to shortstop; Lynn flied out to
center; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice
to third]; Watson homered [Rice scored, Yastrzemski scored];
Hobson doubled to left; Montgomery grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Thornton made an out to second; Harrah flied out to
center; Norris flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
7, Indians 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Wolfe singled to center; Papi out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Wolfe to second]; Dwyer lined to
right; Lynn walked; Rice homered [Wolfe scored, Lynn scored];
Yastrzemski walked; REUSCHEL REPLACED ANDERSEN (PITCHING);
Watson forced Yastrzemski (pitcher to second to shortstop); 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: BURLESON REPLACED PAPI (PLAYING SS); EVANS REPLACED
DWYER (PLAYING RF); Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson was called out on strikes; Montgomery
grounded out (first unassisted); Wolfe singled to left; Burleson
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: POQUETTE REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF);
Hargrove flied out to right; Manning doubled to center; Bonds
grounded out (third to first); Thornton singled to left [Manning
scored]; Harrah made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 10, Indians 5.

RED SOX 8TH: ALSTON REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING LF); HARRAH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); NORRIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
ROSELLO REPLACED KUIPER (PLAYING 2B); COX REPLACED VERYZER
(PLAYING 3B); Evans grounded out (pitcher to third to first);
Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 5.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris grounded out (first unassisted); Alexander
singled to left; Rosello grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Alexander out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Poquette made an out to shortstop; Watson made an
out to second; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Cox walked; Hargrove walked [Cox to second];
Manning singled to second [Cox to third, Hargrove to second];
CAMPBELL REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Alston grounded out (second
to first) [Cox scored, Hargrove to third, Manning to second];
Thornton walked; Harrah doubled to center [Hargrove scored,
Manning scored, Thornton to third]; Norris grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Thornton scored, Harrah to third]; HASSEY BATTED
FOR ALEXANDER; Campbell threw a wild pitch [Harrah scored];
Hassey flied to right in foul territory; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 10, Indians 10.

RED SOX 10TH: HASSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Montgomery
grounded out (third to first); Wolfe struck out; Burleson
singled to left; Evans singled to left [Burleson to second];
MONGE REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Lynn popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 10.

INDIANS 10TH: Rosello grounded out (third to first); Cox flied
out to right; Hargrove flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 10.

RED SOX 11TH: Rice struck out; FISK BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Fisk
flied out to center; Watson walked; Hobson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 10.

INDIANS 11TH: FISK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Manning singled
to right; Alston out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Manning to second]; DRAGO REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING);
Thornton was called out on strikes; Harrah doubled to center
[Manning scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 10, Indians 11.