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A pair of homers by Jim Rice sparked the Red Sox to a 7-4 victory, snapping the Indians' 10-game winning streak. The Red Sox took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. With Rick Burleson and Carl Yastrzemski aboard via singles, both runners were moving on an 0-2 pitch and Bob Watson bounced a single to right with Yaz scoring all the way from first. Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 4Game Played on Wednesday, August 1, 1979 (Night game) at Cleveland StadiumRed Sox 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 16 3
Indians 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 - 4 10 0
Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Burleson ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .276 Hargrove dh 5 1 2 1 0 0 .238
Fisk c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .271 Manning cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .268
Yastrzemski lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .288 Bonds rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .289
Rice dh 5 2 2 4 0 1 .320 Thornton 1b 4 0 3 0 1 0 .239
Watson 1b 3 0 2 2 2 0 .291 Harrah 3b,ss 5 0 0 0 0 3 .286
Hobson 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .249 Norris lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Evans rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .284 Hassey c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .259
Papi 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .156 Alston pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
Poquette cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Alexander c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kuiper 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .247
Veryzer ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .218
Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .287
Cox 3b 2 1 1 2 0 1 .230
Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 41 7 16 7 2 3 Totals 36 4 10 3 4 7
Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 17,565
Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Indians 10
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 1
Errors: Fisk, Poquette, Eckersley
Doubles: Burleson (21), Yastrzemski (22), Thornton 2 (22)
Home Runs: Rice 2 (27), Hargrove (4), Cox (3)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (2), Manning (20), Alston (3)
Caught Stealing: Poquette (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (6)
GIDP: Evans (10), Harrah (6)
Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Eckersley W(13-5) 9 10 4 3 4 7 2 41 2.97
Totals 9 10 4 3 4 7 2 41
Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Clyde L(3-3) 2.2 7 5 5 1 1 1 16 5.36
Paxton 4.2 5 0 0 1 2 0 20 5.60
Monge 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 6 2.33
Spillner 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.61
Totals 9 16 7 7 2 3 2 43
Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nick Bremigan
RED SOX 1ST: 2:18 rain delay before start of game;
Burleson singled to left; Fisk lined to third; Yastrzemski
singled to right [Burleson to second]; Rice flied out to center;
Watson singled to center [Burleson scored, Yastrzemski scored,
Watson to second (on throw to home)]; Hobson struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove singled to center; Manning reached on an
error by Eckersley on a sacrifice bunt [Hargrove to third];
Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first) [Manning to second];
Thornton made an out to first; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Papi flied
out to right; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
INDIANS 2ND: Norris lined to first; Hassey flied out to left;
Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
RED SOX 3RD: Burleson doubled to right; Fisk singled to center
[Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk stole
second; Rice homered [Fisk scored]; Watson walked; Hobson flied
out to center; Evans singled to left [Watson to second]; PAXTON
REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Papi popped to catcher in foul
territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 0.
INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove made an out to second; Manning flied out
to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5,
Indians 0.
RED SOX 4TH: Poquette made an out to shortstop; Burleson flied
out to left; Fisk singled to left; Yastrzemski flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 0.
INDIANS 4TH: Thornton doubled to left; Harrah lined to right;
Norris lined to right; Hassey walked; Kuiper walked [Thornton to
third, Hassey to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR VERYZER; Johnson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 0.
RED SOX 5TH: COX REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 3B); HARRAH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Rice flied out to right; Watson flied
out to center; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 0.
INDIANS 5TH: Hargrove homered; Manning popped to third in foul
territory; Bonds flied out to center; Thornton doubled to left;
Harrah struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 1.
RED SOX 6TH: Evans struck out; Papi singled to left; Poquette
grounded out (first unassisted) [Papi to second]; Burleson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 1.
INDIANS 6TH: Norris flied out to center; Hassey singled to
center; Kuiper forced Hassey (first to shortstop); Cox homered
[Kuiper scored]; Hargrove flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 3.
RED SOX 7TH: Fisk flied out to right; Yastrzemski doubled to
left; Rice struck out; Watson was walked intentionally; Hobson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 3.
INDIANS 7TH: Manning singled to left; Manning stole second;
Bonds grounded out (third to first); Thornton walked; Harrah
struck out; Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 3.
RED SOX 8TH: Evans singled to right; On a bunt Papi made an out
to first; Poquette singled to right [Evans to third]; MONGE
REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Poquette was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Burleson popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 3.
INDIANS 8TH: Hassey singled to right; ALSTON RAN FOR HASSEY;
Kuiper flied out to center; Cox struck out; Alston stole second
[Alston scored (error by Fisk) (error by Poquette) (unearned)];
Hargrove popped to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
5, Indians 4.
RED SOX 9TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING C ); Fisk flied
out to right; Yastrzemski singled to center; Rice homered
[Yastrzemski scored]; Watson singled to third; Hobson singled to
left [Watson to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING);
Evans grounded into a double play (second to first) [Hobson out
at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 4.
INDIANS 9TH: Manning walked; Bonds flied out to left; Thornton
singled to left [Manning to second]; Harrah grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Manning out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 4.
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