The Indians scalped the Red Sox twice, 6-4 and 8-2, in a separate admission, day-night doubleheader before a total paid crowd of 61,899. Toby Harrah and Bobby Bonds each collected three hits for the Indians in the first game. Jim Rice hit a homer to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, but the Indians tallied three times in the sixth, one run scoring on a double by Harrah and two on a single by Duane Kuiper. Bonds then provided the Indians with their winning margin, knocking in a run with a triple in the seventh and scoring himself on a wild pitch. Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 4 (Game 1)Game Played on Wednesday, August 8, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway ParkIndians 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 - 6 10 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 - 4 12 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .245 Burleson ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .286 Manning cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Fisk c 5 2 2 0 0 0 .278 Bonds rf 4 3 3 1 0 0 .295 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .330 Thornton dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Rice lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .322 Harrah 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .287 Yastrzemski dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .283 Norris lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Watson 1b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .305 Cox ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Hobson 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .255 Alston lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Hassey c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Papi 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .194 Pruitt ph,c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .248 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 10 4 4 1 Totals 36 4 12 4 2 5 Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 31,756 Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 8 DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 3 Errors: Burleson Doubles: Harrah (18), Watson (8) Triples: Bonds (1) Home Runs: Rice (29) Stolen Bases: Bonds (26) Caught Stealing: Alston (2), Yastrzemski (2) Sacrifice Hits: Manning (7) Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (3) GIDP: Kuiper (10), Norris (10), Burleson (12) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(12-6) 5 11 3 3 0 2 1 25 3.73 Monge SV(14) 4 1 1 1 2 3 0 14 2.28 Totals 9 12 4 4 2 5 1 39 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stanley L(11-8) 5.1 6 4 3 2 0 0 23 4.12 Burgmeier 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 2.40 Drago 2.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 3.11 Totals 9 10 6 5 4 1 0 38 Wild Pitches: Monge (9), Drago (4) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Dallas Parks INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Manning flied out to center; Bonds singled to shortstop; Thornton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Fisk made an out to second; Lynn made an out to third; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 2ND: Harrah singled to left; Norris walked [Harrah to second]; On a bunt Hassey forced Harrah (pitcher to third) [Norris to second]; Kuiper grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hassey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to third; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson singled to center; Hobson singled to center [Watson to second]; Evans forced Watson (shortstop to third) [Hobson to second]; Papi forced Evans (second to shortstop); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson lined to left; Fisk singled to left; Lynn singled to center [Fisk to third]; Rice made an out to second; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 4TH: Bonds reached on an error by Burleson; Bonds stole second; Thornton walked; Harrah singled to left [Bonds to third, Thornton to second]; Norris grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonds scored (unearned), Thornton to third, Harrah out at second]; Hassey lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Watson struck out; Hobson singled to center; Evans flied out to center; Papi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to left; Fisk forced Burleson (shortstop to second); Lynn was called out on strikes; Rice homered [Fisk scored]; Yastrzemski lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2. INDIANS 6TH: Manning singled to center; Bonds singled to left [Manning to second]; Thornton lined to left; Harrah doubled to left [Manning scored, Bonds to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); COX BATTED FOR NORRIS; Cox struck out; PRUITT BATTED FOR HASSEY; Pruitt was walked intentionally; Kuiper singled to right [Bonds scored, Harrah scored, Pruitt to third]; Veryzer forced Kuiper (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: ALSTON REPLACED COX (PLAYING LF); PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Watson doubled to left; Hobson singled to center [Watson scored]; MONGE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Evans forced Hobson (second to shortstop); Papi walked [Evans to second]; Burleson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Papi out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove singled to right; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hargrove to second]; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Bonds tripled to center [Hargrove scored]; Thornton made an out to catcher; Drago threw a wild pitch [Bonds scored]; Harrah grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk singled to center; Monge threw a wild pitch [Fisk to second]; Lynn walked; Rice flied out to center [Fisk to third]; Yastrzemski lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Fisk scored]; Watson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4. INDIANS 8TH: Alston walked; Alston was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: Hobson flied out to center; Evans was called out on strikes; Papi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4. INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer singled to center; Hargrove made an out to shortstop; Manning hit into a double play (third to first) [Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 9TH: Burleson lined to left; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 4. |
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