Posting his 15th victory of the season, Dennis Eckersley hurled the Red Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Indians. The first Red Sox run came in the fourth inning on a double by Bob Watson and single by Carl Yastrzemski. Fred Lynn led off the sixth with a single, stopped at third on a double by Jim Rice and scored on an infield out by Watson. A sacrifice fly by Yastrzemski then plated Rice. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    9, 1979 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  6  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove lf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .253      Remy 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Manning cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .272        Papi 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Bonds rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .293      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Thornton 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .232      Lynn cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .330
Harrah 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Rice lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .323
Norris dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Watson 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .301
Alexander c           4   1   1   0     0   1   .223      Yastrzemski dh        2   0   1   2     0   0   .282
Kuiper 2b             3   0   2   1     1   1   .253      Fisk c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Alston pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Hobson 3b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .254
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   9   2     3   5             Totals               29   3   6   3     2   0

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 31,835
Left on Base: Indians 7, Red Sox 5
DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 3
Errors: Watson
Doubles: Kuiper (5), Watson (9), Rice (22)
Stolen Bases: Harrah 2 (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonds (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(11-10)          8     6   3   3   2   0   0  32   4.99
Totals                  8     6   3   3   2   0   0  32

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(15-5)       9     9   2   2   3   5   0  36   2.83
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Al Clark


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove singled to right; Manning singled to right
[Hargrove to second]; Bonds reached on an error by Watson
(assist by Eckersley) on a sacrifice bunt [Hargrove to third,
Manning to second]; Thornton forced Bonds (second to shortstop)
[Hargrove scored, Manning to third]; Harrah forced Thornton
(pitcher to shortstop); Harrah stole second; Norris was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Lynn walked; Rice singled to
left [Lynn to second]; Watson forced Lynn (third unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper
was called out on strikes; Veryzer made an out to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski popped to third in foul territory; Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Hobson singled to left; Evans
forced Hobson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Manning flied
out to center; Bonds walked; Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy grounded out (second to first); Burleson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: PAPI REPLACED REMY (PLAYING 2B); Harrah singled to
left; Norris flied out to left; Alexander struck out while
Harrah stole second; Kuiper was walked intentionally; Veryzer
forced Kuiper (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
doubled to left; Yastrzemski singled to center [Watson scored];
Fisk made an out to second; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Hargrove singled to center; Manning flied out to
right; Bonds lined into a double play (second to first)
[Hargrove out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to right; Papi flied out to left;
Burleson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Red Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton singled to center; Harrah flied into a
double play (center to shortstop to first) [Thornton out at
first]; Norris grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn singled to right; Rice doubled to center [Lynn
to third]; Watson grounded out (third to first) [Lynn scored,
Rice to third]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rice
scored]; Fisk grounded out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Alexander singled to right; Kuiper doubled
[Alexander scored]; Veryzer grounded out (second to first)
[Kuiper to third]; Hargrove grounded out (second to first);
Manning walked; Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson walked; Evans flied out to right; Papi flied
out to left; Burleson forced Hobson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Thornton flied out to left; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); Norris singled to left [Norris out at second
(left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice flied out
to center; Watson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Alexander flied out to right; Kuiper singled to
second; ALSTON RAN FOR KUIPER; JOHNSON BATTED FOR VERYZER;
Johnson flied into a double play (right to first) [Alston out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Red Sox 3.