Pushing across a run in the top of the ninth inning, the Red Sox shaded the Indians, 4-3. The score was 3-3 in the ninth when Jim Dwyer drew a one-out walk and took second on a sacrifice by Glenn Hoffman. Garry Hancock's ground single to right plated the winning tally. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 9, 1980 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  8  1
Indians      0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     1   1   .288      Dilone lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .346
Stapleton 2b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .312      Orta rf               3   1   1   1     1   1   .292
Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .297      Hargrove 1b           3   1   2   1     1   0   .298
Rice lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Charboneau dh         4   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Perez 1b              2   1   0   1     1   0   .269      Harrah 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Evans rf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .268      Hassey c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .310
Hobson dh             1   0   0   1     0   1   .227        Alston pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Dwyer ph,dh         1   1   0   0     1   0   .280        Diaz c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Hoffman 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Bannister 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Bowen cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Manning cf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .235
  Hancock ph,cf       2   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley 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
                                                            Wihtol p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   8   4     4   3             Totals               33   3  10   3     3   4

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance:  5,182
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Indians 8
DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 1
Errors: Fisk
Doubles: Evans (32), Manning (12), Hassey (14), Dilone (26)
Stolen Bases: Orta (6)
Caught Stealing: Manning (5), Alston (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hoffman (8), Dilone (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (2), Perez (8), Orta (6)
GIDP: Stapleton (8)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(10-12)      8    10   3   3   3   4   0  35   4.29
Burgmeier SV(22)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.93
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   4   0  38

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley                5.1   4   3   3   3   2   0  22   6.09
Cruz L(5-7)             3.1   4   1   1   1   1   0  15   3.55
Wihtol                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.32
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Durwood Merrill


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Stapleton grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Burleson out at second];
Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Dilone flied out to center; Orta singled to center;
Hargrove singled to left [Orta to second]; Charboneau struck
out; Harrah walked [Orta to third, Hargrove to second]; Hassey
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice grounded out (third to first); Perez walked;
Evans doubled to left [Perez to third]; Hobson hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Perez scored]; Hoffman grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bannister flied out to center; Manning doubled to
center; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Manning to
third]; Dilone made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Bowen grounded out (third to first); Burleson was
called out on strikes; Stapleton lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Orta walked; Orta stole second [Orta to third
(error by Fisk)]; Hargrove singled to center [Orta scored];
Charboneau flied out to center; Harrah flied out to right;
Hassey doubled to left [Hargrove scored]; Bannister struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled to left; Rice flied out to left; Perez
forced Fisk (shortstop to second); Evans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Manning singled to center; Veryzer singled [Manning
to second]; Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Manning to third, Veryzer to second]; Orta hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Manning scored]; Hargrove was walked intentionally;
Charboneau struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Indians
3.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson struck out; Hoffman grounded out (second to
first); Bowen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Harrah flied out to center; Hassey made an out to
first; Bannister lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Indians 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stapleton singled to left; Fisk walked [Stapleton to second];
Rice singled [Stapleton to third, Fisk to second]; CRUZ REPLACED
GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Perez hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Stapleton scored, Fisk to third]; Evans singled to left [Fisk
scored, Rice to second]; DWYER BATTED FOR HOBSON; Dwyer flied
out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Manning singled
to center; Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Indians Manager Dave Garcia ejected by 2B umpire Joe
Brinkman; Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Dilone
doubled to left; Orta struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Indians 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Hoffman flied out to center; HANCOCK BATTED FOR
BOWEN; Hancock popped to first in foul territory; Burleson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: HANCOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Hargrove flied
out to center; Charboneau flied out to left; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Stapleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Rice singled to left; Perez
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Hassey singled to center; ALSTON RAN FOR HASSEY;
Bannister popped to first in foul territory; Alston was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Manning flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Indians 3.

RED SOX 9TH: DIAZ REPLACED ALSTON (PLAYING C ); Evans struck
out; Dwyer walked; Hoffman out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Dwyer to second]; Hancock singled to right [Dwyer
scored]; Burleson singled to center [Hancock to second]; WIHTOL
REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Stapleton forced Burleson (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Veryzer
flied out to right; Dilone grounded out (third to first); Orta
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Indians 3.