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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 7, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 7, 1979 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 47,231 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nelson 1B: Don Schirmer 2B: Bob Rice 3B: Ed George |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Larry Wolfe | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Bob Montgomery | Catcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Jim Norris | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | Catcher |
| Wayne Cage | DH |
| Ted Cox | Left Fielder |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Jeff Torborg | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 7, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Waits
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Waits
Burleson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Waits
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Waits
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Torrez
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Torrez
Norris hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Torrez
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Waits
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Waits
Scott hits a line drive towards third. Harrah catches it and throws to first to double up Yastrzemski. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Waits
Wolfe hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Torrez
Thornton hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Torrez
Alexander hits a line drive towards third. Wolfe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cage vs. Torrez
Cage strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Waits
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montgomery vs. Waits
Montgomery strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Waits
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops it up and throws to first, with Waits covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Torrez
Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Torrez
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy misplays the ball. That's an error on Remy. Cox moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veryzer vs. Torrez
Veryzer hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Torrez
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to home to get Cox. Kuiper moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norris vs. Torrez
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norris for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Waits
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Waits
Lynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Waits
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Waits
There goes Rice. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Rice steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Waits
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Torrez
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Torrez
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Torrez
Alexander is hit by the pitch. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cage vs. Torrez
Cage hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Torrez
Cox is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Waits
Horace Speed now playing center field. Jim Norris now playing left field.
Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Waits
Wolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Waits
Evans hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Waits
Montgomery hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Torrez
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Torrez
Veryzer strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Torrez
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Waits
Remy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burleson vs. Waits
Remy is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Waits
Burleson hits a fly ball into center field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Waits
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynn for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Torrez
Norris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Torrez
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Torrez
Thornton hits a popup into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Torrez
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Torrez
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to home to get Norris. Bonds moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cage vs. Torrez
There goes Alexander. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Alexander steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cage vs. Torrez
Cage strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Waits
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Waits
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Waits
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Torrez
Speed hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Torrez
Kuiper bunts towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. Speed moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Torrez
Veryzer hits a popup towards third. Wolfe juggles the ball. That's an error on Wolfe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Torrez
Harrah hits a line drive towards third. Wolfe catches it and throws to second to double up Speed. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolfe vs. Waits
Wolfe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Waits
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montgomery vs. Waits
Alexander fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Alexander. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montgomery vs. Waits
Montgomery takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Remy vs. Waits
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer has Evans trapped. There's the throw to Alexander and over to Harrah, who tags Evans for the out. Montgomery moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Waits
The ball gets by Alexander for a passed ball. Montgomery moves to third. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burleson vs. Waits
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Torrez
Norris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans throws the ball in to Burleson who tags Norris trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Torrez
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Torrez
There goes Bonds. The throw from Montgomery and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Torrez
Thornton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Torrez
Alexander hits a popup into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cage vs. Torrez
Cage takes first base on ball four. Bonds moves to third. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speed vs. Torrez
Speed takes first base on ball four. Bonds scores. Thornton moves to third. Cage moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuiper vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Kuiper reaches second base with a double. Thornton scores. Cage scores. Speed moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Veryzer vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Waits
Lynn is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Waits
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Waits
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Speed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1979 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Remy J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Harrah T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Burleson R, ss 4 0 0 0 Norris J, cf-lf 3 0 1 0
Lynn F, cf 2 0 0 0 Bonds B, rf 4 1 2 0
Rice J, lf 3 0 0 0 Thornton A, 1b 2 1 0 0
Yastrzemski C, dh 3 0 0 0 Alexander G, c 3 0 0 0
Scott G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cage W, dh 3 1 0 0
Wolfe L, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cox T, lf 1 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 2 0 0 0 Speed H, cf 1 0 1 1
Montgomery B, c 2 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 3 0 1 2
Veryzer T, ss 4 0 0 0
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25 0 1 0 28 3 5 3
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland 000 000 03x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (L) 7.2 4 3 3 6 6
Burgmeier T* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Drago D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R (W) 9.0 1 0 0 6 4
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Remy J 2, Wolfe L, Alexander G
DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Cleveland 9
2B -- Kuiper D
SB -- Rice J, Bonds B 2, Norris J, Alexander G
SH -- Kuiper D
HBP -- by Torrez M (Alexander G), by Waits R (Lynn F)
PB -- Alexander G
T -- 2:33
A -- 47231
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