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Red Sox 7 @ Indians 6
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 8, 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 8, 1979 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateApril 8, 1979 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 7 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 6 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherDick Drago  
Losing PitcherVictor Cruz  
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Game Winning RBIJack Brohamer 

Game Info

DateApril 8, 1979 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Stanley  
Home Starting PitcherMike Paxton  
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance6,887 
Time of Game3 hours 44 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Don Schirmer
1B: Bob Rice
2B: Dick Nelson
3B: Harry Farnsworth

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 
Jack Brohamer  Third Baseman 
Dwight Evans  Right Fielder 
Mike O'Berry  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 

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Red Sox 7 @ Indians 6
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 8, 1979

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         Game of 4/8/1979 -- Boston at Cleveland (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Remy J, 2b            6  1  1  0   Harrah T, 3b          6  1  2  1   
Burleson R, ss        6  3  3  0   Norris J, cf-lf       6  2  2  0   
Lynn F, cf            6  2  2  4   Bonds B, rf           6  2  2  1   
Rice J, lf            4  1  2  2   Thornton A, 1b        4  0  0  1   
Yastrzemski C, dh     4  0  1  0   Alexander G, c        4  0  0  1   
Scott G, 1b           4  0  1  0   Cage W, dh            5  0  2  2   
Brohamer J, 3b        5  0  1  1   Cox T, lf             3  0  0  0   
Evans D, rf           5  0  1  0   Speed H, pr-cf        1  1  0  0   
O'Berry M, c          3  0  1  0   Kuiper D, 2b          4  0  1  0   
Dwyer J, ph           1  0  0  0   Veryzer T, ss         3  0  1  0   
Allenson G, c         0  0  0  0   Hassey R, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Rosello D, ss         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  7 13  7                        44  6 10  6

Boston           202 020 000 001 --  7
Cleveland        301 010 001 000 --  6

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stanley B             5.0  8  5  5  0  1
Rainey C*             3.0  1  1  1  1  3
Campbell B            2.0  1  0  0  1  1
Drago D (W)           2.0  0  0  0  0  2

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Paxton M+             4.0  8  6  6  2  0
Monge S               2.2  4  0  0  1  2
Spillner D#           2.1  0  0  0  2  0
Cruz V (L)            3.0  1  1  1  3  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 10th

E -- Brohamer J
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Boston 10, Cleveland 6
2B -- Veryzer T, Bonds B, Norris J, Brohamer J
HR -- Lynn F 2
SB -- Burleson R
CS -- Cage W, Brohamer J
SH -- O'Berry M, Kuiper D
SF -- Thornton A
WP -- Rainey C
T -- 3:44
A -- 6887

    

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