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Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 1, 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 August 1, 1979 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 1, 1979 |
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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 | August 1, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
Home Starting Pitcher | David Clyde |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 17,565 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Steve Palermo 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Jim Rice | DH |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Stan Papi | Second Baseman |
Tom Poquette | Center Fielder |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hargrove | DH |
Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Andre Thornton | First Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
Jim Norris | Left Fielder |
Ron Hassey | Catcher |
Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
Dave Garcia | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 1, 1979
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Clyde
Burleson 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--
Fisk vs. Clyde
Fisk hits a line drive towards third. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Clyde
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Clyde
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Manning 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-
Watson vs. Clyde
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burleson scores. Yastrzemski goes all the way around to score. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Clyde
Hobson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Eckersley
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Eckersley
Manning bunts towards the mound. Eckersley fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Eckersley. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Eckersley
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thornton vs. Eckersley
Thornton hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrah vs. Eckersley
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Clyde
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Clyde
Papi hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Clyde
Poquette 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 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Eckersley
Norris hits a line drive towards first. Watson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Eckersley
Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Eckersley
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Eckersley
Veryzer strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Clyde
Burleson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Burleson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Clyde
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burleson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Clyde
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Clyde
There goes Fisk. The throw from Hassey and he is safe. Fisk steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Clyde
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Clyde
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Clyde
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Clyde
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Papi vs. Paxton
Mike Paxton now pitching.
Papi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hassey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Eckersley
Hargrove hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Papi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Eckersley
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Eckersley
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Paxton
Poquette hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Paxton
Burleson hits a fly ball into left field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Paxton
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Paxton
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Eckersley
Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Thornton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Eckersley
Harrah hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Norris vs. Eckersley
Norris hits a line drive into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hassey vs. Eckersley
Hassey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuiper vs. Eckersley
Kuiper takes first base on ball four. Thornton moves to third. Hassey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Eckersley
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Paxton
Ted Cox now playing third base. Toby Harrah now playing shortstop.
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Paxton
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Paxton
Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Eckersley
Hargrove hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Eckersley
Manning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Eckersley
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thornton vs. Eckersley
Thornton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Thornton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Eckersley
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Paxton
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Paxton
Papi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Paxton
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thornton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out. Papi moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burleson vs. Paxton
Burleson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Eckersley
Norris hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Eckersley
Hassey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Eckersley
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Eckersley
Cox hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Eckersley
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Paxton
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Paxton
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norris. Yastrzemski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Paxton
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Paxton
Watson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hobson vs. Paxton
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Eckersley
Manning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Eckersley
There goes Manning. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Manning steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Eckersley
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Eckersley
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Eckersley
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Norris vs. Eckersley
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Paxton
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Paxton
Papi bunts towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Paxton
Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burleson vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
There goes Poquette. The throw from Hassey and he is out, Kuiper applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burleson vs. Monge
Burleson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thornton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Eckersley
Hassey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Eckersley
Dell Alston pinch runs for Ron Hassey.
Kuiper hits a fly ball into center field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cox vs. Eckersley
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Eckersley
There goes Alston. The throw from Fisk and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.Poquette fumbles the ball. That's an error on Poquette. Alston goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Eckersley
Hargrove hits a popup into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Monge
Gary Alexander now catching.
Fisk hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Monge
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Monge
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Monge
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Monge
Hobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Spillner
Dan Spillner now pitching.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kuiper scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Eckersley
Manning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Eckersley
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Eckersley
Thornton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Eckersley
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/1/1979 -- Boston at Cleveland (N) Boston AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Burleson R, ss 5 2 2 0 Hargrove M, dh 5 1 2 1 Fisk C, c 5 1 2 1 Manning R, cf 3 0 1 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 5 2 3 0 Bonds B, rf 5 0 0 0 Rice J, dh 5 2 2 4 Thornton A, 1b 4 0 3 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 2 2 Harrah T, 3b-ss 5 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Norris J, lf 4 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 5 0 2 0 Hassey R, c 3 0 2 0 Papi S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Alston D, pr 0 1 0 0 Poquette T, cf 4 0 1 0 Alexander G, c 0 0 0 0 Kuiper D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Veryzer T, ss 1 0 0 0 Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Cox T, 3b 2 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 7 16 7 36 4 10 3 Boston 203 000 002 -- 7 Cleveland 000 012 010 -- 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Eckersley D (W) 9.0 10 4 3 4 7 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Clyde D (L) 2.2 7 5 5 1 1 Paxton M 4.2 5 0 0 1 2 Monge S 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 Spillner D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Eckersley D, Fisk C, Poquette T DP -- Boston 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Boston 9, Cleveland 10 2B -- Burleson R, Thornton A 2, Yastrzemski C HR -- Rice J 2, Hargrove M, Cox T SB -- Fisk C, Manning R, Alston D CS -- Poquette T SH -- Manning R T -- 3:06 A -- 17565
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