Ron Pruitt's single in the bottom of the ninth scored Buddy Bell from second and gave the Indians a 5-4 triumph over the Red Sox. With one out, Bell beat out an infield hit and reached second when Jerry Remy threw wide to second after fielding Rick Manning's roller.

With the count 3-0 on Pruitt, Dick Drago relieved Reggie Cleveland and Pruitt lined his first pitch to left for the game-winning blow. The Tribe had built an early 4-0 lead but the Bosox rallied to tie the score, Carlton Fisk hitting a homer off reliever Mike Paxton in the sixth for the fourth Boston run. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Game Played on Monday, April 10, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 7 2 Indians 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .235 Dade rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Kuiper 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .231 Rice dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .353 Grubb lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Yastrzemski lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .333 Thornton 1b 2 1 2 3 1 0 .300 Fisk c 3 2 1 1 1 0 .214 Horton dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Lynn cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .400 Blanks ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Scott 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .231 Bell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .364 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .071 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Pruitt c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 7 3 5 5 Totals 34 5 8 5 1 2 Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 4,177 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Indians 6 DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 2 Errors: Remy 2 Doubles: Rice (1), Dade (1), Bell (2), Kuiper (1) Home Runs: Fisk (1), Thornton (2) GIDP: Hobson (1), Horton (1) Hit by Pitch: Thornton (1,by Ripley) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley 8 6 4 3 1 2 1 32 3.38 Cleveland L(0-1) 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Drago 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.71 Totals 8.1 8 5 3 1 2 1 36 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood 5 4 3 3 5 2 0 22 5.40 Paxton 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 11 1.50 Kern W(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 5 1 37 Hit by Pitch: Ripley (1) Wild Pitches: Ripley (1), Hood (1) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman RED SOX 1ST: Remy struck out; Debut game for Allen Ripley; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Dade doubled to center; Ripley threw a wild pitch [Dade to third]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Dade scored]; Grubb flied out to center; Thornton was hit by a pitch; Horton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk hit into a double play to left [Yastrzemski out at second (left to second)]; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 2ND: Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell doubled to left; Manning grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bell to third]; Pruitt flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. RED SOX 3RD: Scott walked; Evans walked [Scott to second]; Hobson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Scott to third, Evans out at second]; Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1. INDIANS 3RD: Dade flied out to center; Kuiper doubled to center; Grubb reached on an error by Remy [Kuiper to third, Grubb to first]; Thornton homered [Kuiper scored, Grubb scored (unearned)]; Horton flied out to left; Blanks struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 4. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk walked [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn singled to right [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to third]; Hood threw a wild pitch [Fisk scored, Lynn to second]; Scott walked; Evans forced Scott (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 4. INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning grounded out (pitcher to first); Pruitt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 4. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson made an out to second; Remy singled to pitcher; Burleson grounded out (third to first) [Remy to second]; Rice doubled to left [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 4. INDIANS 5TH: Dade grounded out (third to first); Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 4. RED SOX 6TH: PAXTON REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Fisk homered; Lynn flied out to right; Scott flied out to center; Evans struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 4. INDIANS 6TH: Thornton walked; Horton flied out to right; Blanks singled to center [Thornton to second]; Bell flied out to center; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 4. RED SOX 7TH: Hobson was called out on strikes; Remy grounded out (second to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 4. INDIANS 7TH: Pruitt lined to third; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 4. RED SOX 8TH: Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to pitcher; Fisk made an out to second; Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 4. INDIANS 8TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton singled to left; Horton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 4. RED SOX 9TH: KERN REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Scott singled to center; Evans struck out; Hobson flied out to center [Scott to second]; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 4. INDIANS 9TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Blanks flied out to left; Bell singled to pitcher; Manning reached on an error by Remy [Bell to second]; DRAGO REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Pruitt singled to left [Bell scored (unearned), Manning to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 5.

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