The first Cleveland player to hit for the cycle in eight years, Andre Thornton completed the feat as the Indians drubbed the Red Sox, 13-4. Thornton singled in the first inning, tripled in the second, homered in the seventh and doubled in the eighth, with each hit coming off a different Red Sox pitcher. The last previous Indian to hit for the cycle was Tony Horton against the Orioles, July 2, 1970.

Willie Horton and Johnny Grubb also homered in the 17-hit attack, while George Scott had one for the Red Sox, who were stopped on their eight-game winning streak. Rick Wise, whom Red Sox had traded to the Indians, got back at his former teammates, pitching seven innings to pick up his first victory of the season. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 13, Boston Red Sox 4

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Indians 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 - 13 17 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 - 4 8 3 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .386 Remy 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .340 Grubb lf 4 2 1 3 1 1 .281 Duffy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell 3b 5 2 3 1 0 0 .425 Burleson ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Thornton 1b 5 2 4 2 0 0 .294 Rice dh 4 1 0 0 1 1 .345 Cage 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .271 Blanks ss 5 1 1 2 0 1 .262 Fisk c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Horton dh 5 1 2 1 0 1 .297 Lynn cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .405 Pruitt c 5 1 2 0 0 0 .267 Scott 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .283 Manning cf 2 1 0 1 2 1 .118 Evans rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .295 Speed ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .360 Kuiper 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .195 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kreuger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 13 17 11 3 5 Totals 34 4 8 4 4 3 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 36,005 Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 8 DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 1 Errors: Remy, Burleson, Hobson Doubles: Blanks (3), Thornton (2) Triples: Thornton (1) Home Runs: Thornton (4), Horton (1), Grubb (2), Scott (2) Stolen Bases: Horton (1) Caught Stealing: Dade (2), Manning (1), Kuiper (1) GIDP: Grubb (1), Remy (2) Hit by Pitch: Fisk (2,by Wise) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(1-2) 7 6 1 1 2 1 0 29 2.66 Kreuger 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 10 9.82 Totals 9 8 4 4 4 3 1 39 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley L(0-1) 0 4 5 5 1 0 0 5 8.31 Stanley 5 6 1 1 1 2 0 20 1.69 Wright 2 5 6 5 1 2 2 12 9.00 Burgmeier 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 8 3.38 Totals 9 17 13 12 3 5 3 45 Hit by Pitch: Wise (1) Wild Pitches: Kreuger (1) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Nick Bremigan INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to center; Grubb walked [Dade to second]; Bell singled to center [Dade scored, Grubb to second]; Thornton singled to shortstop [Grubb scored (error by Burleson) (no RBI), Bell to third]; Blanks doubled to center [Bell scored, Thornton scored]; STANLEY REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Horton struck out; Pruitt singled to left [Blanks to third]; Manning forced Pruitt (third to second) [Blanks scored]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Burleson forced Remy (third to second); Rice flied to center; Yastrzemski flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 2ND: Dade reached on an error by Remy; Dade was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grubb struck out; Bell singled to shortstop; Thornton tripled to center [Bell scored]; Blanks grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out; Lynn flied to center; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 3RD: Horton popped to first in foul territory; Pruitt lined to left; Manning walked; Manning was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans singled to third; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Remy grounded into a double play (second to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Dade singled to right; Grubb grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dade out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied to right; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 5TH: Bell singled to left; Thornton flied to center; Blanks forced Bell (third to second); Horton singled to right [Blanks to third]; Horton stole second; Pruitt lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn flied to right; Scott singled to center; Evans singled to left [Scott to third]; Hobson singled to left [Scott scored, Evans to second]; Remy lined to left; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 1. INDIANS 6TH: WRIGHT REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Manning was called out on strikes; Kuiper singled to center; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dade flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied to center; Fisk was hit by a pitch; Lynn singled to center [Fisk to third]; Scott flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 1. INDIANS 7TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Bell flied to center; Thornton homered; Blanks was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Evans popped to left; Hobson walked; Remy forced Hobson (first to shortstop); Burleson popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 1. INDIANS 8TH: Horton homered; Pruitt singled to second; Manning walked [Pruitt to second]; Kuiper singled to center [Pruitt scored, Manning to third, Kuiper to second (on throw)]; Dade reached on an error by Hobson [Manning scored (no RBI), Kuiper to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Grubb homered [Kuiper scored, Dade scored (unearned)]; Bell grounded out (second to first); Thornton doubled to center; Blanks grounded out (third to first); Horton grounded out (third to first); 6 R (5 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 13, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: KREUGER REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); CAGE REPLACED THORNTON (PLAYING 1B); Rice walked; Debut game for Wayne Cage; Kreuger threw a wild pitch [Rice to second]; Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Scott homered [Rice scored, Lynn scored]; Evans singled to right; Hobson flied to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 13, Red Sox 4. INDIANS 9TH: Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); SPEED BATTED FOR MANNING; Speed was called out on strikes; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 13, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 9TH: SPEED STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DUFFY BATTED FOR REMY; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 13, Red Sox 4.

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