The Indians and Red Sox split a doubleheader; the Bosox taking the first game, 6-3, and the Tribe winning the second, 10-7, in 11 innings. After Johnny Grubb's homer had tied the opener, 3-3, in the top of the eighth, the Sox broke the contest open in the bottom of frame. Bob Bailey drew a leadoff walk and pinch-runner Frank Duffy reached second when reliever Dennis Kinney bobbled Jerry Remy's bunt. Carlton Fisk pounded a double off reliever Jim Kern, scoring Duffy. Remy and Fisk then came around on a double by George Scott.

The Tribe won the second game by scoring three runs in the 11th after two were out and nobody on base. Larvell Blanks doubled, Jim Norris drew an intentional walk and Duane Kuiper singled to score Blanks. The other runners reached second and third on the throw to plate and both scored on a single by Ron Hassey. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Indians 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 6 5 Red Sox 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 6 9 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .354 Remy 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .352 Grubb lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .278 Burleson ss 5 0 1 0 0 3 .186 Bell 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .432 Rice lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .317 Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 Fisk c 4 1 1 1 1 0 .296 Blanks ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .267 Scott 1b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .294 Horton dh 3 1 1 1 0 1 .300 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .391 Pruitt c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .242 Evans rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .292 Manning cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .108 Hobson 3b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .358 Kuiper 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .182 Bailey dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Duffy pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Kinney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 6 3 3 9 Totals 37 6 9 6 4 6 Time of Game: 2:53 Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 12 DP: Indians 0, Red Sox 0 Errors: Bell, Blanks 3, Kinney Doubles: Remy (2), Fisk (5), Scott (2) Home Runs: Horton (2), Bell (1), Grubb (3), Hobson (5) Caught Stealing: Thornton (1) Sacrifice Hits: Horton (1), Remy (3) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits 6 7 3 2 3 4 1 32 1.50 Kinney L(0-1) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 6.23 Kern 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 4.76 Totals 8 9 6 2* 4 6 1 42 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant 5 3 2 2 2 4 2 19 2.25 Drago 2.2 3 1 1 0 4 1 11 3.38 Campbell W(1-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 15.43 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 9 3 35 Wild Pitches: Waits (1) Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz INDIANS 1ST: Dade flied to right; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson struck out; Rice reached on an error by Bell; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied to left; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton homered; just inside RF pole; Pruitt flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Scott popped to first; Lynn was called out on strikes; Evans singled to left; Hobson homered [Evans scored]; off the back wall of the bleachers; Bailey reached on an error by Blanks; Remy doubled to left [Bailey scored (unearned)]; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 3RD: Manning lined to shortstop; Kuiper lined to right; Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 3RD: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk popped to shortstop; Scott singled to center; Lynn singled to right [Scott to third]; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 4TH: Grubb struck out; Bell homered; Thornton singled to left; Thornton was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Blanks popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Hobson walked; Bailey popped to shortstop; Remy grounded out (first unassisted) [Hobson to second]; Burleson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 5TH: Horton struck out; Pruitt walked; Manning walked [Pruitt to second]; Kuiper struck out; Dade struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Rice reached on an error by Blanks; Waits threw a wild pitch [Rice to second]; Fisk popped to second; Scott flied to center; Lynn walked; Evans reached on an error by Blanks [Rice to third, Lynn to second]; Hobson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 6TH: DRAGO REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Grubb popped to left; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Thornton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Bailey was called out on strikes; Remy singled to left; Burleson singled to left [Remy to second]; Rice popped to center; Fisk walked [Remy to third, Burleson to second]; Scott lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 7TH: Blanks singled to center; Horton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Blanks to second]; Pruitt struck out; Manning flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: KINNEY REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Lynn popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 3. INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper was called out on strikes; Dade struck out; Grubb homered; Bell singled to right; CAMPBELL REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Thornton forced Bell (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: Bailey walked; DUFFY RAN FOR BAILEY; Remy reached on an error by Kinney on a sacrifice bunt [Duffy to second, Remy to first]; KERN REPLACED KINNEY (PITCHING); Burleson struck out; Rice struck out; Fisk doubled to left [Duffy scored (unearned), Remy to third]; Scott doubled to right [Remy scored (unearned), Fisk scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Lynn flied to left; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 6. INDIANS 9TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Blanks walked; Horton grounded out (third to first) [Blanks to second]; Pruitt struck out; Manning flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 6.

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