A bases-loaded home run by Buddy Bell was the highlight of the Indians' 7-1 triumph over the Red Sox. Bell's blow came in the fourth inning and was preceded by a single by Duane Kuiper and walks to Rick Manning and Johnny Grubb. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Sunday, July 9, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 10 4 Indians 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 x - 7 11 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .248 Manning cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .267 Duffy ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Grubb lf 3 1 2 0 2 0 .241 Remy 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .263 Bell 3b 4 1 2 4 1 0 .302 Rice dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .323 Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Yastrzemski lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .298 Alexander c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232 Fisk c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Carbo dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Lynn cf 3 0 2 0 1 1 .331 Speed rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Scott 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Kuiper 2b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .266 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .286 Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Brohamer 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 Wise p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 10 1 3 9 Totals 34 7 11 5 4 3 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 41,394 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Indians 8 DP: Red Sox 3, Indians 2 Errors: Duffy 3, Brohamer Doubles: Kuiper 2 (10), Alexander (9) Home Runs: Bell (5) Caught Stealing: Burleson (6) Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (7) GIDP: Scott 2 (12), Speed (4), Bell (17) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley L(2-5) 3.1 7 6 5 3 3 1 21 4.85 Stanley 4.2 4 1 0 1 0 0 18 2.73 Totals 8 11 7 5 4 3 1 39 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wise W(7-11) 7.1 9 1 1 3 8 0 32 3.19 Spillner 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.98 Totals 9 10 1 1 3 9 0 37 Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Burleson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Remy was called out on strikes; Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Fisk lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: DUFFY REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING SS); Manning grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb singled to right; Bell singled to right [Grubb to third]; Thornton popped to catcher in foul territory; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn walked; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Carbo struck out; Speed singled to center; Kuiper doubled to center [Speed scored]; Veryzer reached on an error by Duffy; Manning reached on a fielder's choice [Kuiper scored (error by Duffy) (unearned) (no RBI), Veryzer to third, Manning to second]; Grubb was walked intentionally; Bell lined into a double play (third unassisted) [Veryzer out at third]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2. RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to right; Duffy struck out; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 3RD: Thornton flied out to center; Alexander doubled to right; Carbo lined to right; Speed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2. RED SOX 4TH: Rice popped to center; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kuiper to second]; Manning walked; Grubb walked [Kuiper to third, Manning to second]; Bell homered [Kuiper scored, Manning scored, Grubb scored]; STANLEY REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Thornton made an out to shortstop; Alexander popped to third in foul territory; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 6. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn singled to right; Scott was called out on strikes; Evans singled [Lynn to second]; Brohamer struck out; Duffy forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 6. INDIANS 5TH: Carbo singled to right; Speed grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carbo out at second]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 6. RED SOX 6TH: Remy flied out to center; Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 6. INDIANS 6TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning singled to center; Grubb flied out to center; Bell walked [Manning to second]; Thornton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 6. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn struck out; Scott singled to right; Evans struck out; Brohamer singled [Scott to second]; Duffy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 6. INDIANS 7TH: Alexander lined to third; Carbo reached on an error by Duffy; Speed popped to right; Kuiper doubled to center [Carbo to third]; Veryzer reached on an error by Brohamer [Carbo scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kuiper out at home (first to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 7. RED SOX 8TH: Remy singled to left; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked [Remy to second]; Fisk singled to left [Remy scored, Yastrzemski to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Lynn singled to right [Yastrzemski to third, Fisk to second]; Scott grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lynn out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 7. INDIANS 8TH: Manning grounded out (third to first); Grubb singled to center; Bell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 7. RED SOX 9TH: Evans struck out; Brohamer flied out to left; Duffy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 7.

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