The Red Sox suffered their 11th defeat in the last 14 games and dropped out of first place in the East division after losing to the Indians, 2-1. David Clyde and Jim Kern combined on a seven-hitter. The score was 1-1 going into the last of the fifth inning when Dan Briggs smacked a leadoff triple. After Duane Kuiper grounded out, Tom Veryzer bunted down the first base line to score Briggs. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 3 Indians 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 x - 2 7 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Manning cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .262 Lynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Bell 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .293 Rice dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .323 Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Yastrzemski lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .282 Cage dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Fisk c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .292 Alexander c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Hobson 3b 4 0 2 1 0 2 .249 Norris lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Duffy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Briggs rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Kuiper 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .283 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .230 Veryzer ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 Hancock ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Remy 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 9 Totals 27 2 7 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 5,568 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Indians 4 DP: Red Sox 3, Indians 0 Errors: Burleson, Lynn, Remy, Clyde Triples: Burleson (5), Briggs (1) Stolen Bases: Kuiper (3) Caught Stealing: Remy (11) Sacrifice Hits: Fisk (3), Veryzer 2 (14) GIDP: Briggs (1), Thornton (14) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(16-8) 8 7 2 2 1 3 0 30 3.34 Totals 8 7 2 2 1 3 0 30 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde W(7-10) 8 7 1 1 2 8 0 33 4.36 Kern SV(12) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.88 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 9 0 36 Wild Pitches: Clyde 2 (11) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to left; Bell grounded out (first unassisted) [Manning to second]; Thornton was called out on strikes; Cage grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk reached on an error by Clyde on a sacrifice bunt [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson singled to left [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to second]; Evans was called out on strikes; Scott struck out; Remy singled to shortstop [Fisk to third, Hobson to second]; Burleson popped to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris reached on an error by Remy; Briggs grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. RED SOX 3RD: Lynn flied out to center; Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Kuiper to second]; Manning walked; Bell singled to center [Kuiper scored (RBI), Manning to third (error by Lynn)]; Thornton hit into a double play (second to first) [Bell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Hobson struck out; Evans singled to center; Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 4TH: Cage grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander struck out; Norris made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. RED SOX 5TH: Remy walked; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Remy to second]; Burleson struck out; Remy was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Lynn walked; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1. INDIANS 5TH: Briggs tripled to right; Burleson dropped a foul fly hit by Kuiper for an error; Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Briggs scored]; Manning flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk flied out to center; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson struck out; Evans popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: Bell singled to right; Thornton flied out to center; Cage struck out; Alexander made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2. RED SOX 7TH: Scott flied out to right; Remy grounded out (second to first); Burleson tripled to center; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 7TH: Norris grounded out (second to first); Briggs grounded out (second to first); Kuiper singled to left; Kuiper stole second; Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2. RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 8TH: Manning flied out to left; Bell singled to center; Thornton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2. RED SOX 9TH: Hobson singled to right; DUFFY RAN FOR HOBSON; KERN REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); On a bunt Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; HANCOCK BATTED FOR SCOTT; Hancock struck out; Remy forced Duffy (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

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