Dealing a jolt to the fading Boston club, the Indians scalped the Red Sox, 4-3. The Tribe got three runs in their initial turn at bat. Rick Manning singled, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Buddy Bell and scored on a double by Andre Thornton. Wayne Cage then lined the ball over the right field fence for a two-run homer. The Indians fourth tally came in the seventh on a double by Manning and single by Bell. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 3

Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 7 0 Indians 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 4 8 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .245 Manning cf 3 2 2 0 1 1 .265 Remy 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .270 Bell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .293 Rice lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .322 Thornton 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .268 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Cage dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 .240 Fisk c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 Alexander c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Lynn cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .290 Norris lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .247 Speed lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Brohamer dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Briggs rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Evans rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .253 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 7 3 1 7 Totals 30 4 8 4 2 4 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 4,479 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Indians 5 DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 0 Doubles: Lynn (31), Burleson (29), Fisk (39), Thornton 2 (20), Manning (25) Home Runs: Cage (2) Sacrifice Hits: Bell (7) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wright L(8-4) 1.2 5 3 3 0 0 1 9 3.43 Drago 6.1 3 1 1 2 4 0 24 3.34 Totals 8 8 4 4 2 4 1 33 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton W(11-9) 7.1 5 3 3 1 7 0 28 3.70 Kern SV(13) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.83 Totals 9 7 3 3 1 7 0 35 Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy struck out; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Manning singled to right; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Manning to second]; Thornton doubled to center [Manning scored]; Cage homered [Thornton scored]; Alexander lined to shortstop; Norris grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk struck out; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 2ND: Briggs flied out to right; Kuiper singled to right; Veryzer singled to left [Kuiper out at third (left to third)]; DRAGO REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Manning walked [Veryzer to second]; Bell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. RED SOX 3RD: Hobson struck out; Brohamer made an out to second; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 3RD: Thornton doubled to center; Cage grounded out (second to first) [Thornton to third]; Alexander grounded out (third to first); Norris walked; Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied out to right; Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (third to first); Fisk flied out to center; Lynn singled to right; Hobson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Thornton made an out to third; Cage grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. RED SOX 6TH: Brohamer flied out to left; Evans walked; Burleson flied out to center; Remy forced Evans (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. INDIANS 6TH: Alexander made an out to second; Norris grounded out (second to first); Briggs made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3. RED SOX 7TH: SPEED REPLACED NORRIS (PLAYING LF); Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski singled to center; Fisk made an out to shortstop; Lynn doubled to left [Yastrzemski scored]; Hobson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning doubled to left; Bell singled to center [Manning scored]; Thornton made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 4. RED SOX 8TH: Brohamer singled to right; Evans flied out to center; Burleson doubled to left [Brohamer to third]; KERN REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Remy grounded out (second to first) [Brohamer scored, Burleson to third]; Rice singled to center [Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 4. INDIANS 8TH: Cage lined to right; Alexander struck out (catcher to first); Speed struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 4. RED SOX 9TH: Fisk doubled to left; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to second to first); Hobson flied out to center [Fisk to third]; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 4.

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