Rick Waits yielded only one hit -- a single by Jerry Remy in the sixth inning -- while pitching the Indians to a 3-0 victory over the Red Sox. Waits also pitched a shutout in his first start last season, blanking the Rangers, 6-0, on a two-hitter.

The Indians were held to five hits by Mike Torrez, including two by Bobby Bonds, who singled to open the eighth inning and stole second. After an intentional pass to Andre Thornton, Gary Alexander flied out, but Wayne Cage walked to load the bases and Horace Speed also drew a pass on a disputed call to force in the Indians' first run. Tom Burgmeier relieved Torrez and was greeted by Duane Kuiper with the clinching two-run double. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     7, 1979 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  3
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   3  5  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Norris cf,lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .500
Lynn cf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Bonds rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .250
Rice lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Thornton 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .000
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Alexander c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Cage dh               3   1   0   0     1   2   .000
Wolfe 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Cox lf                1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Evans rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .167        Speed cf            1   0   1   1     1   0   .333
Montgomery c          2   0   0   0     1   1   .500      Kuiper 2b             3   0   1   2     0   0   .143
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               25   0   1   0     6   4             Totals               28   3   5   3     6   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 47,231
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Indians 9
DP: Red Sox 1, Indians 2
Errors: Remy 2, Wolfe, Alexander
Doubles: Kuiper (1)
Stolen Bases: Rice (1), Norris (2), Bonds 2 (2), Alexander (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kuiper (1)
GIDP: Rice (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lynn (1,by Waits), Alexander (1,by Torrez)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(0-1)           7.2   4   3   3   6   6   0  34   3.52
Burgmeier               0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Drago                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Totals                  8     5   3   3   6   6   0  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits W(1-0)            9     1   0   0   6   4   0  32   0.00
Totals                  9     1   0   0   6   4   0  32

Passed Balls: Alexander (1)
Hit by Pitch: Torrez (1), Waits (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Don Schirmer, 2B - Bob Rice, 3B - Ed George


RED SOX 1ST: Debut for umpires Ed George, Bob Rice and Don
Schirmer; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
struck out; Lynn walked; Rice grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Harrah flied out to left; Norris flied out to
center; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Scott lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Yastrzemski out at first]; Wolfe flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to center; Alexander lined to
third; Cage struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (second to first); Montgomery
struck out; Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Cox walked; Kuiper reached on an error by Remy [Cox
to third (error by Remy)]; Veryzer flied out to left; Harrah
reached on a fielder's choice [Cox out at home (third to
catcher), Kuiper to second]; Norris grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson flied out to center; Lynn was called out
on strikes; Rice walked; Rice stole second; Yastrzemski grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Thornton
walked; Alexander was hit by a pitch [Thornton to second]; Cage
made an out to second; Cox was called out on strikes; Ted Cox
ejected by HP umpire Dick Nelson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 5TH: SPEED REPLACED COX (PLAYING CF); NORRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Scott flied out to right; Wolfe walked;
Evans made an out to shortstop; Montgomery made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
struck out; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy singled to left; Remy was out trying to
advance to second (first to shortstop); Burleson flied out to
center; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Norris walked; Bonds singled to right [Norris to
second]; Thornton popped to right; Norris stole third and Bonds
stole second; Alexander reached on a fielder's choice [Norris
out at home (third to catcher), Bonds to third]; Alexander stole
second; Cage struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); Scott was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Speed singled to center; Kuiper out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Speed to second]; Veryzer reached on an
error by Wolfe; Harrah lined into a double play (third to
second) [Speed out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Indians 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Wolfe popped to third in foul territory; Evans
walked; Evans was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Alexander [Evans to third]; Montgomery walked; Remy reached on a
fielder's choice [Evans out at home (shortstop to catcher to
third), Montgomery to second]; Alexander allowed a passed ball
[Montgomery to third, Remy to second]; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 8TH: Norris singled to right [Norris out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole
second; Thornton was walked intentionally; Alexander popped to
center; Cage walked [Bonds to third, Thornton to second]; Speed
walked [Bonds scored, Thornton to third, Cage to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Kuiper doubled to left
[Thornton scored, Cage scored, Speed to third]; DRAGO REPLACED
BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Indians 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn was hit by a pitch; Rice grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second];
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Indians 3.