The Indians scalped the Red Sox twice, 6-4 and 8-2, in a separate admission, day-night doubleheader before a total paid crowd of 61,899. Toby Harrah and Bobby Bonds each collected three hits for the Indians in the first game. Jim Rice hit a homer to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning, but the Indians tallied three times in the sixth, one run scoring on a double by Harrah and two on a single by Duane Kuiper. Bonds then provided the Indians with their winning margin, knocking in a run with a triple in the seventh and scoring himself on a wild pitch.

In the night game, Dan Spillner, normally used in relief, pitched the Indians to victory with his first complete game since 1975. Tom Veryzer and Mike Hargrove each hit a two-run single. The Red Sox deprived Spillner of a shutout when Rick Burleson doubled and Fred Lynn homered in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, August    8, 1979 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  3    2  0  0  -   6 10  0
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  2  1    1  0  0  -   4 12  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Burleson ss           5   0   2   0     0   0   .286
Manning cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .267      Fisk c                5   2   2   0     0   0   .278
Bonds rf              4   3   3   1     0   0   .295      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     1   2   .330
Thornton dh           3   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Rice lf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .322
Harrah 3b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .287      Yastrzemski dh        3   0   1   1     0   0   .283
Norris lf             1   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Watson 1b             4   1   2   0     0   2   .305
  Cox ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Hobson 3b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .255
  Alston lf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .293      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Hassey c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Papi 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .194
  Pruitt ph,c         1   0   0   0     1   0   .288      Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kuiper 2b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .248        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .216        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monge p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6  10   4     4   1             Totals               36   4  12   4     2   5

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 31,756
Left on Base: Indians 5, Red Sox 8
DP: Indians 1, Red Sox 3
Errors: Burleson
Doubles: Harrah (18), Watson (8)
Triples: Bonds (1)
Home Runs: Rice (29)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (26)
Caught Stealing: Alston (2), Yastrzemski (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (3)
GIDP: Kuiper (10), Norris (10), Burleson (12)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise W(12-6)            5    11   3   3   0   2   1  25   3.73
Monge SV(14)            4     1   1   1   2   3   0  14   2.28
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   5   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley L(11-8)         5.1   6   4   3   2   0   0  23   4.12
Burgmeier               1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   2.40
Drago                   2.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.11
Totals                  9    10   6   5   4   1   0  38

Wild Pitches: Monge (9), Drago (4)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Dallas Parks


INDIANS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Manning flied out to
center; Bonds singled to shortstop; Thornton popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Fisk made an out to
second; Lynn made an out to third; Rice grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Harrah singled to left; Norris walked [Harrah to
second]; On a bunt Hassey forced Harrah (pitcher to third)
[Norris to second]; Kuiper grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Hassey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski singled to third; Yastrzemski was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson singled to
center; Hobson singled to center [Watson to second]; Evans
forced Watson (shortstop to third) [Hobson to second]; Papi
forced Evans (second to shortstop); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Hargrove
grounded out (first to pitcher); Manning grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson lined to left; Fisk singled to left; Lynn
singled to center [Fisk to third]; Rice made an out to second;
Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bonds reached on an error by Burleson; Bonds stole
second; Thornton walked; Harrah singled to left [Bonds to third,
Thornton to second]; Norris grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bonds scored (unearned),
Thornton to third, Harrah out at second]; Hassey lined to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Watson struck out; Hobson singled to center; Evans
flied out to center; Papi flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to left; Fisk forced Burleson
(shortstop to second); Lynn was called out on strikes; Rice
homered [Fisk scored]; Yastrzemski lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Manning singled to center; Bonds singled to left
[Manning to second]; Thornton lined to left; Harrah doubled to
left [Manning scored, Bonds to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); COX BATTED FOR NORRIS; Cox struck out;
PRUITT BATTED FOR HASSEY; Pruitt was walked intentionally;
Kuiper singled to right [Bonds scored, Harrah scored, Pruitt to
third]; Veryzer forced Kuiper (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: ALSTON REPLACED COX (PLAYING LF); PRUITT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Watson doubled to left; Hobson singled to
center [Watson scored]; MONGE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Evans
forced Hobson (second to shortstop); Papi walked [Evans to
second]; Burleson grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Papi out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
4, Red Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Hargrove singled to right; Manning out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hargrove to second]; DRAGO
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Bonds tripled to center [Hargrove
scored]; Thornton made an out to catcher; Drago threw a wild
pitch [Bonds scored]; Harrah grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk singled to center; Monge threw a wild pitch
[Fisk to second]; Lynn walked; Rice flied out to center [Fisk to
third]; Yastrzemski lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Fisk
scored]; Watson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6,
Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Alston walked; Alston was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson flied out to center; Evans was called out on
strikes; Papi flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
6, Red Sox 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Veryzer singled to center; Hargrove made an out to
shortstop; Manning hit into a double play (third to first)
[Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson lined to left; Fisk popped to catcher in
foul territory; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
6, Red Sox 4.