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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 8, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 8, 1979 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Wise |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 31,756 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Al Clark 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Dallas Parks |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Rick Manning | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Andre Thornton | DH |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Jim Norris | Left Fielder |
| Ron Hassey | Catcher |
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
| Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Stan Papi | Second Baseman |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 8, 1979
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Stanley
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Stanley
Manning hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Stanley
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Stanley
Thornton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Wise
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Wise
Fisk hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Wise
Lynn hits a popup towards third. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Wise
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wise fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Stanley
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Stanley
Norris takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hassey vs. Stanley
Hassey bunts towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to third for the out. Norris moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuiper vs. Stanley
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wise
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Wise
There goes Yastrzemski. The throw from Hassey and he is out, Kuiper applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Wise
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hobson vs. Wise
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Wise
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to third for the out. Hobson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Papi vs. Wise
Papi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Stanley
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Stanley
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Stanley
Manning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Wise
Burleson hits a line drive into left field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Wise
Fisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Wise
Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rice vs. Wise
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Wise
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Norris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Stanley
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson misplays the ball. That's an error on Burleson. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thornton vs. Stanley
There goes Bonds. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thornton vs. Stanley
Thornton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Stanley
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. Thornton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Norris vs. Stanley
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bonds scores. Thornton moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hassey vs. Stanley
Hassey hits a line drive towards short. Burleson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Wise
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Wise
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Wise
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Wise
Papi hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Stanley
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Papi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Stanley
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Stanley
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Wise
Burleson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Wise
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Wise
Lynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Wise
Rice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Wise
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manning vs. Stanley
Manning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Stanley
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Manning moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thornton vs. Stanley
Thornton hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Stanley
Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Harrah reaches second base with a double. Manning scores. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cox vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Ted Cox pinch hits for Jim Norris.
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pruitt vs. Burgmeier
Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Ron Hassey.
Pruitt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kuiper vs. Burgmeier
Kuiper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Harrah scores. Pruitt moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Veryzer vs. Burgmeier
Veryzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Wise
Dell Alston now playing left field. Ron Pruitt now catching.
Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alston. Watson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Wise
Hobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Monge
Sid Monge now pitching.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Papi vs. Monge
Papi takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burleson vs. Monge
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Burgmeier
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Burgmeier
Manning bunts towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Drago
Dick Drago now pitching.
Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn who is chasing the ball. Bonds reaches third base with a triple. Hargrove scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thornton vs. Drago
Thornton hits a popup in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrah vs. Drago
There's a wild pitch. Bonds scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Drago
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Monge
Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Monge
There's a wild pitch. Fisk moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Monge
Lynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Monge
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fisk moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. Monge
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fisk tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Monge
Watson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Drago
Alston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pruitt vs. Drago
There goes Alston. The throw from Fisk and he is out, Papi applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pruitt vs. Drago
Pruitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Drago
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Monge
Hobson hits a fly ball into center field. Manning settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Monge
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Papi vs. Monge
Papi hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Drago
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Drago
Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manning vs. Drago
Manning hits a popup, foul, towards third, in foul territory. Hobson races over to make the catch. He throws to first to double off Veryzer. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Monge
Burleson hits a line drive into left field. Alston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Monge
Fisk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pruitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Monge
Lynn strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1979, game 1 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Hargrove M, 1b 5 1 1 0 Burleson R, ss 5 0 2 0
Manning R, cf 4 1 1 0 Fisk C, c 5 2 2 0
Bonds B, rf 4 3 3 1 Lynn F, cf 4 0 1 0
Thornton A, dh 3 0 0 0 Rice J, lf 4 1 1 2
Harrah T, 3b 4 1 3 1 Yastrzemski C, dh 3 0 1 1
Norris J, lf 1 0 0 0 Watson B, 1b 4 1 2 0
Cox T, ph 1 0 0 0 Hobson B, 3b 4 0 3 1
Alston D, lf 0 0 0 0 Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0
Hassey R, c 2 0 0 0 Papi S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Pruitt R, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Kuiper D, 2b 4 0 1 2
Veryzer T, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 10 4 36 4 12 4
Cleveland 000 103 200 -- 6
Boston 000 021 100 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wise R (W)* 5.0 11 3 3 0 2
Monge S (S) 4.0 1 1 1 2 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley B (L) 5.1 6 4 3 2 0
Burgmeier T 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Drago D 2.2 2 1 1 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Burleson R
DP -- Cleveland 1, Boston 3
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Boston 8
2B -- Harrah T, Watson B
3B -- Bonds B
HR -- Rice J
SB -- Bonds B
CS -- Yastrzemski C, Alston D
SH -- Manning R
SF -- Yastrzemski C
WP -- Drago D, Monge S
T -- 3:04
A -- 31756
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