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Standings
CLE
@BOS		1
7
TOR
@KCR		2
11
MIL
@NYY		5
1
NYM
@CHC		10
6
SDP
@LAD		4
3
Thursday, April 5, 1979, 2:17PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 34,433, Time of Game: 2:42
Indians
1
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
7
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
L: Rick Wise (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  3  2
Red Sox         0  0  3   2  0  1   1  0  X    7 11  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Toby Harrah 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.014 0.56 0.024 -0.038 -0.5 1 0 SB
Jim Norris DH 3 0 2 0 1 1 .667 1.750 0.086 0.67 0.088 -0.002 1.1 2B,SB
Bobby Bonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.113 0.98 0.000 -0.113 -1.6 3 0
Andre Thornton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.040 0.65 0.016 -0.056 -0.5 7 0
Gary Alexander C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.064 0.55 0.003 -0.066 -0.0 8 1
Ted Cox LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.045 0.47 0.004 -0.049 -0.2 2 0
Duane Kuiper 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.036 0.34 0.000 -0.036 -1.2 2 1
Tom Veryzer SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 .333 .833 -0.024 0.40 0.010 -0.035 0.6 1 1
Horace Speed CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 -0.020 0.40 0.007 -0.026 -0.4 0 0
   Wayne Cage PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.007 0.28 0.000 -0.007 -1.2 GDP
Rick Wise P 0 3
   Victor Cruz P 0 0
   Sid Monge P 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 3 1 6 6 .100 .383 -0.277 0.56 0.152 -0.428 -4.0 24 6
2B: J Norris (1, off D Eckersley).
TB: J Norris 3; T Veryzer.
GIDP: W Cage (1).
RBI: T Veryzer (1).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Alexander-T Veryzer.
E: T Veryzer (1); G Alexander (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Norris (1, 2nd base off D Eckersley/B Montgomery); T Harrah (1, 2nd base off D Eckersley/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Remy 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .200 .400 0.019 0.66 0.065 -0.046 -0.9 1 3 SB
Rick Burleson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.028 0.61 0.036 -0.064 0.1 3 3
Fred Lynn CF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .500 2.750 0.029 0.51 0.037 -0.008 1.0 5 0 HR
Jim Rice DH 4 1 2 3 0 2 .500 1.750 0.236 0.76 0.241 -0.004 2.0 HR
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.055 0.42 0.000 -0.055 -0.8 0 0 CS
George Scott 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.033 0.55 0.036 -0.069 -0.8 10 0
Jack Brohamer 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1.750 0.042 0.32 0.053 -0.012 0.8 1 6 3B,2B
Dwight Evans RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 1.250 0.020 0.45 0.057 -0.037 -0.0 0 0 HR
Bob Montgomery C 4 1 3 1 0 1 .750 2.250 -0.007 0.44 0.032 -0.039 1.1 7 0 3B,2B
Dennis Eckersley P 0 0
   Dick Drago P 0 1
Team Totals 34 7 11 6 3 8 .324 1.143 0.223 0.55 0.557 -0.334 2.6 27 13
2B: J Brohamer (1, off R Wise); B Montgomery (1, off S Monge).
3B: J Brohamer (1, off R Wise); B Montgomery (1, off R Wise).
HR: F Lynn (1, off V Cruz; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Rice (1, off R Wise; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF); D Evans (1, off R Wise; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: B Montgomery 6; J Brohamer 5; J Rice 5; D Evans 4; F Lynn 4; C Yastrzemski; J Remy.
RBI: J Rice 3 (3); B Montgomery (1); D Evans (1); F Lynn (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Drago-J Remy-R Burleson-G Scott.
E: J Remy (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Remy (1, 2nd base off R Wise/G Alexander).
CS: C Yastrzemski (1, 2nd base by V Cruz/G Alexander).
Pickoffs: G Scott (1st base by R Wise).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Wise, L (0-1) 5 7 6 5 3 3 2 9.00 25 31 -0.222 0.76 -3.1
Victor Cruz 2 3 1 1 0 4 1 4.50 8 1 1 -0.001 0.08 0.0
Sid Monge 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 8 11 7 6 3 8 3 6.75 37 31 1 1 -0.223 0.56 -2.6
R Wise faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Eckersley, W (1-0) 7 2 0 0 5 4 0 0.00 28 72 0.272 0.69 3.9
Dick Drago 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 4.50 8 0 0 0.005 0.10 0.1
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 6 6 0 1.00 36 72 0 0 0.277 0.55 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: D Eckersley (1); D Drago (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: R Wise (1; G Scott, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Nelson, 1B - Bill Robinson, 2B - Curly Clement, 3B - Clarence Merritt.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 34,433.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 50° F.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Boston Red Sox
1 Toby Harrah 3B 1 Jerry Remy 2B
2 Jim Norris DH 2 Rick Burleson SS
3 Bobby Bonds RF 3 Fred Lynn CF
4 Andre Thornton 1B 4 Jim Rice DH
5 Gary Alexander C 5 Carl Yastrzemski LF
6 Ted Cox LF 6 George Scott 1B
7 Duane Kuiper 2B 7 Jack Brohamer 3B
8 Tom Veryzer SS 8 Dwight Evans RF
9 Horace Speed CF 9 Bob Montgomery C
Rick Wise P Dennis Eckersley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 1 12- RRR BOS J. Rice R. Wise 22% 82% Home Run; Remy Scores; Lynn Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- O BOS J. Brohamer R. Wise -6% 53% Scott Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b4 3-0 1 --- R BOS D. Evans R. Wise 6% 90% Home Run
t3 0-0 2 1-3 O CLE B. Bonds D. Eckersley 6% 56% Strikeout
b3 0-0 0 -2- O BOS R. Burleson R. Wise -5% 58% Groundout: P-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE T. Harrah D. Eckersley 2% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 1 --- CLE J. Norris D. Eckersley -4% 48% Double to CF
t1 0-0 1 -2- O CLE B. Bonds D. Eckersley 3% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O CLE A. Thornton D. Eckersley 3% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Remy R. Wise -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS R. Burleson R. Wise -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- BOS F. Lynn R. Wise 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- BOS J. Rice R. Wise 2% 54% Single to LF; Lynn to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Wise -4% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE G. Alexander D. Eckersley 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O CLE T. Cox D. Eckersley 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Eckersley 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- BOS G. Scott R. Wise 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O BOS J. Brohamer R. Wise -6% 53% Scott Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b2 0-0 1 --- BOS J. Brohamer R. Wise 0% 53% E2 on Foul Ball
b2 0-0 1 --- BOS J. Brohamer R. Wise 4% 57% Double to RF
b2 0-0 1 -2- O BOS D. Evans R. Wise -3% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brohamer to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 O BOS B. Montgomery R. Wise -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O CLE T. Veryzer D. Eckersley 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O CLE H. Speed D. Eckersley 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- CLE T. Harrah D. Eckersley -1% 53% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- CLE J. Norris D. Eckersley -1% 52% Harrah Steals 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- CLE J. Norris D. Eckersley -2% 50% Single to SS; Harrah to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 O CLE B. Bonds D. Eckersley 6% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Remy R. Wise 4% 60% Single to LF
b3 0-0 0 1-- BOS R. Burleson R. Wise 3% 62% Remy Steals 2B
b3 0-0 0 -2- O BOS R. Burleson R. Wise -5% 58% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 -2- BOS F. Lynn R. Wise 2% 60% Walk
b3 0-0 1 12- RRR BOS J. Rice R. Wise 22% 82% Home Run; Remy Scores; Lynn Scores
b3 3-0 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Wise -1% 81% Flyball: LF
b3 3-0 2 --- O BOS G. Scott R. Wise -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton D. Eckersley 2% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-3 1 --- O CLE G. Alexander D. Eckersley 2% 84% Flyball: CF
t4 0-3 2 --- O CLE T. Cox D. Eckersley 1% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
b4 3-0 0 --- O BOS J. Brohamer R. Wise -1% 84% Flyball: RF
b4 3-0 1 --- R BOS D. Evans R. Wise 6% 90% Home Run
b4 4-0 1 --- BOS B. Montgomery R. Wise 2% 92% Triple to CF
b4 4-0 1 --3 O BOS J. Remy R. Wise -2% 90% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-0 2 --3 R BOS R. Burleson R. Wise 4% 94% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Montgomery Scores/unER/No RBI; Burleson to 2B
b4 5-0 2 -2- O BOS F. Lynn R. Wise -1% 93% Foul Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
t5 0-5 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Eckersley 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-5 1 --- O CLE T. Veryzer D. Eckersley 1% 95% Flyball: SS
t5 0-5 2 --- CLE H. Speed D. Eckersley -1% 94% Walk
t5 0-5 2 1-- O CLE T. Harrah D. Eckersley 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Indians' Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
b5 5-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice R. Wise -0% 95% Strikeout
b5 5-0 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Wise -0% 95% Flyball: 2B
b5 5-0 2 --- O BOS G. Scott R. Wise -0% 95% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
t6 0-5 0 --- CLE J. Norris D. Eckersley -2% 93% Walk
t6 0-5 0 1-- CLE B. Bonds D. Eckersley -1% 92% Norris Steals 2B
t6 0-5 0 -2- O CLE B. Bonds D. Eckersley 2% 94% Flyball: 3B
t6 0-5 1 -2- CLE A. Thornton D. Eckersley -2% 92% Walk
t6 0-5 1 12- O CLE G. Alexander D. Eckersley 3% 95% Flyball: SS
t6 0-5 2 12- CLE T. Cox D. Eckersley -0% 95% Wild Pitch; Norris to 3B
t6 0-5 2 1-3 O CLE T. Cox D. Eckersley 2% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Indians' Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
b6 5-0 0 --- BOS J. Brohamer R. Wise 1% 98% Triple to RF
Victor Cruz replaces Rick Wise pitching
b6 5-0 0 --3 O BOS D. Evans V. Cruz -1% 98% Strikeout
b6 5-0 1 --3 R BOS B. Montgomery V. Cruz 1% 98% Single to RF; Brohamer Scores
b6 6-0 1 1-- O BOS J. Remy V. Cruz -0% 98% Popfly: LF
b6 6-0 2 1-- O BOS R. Burleson V. Cruz -0% 98% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
t7 0-6 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Eckersley 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-6 1 --- CLE T. Veryzer D. Eckersley -1% 98% Walk
t7 0-6 1 1-- O CLE H. Speed D. Eckersley 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 0-6 2 1-- O CLE T. Harrah D. Eckersley 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Indians' Victor Cruz facing 3-4-5
b7 6-0 0 --- R BOS F. Lynn V. Cruz 0% 100% Home Run
b7 7-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice V. Cruz -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 7-0 1 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski V. Cruz 0% 100% Single to CF
b7 7-0 1 1-- OO BOS G. Scott V. Cruz -0% 100% Double Play: Strikeout, Yastrzemski Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
Dick Drago replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
t8 0-7 0 --- O CLE J. Norris D. Drago 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-7 1 --- O CLE B. Bonds D. Drago 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 0-7 2 --- O CLE A. Thornton D. Drago 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Indians' Sid Monge facing 7-8-9
Sid Monge replaces Victor Cruz pitching
b8 7-0 0 --- O BOS J. Brohamer S. Monge -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b8 7-0 1 --- O BOS D. Evans S. Monge -0% 100% Flyball: 1B
b8 7-0 2 --- BOS B. Montgomery S. Monge 0% 100% Double to LF
b8 7-0 2 -2- O BOS J. Remy S. Monge -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
t9 0-7 0 --- CLE G. Alexander D. Drago -0% 100% Walk
t9 0-7 0 1-- CLE T. Cox D. Drago -0% 99% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Alexander to 2B
t9 0-7 0 12- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Drago 0% 100% Lineout: CF
t9 0-7 1 12- CLE T. Veryzer D. Drago -0% 100% Wild Pitch; Alexander to 3B; Cox to 2B
t9 0-7 1 -23 R CLE T. Veryzer D. Drago -0% 99% Single to CF; Alexander Scores; Cox to 3B
Wayne Cage pinch hits for Horace Speed (CF) batting 9th
t9 1-7 1 1-3 OO CLE W. Cage D. Drago 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 7.

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