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Thursday, September 14, 1978, 7:44PM
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 4,479, Time of Game: 2:28
Red Sox
3
87-59
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Indians
4
64-81
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Mike Paxton (11-9)
L: Jim Wright (8-4)
S: Jim Kern (13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Burleson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .245 .632 0.012 1.00 0.082 -0.071 0.1 2 2 2B
Jerry Remy 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .270 .655 -0.099 1.01 0.000 -0.099 -0.5 2 5
Jim Rice LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .322 .990 0.043 0.80 0.083 -0.040 0.5 0 1
Carl Yastrzemski 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 .777 -0.072 1.06 0.026 -0.098 -0.4 12 0
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 .877 0.144 1.27 0.199 -0.055 0.0 3 1 2B
Fred Lynn CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .290 .860 -0.055 1.29 0.086 -0.141 0.7 1 0 2B
Butch Hobson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .247 .728 -0.179 1.77 0.000 -0.179 -1.1 2 2
Jack Brohamer DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 .621 -0.118 1.71 0.040 -0.158 -0.3
Dwight Evans RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .253 .800 -0.018 0.84 0.026 -0.044 -0.2 2 0
Jim Wright P 0 1
   Dick Drago P 0 0
Team Totals 34 3 7 3 1 7 .206 .523 -0.342 1.21 0.542 -0.885 -1.2 24 12
2B: F Lynn (31, off M Paxton); R Burleson (29, off M Paxton); C Fisk (39, off J Kern).
TB: F Lynn 3; R Burleson 2; C Fisk 2; C Yastrzemski; J Rice; J Brohamer.
RBI: J Rice (125); J Remy (37); F Lynn (70).
2-out RBI: J Rice; F Lynn.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: J Rice (D Kuiper at 3rd base).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Manning CF 3 2 2 0 1 1 .265 .658 0.051 0.41 0.056 -0.005 0.7 7 0 2B
Buddy Bell 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .293 .751 0.006 0.80 0.052 -0.046 0.1 0 1 SH
Andre Thornton 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .268 .901 0.120 0.53 0.132 -0.011 1.2 8 0 2·2B
Wayne Cage DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 .240 .749 0.117 0.57 0.138 -0.021 1.1 HR
Gary Alexander C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .763 -0.054 0.42 0.000 -0.054 -1.1 7 0
Jim Norris LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .280 .722 -0.006 0.37 0.005 -0.010 -0.1 1 0
   Horace Speed LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .625 -0.007 0.27 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 0 0
Dan Briggs RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .600 -0.038 0.48 0.000 -0.038 -0.8 1 0
Duane Kuiper 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .284 .656 -0.007 0.36 0.012 -0.019 -0.2 1 6
Tom Veryzer SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .625 -0.027 0.38 0.000 -0.027 -0.6 2 2
Mike Paxton P 0 0
   Jim Kern P 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 8 4 2 4 .267 .779 0.155 0.48 0.395 -0.238 0.3 27 9
2B: A Thornton 2 (20, 1 off J Wright, 1 off D Drago); R Manning (25, off D Drago).
HR: W Cage (2, off J Wright; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: B Bell (7, off J Wright).
TB: A Thornton 4; W Cage 4; R Manning 3; D Kuiper; B Bell; T Veryzer.
RBI: W Cage 2 (6); A Thornton (95); B Bell (59).
2-out RBI: B Bell.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Wright, L (8-4) 1.2 5 3 3 0 0 1 3.43 9 33 -0.233 0.72 -2.3
Dick Drago 6.1 3 1 1 2 4 0 3.34 24 1 0 0.076 0.39 2.0
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 2 4 1 4.50 33 33 1 0 -0.157 1.21 -0.3

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Paxton, W (11-9) 7.1 5 3 3 1 7 0 3.70 28 62 0.166 0.75 1.4
Jim Kern, S (13) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.83 7 2 2 0.178 3.01 -0.2
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 1 7 0 3.00 35 62 2 2 0.344 0.48 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 4,479.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Rick Burleson SS 1 Rick Manning CF
2 Jerry Remy 2B 2 Buddy Bell 3B
3 Jim Rice LF 3 Andre Thornton 1B
4 Carl Yastrzemski 1B 4 Wayne Cage DH
5 Carlton Fisk C 5 Gary Alexander C
6 Fred Lynn CF 6 Jim Norris LF
7 Butch Hobson 3B 7 Dan Briggs RF
8 Jack Brohamer DH 8 Duane Kuiper 2B
9 Dwight Evans RF 9 Tom Veryzer SS
Jim Wright P Mike Paxton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 3-4 0 --- BOS C. Fisk J. Kern -20% 65% Double to LF
b1 1-0 1 -2- RR CLE W. Cage J. Wright 14% 81% Home Run; Thornton Scores
t9 3-4 0 -2- O BOS F. Lynn J. Kern 13% 78% Groundout: SS-2B-1B
t9 3-4 2 --3 O BOS J. Brohamer J. Kern 12% 100% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 -2- R CLE A. Thornton J. Wright 10% 67% Double to CF; Manning Scores

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Paxton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson M. Paxton 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS J. Remy M. Paxton 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Rice M. Paxton 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jim Wright facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CLE R. Manning J. Wright 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CLE B. Bell J. Wright -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Manning to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- R CLE A. Thornton J. Wright 10% 67% Double to CF; Manning Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- RR CLE W. Cage J. Wright 14% 81% Home Run; Thornton Scores
b1 3-0 1 --- O CLE G. Alexander J. Wright -1% 80% Lineout: SS
b1 3-0 2 --- O CLE J. Norris J. Wright -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Mike Paxton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Paxton 2% 81% Flyball: CF
t2 0-3 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk M. Paxton 1% 82% Strikeout
t2 0-3 2 --- O BOS F. Lynn M. Paxton 1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Jim Wright facing 7-8-9
b2 3-0 0 --- O CLE D. Briggs J. Wright -1% 82% Flyball: RF
b2 3-0 1 --- CLE D. Kuiper J. Wright 1% 83% Single to RF
b2 3-0 1 1-- O CLE T. Veryzer J. Wright -1% 82% Single to LF; Kuiper out at 3B/LF-3B
Dick Drago replaces Jim Wright pitching
b2 3-0 2 1-- CLE R. Manning D. Drago 1% 83% Walk; Veryzer to 2B
b2 3-0 2 12- O CLE B. Bell D. Drago -2% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Mike Paxton facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson M. Paxton 2% 83% Strikeout
t3 0-3 1 --- O BOS J. Brohamer M. Paxton 1% 84% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-3 2 --- O BOS D. Evans M. Paxton 1% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
b3 3-0 0 --- CLE A. Thornton D. Drago 3% 88% Double to CF
b3 3-0 0 -2- O CLE W. Cage D. Drago -0% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B; Thornton to 3B
b3 3-0 1 --3 O CLE G. Alexander D. Drago -3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-0 2 --3 CLE J. Norris D. Drago 0% 85% Walk
b3 3-0 2 1-3 O CLE D. Briggs D. Drago -2% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Mike Paxton facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson M. Paxton 2% 85% Flyball: RF
t4 0-3 1 --- O BOS J. Remy M. Paxton 1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- O BOS J. Rice M. Paxton 1% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
b4 3-0 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Drago -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-0 1 --- O CLE T. Veryzer D. Drago -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-0 2 --- O CLE R. Manning D. Drago -0% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Mike Paxton facing 4-5-6
t5 0-3 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Paxton 2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-3 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk M. Paxton 1% 89% Flyball: CF
t5 0-3 2 --- BOS F. Lynn M. Paxton -1% 87% Single to RF
t5 0-3 2 1-- O BOS B. Hobson M. Paxton 2% 89% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
b5 3-0 0 --- O CLE B. Bell D. Drago -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-0 1 --- O CLE A. Thornton D. Drago -1% 88% Flyball: 3B
b5 3-0 2 --- O CLE W. Cage D. Drago -0% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Mike Paxton facing 8-9-1
t6 0-3 0 --- O BOS J. Brohamer M. Paxton 2% 90% Flyball: LF
t6 0-3 1 --- BOS D. Evans M. Paxton -3% 87% Walk
t6 0-3 1 1-- O BOS R. Burleson M. Paxton 3% 90% Flyball: CF
t6 0-3 2 1-- O BOS J. Remy M. Paxton 2% 92% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
b6 3-0 0 --- O CLE G. Alexander D. Drago -1% 91% Flyball: 2B
b6 3-0 1 --- O CLE J. Norris D. Drago -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-0 2 --- O CLE D. Briggs D. Drago -0% 90% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Mike Paxton facing 3-4-5
Horace Speed replaces Jim Norris playing LF batting 6th
t7 0-3 0 --- O BOS J. Rice M. Paxton 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-3 1 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Paxton -3% 90% Single to CF
t7 0-3 1 1-- O BOS C. Fisk M. Paxton 3% 93% Flyball: SS
t7 0-3 2 1-- R BOS F. Lynn M. Paxton -7% 85% Double to LF; Yastrzemski Scores
t7 1-3 2 -2- O BOS B. Hobson M. Paxton 4% 90% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
b7 3-1 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Drago -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-1 1 --- O CLE T. Veryzer D. Drago -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-1 2 --- CLE R. Manning D. Drago 1% 89% Double to LF
b7 3-1 2 -2- R CLE B. Bell D. Drago 5% 94% Single to CF; Manning Scores
b7 4-1 2 1-- O CLE A. Thornton D. Drago -1% 94% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 4.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Mike Paxton facing 8-9-1
t8 1-4 0 --- BOS J. Brohamer M. Paxton -4% 90% Single to RF
t8 1-4 0 1-- O BOS D. Evans M. Paxton 4% 93% Flyball: CF
t8 1-4 1 1-- BOS R. Burleson M. Paxton -8% 85% Double to LF; Brohamer to 3B
Jim Kern replaces Mike Paxton pitching
t8 1-4 1 -23 RO BOS J. Remy J. Kern 5% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B; Brohamer Scores; Burleson to 3B
t8 2-4 2 --3 R BOS J. Rice J. Kern -8% 82% Single to CF; Burleson Scores
t8 3-4 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Kern 6% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
b8 4-3 0 --- O CLE W. Cage D. Drago -1% 86% Lineout: RF
b8 4-3 1 --- O CLE G. Alexander D. Drago -1% 85% Strikeout (C-1B)
b8 4-3 2 --- O CLE H. Speed D. Drago -1% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 4.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Indians' Jim Kern facing 5-6-7
t9 3-4 0 --- BOS C. Fisk J. Kern -20% 65% Double to LF
t9 3-4 0 -2- O BOS F. Lynn J. Kern 13% 78% Groundout: SS-2B-1B
t9 3-4 1 -2- O BOS B. Hobson J. Kern 10% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Fisk to 3B
t9 3-4 2 --3 O BOS J. Brohamer J. Kern 12% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 4.

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