The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

**doncoryell** · 12-28-2008, 04:15 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Week 2

April 10, 12 @ Cleveland

April 10
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Cleveland 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 x - 5 7 0

Ripley, Cleveland (5), Drago (8) and Fisk
Wise and Hassey
WP: Wise (1-0), LP: Ripley (0-1)
HR: Vail (1)

Rick Wise hurled a 2-hit shutout as he led the Cleveland Indians to a 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Cleveland opened the scoring with a solo run in the bottom of the 1st on an RBI double by Andre Thornton. John Grubb drove in a run in the 3rd with a double, followed by an RBI triple by Kuiper in the 4th and a 2-run HR by Mike Vail in the 5th to complete the scoring.

April 12
Boston 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 12 2

Stanley, Burgmeier (6), Drago (9), Campbell (11) and Fisk
Garland, Kern (10), Hood (12) and Hassey
WP: Hood (1-0), LP: Campbell (0-1)
HR: none

Wayne Garland threw 3 no-hit innings and went 9 innings allowing 2 runs and 4 hits as he led the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in 12 innings. Boston opened the scoring with a 2-run triple by Jerry Remy in the top of the 5th before Cleveland answered back with 2 runs of there own in the bottom half on RBI singles by Duane Kuiper and Jim Norris. Mike Vail sent the fans home happy with an RBI single in the last of the 12th off losing pitcher Bill Campbell.

April 14,15,16 vs Texas

April 14
Texas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 2
Boston 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 x - 6 12 0

Matlack and Sundberg
Eckersley, Drago (9) and Fisk
WP: Eckersley (2-0), LP: Matlack (0-2)
HR: none

Fred Lynn went 3-4 and drove in 4 runs, 3 of them with a bases loaded triple in the bottom of the 6th as the Boston Red Sox won the home opener, 6-2, over the Texas Rangers. Dennis Eckersley picked up his second win of the season as he pitched 8 innings allowing 1 run on 5 hits before giving way to Dick Drago to pitch the 9th.

April 15
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 0

Jenkins and Sundberg
Lee, Wright (8) and Fisk
WP: Wright (1-0), LP: Jenkins (1-1)
HR: Rice (1), Washington (1)

Fergie Jenkins pitched a complete game but allowed Jim Rice to send the home fans home happy as Rice crushed a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 9th as Boston defeated the Texas Rangers, 2-1. Claudell Washington drove in the Rangers' only run with a solo HR in the top of the 8th to give Texas a 1-0 lead until Rice's heroics in the bottom of the 9th.

April 16
Texas 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 10 0
Boston 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 x - 13 17 0

Barr, Alexander (7), Barker (8) and Sundberg
Ripley, Stanley (7), Burgmeier (9) and Fisk
WP: Stanley (1-0), LP: Barr (0-2)
HR: Putnam (1), Yastrzemski (2)

Carl Yastrzemski went 2-4, including a 3-run HR in the bottom of the 8th, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 13-3 win over the Texas Rangers to sweep the 3-game weekend series. Boston opened the scoring with a 2-run double by Carlton Fisk in the 1st and Bernie Carbo scoring on a double play in the 2nd. Texas came back with 2 runs in the 3rd on an RBI single by Mike Ivie and an RBI ground out by Mike Hargrove. Pat Putnam hit a solo HR in the top of the 6th then the Red Sox exploded for 5 runs in each of the 7th and 8th innings for the winning margin.

MLB News
Rusty Staub of the Minnesota Twins was named AL Player of the Week as he batted .458 with 2 HRs and 9 RBIs.
Ted Simmons of the St.Louis Cardinals was named the NL Player of the Week after batting .500 with 4 HR and 7 RBIs.

MLB Trades
4/15 - The Chicago Cubs have sent 26-year old 3b Steve Ontiveros to the St.Louis Cardinals in exchange for 25-year old reliever Pete Vuckovich.
4/15 - The Toronto Blue Jays have parted ways with 26-year old ss Bob Bailor, sending him to the Houston Astros for 27-year old starting pitcher Vern Ruhle.

MLB Contract News
4/11 - The Kansas City Royals have finalized a deal with All Star-caliber c Darrell Porter that will extend his stay in Kansas City at least 5 years, and will pay out $18,075,000.

MLB Injury News
4/16 - Detroit's Ben Oglivie will miss 2 weeks due to dead arm syndrome.

**doncoryell** · 12-28-2008, 04:16 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of April 16, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee           6   3  .667  --     New York            7   3  .700  --
Boston              5   3  .625   0.5   Pittsburgh          6   3  .667   0.5
Toronto             5   3  .625   0.5   Philadelphia        4   4  .500   2
Detroit             4   4  .500   1.5   Montreal            4   5  .444   2.5
Baltimore           4   5  .444   2     St.Louis            4   5  .444   2.5
Cleveland           3   4  .429   2     Chicago             2   7  .222   4.5
New York            3   5  .325   2.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City         5   2  .714  --     Cincinnati          6   4  .600  --
Minnesota           7   6  .538   1     Houston             6   4  .600  --
California          5   5  .500   1.5   San Diego           5   4  .556   0.5
Chicago             4   4  .500   1.5   Atlanta             4   5  .444   1.5
Oakland             5   5  .500   1.5   Los Angeles         4   5  .444   1.5
Seattle             6   7  .462   2     San Francisco       3   6  .333   2.5
Texas               1   7  .125   4.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
A.Cowens,KC          .467               J.Morgan,CIN         .444
F.Patek,NY           .455               D.Thomas,SD          .440
L.Johnson,CHI        .433               T.Simmons,STL        .438

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
R.Smalley,MIN           4               R.Cey,LA                4
R.Staub,MIN             4               W.Montanez,NY           4
3 tied                  3               J.Morrison,PHI          4

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Staub,MIN            13               J.Morgan,CIN           12
R.Carty,SEA            12               C.Summers,CIN          12
L.Hisle,MIL            11               E.Cabell,HOU           10

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
R.Smalley,MIN          11               J.Cruz,HOU             12
R.Staub,MIN            11               B.Boone,PHI            10
R.Jones,SEA            10               M.Schmidt,PHI          10

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
R.Yount,MIL             5               B.McBride,PHI           6
J.Cruz,SEA              4               O.Moreno,PIT            6
M.Page,OAK              4               5 tied                  4

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
P.Splittorff,KC      0.00               B.Blyleven,PIT       1.06
S.Renko,OAK          0.00               J.Koosman,NY         1.13         
R.Jones,SEA          0.81               B.Hooton,LA          1.69 

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
G.Serum,MIN             3               C.Swan,NY               3
T.Underwood,TOR         3               many tied               2
many tied               2


Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
M.Marshall,MIN          4               S.Lockwood,NY           5
many tied               3               K.Tekulve,PIT           4
                                        D.Tomlin,CIN            4
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
J.Garvin,TOR           17               J.Richard,HOU          22
F.Tanana,CAL           16               C.Swan,NY              17
T.Underwood,TOR        16               B.Welch,LA             15

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru April 16, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
M.Schmidt        .394         T.McGraw          2.25
L.Bowa           .367         L.Christenson     6.00
B.Boone          .323         J.Kaat            7.00
J.Johnstone      .259         S.Carlton         7.50
R.Hebner         .250         R.Burris          8.44


Home Runs                     Wins
J.Morrison          4         W.Brusstar           2
M.Schmidt           4         R.Burris             1
G.Luzinski          2         J.Kaat               1
B.McBride           2         
J.Kaat              1         


Runs Batted In                Saves
J.Morrison          8         G.Garber             2
B.Boone             7
B.McBride           7
M.Schmidt           7
J.Johnstone         5


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride           6         S.Carlton           10
B.Boone             1         W.Brusstar           8
M.Schmidt           1         T.McGraw             6
                              L.Christenson        5
                              R.Reed               5

**doncoryell** · 12-28-2008, 04:19 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Boston Red Sox Stats Thru April 16, 1978

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1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of April 10-16
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  George Scott       .052  19  1  1  0   1  0  | .067  .067  .067  30  1  2  0  0  0   2  0  8  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .333  21  7  2  0   2  0  | .294  .382  .333  34  4 10  1  1  0   4  2  2  1  3
3b  Butch Hobson       .118  17  2  3  0   2  0  | .179  .321  .179  28  4  5  4  0  0   4  0  9  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .227  22  5  2  0   3  0  | .206  .235  .229  34  2  7  1  0  0   3  1  2  0  1
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .389  18  7  4  1   3  0  | .367  .633  .441  30  7 11  2  0  2   4  3  0  1  0
cf  Fred Lynn          .250  12  3  1  0   4  0  | .273  .455  .333  22  3  6  2  1  0   5  2  4  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .118  17  2  2  0   1  0  | .154  .308  .241  26  4  4  1  0  1   3  3  8  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .400  20  8  5  1   2  0  | .250  .344  .314  32  5  8  0  0  1   3  3  7  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .400   5  2  2  0   0  0  | .400  .400  .571   5  2  2  0  0  0   0  2  3  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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C   Carlton Fisk       .333  18  6  1  0   4  0  | .333  .467  .364  30  3 10  1  0  1   5  2  6  1  1


                      Week of April 10-16
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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#Mike Torrez        0  0  0  0  ---  ----  |  0  0  5.79  0.86  1  1  4.2   4  3  0  0  1
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  5  8.0  2.25  |  2  0  1.20  0.87  2  2 15.0  11  2  1  2 10
Bill Lee            0  0  0  0  7.0  1.29  |  0  1  1.20  0.80  2  2 15.0  10  2  2  2  2
Allen Ripley        0  1  0  3 11.0  6.55  |  0  1  6.55  1.55  2  2 11.0  14  8  2  3  3
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Dick Drago          0  0  0  1  4.2  1.93  |  1  0  3.00  1.67  4  0  6.0   9  2  0  1  3
Bob Stanley         1  0  0  1  7.0  2.57  |  1  0  3.00  1.44  4  1  9.0  10  3  0  3  1
Bill Campbell       0  1  0  0  0.2 13.49  |  0  1  4.91  2.18  3  0  3.2   7  2  0  1  2
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  2  3.2  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  0.27  2  0  3.2   1  0  0  0  2
Jim Wright          1  0  0  1  2.0  0.00  |  1  0  0.00  0.50  1  0  2.0   1  0  0  0  1
Reggie Cleveland    0  0  0  1  2.1  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  0.00  1  0  2.0   0  0  0  0  1

Next up for the Red Sox:

April 17,18,19,20 vs Milwaukee
April 21,22,23(2) vs Cleveland

**doncoryell** · 01-04-2009, 05:03 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

April 17,18,19,20 vs Milwaukee

April 17
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0
Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 12 0
Replogle and M.May
Wright and Fisk
WP: Wright (2-0), LP: Replogle (0-1)
HR: Hisle (4)

Jim Wright scattered 7 hits, allowing 1 run and striking out 8, and went the distance in pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Butch Hobson had a 2-run double in the bottom of the 2nd to start the scoring and Dwight Evans added another run with an RBI single in the bottom of the 8th. Milwaukee avoided the shutout bid with Larry Hisle's solo HR in the 9th.

April 18
Milwaukee 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 5 12 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
Sorensen, Farmer (9) and Martinez, D.May (9)
Eckersley, Stanley (8), Tiant (10) and Fisk
WP: Farmer (1-1), LP: Tiant (0-1)
HR: Thomas (2), Yastrzemski (3)

Gorman Thomas went 1-4 with a 2-run HR in the 1st as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings, 5-4. Boston took a 4-1 lead with 3 runs in the 5th with a solo HR by Yaz, an RBI double by Dwight Evans and an RBI groundout by Butch Hobson plus an RBI groundout by Carlton Fisk in the 6th. Milwaukee scored a run in the 7th on an error by Eckersley before Bob Stanley came in and allowed the tying run in the 9th on an RBI single by Robin Yount. In the 10th inning, Don Money drove in the go-ahead run with a single then Ed Farmer pitched a 1-2-3 10th to record the win.

April 19
Milwaukee 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 12 1
Augustine, Farmer (9) and M.May
Lee and Fisk
WP: Augustine (3-0), LP: Lee (0-2), SV: Farmer (4)
HR: L.May 2 (2), Davis (7)

Lee May went 2-4 with 2 home runs and drove in 3 runs in leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox. After trailing 5-1, Boston rallied for 3 runs in the 8th on an RBI single by Carl Yastrzemski and a 2-run triple by Carlton Fisk but Ed Farmer came in and shut down the Red Sox in the 9th for his fourth save of the season.

April 20
Milwaukee 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 - 10 10 2
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 9 1
Haas, Castro (7), McClure (8), Mueller (8) and M.May
Ripley, Drago (8), Burgmeier (9) and Fisk
WP: Haas (3-0), LP: Ripley (0-2), SV: Mueller (1)
HR: Hisle (5), Thomas (3), Cooper (2), Scott (1)

Cecil Cooper went 2-5 including a grand slam HR in the 9th inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-4 rout over the Boston Red Sox as Milwaukee took 3 of 4 games during the series. Gorman Thomas hit a 3-run HR in the 1st and Larry Hisle added a solo HR in the 3rd as the Brewers opened a 4-0 lead and never looked back.

April 21,22,23(2) vs Cleveland

April 21
Cleveland 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0
Boston 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 13 1
one out when winning run scored

Wise, Kern (9), Monge (11) and Hassey, Pruitt (12)
Wright, Stanley (9), Burgmeier (12) and Fisk
WP: Burgmeier (1-0), LP: Monge (0-1)
HR: Grubb (4), Rice (2), Evans (2)

Butch Hobson scored on a bases loaded wild pitch by Sid Monge with one out in the bottom of the 14th to give the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indians in the opening game of a 4-game weekend series. Dwight Evans hit a 2-run HR in the 2nd to give Boston a 3-0 lead before Cleveland tied the game on a solo HR by Johnny Grubb in the 4th plus an RBI single by Grubb and a sac fly by Gary Matthews in the 6th. The Red Sox came back with 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th on a solo HR by Jim Rice and an RBI single by George Scott. Bob Stanley came in in relief of starter Jim Wright and blew his second straight save as he allowed a pair of runs in the 9th to tie the game at 5-5. Johnny Grubb was named the player of the game with his 2-6, 2 RBI performance. Carl Yastrzemski left the game in the top of the 9th after making a diving catch. He is listed as day-to-day.

April 22
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 1
Boston 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 x - 6 10 0
Fitzmorris, Kinney (7) and Pruitt
Tiant and Fisk
WP: Tiant (1-1), LP: Fitzmorris (1-1)
HR: none

Luis Tiant scattered six hits, allowing 1 run and striking out 5, in going the distance and pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Boston took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the 5th on a 2-run double by Jim Rice and an RBI single by George Scott. The Red Sox added 3 more in the 6th on a pair of bases loaded walks by Rick Burleson and Jim Rice then a groundout by Carlton Fisk. The Indians avoided the shutout with an RBI single by Alfredo Griffin in the 9th.

April 23 (game 1)
Cleveland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
Boston 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 x - 11 16 0
Waits, Kinney (5), Kreuger (7) and Hassey
Eckersley, Campbell (9) and Kendall
WP: Eckersley (3-0), LP: Waits (1-1)
HR: Thornton (4), Rice (3), Lynn (1), Hobson (1), Kendall (1)

Butch Hobson went 3-5 with a 3-run HR in the 2nd to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 11-2 win in the opening game of the double header over the Cleveland Indians. Hobson also drove in a run in the 5th with a double that knocked Cleveland starter Rick Waits out of the game. Jim Rice, Fred Lynn and Fred Kendall each hit home runs as the Red Sox battered the Indians' pitchers for 11 runs and 16 hits.

April 23 (game 2)
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 1
Boston 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 4 8 1
Paxton, Hood (7) and Pruitt
Lee, Drago (9) and Fisk
WP: Lee (1-2), LP: Paxton (0-3), SV: Drago (1)
HR: Thornton (5), Matthews (1), Lynn (2), Hobson (2)

Andre Thornton (pog) went 3-4 with a solo HR to pace the Cleveland attack but to no avail as the Boston Red Sox took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 5th on solo HRs by Fred Lynn and Butch Hobson and defeated the Indians, 4-3, to sweep the 4-game series. Bill Lee got the win as he pitched 8 innings of 5-hit ball and allowing two runs. Cleveland pulled to within one in the 9th off Dick Drago on a single by Alfredo Griffin but Mike Vail was thrown out at third base on a relay by Jerry Remy from Dwight Evans for the final out of the game.

MLB News

Boston's Dwight Evans was named AL Player of the Week as he batted .517 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs
Cincinnati's George Foster was selected the NL Player of the Week for batting .476 with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs

Trades
4/18 - Officials for the Atlanta Braves confirmed that they have traded 27-year old lf Gary Matthews to the Cleveland Indians. In return, the Braves will receive 27-year old starting pitcher Wayne Garland
4/18 - The Boston Red Sox traded pitcher Reggie Cleveland to the Texas Rangers for cash

Injuries
4/17 - St.Louis's Rob Dressler was confirmed to miss 6 weeks with a strained rotator cuff muscle.
4/19 - Cincinnati's George Hendrick will miss 3 weeks with a hyperextended knee.
4/20 - Montreal's Bobby Murcer will miss at least 2 weeks with a fractured wrist.

Other Red Sox News
Mike Torrez has been activated from the 15-day DL. Outfielder Gary Hancock has been optioned to triple-A.

**doncoryell** · 01-04-2009, 05:09 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of April 23, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Boston             10   6  .625  --     New York           10   6  .625  --
Milwaukee          10   6  .625  --     Pittsburgh          9   6  .600   0.5
Toronto             9   6  .600   0.5   St.Louis            9   7  .563   1
Detroit             8   7  .533   1.5   Montreal            7   8  .467   2.5
New York            8   7  .533   1.5   Philadelphia        5   8  .385   3.5
Cleveland           6   9  .400   3.5   Chicago             5  10  .333   4.5
Baltimore           5   9  .357   4

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City         7   5  .583  --     Cincinnati         11   5  .688  --
California          9   7  .563  --     San Diego           9   6  .600   1.5
Minnesota          10   9  .526   0.5   Atlanta             8   8  .500   3
Seattle            10   9  .526   0.5   Houston             8   8  .500   3
Chicago             6   7  .462   1.5   Los Angeles         6  10  .375   5
Oakland             6  10  .375   3     San Francisco       5  10  .333   5.5
Texas               3  10  .231   4.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
A.Cowens,KC          .447               D.Thomas,SD          .432
B.Wills,TEX          .420               G.Carter,MON         .421
C.Hurdle,KC          .419               T.Simmons,STL        .393

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL          6               M.Schmidt,PHI           6
5 tied                  5               J.Morrison,PHI          5
                                        5 tied                  4

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Staub,MIN            15               C.Summers,CIN          20
R.Carty,SEA            14               E.Cabell,HOU           15
5 tied                 13               3 tied                 13

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
C.Reynolds,SEA         14               J.Cruz,HOU             16
R.Smalley,MIN          14               M.Schmidt,PHI          13
3 tied                 13               C.Summers,CIN          13

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Cruz,SEA             10               J.Cruz,HOU              8
J.Sexton,TOR           10               B.McBride,PHI           8
R.Yount,MIL             7               O.Moreno,PIT            8

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
M.Caldwell,MIL       1.19               J.Schatzeder,MON     1.31
D.Clyde,CLE          1.42               G.Perry,SD           1.91         
R.Jones,SEA          1.61               N.Espinosa,NY        1.93 

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
7 tied                  3               C.Swan,NY               4
                                        5 tied                  3



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Farmer,MIL            5               M.Littell,STL           7
D.LaRoche,CAL           5               S.Lockwood,NY           7
M.Marshall,MIN          5               D.Tomlin,CIN            7
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Guidry,NY            29               J.Richard,HOU          33
F.Tanana,CAL           28               B.Bonham,CIN           23
N.Ryan,CAL             26               E.Halicki,SF           22

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru April 23, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
M.Schmidt        .360         L.Christenson     4.24
L.Bowa           .348         S.Carlton         7.23
R.Hebner         .318         
J.Morrison       .286         
J.Johnstone      .282         


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt           6         W.Brusstar           2
J.Morrison          5         R.Burris             1
G.Luzinski          2         L.Christenson        1
B.McBride           2         J.Kaat               1
R.Hebner            1         
J.Kaat              1         


Runs Batted In                Saves
J.Morrison         10         G.Garber             3
M.Schmidt          10
B.McBride           8
B.Boone             7
R.Hebner            6


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride           8         S.Carlton           19
B.Boone             1         W.Brusstar          11
G.Luzinski          1         L.Christenson       10
J.Morrison          1         T.McGraw             6
M.Schmidt           1         R.Reed               6

**doncoryell** · 01-04-2009, 05:12 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Code:

1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of April 17-23
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  George Scott       .313  32 10  5  1   3  0  | .194  .258  .231  62  6 12  1  0  1   5  3 12  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .455  33 15  5  0   1  1  | .373  .478  .400  67  9 25  1  3  0   5  3  3  2  4
2b  Jack Brohamer      .000   4  0  0  0   0  0  | .000  .000  .200   4  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .273  33  9  5  2   8  0  | .230  .426  .242  61  9 14  6  0  2  12  1 19  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .233  30  7  4  0   3  0  | .219  .266  .250  64  6 14  3  0  0   6  3  6  0  1
ss  Frank Duffy        .200   5  1  1  0   0  0  | .200  .200  .333   5  1  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .286  21  6  2  1   2  0  | .333  .569  .382  51  9 17  3  0  3   6  3  1  1  0
cf  Fred Lynn          .259  27  7  7  2   4  0  | .265  .490  .390  49 10 13  3  1  2   9 10  6  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .517  29 15  3  1   5  0  | .315  .500  .362  54  6 17  4  0  2   7  4 12  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .242  33  8  7  2   8  0  | .246  .431  .324  65 12 16  3  0  3  11  8 11  0  1
dh  Bob Bailey         .167  12  2  1  0   1  0  | .167  .167  .167  12  1  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .200   5  1  0  0   1  0  | .300  .300  .500  10  2  3  0  0  0   1  4  3  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C   Carlton Fisk       .179  28  5  1  0   5  0  | .259  .362  .313  58  4 15  1  1  1  10  5 13  1  2
c   Fred Kendall       .750   4  3  2  1   1  0  | .750 1.500  .800   4  2  3  0  0  1   1  1  1  0  0


                      Week of April 17-23
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Torrez         0  0  0  0  ---  ----  |  0  0  5.79  0.86  1  1  4.2   4  3  0  0  1
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  9 15.0  2.40  |  3  0  1.80  0.83  4  4 30.0  23  6  3  2 19
Bill Lee            1  1  0  0 17.0  3.71  |  1  2  2.53  0.78  4  4 32.0  23  9  7  2  4
Allen Ripley        0  1  0  4  5.1  6.75  |  0  2  6.61  1.53  3  3 16.1  20 12  4  5  7
Luis Tiant          1  1  0  6 10.0  1.80  |  1  1  1.80  1.00  2  1 10.0   8  2  0  2  6
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dick Drago          0  0  1  2  4.1  4.15  |  1  0  3.48  1.65  6  1 10.1  15  4  0  2  5
Bob Stanley         0  0  0  0  4.2  1.93  |  1  0  2.63  1.32  6  1 13.2  15  4  0  3  1
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  0  1.0  0.00  |  0  1  3.86  1.93  4  0  4.2   8  2  0  1  2
Tom Burgmeier       1  0  0  2  3.1  0.00  |  1  0  0.00  0.71  4  0  7.0   4  0  1  1  4
Jim Wright          1  0  0 12 17.1  2.08  |  2  0  1.86  0.83  3  0 19.1  15  4  2  1 13

Next week for the Red Sox:

April 25,26 @ Milwaukee
April 28,29,30 @ Texas

**OliDegu2008** · 01-04-2009, 03:39 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

This is fascinating!

Your reports are so tight and well done!

**doncoryell** · 01-05-2009, 10:33 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Originally posted by OliDegu2008

This is fascinating!

Your reports are so tight and well done!

Thank you.

Is there any player around this time or team that you would like me to follow for you with stats updates (team info would be like what I have for the Phillies)?

**doncoryell** · 01-09-2009, 11:32 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

April 25,26 @ Milwaukee

April 25
Boston 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0
Milwaukee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 - 4 10 1
Torrez, Stanley (8) and Fisk
Augustine, Mueller (8) and M.May
WP: Torrez (1-0), LP: Augustine (3-1), SV: Stanley (2)
HR: Evans (3), Molitor (1), Cooper (3), Money (2)

George Scott went 2 for 4, driving in 2 runs, to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4. Boston opened up the scoring on a solo HR by Dwight Evans in the 3rd then added 3 more runs in the 4th on RBI singles by George Scott and Butch Hobson plus an RBI double by Fred Lynn. Milwaukee got a run back on a solo blast by Don Money but the Red Sox answered back as George Scott drove in Jerry Remy with a single to retake a 4-run lead. Boston starter Mike Torrez surrendered solo HRs to Cecil Cooper and Paul Molitor in the 6th and 8th innings before exiting the ball game. Bob Stanley made things interesting in the bottom of the 9th as he allowed 2 singles to put runners on the corners with 1 out then allowed a ground out by Robin Yount to drive in Jim Gantner to pull the Brewers to within one.

April 26
Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 1
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0
Tiant, Burgmeier (8) and Fisk
Caldwell, Castro (8) and M.May
WP: Tiant (2-1), LP: Caldwell (2-3), SV: Burgmeier (1)
HR: none

Luis Tiant scattered 7 hits in 7 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Boston scored the only runs of the game with an RBI singles by Dwight Evans in the 4th and 9th innings. Tom Burgmeier pitched the final 1 2/3 innings to record his first save of the season.

April 28,29,30 @ Texas

April 28
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 1
Texas 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 x - 4 12 0
Eckersley, Burgmeier (6), Stanley (8) and Fisk
Barr, Darwin (9) and Sundberg
WP: Barr (1-3), LP: Burgmeier (1-1), SV: Darwin (5)
HR: Fisk (2), Miller (1), Wills (2), Ivie (2)

Jim Barr pitched 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits, to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the opening game of their 3-game weekend series. Bump Wills and Mike Ivie hit back-to-back HRs to give Texas a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 7th off pitcher Tom Burgmeier. The Rangers added another run in the 8th as Rick Miller scored on an error by Fred Lynn.

April 29
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1
Texas 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 x - 4 7 0
Lee, Campbell (6) and Fisk
Cleveland, Barker (9) and Sundberg
WP: Cleveland (2-0), LP: Lee (1-3), SV: Barker (1)
HR: Rice (4), Ivie (3), Sundberg (1)

Reggie Cleveland came back to haunt his old teammates as he pitched 8 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits, to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Boston opened the scoring with an RBI single by Bernie Carbo in the 2nd then Texas' Jim Sundberg belted a 2-run HR in the bottom of the inning to give them the lead. The Rangers added two more runs on a ground out by Billy Sample in the 5th and a solo HR by Mike Ivie in the 6th, his second of the series. Jim Rice hit a solo HR in the 8th to round out the scoring as Len Barker shut the Bosox down in the 9th to record his first save of the season.

April 30
Boston 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 9 18 1
Texas 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 7 11 0
Torrez, Burgmeier (8), Stanley (9), Drago (9) and Fisk
Umbarger, Barker (2), Medich (5), Alexander (9) and Etchebarren
WP: Torrez (2-0), LP: Umbarger (0-3), SV: Drago (2)
HR: Rice (5), Etchebarren (1)

Jim Rice went 4 for 6, with a grand slam HR and driving in 7 of the Red Sox's 9 runs, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 9-7 win over the Texas Rangers in the conclusion of the 3-game series. An RBI single by Carl Yastrzemski in the first started the slugfest and that was followed by a bases loaded walk by Jerry Remy and Rice's grand slam in the second to build a 6-0 lead. Texas came back with 3 runs in the second on a 3-run HR by Andy Etchebarren and that was followed by a 2-run single by Jim Rice in the 7th to give Boston an 8-3 lead. The Rangers and Red Sox traded runs in the bottom of the 8th and top of the 9th, respectively, on a error by Tom Burgmeier and an RBI single by Jim Rice. Bob Stanley came on to start the bottom of the 9th and allowed 3 singles and a walk in 2/3 of an inning before giving way to Dick Drago. Drago allowed a 2-run single to Putnam before getting John Lowenstein to fly out to end the game.

MLB News

Cleveland's Andre Thornton was selected AL Player of the Week after batting .500 with 4 HRs and 10 RBIs.

Seattle's Bruce Bochte was selected AL Player of the Month for batting .382 with 6 HRs and 19 RBIs.

California's Nolan Ryan was selected AL Pitcher of the Month after recording a 4-0 record with a 3.73 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 41 innings.

California's Carney Lansford was voted AL Rookie of the Month after posting a .329 average with 2 HRs and 11 RBIs.

St.Louis's Ted Simmons was voted NL Player of the Week for batting .765 with 3 HRs and 6 RBIs.

St.Louis's Ted Simmons was also selected NL Player of the Month after batting .438 with 7 HRs and 16 RBIs.

San Diego's Gaylord Perry was selected NL Pitcher of the Month after posting a 4-0 record with a 1.76 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 41 innings.

Atlanta's Bob Horner was voted NL Rookie of the Month after batting .250 with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs.

MLB Contract News
4/26 - Team officials were upbeat today as Terry Forster signed an extension with the Dodgers. He'll be calling Los Angeles home for the next 1 year and will earn $1,094,000 in salary by the end of the contract.

4/27 - A contract extension between Don Sutton and Los Angeles was reached. Sutton will continue to play for the Dodgers and will pocket $1,764,000 over the next 2 years.

4/28 - Yankees representatives confirm that they have reached a contract settlement with Sparky Lyle and that the 33-year old reliever will stay on at Yankee Stadium for at least 2 years.

MLB Injuries
4/24 - Pittsburgh's John Candelaria will miss up to 7 weeks with a strained rotator cuff muscle.

4/30 - Pittsburgh's Don Robinson is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a strained bicep tendon.

MLB Milestones
4/26 - Houston's J.R. Richard no-hits San Diego.
4/28 - San Diego's Gaylord Perry beats Phillies for win number 250.
4/28 - Seattle's Rico Carty clobbers 3 HRs against Tigers

**doncoryell** · 01-09-2009, 11:34 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings and Leaders as of April 30, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Boston             13   8  .619  --     New York           13   9  .591  --
Milwaukee          12   9  .571   1     St.Louis           11  11  .500   2
New York           11   9  .550   1.5   Montreal           10  11  .476   2.5
Toronto            12  10  .545   1.5   Pittsburgh         10  11  .476   2.5
Detroit            10  11  .476   3     Philadelphia        9  10  .474   2.5
Cleveland           9  13  .409   4.5   Chicago             8  13  .381   4.5
Baltimore           7  12  .368   5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            12   7  .632  --     Cincinnati         15   6  .714  --
California         13  10  .565   1     San Diego          11  10  .524   4
Kansas City        10   9  .526   2     Atlanta            11  11  .500   4.5
Seattle            13  13  .500   2.5   Houston            11  11  .500   4.5
Oakland            11  12  .478   3     Los Angeles         9  12  .429   6
Texas               8  12  .400   4.5   San Francisco       9  12  .429   6
Minnesota          10  16  .385   5.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
A.Cowens,KC          .403               T.Simmons,STL        .438
B.Wills,TEX          .390               G.Carter,MON         .388
B.Bochte,SEA         .382               D.Thomas,SD          .381
R.Carty,SEA          .378               M.Schmidt,PHI        .365
C.Yastrzemski,BOS    .361               D.Walling,HOU        .350
J.Norris,CLE         .357               G.Foster,CIN         .349
W.Wilson,KC          .351               B.Madlock,SF         .348

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
B.Bonds,CHI             8               M.Schmidt,PHI           7
L.Hisle,MIL             7               T.Simmons,STL           7
G.Roenicke,BAL          7               G.Foster,CIN            6
A.Thornton,CLE          7               J.Morrison,PHI          6
B.Bochte,SEA            6               W.Stargell,PIT          6
L.Johnson,CHI           6               R.Cey,LA                5
R.Staub,MIN             6               D.Kingman,CHI           5

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Carty,SEA            22               C.Summers,CIN          24
B.Bonds,CHI            20               G.Foster,CIN           21
R.Staub,MIN            20               E.Cabell,HOU           19
A.Thornton,CLE         20               W.Montanez,NY          18
B.Bochte,SEA           19               J.Morgan,CIN           18
J.Rice,BOS             19               J.Clark,SF             17
D.Baylor,CAL           18               T.Simmons,STL          16

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
C.Reynolds,SEA         19               J.Cruz,HOU             22
B.Bochte,SEA           18               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       18
R.Carty,SEA            18               M.Schmidt,PHI          18
J.Grubb,CLE            17               C.Summers,CIN          18
L.Johnson,CHI          17               G.Foster,CIN           17
A.Thornton,CLE         17               D.Evans,SF             16
B.Wills,TEX            17               P.Rose,CIN             16

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Cruz,SEA             13               B.McBride,PHI          10
J.Sexton,TOR           12               J.Cruz,HOU              9
M.Page,OAK              8               O.Moreno,PIT            8
R.Yount,MIL             8               R.Scott,MON             8
W.Wilson,KC             7               S.Henderson,NY          7
R.LeFlore,DET           6               J.Leonard,HOU           7
A.Otis,KC               6               G.Richards,SD           7

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
M.Caldwell,MIL       1.21               G.Perry,SD           1.76
R.Jones,SEA          1.60               J.Richard,HOU        1.80
D.Eckersley,BOS      1.78               D***thven,ATL        2.13
R.Guidry,NY          1.86               B.Bonham,CIN         2.41
M.Fidrych,DET        2.23               J.Koosman,NY         2.50
J.Matlack,TEX        2.36               E.Whitson,PIT        2.59
A.Hassler,KC         2.40               D.Schatzeder,MON     2.59

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Augustine,MIL         4               C.Swan,NY               5
N.Ryan,CAL              4               G.Perry,SD              4
J.Bibby,NY              3               B.Blyleven,PIT          3
D.Eckersley,BOS         3               W.Brusstar,PHI          3
R.Guidry,NY             3               B.Forsch,STL            3
D.Gullett,NY            3               J.Reuss,PIT             3
M.Haas,MIL              3               J.Richard,HOU           3



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
V.Cruz,TOR              6               S.Lockwood,NY          10
E.Farmer,MIL            6               M.Littell,STL           8
D.LaRoche,CAL           6               K.Tekulve,PIT           7
D.Darwin,TEX            5               D.Tomlin,CIN            7
R.Hinton,CHI            5               R.Fingers,SD            6
M.Marshall,MIN          5               T.Forster,LA            6
S.Foucault,DET          4               A.Devine,ATL            5
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Guidry,NY            38               J.Richard,HOU          43
N.Ryan,CAL             36               B.Blyleven,PIT         27
F.Tanana,CAL           36               B.Bonham,CIN           26
D.Leonard,KC           27               E.Halicki,SF           26
D.Gullett,NY           26               C.Swan,NY              25
K.Kravec,CHI           25               S.Carlton,PHI          24
M.Parrott,SEA          25               B.Hooton,LA            23

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

Code:

1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru April 30, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
M.Schmidt        .365         L.Christenson     4.13
J.Johnstone      .340         S.Carlton         6.06
L.Bowa           .338         J.Kaat            7.11
R.Hebner         .298         
B.Boone          .279


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt           7         W.Brusstar           3
J.Morrison          6         G.Garber             2
B.McBride           5         R.Burris             1
G.Luzinski          3         L.Christenson        1
R.Hebner            2         J.Kaat               1


Runs Batted In                Saves
M.Schmidt          14         G.Garber             4
B.McBride          12         J.Lonborg            1
J.Morrison         11
R.Hebner            9
B.Boone             8


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          10         S.Carlton           24
M.Schmidt           2         L.Christenson       16
B.Boone             1         W.Brusstar          14
G.Luzinski          1         G.Garber             8
J.Morrison          1         D.Roberts            8

St.Louis Cardinals Leaders

Code:

1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru April 30, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .438         B.Forsch          3.83
G.Templeton      .344         J.Urrea           4.61
T.Scott          .302         E.Rasmussen       8.38
G.Adams          .301         
K.Hernandez      .301


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons           7         B.Forsch             3
J.Dwyer             2         B.Schultz            3
G.Adams             1         J.Urrea              2
K.Hernandez         1         R.Dressler           1
K.Oberkfell         1         M.Littell            1


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          16         M.Littell            8
G.Adams             9
J.Mumphrey          9
T.Scott             9
K.Oberkfell         8


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton         6         B.Forsch            20
J.Mumphrey          2         J.Urrea             19
T.Scott             2         E.Rasmussen         14
K.Hernandez         1         A.Lopez             13
K.Oberkfell         1         J.Denny              7

**doncoryell** · 01-09-2009, 11:42 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Team Stats through April 30, 1978

Code:

1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of April 24-30
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1b  George Scott       .250  12  3  2  0   2  0  | .203  .257  .234  74  8 15  1  0  1   7  3 17  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .048  21  1  2  0   1  0  | .295  .375  .333  88 11 26  1  3  0   6  5  4  2  5
2b  Jack Brohamer      .750   4  3  2  0   0  0  | .375  .375  .500   8  2  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .294  17  5  0  0   2  0  | .244  .423  .263  78  9 19  6  1  2  14  2 23  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .200  20  4  4  0   0  0  | .214  .250  .256  84 10 18  3  0  0   6  5  8  0  1
ss  Frank Duffy       1.000   1  1  0  0   0  0  | .333  .333  .429   6  1  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .500  10  5  0  0   1  1  | .361  .557  .400  61  9 22  3  0  3   7  3  1  2  1
cf  Fred Lynn          .286  21  6  2  0   2  0  | .271  .457  .362  70 12 19  5  1  2  10 10  6  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .286  14  4  1  1   3  0  | .309  .500  .356  68  7 21  4  0  3  10  5 15  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .318  22  7  3  2   8  0  | .264  .483  .323  87 15 23  4  0  5  19  8 14  0  1
dh  Bob Bailey         .000   7  0  0  0   0  0  | .105  .105  .105  19  1  2  0  0  0   1  0  5  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .250   8  2  2  0   1  0  | .278  .278  .435  18  4  5  0  0  0   2  5  6  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C   Carlton Fisk       .316  19  6  2  1   1  0  | .273  .390  .337  77  6 21  1  1  2  11  8 18  1  2
c   Fred Kendall       .667   3  2  0  0   0  0  | .714 1.286  .750   7  2  5  1  0  1   1  1  1  0  0


                      Week of April 24-30
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Mike Torrez         2  0  0  6 14.2  3.68  |  2  0  4.19  1.14  3  3 19.1  18  9  4  4  7
Dennis Eckersley    0  0  0  3  5.1  1.69  |  3  0  1.78  0.93  5  5 35.1  31  7  4  2 22
Bill Lee            0  1  0  2  5.1  6.75  |  1  3  3.13  0.86  5  5 37.1  30 13  9  2  6
Allen Ripley        0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  0  2  6.61  1.53  3  3 16.1  20 12  4  5  7
Luis Tiant          1  0  0  4  7.1  0.00  |  2  1  1.04  1.04  3  2 17.1  15  2  0  3 10
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Stanley         0  0  1  0  3.0 12.00  |  1  0  4.32  1.62  9  2 16.2  22  8  0  5  1
Tom Burgmeier       0  1  1  1  4.1  4.15  |  1  1  1.59  0.88  7  1 11.1   7  2  3  3  5
Dick Drago          0  0  1  0  0.1  0.00  |  1  0  3.38  1.69  7  2 10.2  16  4  0  2  5
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  4  2.2  0.00  |  0  1  2.45  1.23  5  0  7.1   8  2  0  1  6
Jim Wright          0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  2  0  1.86  0.83  3  0 19.1  15  4  2  1 13

Next Week's schedule of games:

May 1,2 - vs Baltimore
May 3,4 - vs Minnesota
May 5,6,7 - vs Chicago White Sox

**doncoryell** · 01-22-2009, 02:28 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

May 1,2 vs. Baltimore

May 1
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0
Palmer, T.Martinez (9), Stoddard (11), Stephenson (15) and Dempsey
Ripley, Burgmeier (10), Campbell (12), Drago (15) and Fisk
WP: Drago (2-0), LP: Stoddard (0-1)
HR: DeCinces (2)

Allen Ripley allowed 1 run and struck out 6 through 9 innings as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1, in 15 innings. Rick Burleson drove in Butch Hobson with a single for the winning run. The Red Sox started the scoring in the 6th inning as Rick Burleson singled in Butch Hobson. The Orioles tied the game in the top of the 9th on a solo HR by Doug DeCinces to send the game into extra innings.

May 2
Baltimore 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 - 7 8 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
Briles, Ford (8) and Skaggs
Tiant, Burgmeier (8), Stanley (9) and Fisk
WP: Briles (1-1), LP: Tiant (2-2)
HR: Roenicke 2 (9), Murray (4)

Gary Roenicke belted two HRs and drove in 4 runs to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-0 win over the Boston Red Sox to split the two-game series. Nelson Briles allowed only two hits over 7 shutout innings and picked up his first win of the season. Eddie Murray hit his 4th HR of the season in the 2nd inning to start the rout and the other two runs were scored on a sac fly by Bumbry and a throwing error by Carlton Fisk on a stolen base attempt by Rich Garcia, both in the 9th inning.

May 3,4 vs Minnesota

May 3
Minnesota 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 x - 5 9 0
Goltz and Wynegar
Eckersley, Campbell (8) and Fisk
WP: Eckersley (4-0), LP: Goltz (2-3), SV: Campbell (1)
HR: Smalley (6), Yastrzemski (4), Rice (6)

Carl Yastrzemski went 2-3, including a solo HR in the 2nd, his 4th of the season, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a come from behind 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins in the opening game of the 2-game series. After Minnesota took a 2-1 lead on a solo HR by Roy Smalley and a sac fly by Hoskin Powell, Boston scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th to take the lead on RBI singles by Fred Lynn, Bernie Carbo and Rick Burleson. Jim Rice added an insurance run in the 8th on his 6th HR of the season. Bad luck occured in the bottom of the 7th as Yaz was strained his calf muscle while scoring the tying run.

May 4
Minnesota 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
Boston 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 x - 5 9 0
Serum, Johnson (8) and Wynegar
Lee, Stanley (7) and Fisk
WP: Stanley (2-0), LP: Serum (3-2)
HR: Lynn (3), Edwards (5)

Rob Wilfong (pog) went 2-4, including a 2-run double in the 3rd to give Minnesota a 3-0 lead but Jerry Remy drove in Rick Burleson in the bottom of the 7th to break a 4-4 tie and give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win to sweep the 2-game series. The Twins took a 4-0 lead on a solo HR in the 4th then the Red Sox scored a solo run in the last of the 4th on a double by Carlton Fisk and tied the game in the last of the 6th on an RBI groundout by Carlton Fisk and a 2-run HR by Fred Lynn before Remy's heroics in the 7th.

May 5,6,7 vs Chicago

May 5
Chicago 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 x - 3 5 0
Barrios and Nordhagen
Wright, Campbell (6) and Montgomery
WP: Campbell (1-1), LP: Barrios (2-4)
HR: Evans (4)

Bill Campbell pitched 3 1/3 innings in relief of starter Jim Wright, allowing only 1 hit as the Boston Red Sox came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Chicago White Sox, 3-2, in the opening game of the 3-game weekend series. After Chet Lemon drove in Bob Molinaro with a ground out in the 1st, Boston tied the game in the 3rd on a solo HR by Dwight Evans. The White Sox broke the 1-1 tie in the 6th on an RBI single by Alan Bannister then the Red Sox took a 3-2 lead in the last of the 7th on RBI singles by Jerry Remy and Jim Rice.

May 6
Chicago 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 - 7 16 1
Boston 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 7 1
Stone, Hinton (9) and Nordhagen, Narhorodny (9)
Torrez, Stanley (4) and Fisk
WP: Stone (2-1), LP: Torrez (2-1), SV: Hinton (7)
HR: Scott (2), Evans (5)

Wayne Nordhagen went 3-5 and drove in 3 runs as the Chicago White Sox battered Boston pitching for 16 hits as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, to even the 3-game series. Boston starter Mike Torrez lasted only 3 1/3 innings, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits and took the loss. Steve Stone allowed 4 runs and 6 hits in 8 innings to pick up his second win of the season. Chet Lemon aided Nordhagen as he drove in a pair of runs and Bob Molinaro went 4-5 with a stolen base to help the Chicago cause.

May 7
Chicago 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 7 8 0
Boston 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
Wortham, Willoughby (8) and Nordhagen
Tiant, Burgmeier (5) and Fisk
WP: Wortham (3-2), LP: Tiant (2-3)
HR: Molinaro (1)

Rich Wortham scattered 6 hits in 7 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs, in leading the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 win over the Boston Red Sox to take the rubber game of the 3-game weekend series. Boston starter Luis Tiant (2-3) lasted 4 1/3 innings, allowing 6 hits and 7 runs, 5 earned, to take the loss. After an RBI single by Jim Rice in the bottom of the 1st, an RBI single by Jorge Orta and a solo HR by Bob Molinaro gave the Pale Hose a 2-1 lead before the flood gates opened in the 5th. A throwing error by El Tiante allowed the White Sox to load the bases before a bals and an RBI single by Ralph Garr chaced Tiant from the game.

MLB News

Awards
New York's Cliff Johnson was selected the AL Player of the Week after hitting .421 with 4 HR and 7 RBIs
Cincinnati's George Foster was voted the NL Player of the week for hitting .565 with 1 HR and 6 RBIs

Injuries
5/3 - Boston's Carl Yastrzemski will miss up to 2 weeks with a strained calf muscle
5/5 - Seattle's Bruce Bochte is expected to miss 2 weeks after suffering a damaged meniscus (knee) while making a defensive play.

Milestones
5/6 - Cincinnati's Pete Rose collected hit number 3,000
5/6 - Cincinnati's [color=blue]George Foster goes 5-5

Boston placed Yaz on the 15-day DL and recalled outfielder Gary Hancock

**doncoryell** · 01-22-2009, 02:31 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings and Leaders As Of May 7, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           16  10  .615  --     New York           17  12  .586  --
Boston             17  11  .607  --     St.Louis           17  12  .586  --
Toronto            15  12  .556   1.5   Pittsburgh         14  13  .519   2
Milwaukee          14  12  .538   2     Philadelphia       11  13  .458   3.5
Detroit            12  14  .462   4     Montreal           12  15  .444   4
Cleveland          12  15  .444   4.5   Chicago            11  16  .407   5
Baltimore          11  15  .423   5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            15   9  .625  --     Cincinnati         20   7  .741  --
California         15  13  .536   2     Houston            14  13  .519   6
Seattle            16  15  .516   2.5   San Diego          13  14  .481   7
Kansas City        12  13  .480   3.5   Atlanta            13  16  .448   8
Oakland            13  15  .464   4     Los Angeles        11  16  .407   9
Minnesota          12  19  .387   6.5   San Francisco      11  17  .393   9.5
Texas               9  16  .360   6.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
R.Carty,SEA          .377               T.Simmons,STL        .430
B.Bochte,SEA         .376               D.Thomas,SD          .383
A.Cowens,KC          .375               G.Foster,CIN         .377
B.Wills,TEX          .361               G.Templeton,STL      .362
C.Lansford,CAL       .354               G.Carter,MON         .359
A.Bannister,CHI      .346               D.Parker,PIT         .352
A.Thornton,CLE       .340               W.Stargell,PIT       .351

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         10               T.Simmons,STL           9
B.Bonds,CHI             8               D.Kingman,CHI           8
L.Hisle,MIL             7               B.McBride,PHI           8
C.Johnson,NY            7               W.Stargell,PIT          8
G.Nettles,NY            7               C.Summers,CIN           8
A.Thornton,CLE          7               D.Baker,LA              7
D.Baylor,CAL            6               R.Cey,LA                7

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Carty,SEA            25               C.Summers,CIN          34
R.Staub,MIN            24               G.Foster,CIN           25
J.Rice,BOS             23               W.Montanez,NY          24
A.Thornton,CLE         23               J.Clark,SF             22
B.Bonds,CHI            22               T.Simmons,STL          21
D.Baylor,CAL           21               W.Stargell,PIT         21
B.Bochte,SEA           19               D.Baker,LA             20

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
C.Reynolds,SEA         23               J.Cruz,HOU             25
R.Carty,SEA            21               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       25
G.Roenicke,BAL         21               G.Foster,CIN           24
J.Grubb,CLE            20               P.Rose,CIN             23
L.Johnson,CHI          20               C.Summers,CIN          23
B.Wills,TEX            20               D.Parker,PIT           21
R.Carew,MIN            19               G.Carter,MON           20

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Sexton,TOR           14               B.McBride,PHI          13
J.Cruz,SEA             13               R.Scott,MON            11
W.Wilson,KC             9               J.Cruz,HOU             10
M.Page,OAK              8               E.Miller,ATL            9
R.Yount,MIL             8               O.Moreno,PIT            9
R.LeFlore,DET           7               G.Templeton,STL         9
B.Molinaro,CHI          7               I.Dejesus,CHI           8

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
M.Caldwell,MIL       1.27               G.Perry,SD           1.62
R.Guidry,NY          1.54               J.Richard,HOU        2.50
D.Eckersley,BOS      1.91               J.Koosman,NY         2.50
M.Paxton,CLE         2.06               L.McWilliams,ATL     2.57
A.Hassler,KC         2.08               R.Reuschel,CHI       2.74
R.Jones,SEA          2.15               B.Hooton,LA          3.15
M.Fidrych,DET        2.23               R.Rhoden,LA          3.32

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
N.Ryan,CAL              5               C.Swan,NY               6
T.Underwood,TOR         5               G.Perry,SD              5
J.Augustine,MIL         4               W.Brusstar,PHI          4
J.Bibby,NY              4               J.Reuss,PIT             4
D.Eckersley,BOS         4               J.Richard,HOU           4
R.Guidry,NY             4               B.Blyleven,PIT          3
M.Caldwell,MIL          3               N.Espinosa,NY           3



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
V.Cruz,TOR              9               S.Lockwood,NY          11
E.Farmer,MIL            8               M.Littell,STL          10
R.Hinton,CHI            7               D.Tomlin,CIN            9
J.Kern,CLE              7               K.Tekulve,PIT           8
D.LaRoche,CAL           7               R.Fingers,SD            7
D.Darwin,TEX            6               T.Forster,LA            7
M.Marshall,MIN          6               A.Devine,ATL            6
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL             63               J.Richard,HOU          54
F.Tanana,CAL           48               E.Halicki,SF           37
R.Guidry,NY            46               C.Swan,NY              37
D.Leonard,KC           36               P.Niekro,ATL           31
M.Caldwell,MIL         31               T.Seaver,CIN           30
T.Underwood,TOR        31               B.Hooton,LA            29
J.Garvin,TOR           30               S.Carlton,PHI          28

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru May 7, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
L.Bowa           .341         L.Christenson     4.85
R.Hebner         .306         D.Roberts         5.04
M.Schmidt        .298         J.Kaat            5.53
B.Boone          .291         S.Carlton         6.05
J.Johnstone      .264


Home Runs                     Wins
B.McBride           8         W.Brusstar           4
J.Morrison          7         G.Garber             2
M.Schmidt           7         D.Roberts            2
R.Hebner            3         R.Burris             1
G.Luzinski          3         L.Christenson        1


Runs Batted In                Saves
B.McBride          18         G.Garber             5
J.Morrison         15         J.Lonborg            1
M.Schmidt          15
R.Hebner           12
G.Luzinski         10


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          13         S.Carlton           28
M.Schmidt           2         L.Christenson       20
B.Boone             1         W.Brusstar          16
L.Bowa              1         D.Roberts           11
G.Luzinski          1         J.Lonborg           10

St.Louis Cardinals Leaders

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1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru May 7, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .430         J.Denny           3.48
G.Templeton      .362         B.Forsch          4.08
T.Scott          .318         J.Urrea           5.08
G.Adams          .309         E.Rasmussen       7.30
J.Mumphrey       .299


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons           9         B.Forsch             3
G.Adams             2         B.Schultz            3
J.Dwyer             2         J.Denny              2
L.Brock             1         M.Littell            2
P.Falcone           1         E.Rasmussen          2


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          21         M.Littell           10
G.Adams            13         D.O'Brien            1
K.Oberkfell        13
J.Mumphrey         10
T.Scott            10


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton         9         B.Forsch            23
J.Mumphrey          3         J.Urrea             22
K.Hernandez         2         E.Rasmussen         17
T.Scott             2         A.Lopez             15
K.Oberkfell         1         J.Denny             13

**doncoryell** · 01-22-2009, 02:33 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Boston Red Sox Team Stats

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1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of May 1-7
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  George Scott       .125  16  2  2  1   2  0  | .189  .267  .223  90 10 17  1  0  2   9  4 19  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .357  28 10  3  0   2  1  | .310  .371  .360 116 14 36  1  3  0   8  9  6  3  5
2b  Jack Brohamer      .176  17  3  0  0   0  0  | .240  .280  .345  25  2  6  1  0  0   0  4  1  0  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .160  25  4  2  0   0  0  | .223  .369  .252 103 11 23  7  1  2  14  4 27  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .219  32  7  2  0   3  1  | .216  .259  .252 116 12 25  5  0  0   9  6 10  1  1
ss  Frank Duffy        .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .333  .333  .429   6  1  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
lf  #Carl Yastrzemski  .333  12  4  2  1   1  0  | .356  .562  .405  73 11 26  3  0  4   8  5  3  2  1
cf  Fred Lynn          .143  21  3  1  1   3  0  | .242  .429  .349  91 13 22  6  1  3  13 15  6  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .375   8  3  3  2   2  0  | .316  .566  .373  76 10 24  4  0  5  12  7 17  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .194  31  6  2  1   4  0  | .246  .449  .291 118 17 29  6  0  6  23  8 19  0  2
dh  Bob Bailey         .000   4  0  0  0   0  0  | .087  .087  .087  23  1  2  0  0  0   1  0  7  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .158  19  3  2  0   1  0  | .216  .216  .341  37  6  8  0  0  0   3  7 10  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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C   Carlton Fisk       .160  25  4  1  0   2  0  | .245  .353  .310 102  7 25  3  1  2  13  9 26  1  2
C   Fred Kendall       .000   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .714 1.286  .750   7  2  5  1  0  1   1  1  1  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .000   2  0  1  0   0  0  | .000  .000  .333   2  1  0  0  0  0   0  1  1  0  0


                      Week of May 1-7
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Mike Torrez         0  1  0  1  3.2  9.82  |  2  1  5.16  1.37  4  4 22.2  26 13  4  5  8
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  3  7.0  2.57  |  4  0  1.91  0.99  6  6 42.1  40  9  5  2 25
Bill Lee            0  0  0  0  6.1  5.68  |  1  3  3.50  0.92  6  6 43.2  37 17 10  3  6
Allen Ripley        0  0  0  6  9.0  1.00  |  0  2  4.62  1.14  4  4 25.1  23 13  5  6 13
Luis Tiant          0  2  0  5 11.2  6.94  |  2  3  3.41  1.14  5  4 29.0  26 11  3  7 15
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Bob Stanley         1  0  0  1  8.2  3.12  |  2  0  3.91  1.50 12  2 25.1  32 11  0  6  2
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  2  8.0  2.25  |  1  1  1.86  0.83 10  1 19.1  12  4  4  4  7
Bill Campbell       1  0  1  6  8.2  0.00  |  1  1  1.13  0.81  8  1 16.0  10  2  0  3 12
Dick Drago          1  0  0  0  1.0  0.00  |  2  0  3.09  1.71  8  2 11.2  18  4  0  2  5
Jim Wright          0  0  0  0  5.1  3.38  |  2  0  2.19  1.09  4  0 24.2  24  6  2  3 13

Next Week's Schedule
May 8,9 - vs. Kansas City Royals
May 10,11 - @ Baltimore
May 12,13,14 - @ Minnesota

**doncoryell** · 01-30-2009, 02:46 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

May 8,9 vs Kansas City

May 8
Kansas City 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1
Boston 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 x - 5 8 0
Zahn and Porter
Eckersley, Stanley (6) and Fisk

WP: Stanley (3-0), LP: Zahn (2-3)
HR: Porter (6), Rice (7)

Jim Rice belted a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 8th to erase a 4-3 deficit and give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals in the first of a 2-game series. The Royals got off to a quick 3-0 lead as Porter hit a 2-run HR in the 1st and U.L.Washington singled in a run in the 2nd. The Red Sox got on the board in the 4th on a solo HR by Rick Burleson and an RBI single from Carlton Fisk. The teams traded runs as Kansas City got an RBI single from Porter in the 5th and Boston got a sac fly by George Scott in the 6th. Darrell Porter was the POG as he went 2-4 with a HR and 3 RBIs.

May 9
Kansas City 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 8 13 0
Boston 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
Hrabosky, Paschall (3), Pattin (5) and Quirk
Ripley, Burgmeier (5), Drago (7) and Fisk

WP: Paschall (1-0), LP: Ripley (0-3), SV: Pattin (1)
HR: Wilson (3), Brett (4)

George Brett (POG) went 2-5 with a HR and 3 RBIs to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 win over the Boston Red Sox to split the 2-game series. Marty Pattin pitched 4 1/3 innings of 5-hit, shutout ball to pick up the win. The Royals battered Boston start Allen Ripley for 6 runs on 8 hits before he was lifted with 1 out in the top of the 5th.

May 10,11 @ Baltimore

May 10
Boston 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
Baltimore 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 11 2
Lee, Stanley (8) and Fisk
McGregor, Ford (3), Flinn (6), Kerrigan (9) and Dempsey

WP: Lee (2-3), LP: McGregor (0-4)
HR: none
Bill Lee pitched 7 innings plus scattering 10 hits and allowed only one run to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a 2-game series. Carlton Fisk went 2-5 and drove in 3 of the 5 Boston runs to lead the hitting attack. Dwight Evans added an RBI double and Jerry Remy had a sac fly in the 5th. Dave Cash drove in the lone Baltimore run with a sac fly in the 3rd inning.

May 11
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 5 1
Baltimore 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 6 0
Torrez, Burgmeier (7) and Fisk
Palmer, T.Martinez (9) and Skaggs

WP: Palmer (3-1), LP: Torrez (2-2), SV: T.Martinez (5)
HR: Scott (3), Hobson (3), DeCinces (3), Roenicke (11)
Doug DeCinces had a solo HR and Gary Roenicke had a 2-run HR in the 1st inning and led Baltimore to a 4-0 lead and the Orioles held on for a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox to split the 2-game series. Baltimore starter Jim Palmer (pog) pitched 8 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits to pick up his third win of the season.

May 12,13,14 @ Minnesota

May 12
Boston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 8 0
Minnesota 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 x - 5 9 2
Eckersley, Burgmeier (5) and Fisk
Thormodsgard, Harrison (8), Marshall (9) and Borgmann

WP: Thormodsgard (1-3), LP: Eckersley (4-1), SV: Marshall (9)
HR: Carew (2), Staub (8), Wilfong (2)
Rod Carew (pog) went 2-4 including a 2-run HR in the 5th off Boston starter Dennis Eckersley to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the first game of the 3-game weekend series. The Twins also got solo HRs from Rob Wilfong and Rusty Staub and an RBI single from Edwards to account for the 5 runs. Boston got runs from RBI doubles by George Scott and Dwight Evans plus an RBI single by Carlton Fisk.

[u]May 13[/b]
Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 8 0
Minnesota 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 x - 5 14 1
Ripley, Stanley (4), Campbell (7) and Fisk
Goltz, T.Johnson (9) and Wynegar

WP: Goltz (4-3), LP: Ripley (0-4), SV: T.Johnson (2)
HR: Chiles (3)
Rich Chiles (pog) went 2-4, including a solo HR in the 5th inning to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Boston starter Allen Ripley (0-4) was battered for 4 runs and 8 hits in 3+ innings as the Twins held a 5-1 lead until the 8th when an RBI double by George Scott and a 2-run single by Carlton Fisk brought the Red Sox to within a run.

May 14
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 - 6 7 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 - 5 11 0
Lee, Burgmeier (6), Drago (9) and Fisk
Serum, T.Johnson (4), D.Johnson (7), Harrison (8) and Wynegar

WP: Burgmeier (2-1), LP: D.Johnson (1-1), SV: Drago (3)
HR: Brohamer (1), Wolfe (1)

Jack Brohamer (pog) belted a pinch hit grand slam in the top of the 7th inning off Minnesota reliever Dave Johnson to erase a 3-0 deficit as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, to take the last game of the 3-game series and avoid being swept. Tom Burgmeier went 2 2/3 innings in relief of Boston starter Bill Lee and picked up the win. Dick Drago came on after a 2-run HR by Larry Wolfe with 1 out in the bottom of the ninth and preserved the win to pick up his third save of the season.

MLB News

Awards

Minnesota's Rusty Staub was named the AL Player of the Week after batting .450 with 2 HRs and 9 RBIs.
Bobby Murcer of the Chicago Cubs was selected NL Player of the Week after batting .545 with 3 HRs and 7 RBIs.

Trades
5/14 - The Chicago White Sox sent 26-year old shortstop Alan Bannister to the Cleveland Indians for 25-year old starting pitcher Rick Waits.

Injuries
5/10 - Len Randle of the New York Mets suffered a bruised wrist and is expected to miss at least 2 weeks.
5/12 - New York Mets reliever Mardie Cornejo has a tender shoulder and is expected to miss 2 weeks.
5/14 - Texas Rangers' John Lowenstein will miss 2 weeks due to a sprained ankle.

Contracts
5/14 - The Oakland Athletics closer, Elias Sosa, inked a $2,976,000 extension and will play in Oakland another 3 years.

The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

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