The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

[doncoryell]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings and Leaders as of May 14, 1978

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee          18  13  .581  --     St.Louis           23  13  .639  --
Toronto            19  14  .576  --     Pittsburgh         18  15  .545   3.5
Boston             20  15  .571  --     Monteal            18  16  .529   4
New York           17  14  .548   1     New York           19  18  .514   4.5
Cleveland          16  16  .500   2.5   Philadelphia       15  16  .484   5.5
Detroit            15  16  .484   3     Chicago            13  20  .394   8.5
Baltimore          15  18  .455   4

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            17  14  .548  --     Cincinnati         25   8  .758  --
Kansas City        15  15  .500   1.5   Houston            17  17  .500   8.5
California         16  17  .485   2     San Diego          16  17  .485   9
Minnesota          18  20  .474   2.5   San Francisco      14  21  .400  12
Seattle            17  19  .472   2.5   Atlanta            13  21  .382  12.5
Oakland            16  18  .471   2.5   Los Angeles        12  21  .364  13
Texas              10  20  .333   6.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
B.Bochte,SEA         .376               T.Simmons,STL        .395
A.Cowens,KC          .370               D.Thomas,SD          .385
R.Jackson,NY         .354               D.Walling,HOU        .371
W.Nordhagen,CHI      .350               G.Foster,CIN         .367
R.Carty,SEA          .346               D.Parker,PIT         .356
B.Wills,TEX          .345               J.Mumphrey,STL       .341
J.Norris,CLE         .345               G.Carter,MON         .339

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         11               O.Gamble,SD            10
B.Bonds,CHI             9               J.Morrison,PHI         10
L.Hisle,MIL             9               C.Summers,CIN          10
R.Jackson,NY            8               G.Foster,CIN            9
R.Staub,MIN             8               D.Kingman,CHI           9
A.Thornton,CLE          8               B.McBride,PHI           9
C.Johnson,NY            7               M.Schmidt,PHI           9

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Staub,MIN            31               C.Summers,CIN          39
L.Roberts,SEA          26               G.Foster,CIN           32
B.Bonds,CHI            25               T.Simmons,STL          28
R.Carty,SEA            25               O.Gamble,SD            27
J.Rice,BOS             25               J.Clark,SF             26
A.Thornton,CLE         25               W.Montanez,NY          25
R.Jackson,NY           23               W.Stargell,PIT         25

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
C.Reynolds,SEA         26               J.Cruz,HOU             33
R.Carty,SEA            24               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       30
R.Howell,TOR           24               G.Foster,CIN           28
R.Carew,MIN            23               P.Rose,CIN             27
J.Grubb,CLE            23               D.Parker,PIT           26
L.Johnson,CHI          23               C.Summers,CIN          26
G.Roenicke,BAL         23               J.Mumphrey,STL         25

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Sexton,TOR           19               R.Scott,MON            15
J.Cruz,SEA             14               J.Cruz,HOU             14
R.Wilfong,MIN          11               B.McBride,PHI          14
R.LeFlore,DET          10               O.Moreno,PIT           13
M.Page,OAK             10               S.Henderson,NY         11
W.Wilson,KC            10               G.Templeton,STL        11
W.Randolph,NY           9               I.Dejesus,CHI          10

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
M.Caldwell,MIL       1.59               L.McWilliams,ATL     2.34
M.Paxton,CLE         1.95               W.Garland,ATL        2.38
A.Hassler,KC         2.12               G.Perry,SD           2.48
M.Fidrych,DET        2.18               J.Richard,HOU        2.61
R.Guidry,NY          2.26               B.Blyleven,PIT       3.07
R.Jones,SEA          2.45               J.Denny,STL          3.08
D.Clyde,CLE          2.49               R.Rhoden,LA          3.13

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



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
V.Cruz,TOR             11               S.Lockwood,NY          12
E.Farmer,MIL           10               D.Tomlin,STL           10
R.Hinton,CHI            9               M.Littell,STL          10
J.Kern,CLE              9               K.Tekulve,PIT          10
M.Marshall,MIN          9               R.Fingers,SD            8
E.Sosa,OAK              8               T.Forster,LA            8
D.LaRoche,CAL           7               G.Garber,PHI            7
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL             72               J.Richard,HOU          63
R.Guidry,NY            62               C.Swan,NY              45
F.Tanana,CAL           56               G.Perry,SD             42
K.Kravec,CHI           45               T.Seaver,CIN           42
D.Leonard,KC           44               B.Blyleven,PIT         40
M.Caldwell,MIL         36               S.Sanderson,MON        40
D.Gullett,NY           36               S.Carlton,PHI          38

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru May 14, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Hebner         .316         L.Christenson     4.24
L.Bowa           .306         S.Carlton         5.27
M.Schmidt        .293         
G.Luzinski       .274         
B.Boone          .274


Home Runs                     Wins
J.Morrison         10         W.Brusstar           4
B.McBride           9         R.Burris             2
M.Schmidt           9         L.Christenson        2
G.Luzinski          6         G.Garber             2
R.Hebner            3         D.Roberts            2


Runs Batted In                Saves
B.McBride          20         G.Garber             7
M.Schmidt          20         W.Brusstar           1
J.Morrison         18         J.Lonborg            1
R.Hebner           16
J.Johnstone        14


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          14         S.Carlton           38
M.Schmidt           3         L.Christenson       22
L.Bowa              2         W.Brusstar          19
J.Morrison          2         D.Roberts           15
B.Boone             1         J.Lonborg           12

Saint Louis Cardinals Leaders

1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru May 14, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .395         J.Denny           3.08
J.Mumphrey       .341         B.Forsch          3.42
G.Templeton      .338         J.Urrea           4.63
G.Adams          .321         E.Rasmussen       6.28
K.Hernandez      .293


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons           9         B.Forsch             4
G.Adams             4         J.Urrea              4
J.Dwyer             3         J.Denny              3
K.Hernandez         2         E.Rasmussen          3
L.Brock             1         B.Schultz            3


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          28         M.Littell           10
K.Hernandez        22         D.O'Brien            1
G.Adams            21
K.Oberkfell        17
J.Mumphrey         16


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton        11         J.Urrea             29
J.Mumphrey          7         B.Forsch            27
J.Dwyer             3         E.Rasmussen         25
K.Hernandez         3         A.Lopez             16
K.Oberkfell         3         J.Denny             15

[doncoryell]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Red Sox Team Stats Through May 14, 1978

1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of May 8-14
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       .308  26  8  3  1   4  0  | .216  .319  .252 116 13 25  3  0  3  13  6 25  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .231  26  6  5  0   1  0  | .296  .366  .344 142 19 42  2  4  0   9 11  6  3  6
2b  Jack Brohamer      .250   8  2  1  1   4  0  | .242  .364  .342  33  3  8  1  0  1   4  5  1  0  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .200  20  4  3  1   2  0  | .220  .374  .256 123 14 27  8  1  3  16  6 31  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .219  32  7  4  1   2  0  | .216  .297  .250 148 16 32  7  1  1  11  7 16  1  1
ss  Frank Duffy        .100  10  1  0  0   0  0  | .188  .188  .235  16  1  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  0  0
lf  #Carl Yastrzemski  .---   -  -  -  -   -  -  | .356  .562  .405  73 11 26  3  0  4   8  5  3  2  1
cf  Fred Lynn          .217  23  5  1  0   1  0  | .237  .395  .341 114 14 27  7  1  3  14 18 13  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .320  25  8  3  0   4  0  | .317  .535  .367 101 13 32  7  0  5  16  8 20  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .192  26  5  5  1   2  2  | .236  .438  .293 144 22 34  6  1  7  25 11 25  2  2
dh  Bob Bailey         .000   6  0  1  0   0  0  | .069  .069  .100  29  2  2  0  0  0   1  0  7  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .333   6  2  0  0   0  0  | .233  .256  .365  43  6 10  1  0  0   3  9 12  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       .185  27  5  2  0   8  0  | .233  .318  .291 129  9 30  3  1  2  21  9 30  1  2
C   Fred Kendall       .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .714 1.286  .750   7  2  5  1  0  1   1  1  1  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .000  .000  .333   2  1  0  0  0  0   0  1  1  0  0


                      Week of May 8-14
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  6.2  5.40  |  2  2  5.22  1.33  5  5 29.1  32 17  6  7  9
Dennis Eckersley    0  1  0  7  9.2  8.34  |  4  1  3.12  1.12  8  8 52.0  56 18  9  2 32
Bill Lee            1  0  0  2 12.2  2.84  |  2  3  3.36  1.03  8  8 56.1  53 21 10  5  8
Allen Ripley        0  2  0  2  7.0 11.57  |  0  4  6.12  1.42  6  6 32.1  39 22  6  7 15
Luis Tiant          0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  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  0  9.2  1.86  |  3  0  3.38  1.33 15  2 34.2  40 13  1  6  2
Tom Burgmeier       1  0  0  4  9.2  3.72  |  2  1  2.48  0.93 14  1 29.0  21  8  6  6 11
Dick Drago          0  0  1  2  3.1  0.00  |  2  0  2.40  1.53 10  3 15.0  21  4  0  2  7
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  1  1.2  0.00  |  1  1  1.02  0.74  9  1 17.2  10  2  0  3 13
Jim Wright          0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  2  0  2.19  1.09  4  0 24.2  24  6  2  3 13

[ChubbyBanana]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

This is a really nice OOTP Game you got going here Don.

Keep up the good work.

[doncoryell]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

May 15,16 @ Kansas City

May 15
Boston 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 8 0
Kansas City 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 6 13 0
Torrez, Burgmeier (7), Stanley (9) and Fisk
Splittorff and Porter
WP: Splittorff (3-2), LP: Burgmeier (2-2)
HR: Remy (1), Hurdle (2)

Clint Hurdle went 2-3, including a 2-run HR, and drove in 3 to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 6-5 come from behind victory over the Boston Red Sox. The HR started the scoring for Kansas City in the 2nd then the teams traded runs in the 3rd on an RBI groundout by Bob Bailey and an RBI single by Hurdle repectively. Boston tied the game on RBI singles by Fred Lynn and Butch Hobson in the 4th and it stayed tied until Jerry Remy belted a 2-run HR in the top of the 8th. The Royals got a run on an RBI single by Poquette then Darrell Porter and Amos Otis both had RBI singles in the bottom of the 9th to win the game.

May 16
Boston 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 11 2
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0
Eckersley and Fisk
Gale, Paschall (7) and Quirk
WP: Eckersley (5-1), LP: Gale (0-2)
HR: Scott (4), Cowens (6)

Dennis Eckersley hurled a 5-hit complete game and brought a shutout into the 9th inning as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals, 4-1, to split the 2-game series. Boston got 2 runs in the 3rd on a 2-run HR by George Scott and 2 more in the 7th on an RBI single by Carlton Fisk and a sac fly by Fred Lynn. Cowens delivered a solo HR in the bottom of the 9th to avoid the shutout.

May 19,20,21(2) @ Detroit

May 19
Boston 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 2
Detroit 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 7 13 2
Lee, Campbell (6), Drago (8), Stanley (10) and Fisk
Wilcox, Glynn (2), Sutton (6), Foucault (10) and Parrish
WP: Foucault (2-0), LP: Drago (2-1)
HR: Rice (8), Kemp (3)

Jim Rice (pog) went 2-5 with a 2-run HR and drove in 4 of the Red Sox's 6 runs but the Detroit Tigers battled back from a 6-0 deficit to defeat the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings, 7-6 thanks to an RBI groundout by Mankowski. Boston jumped out to a 6-0 lead on a 2-run HR by Rice in the 1st plus a 2-run single by Jerry Remy and a 2-run double by Rice in the 2nd. The Tigers got solo runs from an RBI single by Lance Parrish, 2 RBI singles by Alan Trammell plus a solo HR by Steve Kemp. Woods drove in a pair of runs on a 2-run double off Dick Drago (2-1) in the 8th to tie the game before John Wockenfuss had beaten out a throw from Bob Stanley to home on a slow roller by Mankowski to win the game.

May 20
Boston 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Detroit 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 x - 4 6 0
Tiant and Montgomery
Billingham, Taylor (9) and Parrish
WP: Billingham (1-1), LP: Tiant (2-4), SV: Taylor (1)
HR: Lynn (4), Hobson (4), Corcoran (2)

Fred Lynn went 2-4 including a 2-run HR to tie the game but Jason Thompson drove in Alan Trammell on a sac fly in the bottom of the 5th to break a 3-3 tie as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox, 4-3. Detroit got on the board first on a 2-run HR by Corcoran in the bottom of the 2nd before Lynn's blast tied the game and Butch Hobson followed it with a solo HR to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead. John Wockenfuss drove in the tying run in the bottom of the 4th on a groundout in the last half of the 4th.

May 21 (1 of 2)
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0
Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
Ripley and Fisk
Arroyo, Hiller (9) and Wockenfuss
WP: Ripley (1-4), LP: Arroyo (1-2)
HR: none

Allen Ripley scattered 5 hits and went the distance as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers, 2-0 to take the opening game of the double header. Boston's runs came on an RBI double by Carlton Fisk and an RBI single by Butch Hobson. Carl Yastrzemski was activated from the 15-day DL and went 1-4 and scored on Fisk's double in the 2nd for the 1st Boston run.

May 21 (2 of 2)
Boston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 9 0
Detoit 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2
Wright, Campbell (9) and Montgomery
Fidrych, Sutton (7), Hiller (8), Taylor (8), Burnside (8) and Wockenfuss
WP: Wright (3-0), LP: Burnside (0-2), SV: Campbell (2)
HR: Montgomery (1), Wockenfuss 2 (5)

John Wockenfuss (pog) went 2-4 slamming 2 solo HRs in giving Detroit a 2-1 lead before an RBI double by Jim Rice in the 8th and a 2-run HR by Bob Montgomery in the 9th gave the Boston Red Sox a 4-2 win and a sweep of the double header and a split of the 4-game series. The Red Sox's other run came on an RBI single by Carl Yastrzemski in the 1st inning that gave Boston the early 1-0 lead.



MLB News

Awards
Milwaukee's Larry Hisle was selected the AL's Player of the Week for hitting .519 with 3 HRs and 6 RBIs
Los Angeles's Ron Cey was chosen the NL's Player of the Week for hitting .455 with 5 HRs and 8 RBIs

MLB Injuries
5/21 - San Diego's Dave Winfield will miss up to 6 weeks with a fractured ulna.

Contracts
5/18 - The Cincinnati Reds and star second baseman Joe Morgan agreed to a $11,016,000 contract extension that will keep the 34-year old in town 3 years longer.
5/20 - The New York Yankees announced that Don Gullett has agreed to a 4-year, $3,050,000 contract extension.
5/21 - Montreal officials and Gary Carter shook hands on a $4,174,000 deal. The extension will keep Carter from becoming a free agent for at least 2 years.

[doncoryell]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings and Leaders as of May 21, 1978

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Boston             23  18  .561  --     St.Louis           27  15  .643  --
Milwaukee          21  17  .553   0.5   Philadelphia       21  17  .553   4
Toronto            22  19  .537   1     Monteal            22  18  .550   4
New York           20  19  .513   2     New York           21  22  .488   6.5
Cleveland          20  20  .500   2.5   Pittsburgh         19  20  .487   6.5
Detroit            19  20  .487   3     Chicago            15  23  .395  10
Baltimore          19  22  .463   4

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            23  16  .590  --     Cincinnati         29  11  .725  --
Kansas City        19  17  .528   2.5   Houston            19  22  .463  10.5
California         20  20  .500   3.5   San Diego          18  22  .450  11
Seattle            21  21  .500   3.5   Los Angeles        17  22  .436  11.5
Minnesota          21  23  .477   4.5   Atlanta            16  24  .400  13
Oakland            20  22  .476   4.5   San Francisco      16  24  .400  13
Texas              12  26  .316  10.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
A.Cowens,KC          .382               T.Simmons,STL        .364
J.Norris,CLE         .342               R.Hebner,PHI         .361
R.Carew,MIN          .341               G.Foster,CIN         .361
A.Thornton,CLE       .340               D.Parker,PIT         .355
L.Hisle,MIL          .338               D.Thomas,SD          .347
C.Reynolds,SEA       .338               D.Walling,HOU        .339
R.Carty,SEA          .333               W.Stargell,PIT       .338

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         13               R.Cey,LA               13
L.Hisle,MIL            12               W.Stargell,PIT         12
A.Thornton,CLE         10               B.McBride,PHI          11
B.Bonds,CHI             9               J.Morrison,PHI         11
R.Staub,MIN             9               T.Simmons,STL          11
D.Baylor,CAL            8               G.Foster,CIN           10
R.Jackson,NY            8               O.Gamble,SD            10

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Staub,MIN            34               C.Summers,CIN          45
L.Roberts,SEA          33               G.Foster,CIN           36
J.Rice,BOS             30               T.Simmons,STL          32
W.Nordhagen,CHI        29               O.Gamble,SD            30
A.Thornton,CLE         29               W.Stargell,PIT         30
D.Baylor,CAL           28               D.Winfield,SD          30
D.Porter,KC            28               J.Ferguson,HOU         28

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
A.Cowens,KC            28               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       36
J.Grubb,CLE            28               J.Cruz,HOU             35
C.Reynolds,SEA         28               G.Foster,CIN           30
A.Thornton,CLE         28               P.Rose,CIN             30
R.Howell,TOR           27               O.Gamble,SD            29
W.Wilson,KC            27               B.McBride,PHI          29
R.Carew,MIN            26               M.Schmidt,PHI          29

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Sexton,TOR           20               B.McBride,PHI          18
J.Cruz,SEA             16               J.Cruz,HOU             15
M.Page,OAK             13               D.Lopes,LA             15
W.Wilson,KC            13               R.Scott,CHI            15
R.LeFlore,DET          12               O.Moreno,PIT           14
W.Randolph,NY          12               G.Templeton,STL        14
R.Wilfong,MIN          12               E.Miller,ATL           13

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
M.Caldwell,MIL       2.09               L.McWilliams,ATL     2.17
R.Guidry,NY          2.26               J.Koosman,NY         2.20
A.Hassler,KC         2.37               J.Richard,HOU        2.41
R.Jones,SEA          2.47               G.Perry,SD           2.42
M.Paxton,CLE         2.51               W.Garland,ATL        2.76
D.Clyde,CLE          2.54               D***thven,ATL        2.78
M.Fidrych,DET        2.59               B.Blyleven,PIT       2.97

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Augustine,MIL         6               G.Perry,SD              7
N.Ryan,CAL              6               J.Richard,HOU           6
T.Underwood,TOR         6               C.Swan,NY               6
J.Bibby,NY              5               B.Blyleven,PIT          5
D.Eckersley,BOS         5               B.Forsch,STL            5
M.Flanagan,BAL          5               J.Reuss,PIT             5
R.Guidry,NY             5               S.Rodgers,MON           5



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Farmer,MIL           13               D.Tomlin,CIN           14
R.Hinton,CHI           13               S.Lockwood,NY          13
V.Cruz,TOR             12               T.Forster,LA           12
J.Kern,CLE             11               M.Littell,STL          10
M.Marshall,MIN         11               K.Tekulve,PIT          10
E.Sosa,OAK             11               G.Garber,PHI            9
D.LaRoche,CAL           8               G.Lavelle,SF            9
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL             83               J.Richard,HOU          75
R.Guidry,NY            70               B.Blyleven,PIT         48
F.Tanana,CAL           57               C.Swan,NY              47
K.Kravec,CHI           51               G.Perry,SD             46
D.Leonard,KC           51               S.Sanderson,MON        45
J.Bibby,NY             44               T.Seaver,CIN           45
P.Redfern,MIN          42               E.Halicki,SF           41

Philadelphia Phillies

1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru May 21, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Hebner         .361         L.Christenson     3.24
L.Bowa           .326         S.Carlton         5.40
B.Boone          .273
J.Johnstone      .270         
M.Schmidt        .269


Home Runs                     Wins
B.McBride          11         W.Brusstar           4
J.Morrison         11         R.Burris             4
M.Schmidt          10         L.Christenson        4
G.Luzinski          8         G.Garber             2
R.Hebner            5         D.Roberts            2


Runs Batted In                Saves
B.McBride          25         G.Garber             9
J.Morrison         23         W.Brusstar           2
M.Schmidt          22         J.Lonborg            1
R.Hebner           21
G.Luzinski         21


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          18         S.Carlton           39
L.Bowa              4         L.Christenson       30
J.Morrison          4         W.Brusstar          21
M.Schmidt           4         D.Roberts           15
B.Boone             1         R.Burris            14

St.Louis Cardinals

1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru May 21, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .364         B.Forsch          3.03
G.Templeton      .335         J.Denny           3.77
J.Mumphrey       .333         J.Urrea           4.62
G.Adams          .327         E.Rasmussen       6.25
K.Hernandez      .288


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          11         B.Forsch             5
G.Adams             5         M.Littell            4
K.Hernandez         4         J.Urrea              4
J.Dwyer             3         J.Denny              3
L.Brock             1         E.Rasmussen          3


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          32         M.Littell           10
K.Hernandez        28         B.Schultz            2
G.Adams            23         D.O'Brien            1
K.Oberkfell        21
J.Mumphrey         18


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton        14         B.Forsch            35
J.Mumphrey         10         J.Urrea             30
K.Oberkfell         4         E.Rasmussen         29
J.Dwyer             3         J.Denny             19
K.Hernandez         3         A.Lopez             17

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Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Boston Red Sox Team Stats Thru May 21, 1978

1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of May 15-21
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       .385  13  5  3  1   2  0  | .233  .357  .270 129 16 30  4  0  4  15  7 27  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .375  24  9  4  1   4  1  | .307  .386  .356 166 23 51  2  4  1  13 13  7  4  7
2b  Jack Brohamer      .000  10  0  1  0   0  0  | .186  .279  .286  43  4  8  1  0  1   4  6  3  0  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .240  25  6  3  1   3  0  | .223  .378  .253 148 17 33  9  1  4  19  6 35  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .160  25  4  2  0   0  0  | .208  .277  .246 173 18 36  7  1  1  11  9 18  1  1
ss  Frank Duffy        .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .188  .188  .235  16  1  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .333  12  4  1  0   2  0  | .341  .529  .385  85 12 29  4  0  4   9  5  7  2  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .375  24  9  3  1   4  0  | .261  .435  .348 138 17 36 10  1  4  18 19 17  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .130  23  3  1  0   0  0  | .282  .460  .331 124 14 35  7  0  5  16  9 26  0  1
dh  Jim Rice           .385  26 10  3  1   5  0  | .259  .465  .306 170 25 44  9  1  8  30 11 30  2  2
dh  Bob Bailey         .000   3  0  0  0   0  0  | .063  .063  .091  29  2  2  0  0  0   1  0  7  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .143   7  1  1  0   0  0  | .220  .240  .350  50  7 11  1  0  0   3 10 14  0  0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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       .294  17  5  1  0   2  0  | .240  .329  .296 146 10 35  5  1  2  23 10 34  1  2
C   Fred Kendall       .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .714 1.286  .750   7  2  5  1  0  1   1  1  1  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .429   7  3  1  1   2  0  | .333  .778  .400   9  2  3  1  0  1   2  1  2  0  0



                      Week of May 15-21
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  2  6.1  4,26  |  2  2  5.05  1.35  6  6 35.2  40 20  7  8 11
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  8  9.0  1.00  |  5  1  2.80  1.03  9  9 61.0  61 19 10  2 40
Bill Lee            0  0  0  1  5.1  5.06  |  2  3  3.50  1.09  9  9 61.2  62 24 11  5  9
Allen Ripley        1  0  0  3  9.0  0.00  |  1  4  4.79  1.26  7  7 41.1  44 22  6  8 18
Luis Tiant          0  1  0  2  8.0  4.50  |  2  4  3.65  1.05  6  5 37.0  32 15  4  7 17
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Stanley         0  0  0  0  0.2  0.00  |  3  0  3.31  1.42 17  2 35.1  42 13  1  8  2
Tom Burgmeier       0  1  0  1  2.0 13.50  |  2  2  3.19  1.03 15  1 31.0  24 11  6  8 12
Dick Drago          0  1  0  0  1.1  6.75  |  2  1  2.76  1.59 11  3 16.1  23  5  0  3  7
Bill Campbell       0  0  1  1  3.1  5.40  |  1  1  1.71  0.81 11  2 21.0  13  4  0  4 14
Jim Wright          1  0  0  2  8.0  2.25  |  3  0  2.20  1.10  5  0 32.2  32  8  4  4 15


Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          XTRA BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.251 .305 .382   170   361   106   36  109  231  10           3.38  156  373   .259    49   57  146
  13   14   10     9     9     6    5    9   13  14 AL Rank      3    5    7      3    14    1   14

[doncoryell]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

This is a really nice OOTP Game you got going here Don.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks.

[doncoryell]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

May 22,23,24,25 @ Toronto

May 22
Boston 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2
Toronto 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 x - 6 9 0
Torrez, Stanley (5) and Fisk
Garvin, Cruz (9) and Cerone
WP: Garvin (4-5), LP: Torrez (2-3), SV: Cruz (13)
HR: Evans (6), Sexton (3), Hutton (2)

Jerry Garvin (4-5) hurled 8 1/3 innings allowing 2 runs and 7 hits as he lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Toronto opened the scoring with Tom Hutton belting a 3-run HR in the 4th and Boston answered right back in the 5th with a 2-run HR by Dwight Evans. The Blue Jays tacked on 2 more runs off Red Sox starter Mike Torrez (2-3) on a 2-run single by Otto Velez in their half of the 5th to take a 5-2 lead. Jimmy Sexton added an insurance run in the 7th with his 3rd HR of the season to end the scoring. Boston tried to come back with 2 on and 1 out but Victor Cruz shuts the door for Toronto.

May 23
Boston 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 11 1
Toronto 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 x - 6 10 0
Eckersley, Burgmeier (6) and Fisk
Underwood, Wallace (7), Cruz (9) and Ashby
WP: Underwood (7-3), LP: Eckersley (5-1), SV: Cruz (14)
HR: Bailey (1), Hutton (3)

Tom Hutton went 2-3 with a HR and 4 RBIs in leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox in the second game of the 4-game series. Toronto and Boston traded runs on an RBI single by Hutton in the 2nd and an RBI single by Jerry Remy in the 3rd. The Red Sox got 3 runs in the 4th on a 2-run HR by Bob Bailey and another RBI single by Remy but the Blue Jays answered right back with a 3-run HR by Hutton in their half of the 4th. Toronto's Bill Stein and Jimmy Sexton drove in runs in the 6th to give the Blue Jays a 6-4 lead off Red Sox starter Dennis Eckersley (5-2), who suffered his second straight loss of the season. Victor Cruz came on in the 9th and threw a wild pitch, allowing Frank Duffy to score, but he closed the game out for Toronto. Rick Burleson, Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski each left the game due to injuries. Jim Rice suffered a fractured wrist and was placed on the 15-day DL following the game.

May 24
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
Toronto 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 x - 6 9 0
Lee, Drago (7) and Fisk
Ruhle, Wallace (9), Willis (9) and Ashby
WP: Ruhle (6-3), LP: Lee (2-4), SV: Willis (1)
HR: Fisk (3), Manning (2)

Vern Ruhle allowed 2 runs and 6 hits through 8 innings as he hurled the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Toronto opened the scoring off Bill Lee (2-4) with a 2-run HR by Rick Manning in the last of the 5th but Boston answered right back with an RBI ground out by Bernie Carbo and a solo HR by Carlton Fisk in the top of the 6th. The Blue Jays plated 4 runs in the last of the 7th to break the 2-2 tie on an RBI double by Alan Ashby, a 2-run triple by Jimmy Sexton and an error by Boston first baseman Fred Kendall.

May 25
Boston 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 - 8 14 1
Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 - 5 13 2
Tiant, Campbell (7), Stanley (9) and Fisk
Colborn, Willis (4), Murphy (7) and Ashby
WP: Tiant (3-4), LP: Colborn (0-2), SV: Stanley (3)
HR: Mayberry (6)

Butch Hobson went 2-5 and drove in 3 runs as he led the Boston Red Sox to an 8-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays to avoid being swept. Carl Yastrzemski went 3-4 with an RBI in the 1st to open the game. Boston got RBI singles from Hobson and Jack Brohamer in the 3rd then an RBI ground out by Carlton Fisk and a 2-run single by Hobson off Toronto starter Jim Colborn to open a 6-0 lead. John Mayberry homered and Bill Stein drove in a run with a double to make it 6-2 then the Red Sox got a run in the 7th and one in the 9th on ground outs by Rick Burleson give Boston back the 6-run lead. Toronto scored on a wild pitch and singles by Rick Manning and Otto Velez before Bob Stanley finally closed the door for the game.


May 26,27,28(2) vs Detroit

May 26
Detroit 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 6 12 0
Boston 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 x - 7 12 1
Fidrych, Burnside (8) and Wockenfuss
Ripley, Burgmeier (6), Stanley (7) and Fisk
WP: Stanley (4-0), LP: Fidrych (2-6)
HR: Wockenfuss (8), Carbo (1), Fisk (4)

Bernie Carbo, placed in the starting lineup to fill in for Jim Rice, went 3-4 with a HR and 3 RBIs led the Boston Red Sox to a come from behind 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of the 4-game weekend series. Carbo opened the scoring in the last of the 1st with an RBI single off Mark Fidrych (2-6) to give Boston the lead but a 2-run double by Lou Whitaker made it 2-1 Detroit in the 3rd. Carlton Fisk belted a 2-run HR to give the Red Sox the lead then John Wockenfuss hits a 3-run HR in the top of the 6th and Steve Kemp hits a sac fly in the 7th to give the Tigers a 6-3 lead. An RBI triple by Rick Burleson followed by an RBI single by Jerry Remy and a 2-run HR by Carbo, all in the bottom of the 8th, gave Boston the lead for good.

May 27
Detroit 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 - 4 14 0
Boston 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 x - 5 10 1
Billingham, Sutton (6) and Parrish
Wright, Drago (6), Burgmeier (8), Campbell (9) and Montgomery
WP: Wright (4-0), LP: Billingham (1-2), SV: Campbell (3)
HR: none

Bernie Carbo carried his hitting momentum as he went 2-4 and drove in a pair of runs in leading the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Back-to-back RBI doubles by Fred Lynn and Carbo opened the game in the last of the 1st and Boston added 2 more in the 3rd on RBI singles by Carbo and Carl Yastrzemski to give them a 4-0 lead. Detroit scored 2 runs in the 5th on an RBI double by Alan Trammell and an RBI single by Lou Whitaker to cut the Tiger deficit in half then the teams traded runs in the 7th on RBI singles by Ben Oglivie and Jerry Remy to make the score 5-3 Red Sox. The Tigers added a run off reliever Tom Burgmeier on a single by Jason Thompson before Bill Campbell came in and preserved the Boston win.

May 28 - 1 of 2
Detroit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 x - 4 10 0
Morris and Parrish
Torrez, Campbell (7) and Fisk
WP: Torrez (3-3), LP: Morris (2-3), SV: Campbell (4)
HR: Kemp (4), Lynn (5)

Fred Lynn went 3-4 including a 3-run HR to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 win in the first game of the double header. Detroit opened the scoring with an RBI single by Ron LeFlore in the top of the 2nd before Lynn belted his 3-run HR to give the Red Sox a 3-1 lead. Boston added a run on a bases-loaded walk by Carlton Fisk to increase the lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the 7th then Detroit's Steve Kemp crushed a solo HR off Boston reliever Bill Campbell to open the top of the 8th before "Soup" slammed the door shut to pick up his 2nd save in straight games.

May 28
Detroit 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 1
Slaton, Foucault (9) and Parrish
Eckersley and Fisk
WP: Slaton (5-3), LP: Eckersley (5-3), SV: Foucault (10)
HR: Corcoran (3)

Jim Slaton (5-3) allowed 2 runs on 7 hits through 8 innings to hurl the Detroit Tigers to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in the nightcap of the twin-bill to avoid a series sweep. Detroit opened the scoring with a sac fly by Ben Oglivie off Boston starter Dennis Eckersley (5-3) then added two more in the 5th on a 2-run HR by Tim Corcoran. Boston was able to only get solo runs in the 5th and the 8th on RBI doubles by Butch Hobson and Carlton Fisk, respectively, as the Tigers held on for the win.



MLB News

Awards
John Wockenfuss, catcher for the Detroit Tigers, was named the AL Player of the Week. Wockenfuss put up a .440 average as he pounded out 11 hits, 5 HRs, 8 RBIs and scored 7 runs.
Philadelphia first baseman Richie Hebner was selected the NL Player of the Week for compiling these stats: 22 AB, 7 R, 10 H, .455 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB, .538 OBP.

MLB Injuries
5/23 - Boston's Jim Rice is expected to miss 2 weeks due to a fractured wrist.
5/23 - Chicago White Sox's Chet Lemon is expected to miss 7-8 months due to a fractured cheekbone.
5/26 - Philadelphia's Larry Bowa has a inguinal hernia and is expected to be out up to 2 weeks.
5/27 - Houston's Denny Walling has a tender shoulder and is expected to miss 2 weeks.
5/27 - San Diego's Bob Shirley is likely to be out for 2 weeks due to dead arm syndrome.

Contract News
5/24 - Ivan DeJesus has come to terms with the Cubs and he will be sticking around town another 3 years for $2,252,443.

Milestones & Achievements
5/25 - Houston's Terry Puhl torches Giants for 5 hits.

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Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings & Leaders as of May 28, 1978

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee          25  18  .581  --     St.Louis           31  17  .646  --
Boston             27  22  .551   1     Montreal           26  21  .553   4.5
New York           25  21  .543   1.5   Philadelphia       24  20  .545   5
Toronto            26  23  .531   2     Pittsburgh         22  24  .478   8
Cleveland          23  24  .489   4     New York           22  27  .449   9.5
Detroit            23  24  .489   4     Chicago            17  27  .386  12
Baltimore          22  27  .449   6

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            25  21  .543  --     Cincinnati         33  13  .717  --
California         23  23  .500   2     Houston            24  23  .511   9.5
Seattle            25  25  .500   2     Los Angeles        20  25  .444  12.5
Minnesota          25  26  .490   2.5   San Diego          20  26  .435  13
Oakland            23  25  .479   3     Atlanta            19  27  .413  14
Kansas City        21  23  .477   3     San Francisco      19  27  .413  14
Texas              17  28  .378   7.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
B.Bochte,SEA         .371               R.Hebner,PHI         .371
A.Cowens,KC          .364               D.Parker,PIT         .360
R.Carew,MIN          .346               T.Simmons,STL        .352
J.Norris,CLE         .339               G.Foster,CIN         .351
R.LeFlore,DET        .339               R.Knight,SD          .345
W.Wilson,KC          .339               K.Griffey Sr,CIN     .340
R.Jackson,NY         .337               G.Templeton,STL      .335

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         14               W.Stargell,PIT         14
L.Hisle,MIL            13               R.Cey,LA               13
A.Thornton,CLE         13               M.Schmidt,PHI          13
R.Staub,MIN            11               J.Morrison,PHI         12
D.Baylor,CAL           10               T.Simmons,STL          12
B.Bonds,CHI            10               O.Gamble,SD            11
E.Murray,BAL           10               B.McBride,PHI          11

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Staub,MIN            42               C.Summers,CIN          51
L.Roberts,SEA          41               G.Foster,CIN           40
A.Thornton,CLE         37               T.Simmons,STL          36
D.Baylor,CAL           32               D.Parker,PIT           35
W.Nordhagen,CHI        31               W.Stargell,PIT         35
R.Jones,SEA            30               D.Baker,LA             34
J.Rice,BOS             30               O.Gamble,SD            34

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
J.Grubb,CLE            34               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       41
R.Howell,TOR           34               J.Cruz,HOU             36
W.Randolph,NY          33               M.Schmidt,PHI          36
C.Reynolds,SEA         33               D.Parker,PIT           34
A.Thornton,CLE         33               G.Foster,CIN           33
M.Page,OAK             32               C.Summers,CIN          33
R.Carew,MIN            31               O.Gamble,SD            32

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Randolph,NY          21               B.McBride,PHI          20
J.Sexton,TOR           20               J.Cruz,HOU             19
J.Cruz,SEA             19               D.Lopes,LA             19
W.Wilson,KC            16               E.Miller,ATL           16
R.LeFlore,DET          15               O.Moreno,PIT           15
B.Molinaro,CHI         15               R.Scott,CHI            15
M.Page,OAK             15               G.Templeton,STL        14

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
R.Guidry,NY          2.01               J.Richard,HOU        2.35
M.Caldwell,MIL       2.31               L.McWilliams,ATL     2.53
M.Paxton,CLE         2.55               G.Perry,SD           2.56
J.Matlack,TEX        2.61               B.Blyleven,PIT       2.74
R.Jones,SEA          2.82               T.Hausman,NY         2.86
J.Garvin,TOR         2.82               B.Forsch,STL         3.07
P.Splittorff,KC      2.89               R.Burris,PHI         3.18

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Augustine,MIL         7               J.Richard,HOU           8
T.Underwood,TOR         7               G.Perry,SD              7
M.Flanagan,BAL          6               B.Blyleven,PIT          6
R.Guidry,NY             6               B.Forsch,STL            6
F.Jenkins,TEX           6               S.Rogers,MON            6
R.Langford,OAK          6               C.Swan,NY               6
N.Ryan,CAL              6               L.Christenson,PHI       5



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Farmer,MIL           16               D.Tomlin,CIN           17
V.Cruz,TOR             15               T.Forster,LA           14
R.Hinton,CHI           15               S.Lockwood,NY          14
E.Sosa,OAK             13               G.Garber,PHI           11
M.Marshall,MIN         12               G.Lavelle,SF           11
J.Kern,CLE             11               J.Sambito,HOU          11
D.LaRoche,CAL          11               K.Tekulve,PIT          11
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL             98               J.Richard,HOU          90
R.Guidry,NY            77               B.Blyleven,PIT         54
K.Kravec,CHI           59               G.Perry,SD             54
D.Leonard,KC           58               T.Seaver,CIN           52
F.Tanana,CAL           57               P.Niekro,ATL           51
D.Gullett,NY           55               C.Swan,NY              50
J.Bibby,NY             54               S.Sanderson,MON        49

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru May 28, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Hebner         .371         R.Burris          3.18
L.Bowa           .313         L.Christenson     3.70
B.Boone          .300         S.Carlton         4.96
M.Schmidt        .273         
J.Johnstone      .272


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt          13         L.Christenson        5
J.Morrison         12         W.Brusstar           4
B.McBride          11         R.Burris             4
G.Luzinski          8         G.Garber             3
R.Hebner            7         J.Kaat               2


Runs Batted In                Saves
R.Hebner           28         G.Garber            11
M.Schmidt          28         W.Brusstar           3
B.McBride          27         J.Lonborg            1
J.Morrison         24
G.Luzinski         23


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          20         S.Carlton           45
J.Morrison          5         L.Christenson       33
M.Schmidt           5         W.Brusstar          26
L.Bowa              4         R.Burris            15
B.Boone             1         D.Roberts           15

St.Louis Cardinals Leaders

1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru May 28, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .352         B.Forsch          3.07
G.Templeton      .335         J.Denny           3.67
G.Adams          .330         J.Urrea           4.33
J.Mumphrey       .324         E.Rasmussen       6.27
K.Hernandez      .303


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          12         B.Forsch             6
G.Adams             5         M.Littell            4
K.Hernandez         5         J.Urrea              4
J.Dwyer             4         J.Denny              3
L.Brock             1         E.Rasmussen          3


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          36         M.Littell           10
K.Hernandez        32         B.Schultz            3
G.Adams            25         D.O'Brien            2
J.Mumphrey         23         R.Thomas             1
K.Oberkfell        22


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton        14         B.Forsch            38
J.Mumphrey         12         J.Urrea             34
K.Oberkfell         5         E.Rasmussen         32
J.Dwyer             3         J.Denny             23
K.Hernandez         3         A.Lopez             20

Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Thru May 28, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Monday         .285         B.Hooton          3.42
R.Cey            .277         R.Rhoden          3.46
D.Baker          .275         T.John            3.61
J.Essian         .275         B.Welch           6.16
S.Garvey         .262


Home Runs                     Wins
R.Cey              13         R.Rhoden             5
D.Baker             9         B.Hooton             3
R.Monday            8         T.John               3
R.Smith             7         B.Welch              3
S.Garvey            6         D.Rau                2


Runs Batted In                Saves
D.Baker            34         T.Forster           14
R.Cey              30         B.Castillo           1
S.Garvey           25         
R.Monday           21         
R.Smith            17


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
D.Lopes            19         R.Rhoden            42
S.Garvey            7         B.Hooton            41
D.Baker             2         B.Welch             39
V.Davalillo         2         T.John              34
R.Monday            2         D.Rau               28

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Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Red Sox Team Stats as of May 28, 1978

1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of May 22-28
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       .000   1  0  0  0   0  0  | .231  .354  .268 130 16 30  4  0  4  15  7 27  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .407  27 11  7  0   4  1  | .321  .404  .374 193 30 62  3  5  1  17 17 10  5  9
2b  Jack Brohamer      .200  20  4  2  0   1  0  | .190  .254  .271  63  6 12  1  0  1   5  7  5  0  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .276  29  8  1  0   4  0  | .232  .373  .269 177 18 41 11  1  4  23  9 38  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .160  25  4  2  0   3  0  | .202  .283  .243 198 20 40  9  2  1  14 11 20  1  1
ss  Frank Duffy        .100  10  1  3  0   0  0  | .154  .231  .241  26  4  4  0  1  0   0  3  6  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .435  23 10  1  0   2  0  | .361  .509  .420 108 13 39  4  0  4  11  9 11  2  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .300  20  6  5  1   4  0  | .266  .449  .350 158 22 42 12  1  5  22 21 19  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .286  28  8  3  1   2  0  | .283  .454  .339 152 17 43  8  0  6  18 13 33  0  1
dh  #Jim Rice          .375   8  3  0  0   0  0  | .264  .466  .309 178 25 47 10  1  8  30 11 32  2  2
dh  Bob Bailey         .286  14  4  2  1   3  0  | .140  .209  .159  43  4  6  0  0  1   4  1 10  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .435  23 10  5  1   6  0  | .288  .356  .402  73 12 21  2  0  1   9 14 15  0  0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  3  2   6  0  | .230  .351  .282 174 13 40  7  1  4  29 11 38  1  2
C   Fred Kendall       .313  16  5  1  0   0  0  | .435  .783  .458  23  3 10  3  1  1   1  1  3  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .000   4  0  0  0   0  0  | .231  .538  .286  13  2  3  1  0  1   2  1  2  0  0



                      Week of May 22-28
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Torrez         1  1  0  3 10.1  5.23  |  3  3  5.09  1.46  8  8 46.0  53 26  8 14 14
Dennis Eckersley    0  2  0  6 14.2  5.52  |  5  3  3.33  1.03 11 11 75.2  75 28 12  3 46
Bill Lee            0  1  0  2  6.1  7.11  |  2  4  3.84  1.10 10 10 68.0  69 29 12  6 11
Allen Ripley        0  0  0  4  5.1  6.75  |  1  4  5.01  1.29  8  8 46.2  50 26  6 10 22
Luis Tiant          1  0  0  4  6.0  3.00  |  3  4  3.56  1.14  7  6 43.0  42 17  5  7 21
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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         1  0  1  1  7.2  1.17  |  4  0  2.93  1.30 20  3 43.0  47 14  2  9  3
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  1  4.1  6.23  |  2  2  3.57  1.22 18  1 35.1  34 14  7  9 13
Bill Campbell       0  0  2  6  5.2  4.76  |  1  1  2.36  0.90 14  4 26.2  18  7  1  6 20
Dick Drago          0  0  0  3  3.2  2.45  |  2  1  2.70  1.55 13  3 20.0  27  6  0  4 10
Jim Wright          1  0  0  5  5.0  3.60  |  4  0  2.39  1.17  6  0 37.2  39 10  4  5 20


Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          XTRA BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.257 .313 .390   205   440   130   42  136  269  11           3.59  194  454   .264    57   73  181
  13   11   10     9     8     4    6    8   13  14 AL Rank      3    4    9      3    14    1   14

[Marino]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Ron Cey is the man!

[doncoryell]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

May 29,30,31 vs Toronto

May 29
Toronto 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 - 9 12 1
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 5 8 0
Colborn, Wallace (9) and Ashby
Lee, Stanley (2), Burgmeier (4) and Fisk
WP: Colborn (1-2), LP: Lee (2-5)
HR: Kranepool (1), Sexton (4), Remy (2), Hobson (5)

Ed Kranepool belted a 3-run HR in the 1st off Bill Lee (2-5) and went 2-4 in leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox. He hit the homer following an RBI single by Roy Howell. The Blue Jays got a solo run in the 2nd on an RBI single by Rick Bosetti then scored two more in the 4th on RBI singles by Tom Hutton and Al Woods. Jimmy Sexton clouted a solo HR in the 5th and Tim Nordbrook added an RBI triple to provide the other Blue Jays runs, Boston scored one run in the 2nd on an RBI single by Rick Burleson then nothing until the 9th when Butch Hobson hit a solo HR and Jerry Remy smashed a 3-run HR.

May 30
Toronto 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 0
Boston 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 7 13 0
Clancy, Willis (4), Wallace (6), Buskey (8) and Cerone
Tiant, Drago (8) and Fisk
WP: Tiant (4-4), LP: Clancy (2-3)
HR: Mayberry (8), Hutton (4), Carbo (2)

John Mayberry went 3-4, including a solo HR, but it wasn't enough as the Red Sox battered starter Jim Clancy (2-3) around for 7 runs and 9 hits in 3 2/3 innings and defeated the Blue Jays, 7-3. Boston starter Luis Tiant (4-4) went 7 2/3 innings allowing 3 runs and 8 hits to pick up the win. Toronto's other runs were scored by a solo HR by Tom Hutton and an RBI double by Al Woods. Bernie Carbo started the scoring with a solo HR in the last of the 1st then the Red Sox added 4 more on RBI singles by Fred Lynn and Butch Hobson, plus an RBI double by Jerry Remy and a base-loaded walk by Carl Yastrzemski. Carlton Fisk rounded out the Bosox scoring with a 2-run single in the 4th.

May 31
Toronto 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 9 0
Garvin, Cruz (9) and Ashby, Cerone (9)
Torrez, Campbell (8) and Fisk
WP: Garvin (5-5), LP: Torrez (3-4), SV: Cruz (16)
HR: Lynn (6)

Roy Howell went 3-4 driving in two runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in the rubber game of the 3-game series. Rick Manning drove in the other Toronto run on a sac fly in the 2nd to start the scoring. Fred Lynn drove in both Boston runs on a ground out and a solo HR.

June 2,3,4 @ California

June 2
Boston 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
California 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 9 1
Eckersley, Burgmeier (10) and Fisk
Ryan, LaRoche (10) and Downing
WP: LaRoche (4-0), LP: Burgmeier (2-3)
HR: Fairly (9), Solaita (5), Hampton (4)

Tony Solaita belted a 3-run HR in the 4th inning off Dennis Eckersley to tie the game at 4-4 and led the California Angels to a 5-4 win in 11 innings over the Boston Red Sox in the first of a 3-game series. Carlton Fisk's 2-run double in the 1st gave Boston the quick lead then after Hampton's solo HR in the 3rd, the Red Sox added two more in the 4th on an RBI single by Dwight Evans and a sac fly by Frank Duffy to make it 4-1 before Solaita's blast. Ron Fairly crushed a walk off HR, announced as one of the longest ever hit at Anaheim Stadium, off reliever Tom Burgmeier (2-3) to win the game for California.

June 3
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
California 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 x - 5 10 0
Ripley, Wright (7) and Fisk
Tanana and Downing
WP: Tanana (3-6), LP: Ripley (1-5)
HR: Baylor 2 (13)

Frank Tanana allowed one run, scattering 6 hits and striking out 12, to hurl the California Angels to a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. Don Baylor had a pair of 2-run HRs and Brian Downing had an RBI single to provide the offensive backup for Tanana. Boston's only run came in the 6th on a sac fly by Fred Lynn.

June 4
Boston 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 - 5 13 0
California 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 3 7 1
Lee and Fisk
Frost, Brett (7) and Downing
WP: Lee (3-5), LP: Frost (4-5)
HR: Scott (5), Rettenmund (2)

Bill Lee bounced back from a poor pitching performance and scattered 7 hits, allowing 3 runs, to pitch the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the California Angels to avoid being swept in the series. A solo HR by George Scott and an RBI single by Yaz gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead before Merv Rettenmund smashed a 2-run HR to tie the game in the 6th. Carlton Fisk broke the 2-2 tie with a 2-run double in the 7th and the Red Sox got an insurance run on an error by Ike Hampton. Ron Jackson drove in the other California run on a ground out in the 7th.


MLB News

Monthly Awards
Baltimore's Eddie Murray captured the AL Player of the Month for May by averaging .306 with 9 HRs, 21 RBIs, 21 runs scored, 12 walks and a .368 on-base percentage.
Pittsburgh's Dave Parker snatched the NL Player of the Month for May by batting .380 with 7 HRs, 28 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
Cleveland's Mike Paxton was awarded the AL Pitcher of the Month for May with these impressive statistics: 5-1 record, 2.27 ERA, 7 GS, 43.2 IP, 39 HA, 15 BB, 21 K, .235 OBA.
Montreal's Steve Rogers was named the NL Pitcher of the Month for May with a 5-0 record, 2.12 ERA, 6 GS, 46.2 IP, 23 K, .241 OBA.
Milwaukee's Paul Molitor was awarded the AL Rookie of the Month for May with these numbers: 97 AB, 13 R, 30 H, .309 BA, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 5 BB, .343 OBP.
Atlanta's Bob Horner was chosen the NL Rookie of the Month for May by posting a .216 average while racking up 21 hits, 10 home runs and 19 RBIs.

Weekly Awards
Milwaukee's Paul Molitor was named the AL Player of the Week after collecting 14 hits in 24 at bats (.583 average), 1 HR, 4 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
St.Louis's Steve Ontiveros was selected the NL Player of the Week for stroking 10 hits in 17 at bats, 2 HRs, 8 RBIs and 7 runs scored.

Injury News
6/04 - San Diego's Gene Tenace is expected to be out of action for 5 weeks after suffering a strained hamstring muscle.

Contract News
5/30 - Mike Schmidt announced that he'd agreed to terms with the Phillies today. Officials declined to specify a salary publicly, but in private say the figure is $3,583,000 per year.
6/03 - The New York Mets announced that an agreement has been reached with Jerry Koosman to continue as their starting pitcher for another 3 years. The salary amount was not disclosed.

[doncoryell]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings and Leaders as of June 4, 1978

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee          29  22  .569  --     St.Louis           36  20  .643  --
New York           29  24  .547   1     Montreal           29  24  .547   5.5
Boston             29  26  .527   2     Philadelphia       26  24  .520   7
Detroit            28  26  .519   2.5   New York           27  29  .482   9
Toronto            28  27  .509   3     Pittsburgh         25  27  .481   9
Baltimore          27  29  .482   4.5   Chicago            20  30  .400  13
Cleveland          25  28  .472   5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            28  24  .538  --     Cincinnati         38  14  .731  --
California         26  26  .500   2     Houston            27  27  .500  12
Kansas City        25  25  .500   2     Los Angeles        23  28  .451  14.5
Minnesota          28  30  .483   3     San Diego          22  30  .423  16
Oakland            25  28  .472   3.5   Atlanta            21  31  .404  17
Seattle            26  30  .464   4     San Francisco      21  31  .404  17
Texas              22  30  .423   6




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
B.Bochte,SEA         .360               R.Hebner,PHI         .361
R.Carew,MIN          .354               T.Simmons,STL        .358
T.Hutton,TOR         .349               D.Parker,PIT         .355
A.Cowens,KC          .344               G.Foster,CIN         .349
R.LeFlore,DET        .340               R.Knight,SD          .346
W.Wilson,KC          .340               K.Griffey Sr,CIN     .344
R.Carty,SEA          .338               G.Templeton,STL      .338

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         18               J.Morrison,PHI         15
A.Thornton,CLE         15               W.Stargell,PIT         15
L.Hisle,MIL            14               G.Foster,CIN           14
D.Baylor,CAL           13               B.Horner,ATL           14
B.Bonds,CHI            12               T.Simmons,STL          14
E.Murray,BAL           12               C.Summers,CIN          14
R.Smalley,MIN          12               R.Cey,LA               13

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
L.Roberts,SEA          44               C.Summers,CIN          58
R.Staub,MIN            44               G.Foster,CIN           51
A.Thornton,CLE         44               T.Simmons,STL          42
D.Baylor,CAL           40               D.Parker,PIT           41
G.Roenicke,BAL         38               W.Stargell,PIT         40
D.Porter,KC            36               D.Baker,LA             39
B.Bonds,CHI            35               O.Gamble,SD            38

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
J.Grubb,CLE            39               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       46
R.Howell,TOR           36               J.Cruz,HOU             43
G.Roenicke,BAL         36               K.Hernandez,STL        40
A.Thornton,CLE         36               C.Summers,CIN          40
W.Randolph,NY          35               G.Foster,CIN           39
W.Wilson,KC            35               M.Schmidt,PHI          39
R.Jackson,NY           34               T.Simmons,STL          39

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Randolph,NY          27               J.Cruz,HOU             23
J.Sexton,TOR           24               B.McBride,PHI          22
W.Wilson,KC            23               D.Lopes,LA             21
J.Cruz,SEA             20               E.Miller,ATL           20
R.LeFlore,DET          17               O.Moreno,PIT           18
B.Molinaro,CHI         17               J.Mummphrey,STL        17
M.Page,OAK             16               G.Templeton,STL        17

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
R.Guidry,NY          1.96               J.Richard,HOU        2.25
J.Garvin,TOR         2.77               L.McWilliams,ATL     2.44
M.Caldwell,MIL       2.84               H.Dues,MON           2.79
M.Fidrych,DET        2.89               B.Blyleven,PIT       2.91
M.Paxton,CLE         3.03               R.Burris,PHI         3.10
S.Renko,OAK          3.03               G.Perry,SD           3.10
J.Matlack,TEX        3.05               F.Norman,CIN         3.12

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Augustine,MIL         8               J.Richard,HOU           8
J.Bibby,NY              7               B.Blyleven,PIT          7
M.Flanagan,BAL          7               B.Forsch,STL            7
R.Guidry,NY             7               F.Norman,CIN            7
T.Underwood,TOR         7               G.Perry,SD              7
F.Jenkins,TEX           6               S.Rogers,MON            7
K.Kravec,CHI            6               C.Swan,NY               7



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Farmer,MIL           18               D.Tomlin,CIN           20
R.Hinton,CHI           17               S.Lockwood,NY          18
V.Cruz,TOR             16               T.Forster,LA           16
E.Sosa,OAK             15               G.Lavelle,SF           13
M.Marshall,MIN         14               J.Sambito,HOU          13
D.Darwin,MIN           13               G.Garber,PHI           12
S.Foucault,DET         12               K.Tekulve,PIT          12
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL            108               J.Richard,HOU          94
R.Guidry,NY            96               C.Swan,NY              66
F.Tanana,CAL           74               B.Blyleven,PIT         63
K.Kravec,CHI           71               P.Niekro,ATL           59
D.Gullett,NY           64               G.Perry,SD             58
D.Leonard,KC           63               S.Sanderson,MON        57
J.Bibby,NY             60               T.Seaver,CIN           54

Philadelphia Phillies

1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru June 4, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Hebner         .361         R.Burris          3.10
L.Bowa           .313         L.Christenson     3.57
B.Boone          .290         S.Carlton         5.93
J.Morrison       .272         
J.Johnstone      .267


Home Runs                     Wins
J.Morrison         15         L.Christenson        5
M.Schmidt          13         W.Brusstar           4
B.McBride          11         R.Burris             4
G.Luzinski          8         G.Garber             4
R.Hebner            7         J.Kaat               3


Runs Batted In                Saves
J.Morrison         31         G.Garber            12
R.Hebner           29         W.Brusstar           3
B.McBride          29         J.Lonborg            1
M.Schmidt          29
G.Luzinski         25


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          22         S.Carlton           51
J.Morrison          5         L.Christenson       39
M.Schmidt           5         W.Brusstar          30
L.Bowa              4         R.Burris            19
B.Boone             1         R.Reed              19

St.Louis Cardinals

1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru June 4, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .358         J.Denny           3.26
G.Templeton      .338         B.Forsch          3.38
G.Adams          .316         E.Rasmussen       6.52
K.Hernandez      .303         
J.Mumphrey       .300


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          14         B.Forsch             7
K.Hernandez         7         M.Littell            4
G.Adams             6         J.Urrea              4
J.Dwyer             4         J.Denny              3
S.Ontiveros         3         P.Falcone            3


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          42         M.Littell           10
K.Hernandez        38         B.Schultz            4
G.Adams            29         D.O'Brien            3
G.Templeton        26         G.Frazier            1
K.Oberkfell        25         R.Thomas             1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
J.Mumphrey         17         B.Forsch            44
G.Templeton        17         E.Rasmussen         36
K.Hernandez         7         J.Urrea             34
K.Oberkfell         6         J.Denny             26
J.Dwyer             5         A.Lopez             22

Los Angeles Dodgers

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Thru June 4, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Monday         .285         R.Rhoden          3.21
D.Baker          .276         T.John            3.40
S.Garvey         .271         B.Hooton          4.00
R.Cey            .267         B.Welch           6.28
J.Essian         .267


Home Runs                     Wins
R.Cey              13         R.Rhoden             6
D.Baker            11         T.John               4
R.Smith            10         B.Hooton             3
R.Monday            8         D.Sutton             3
S.Garvey            6         B.Welch              3


Runs Batted In                Saves
D.Baker            39         T.Forster           16
R.Cey              31         B.Castillo           1
S.Garvey           26         
R.Smith            22         
R.Monday           21


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
D.Lopes            21         R.Rhoden            46
S.Garvey            7         B.Hooton            43
D.Baker             2         T.John              43
V.Davalillo         2         B.Welch             40
L.Lacy              2         D.Rau               28

[doncoryell]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Team Stats thru June 4, 1978

1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of May 29-June 4
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       .286  14  4  1  1   1  0  | .236  .368  .270 144 17 34  4  0  5  16  7 30  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .348  23  8  2  1   4  2  | .324  .417  .372 216 32 70  4  5  2  21 17 12  7  9
2b  Jack Brohamer      .000   9  0  2  0   0  1  | .167  .222  .268  72  8 12  1  0  1   5  9  6  1  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .208  24  5  2  1   2  0  | .229  .368  .262 201 20 46 11  1  5  25  9 45  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .414  29 12  4  0   1  0  | .229  .308  .267 227 24 52 11  2  1  15 12 23  1  2
ss  Frank Duffy        .000   4  0  0  0   1  0  | .133  .200  .206  30  4  4  0  1  0   1  3  8  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .174  23  4  2  0   2  0  | .328  .458  .397 131 15 43  5  0  4  13 13 15  2  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .227  22  5  3  1   4  0  | .261  .444  .345 180 25 47 13  1  6  26 24 23  0  3
rf  Dwight Evans       .353  17  6  1  0   1  0  | .290  .450  .344 169 18 49  9  0  6  19 14 36  0  1
dh  Bob Bailey         .200   5  1  0  0   0  0  | .146  .208  .163  48  4  7  0  0  1   4  1 11  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .316  19  6  5  1   1  0  | .293  .391  .435  92 17 27  3  0  2  10 22 21  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       .292  24  7  2  0   6  0  | .237  .374  .293 198 15 47 11  2  4  35 13 43  1  2
C   Fred Kendall       .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .435  .783  .458  23  3 10  3  1  1   1  1  3  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .231  .538  .286  13  2  3  1  0  1   2  1  2  0  0



                      Week of May 29-June 4
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Torrez         0  1  0  2  7.2  3.52  |  3  4  4.86  1.42  9  9 53.2  60 29  8 16 16
Dennis Eckersley    0  0  0  6  9.0  4.00  |  5  3  3.40  1.02 12 12 84.2  33 32 14  3 52
Bill Lee            1  1  0  4 10.0  7.20  |  3  5  4.27  1.14 12 12 78.0  81 37 14  8 15
Allen Ripley        0  1  0  6  6.1  7.11  |  1  5  5.26  1.28  9  9 53.0  58 31  8 10 28
Luis Tiant          1  0  0  3  7.2  3.52  |  4  4  3.55  1.14  8  7 50.2  50 20  7  8 24
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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  0  1  2.2  6.75  |  4  0  3.15  1.36 21  3 45.2  51 16  2 11  4
Tom Burgmeier       0  1  0  1  6.1  4.26  |  2  3  3.67  1.18 20  1 41.2  38 17  9 11 14
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  0  1.1  0.00  |  1  1  2.25  0.96 15  4 28.0  20  7  1  7 20
Dick Drago          0  0  0  1  1.1  0.00  |  2  1  2.53  1.50 14  3 21.1  28  6  0  4 11
Jim Wright          0  0  0  0  1.2  0.00  |  4  0  2.29  1.25  7  0 39.1  41 10  4  8 20


Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          XTRA BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.259 .316 .392   229   498   147   47  157  310  14           3.70  222  510   .264    67   86  205
  12   12   11     9     8     6    7    8   13  14 AL Rank      4    3    8      4    14    1   14

[doncoryell]

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

June 5,6 @ Oakland

June 5
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0
Oakland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
Tiant and Fisk, Montgomery (8)
Johnson, Heaverlo (8) and Alexander
WP: Tiant (5-4), LP: Johnson (1-1)
HR - BOS: Lynn (7) OAK: Page (7)

Luis Tiant went the distance scattering 5 hits and striking out 6 in hurling the Boston Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Boston opened the scoring with a sac fly by Carl Yastrzemski then Oakland tied the game on a Mitchell Page solo HR in the bottom of the 4th. Fred Lynn homered in the top of the 6th to break the tie then El Tiante shuts the Athletic lineup down to pick up his 5th win of the season. Carlton Fisk suffered some bruised ribs in a collision with the first baseman on a pickoff throw and was placed on the 15-day DL after the game.

June 6
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0
Torrez, Ripley (12) and Montgomery
Wirth, Coleman (7), Broberg (9) and Robinson
WP: Broberg (2-1), LP: Ripley (1-6)
HR - none

Bruce Robinson singled home Gary Thomasson in the bottom of the 12th off Allen Ripley (1-6) to give the Oakland Athletics a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in 12 innings. Mike Torrez (pog) went 11 innings allowing only 3 hits and striking out 10 before giving way to Ripley in the 12th.

June 9,10,11 @ Seattle

June 9
Boston 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 7 8 0
Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Eckersley and Kendall
Honeycutt, Burke (6) and Stinson
WP: Eckersley (6-3), LP: Honeycutt (4-6)
HR - BOS: Evans 2 (8), Hobson (6)

Dennis Eckersley went the distance allowing only 4 hits and striking out 4 in shuting out the Seattle Mariners, 7-0, for his team leading 6th win. Dwight Evans was the hitting hero as he went 2-2 with 2 HRs and driving in 4 and Butch Hobson added a 2-run HR to aid the power effort. Boston's other run came on an RBI ground out by Carl Yastrzemski.

June 10
Boston 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 0
Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 10 0
Lee, Stanley (8), Drago (9) and Montgomery
Mitchell, Burke (7), House (9) and Pasley
WP: Lee (4-5), LP: Mitchell (6-2), SV: Drago (4)
HR - BOS: Lynn 2 (9), Scott (6)

Bill Lee pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing 6 hits and walking 2, to hurl the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. Boston opened the scoring with Fred Lynn belting a solo HR in the top of the 3rd then added 2 more on a 2-run HR by George Scott in the top of the 4th. The Red Sox made it 4-0 on Fred Lynn's second HR of the game then held on as Seattle rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th on an RBI single by Craig Reynolds and a 2-run single by Kevin Pasley before Dick Drago got Leon Roberts to hit into a double play to preserve the Red Sox win.

June 11
Boston 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 6 16 0
Seattle 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 5 12 0
Wright, Campbell (5), Stanley (8) and Montgomery
Parrott, House (5), Montague (6), Brown (8) and Stinson
WP: Campbell (2-1), LP: House (1-3), SV: Stanley (4)
HR - BOS: Rice (9), Evans (9), Burleson (2); SEA: Meyer (6)

Dwight Evans went 3-5 with a 2-run HR to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners for a 3-game series sweep. Seattle scored first as Craig Reynolds singled in Julio Cruz in the bottom of the 1st then Boston got single runs in the 2nd and 3rd on a double play ground out by George Scott and a solo HR by Rick Burleson, respectively. The Mariners tied the game at 2-2 on an RBI single by Craig Reynolds in the bottom of the 3rd before Jim Rice smacked a 2-run HR off Tom House (1-3) in the top of the 5th to give the Red Sox a 4-2 lead. Seattle came back with RBI singles by Craig Reynolds and Leon Roberts in their half of the 5th then Boston regained the lead with a 2-run HR by Dwight Evans to make it 6-4 Red Sox. Dan Meyer cracked a solo HR in the bottom of the 6th to cut the deficit to 6-5 then a single by Bob Stinson chased Bill Campbell (2-1) to begin the 8th inning. Bob Stanley got Julio Cruz to hit into a double play with the bases loaded to end the threat. Stanley allowed a 2-out single by Leon Roberts in the 9th before getting Rupert Jones to ground out to end the game.


MLB News

Weekly Awards
Mike Vail of the Cleveland Indians was named the AL Player of the Week after posting these numbers: 28 AB, 3 R, 13 H, .464 BA, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, .500 OBP
Reggie Smith of the Los Angeles Dodgers was announced as the NL Player of the Week after batting .355 (11-31) with 5 home runs, 10 RBIs and 8 runs scored.

Injury News
6/7 - Pittsburgh's Bob Sykes suffered a strained tricep muscle and will be out for at least 4 weeks.

Contract News
6/11 - A $4,734,000 package keeping Doug Rau a member of the Dodgers has been accepted by the player and his agent. He will earn $1,578,000 annually over the next 3 years.

Milestones & Achievements
6/7 - Joe Ferguson got 5 hits against Pittsburgh
6/7 - Milwaukee's Mike Caldwell hurls a 1-hit shutout against Detroit
6/7 - Atlanta's Dick Ruthven threw a 3-hit shutout against St.Louis
6/9 - Rick Rhoden of Los Angeles shuts out Expos on 5 hits
6/11 - Ted Simmons cracked 5 hits against Houston