The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

**doncoryell** · 06-12-2009, 08:37 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

MLB Standings and Leaders as of August 13, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           69  49  .585  --     St.Louis           73  45  .619  --
Milwaukee          66  48  .579   1     Philadelphia       69  48  .590   3.5
Boston             64  54  .542   5     New York           60  58  .508  13
Cleveland          59  60  .496  10.5   Montreal           56  64  .467  18
Detroit            55  59  .482  12     Pittsburgh         53  64  .453  19.5
Baltimore          55  65  .458  15     Chicago            51  65  .440  21
Toronto            50  68  .424  19 

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              59  56  .513  --     Cincinnati         72  45  .615  --
Chicago            60  58  .508   0.5   Houston            61  56  .521  11
Kansas City        58  58  .500   1.5   San Diego          58  60  .492  14.5
California         58  62  .483   3.5   Los Angeles        55  63  .466  17.5
Minnesota          57  62  .479   4     San Francisco      53  65  .449  19.5
Oakland            58  63  .479   4     Atlanta            44  72  .379  27.5
Seattle            58  64  .475   4.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
R.Carew,MIN          .374               D.Parker,PIT         .353
B.Bochte,SEA         .346               G.Templeton,STL      .351
L.Johnson,CHI        .334               T.Simmons,STL        .348
L.Bostock,CAL        .333               P.Rose,CIN           .336
L.Roberts,SEA        .321               R.Knight,SD          .330
G.Brett,KC           .320               K.Hernandez,STL      .327
J.Rice,BOS           .318               T.Puhl,HOU           .325

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
B.Bonds,CHI            30               M.Schmidt,PHI          33
L.Hisle,MIL            28               W.Stargell,PIT         31
G.Roenicke,BAL         27               B.Horner,ATL           29
R.Jackson,NY           25               J.Morrison,PHI         29
J.Rice,BOS             24               D.Parker,PIT           29
A.Thornton,CLE         23               O.Gamble,SD            28
D.Baylor,CAL           22               R.Smith,LA             27

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
L.Roberts,SEA          80               C.Summers,CIN          96
J.Rice,BOS             79               O.Gamble,SD            90
R.Jackson,NY           78               M.Schmidt,PHI          87
F.Lynn,BOS             78               D.Parker,PIT           84
D.Porter,KC            78               T.Simmons,STL          84
R.Staub,MIN            77               G.Foster,CIN           83
D.Baylor,CAL           76               J.Morrison,PHI         83

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
B.Bonds,CHI            82               M.Schmidt,PHI          94
M.Page,OAK             81               D.Parker,PIT           90
G.Brett,KC             80               O.Gamble,SD            81
J.Remy,BOS             80               R.Smith,LA             81
B.Wills,TEX            76               K.Hernandez,STL        80
B.Molinaro,CHI         75               J.Mumphrey,STL         77
B.Sample,TEX           74               G.Richards,SD          77

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Randolph,NY          64               E.Miller,ATL           46
J.Sexton,TOR           50               B.McBride,PHI          45
W.Wilson,KN            47               I.Dejesus,CHI          42
J.Cruz,SEA             40               D.Lopes,LA             41
B.Wills,TEX            37               O.Moreno,PIT           41
B.Molinaro,CHI         36               G.Templeton,STL        40
M.Rivers,NY            36               J.Cruz,HOU             37

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
R.Guidry,NY          2.26               T.John,LA            2.65
M.Caldwell,MIL       2.55               G.Perry,SD           2.94
N.Ryan,CAL           2.80               B.Forsch,STL         3.00
S.Renko,OAK          2.91               B.Knepper,SF         3.21
L.Sorensen,MIL       3.04               J.Richard,HOU        3.23
J.Wright,OAK         3.10               L.Christenson,PHI    3.47
J.Matlack,TEX        3.11               B.Blyleven,PIt       3.49

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
R.Guidry,NY            16               J.Richard,HOU          16
N.Ryan,CAL             15               B.Blyleven,PIT         15
M.Caldwell,MIL         14               B.Forsch,STL           15
F.Jenkins,TEX          14               G.Perry,SD             14
J.Bibby,NY             13               S.Rogers,MON           14
J.Palmer,MIL           13               L.Christenson,PHI      13
J.Augustine,MIL        12               T.Dixon,HOU            13



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Farmer,MIL           33               D.Tomlin,CIN           36
V.Cruz,TOR             32               S.Lockwood,NY          33
R.Hinton,CHI           32               G.Garber,PHI           29
E.Sosa,OAK             31               G.Lavelle,SF           28
J.Kern,CLE             30               D.Palmer,MON           27
D.Darwin,TEX           27               B.Sutter,CHI           27
R.Gossage,NY           25               M.Littell,STL          26
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL            239               J.Richard,HOU         191
R.Guidry,NY           197               B.Blyleven,PIT        144
F.Tanana,CAL          146               S.Rogers,MON          129
D.Gullett,NY          141               S.Sanderson,MON       125
D.Leonard,KC          135               S.Carlton,PHI         120
K.Kravec,CHI          130               C.Swan,NY             120
J.Bibby,NY            126               J.Montefusco,SF       119

Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders

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1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Thru August 13, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
S.Garvey         .291         T.John            2.65
R.Monday         .282         B.Hooton          3.57
R.Smith          .279         R.Rhoden          3.74
D.Lopes          .271         D.Rau             4.41
D.Baker          .253         B.Welch           5.16


Home Runs                     Wins
R.Smith            27         T.John              11
R.Monday           19         R.Rhoden             9
D.Baker            17         B.Hooton             8
R.Cey              16         B.Welch              7
S.Garvey           13         D.Rau                4


Runs Batted In                Saves
S.Garvey           74         T.Forster           25
R.Smith            70         B.Castillo           2
D.Baker            57         
R.Monday           53         
L.Lacy             52


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
D.Lopes            41         T.John             114
R.LeFlore          26         B.Welch            100
S.Garvey           16         B.Hooton            96
V.Davalillo        14         R.Rhoden            94
L.Lacy             11         D.Rau               75

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru August 13, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
B.Boone          .312         L.Christenson     3.47
L.Bowa           .307         R.Burris          4.29
R.Hebner         .302         J.Kaat            4.42
B.McBride        .284         S.Carlton         4.75
J.Morrison       .283         


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt          33         L.Christenson       13
J.Morrison         29         R.Burris             8
G.Luzinski         23         D.Roberts            8
R.Hebner           18         W.Brusstar           7
B.McBride          15         S.Carlton            7


Runs Batted In                Saves
M.Schmidt          87         G.Garber            29
J.Morrison         83         W.Brusstar           4
G.Luzinski         73         R.Lerch              2
R.Hebner           63         J.Lonborg            1
B.Boone            60         D.Patterson          1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          45         S.Carlton          120
J.Morrison         17         L.Christenson       88
L.Bowa             16         R.Burris            55
M.Schmidt          13         J.Kaat              51
R.Hebner            6         D.Roberts           47

St.Louis Cardinals Leaders

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1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru August 13, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
G.Templeton      .351         B.Forsch          3.00
T.Simmons        .348         J.Urrea           4.13
K.Hernandez      .327         R.Dressler        4.13
G.Adams          .318         E.Rasmussen       5.76
J.Mumphrey       .302


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          23         B.Forsch            15
G.Adams            11         E.Rasmussen         10
K.Hernandez        10         J.Urrea              8
J.Dwyer             7         R.Dressler           7
S.Ontiveros         5         J.Denny              6


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          84         M.Littell           26
K.Hernandez        69         D.O'Brien            5
G.Templeton        63         B.Schultz            5
G.Adams            54         G.Frazier            2
J.Mumphrey         51         S.Martinez           1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton        40         B.Forsch            89
J.Mumphrey         30         E.Rasmussen         74
K.Hernandez        19         J.Urrea             69
T.Scott            17         R.Dressler          57
J.Dwyer             9         J.Denny             49

**doncoryell** · 06-12-2009, 08:38 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Boston Red Sox Player Statistics as of August 13, 1978

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1978 Boston Red Sox


                         Week of August 7-13
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       .217  23  5  1  1   4  0  | .231  .368  .285 372 48  86 10  1 13  40 27 78  2  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .227  22  5  4  0   1  1  | .297  .392  .347 464 80 138 14  9  4  42 36 35 17 12
2b  Jack Brohamer      .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .167  .205  .229 132 11  22  2  0  1   7 10 12  1  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .095  21  2  1  1   1  0  | .230  .403  .264 382 45  88 17  2 15  50 18 94  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .346  26  9  5  0   1  0  | .245  .328  .276 478 52 117 27  2  3  36 20 50  3  4
ss  Frank Duffy        .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .197  .273  .239  66  9  13  3  1  0   3  4 13  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .273  11  3  2  0   3  0  | .315  .503  .377 352 51 111 15  0 17  67 33 43  2  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .320  25  8  0  0   2  0  | .286  .519  .357 405 59 116 24  2 22  78 44 53  0  5
cf  #Sam Bowen         .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .000  .000  .222   7  1   0  0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
rf  Dwight Evans       .091  11  1  1  1   1  0  | .280  .478  .353 339 45  95 17  1 16  50 38 76  4  3
rf  Garry Hancock      .111   9  1  0  0   0  0  | .245  .377  .322  53  6  13  2  1  1   3  6  9  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .167  24  4  1  1   2  0  | .318  .554  .362 428 72 136 25  2 24  79 26 69  4  3
dh  Bob Bailey         .333   9  3  2  1   1  0  | .192  .282  .241  78  9  15  1  0  2   5  5 18  1  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       .136  22  3  1  0   2  0  | .262  .376  .312 367 36  96 20  2  6  54 25 66  2  3
C   Bob Montgomery     .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .250  .342  .287  76  8  19  4  0  1   7  4 18  0  0
C   Fred Kendall       .000   3  0  0  0   0  0  | .306  .469  .333  49  4  15  3  1  1   2  2  4  0  0



                   Week of August 7-13
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  3  8.1  2.16  |  9  8  5.03  1.51 22 22 137.2 154 77 14 54  47
Dennis Eckersley    0  0  0  3  7.0  3.86  | 11  8  3.44  1.05 25 25 177.2 175 68 29 12 109
Bill Lee            0  0  0  4  9.0  3.00  |  7 10  4.03  1.14 23 23 154.0 153 69 23 23  37
Luis Tiant          0  0  0  3  6.0  3.00  | 12  7  3.34  1.22 21 20 140.0 143 52 21 28  66
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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         0  1  0  1  3.2 12.27  |  7  1  3.04  1.23 41  6 100.2 105 34  4 19  18
Tom Burgmeier       0  2  0  0  2.1 19.29  |  2  5  4.66  1.25 33  2  65.2  68 34 13 14  28
Bill Campbell       0  1  0  3  3.2 17.18  |  2  2  3.38  1.07 33  8  58.2  44 22  5 19  43
Dick Drago          1  0  0  5  8.1  3.24  |  4  2  2.10  1.17 31  9  51.1  49 12  1 11  31
Catfish Hunter      0  1  0  0  1.2 26.99  |  4  8  5.47  1.45 19  0 105.1 113 64 23 40  36
#Allen Ripley       0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  3  7  5.42  1.38 16  0  73.0  86 44 12 15  33
Ken Holtzman        0  0  0  3  7.0  5.14  |  1  0  3.07  1.36  3  0  14.2  16  5  0  4   7

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
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.267 .322 .417   553  1109   339  128  324  660  36           3.93  497 1098   .266   141  221  449
   9   11    4     7    10     5    3   10   13  14 AL Rank      3    3    4      3    14    1   14

**doncoryell** · 06-28-2009, 04:24 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #119: August 14, 1978 - vs Milwaukee

Top 1st: Tiant pitching. Yount homers. Yount scores. Davis grounds out (4-3). Cooper pops out (6). Hisle grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Milwaukee 1, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Palmer pitching. Burleson flies out (8). Remy walks [1]. Remy caught stealing (2-6). Rice walks [1]. Rice steals 2b [2]. Fisk flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Milwaukee 1, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Molitor grounds out (5-3). M.May grounds out (4-3). Wohlford doubles [2]. D.May grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Milwaukee 1, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Lynn grounds out (6-3). Hancock fouls out (5). Evans singles [1]. Evans steals 2b [2]. Scott flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Milwaukee 1, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Johnson grounds out (6-3). Yount pops out (4). Davis strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Milwaukee 1, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Hobson flies out (8). Burleson flies out (9). Remy singles [1]. Rice pops out (3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Milwaukee 1, Boston 0

Top 4th: Cooper flies out (7). Hisle grounds out (6-3). Molitor flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Milwaukee 1, Boston 0

Bottom 4th: Fisk strikes out. Lynn homers. Lynn scores. Hancock grounds out (3u). Evans strikes out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Milwaukee 1, Boston 1

Top 5th: M.May singles [1]. Wohlford flies out (9) [1]. D.May homers. M.May and D.May score. Johnson fouls out (2). Yount fouls out (2).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Milwaukee 3, Boston 1

Bottom 5th: Scott grounds out (5-3). Hobson pops out (5). Burleson grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Milwaukee 3, Boston 1

Top 6th: Davis fouls out (2). Cooper flies out (7). Hisle singles [1]. Molitor singles [1,2]. M.May singles [1,2]. Hisle scores. Wohlford flies out (9).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Milwaukee 4, Boston 1

Bottom 6th: Remy lines out (6). Rice grounds out (6-3). Fisk grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Milwaukee 4, Boston 1

Top 7th: D.May fouls out (2). Johnson grounds out (3u). Yount singles [1]. Goodwin batting for Davis. Burgmeier pitching. Goodwin flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Milwaukee 4, Boston 1

Bottom 7th: Lynn reaches 1b on error (3-E1) [1]. Hancock flies out (7) [1]. Evans strikes out [1]. Scott grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Milwaukee 4, Boston 1

Top 8th: Cooper strikes out. Hisle reaches 1b on error (E6) [1]. Molitor flies out (8) [1]. M.May flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Milwaukee 4, Boston 1

Bottom 8th: Hobson grounds out (3-1). Burleson grounds out (5-3). Remy flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Milwaukee 4, Boston 1

Top 9th: Stanley pitching. Wohlford flies out (8). D.May grounds out (3u). Nolan batting for Johnson. Nolan flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Milwaukee 4, Boston 1

Bottom 9th: Farmer pitching. Rice flies out (8). Fisk strikes out. Lynn singles [1]. Yastrzemski batting for Hancock. Yastrzemski flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Milwaukee 4, Boston 1

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Milwaukee      1  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  -  4  8  1
       Boston         0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  -  1  4  1


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Yount,ss         4  1  2  1  0  0  .266
Davis,lf         3  0  0  0  0  1  .275
a-Goodwin,ph     1  0  0  0  0  0  .324
b-Peters,lf      0  0  0  0  0  0  .200
Cooper,1b        4  0  0  0  0  1  .315
Hisle,cf         4  1  1  0  0  0  .311
Molitor,2b       4  0  1  0  0  0  .313
May,c            4  1  2  1  0  0  .266
Wohlford,dh      4  0  1  0  0  0  .256
May,rf           4  1  1  2  0  0  .226
Johnson,3b       3  0  0  0  0  0  .159
c-Nolan,ph       1  0  0  0  0  0  .179
d-Sakata,3b      0  0  0  0  0  0  .313
                36  4  8  4  0  2

a-batted for Davis in 7th
b-substituted for Goodwin in 7th
c-batted for Johnson in 9th
d-substituted for Nolan in 9th


2B: Wohlford (4)
HR: May (7), Yount (7)
LOB: 5


FIELDING
Errors: Palmer (4,bobble)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      4  0  0  0  0  0  .243
Remy,2b          3  0  1  0  1  0  .298
Rice,lf          3  0  0  0  1  0  .316
Fisk,c           4  0  0  0  0  2  .259
Lynn,cf          4  1  2  1  0  0  .289
Hancock,dh       3  0  0  0  0  0  .232
a-Yastrzemski,ph 1  0  0  0  0  0  .314
Evans,rf         3  0  1  0  0  2  .281
Scott,1b         3  0  0  0  0  0  .229
Hobson,3b        3  0  0  0  0  0  .229
                31  1  4  1  2  4

a-batted for Hancock in 9th


HR: Lynn (23)
LOB: 5


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Rice (5), Evans (5)
Caught Stealing: Remy (13)


FIELDING
Errors: Burleson (5,bobble)
Passed Balls: Fisk






Milwaukee
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Palmer (W,14-7)  8.0  3  1  1  2  3  3.68
Farmer (S,34)    1.0  1  0  0  0  1  1.60



Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Tiant (L,12-8)   6.2  8  4  4  0  1  3.44
Burgmeier        1.1  0  0  0  0  1  4.57
Stanley          1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3.01



Time: 2:17
Weather: Partly cloudy (62 degrees), wind 13 mph left to right
Attendance: 34,467

**doncoryell** · 06-28-2009, 04:36 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           70  49  .588  --     St.Louis           74  45  .622  --
Milwaukee          67  48  .583   1     Philadelphia       69  48  .590   4
Boston             64  55  .538   6     New York           60  58  .508  13.5
Cleveland          59  61  .492  11.5   Montreal           56  64  .467  18.5
Detroit            55  60  .478  13     Pittsburgh         54  64  .458  19.5
Baltimore          55  66  .455  16     Chicago            51  66  .436  22
Toronto            50  68  .424  19.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            61  58  .513  --     Cincinnati         72  46  .610  --
Texas              59  57  .509   0.5   Houston            61  57  .517  11
Kansas City        59  58  .504   1     San Diego          58  60  .492  14
California         58  62  .483   3.5   Los Angeles        55  63  .466  17
Minnesota          58  62  .483   3.5   San Francisco      53  65  .449  19
Oakland            58  63  .479   4     Atlanta            45  72  .385  26.5
Seattle            58  64  .475   4.5

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**doncoryell** · 07-03-2009, 12:02 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #120: August 15, 1978 - @ California

Top 1st: Frost pitching. Burleson grounds out (4-3). Remy flies out (9). Rice doubles [2]. Fisk strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 1st: Hunter pitching. Rettenmund grounds out (5-3). Downing singles [1]. Bostock singles [1,2]. Grich grounds out,DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Top 2nd: Lynn singles [1]. Brohamer flies out (9) [1]. Evans doubles [2,3]. Scott pops out (3) [2,3]. Hobson grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 2nd: Solaita walks [1]. Fairly flies out (9) [1]. Landreaux flies out (7) [1]. Thon flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Top 3rd: Burleson flies out (8). Remy grounds out (3-1). Rice pops out (4).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 3rd: Hampton strikes out. Rettenmund grounds out (4-3). Downing flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Top 4th: Fisk doubles [2]. Lynn walks [1,2]. Brohamer grounds out (5-3) [2,3]. Evans grounds out (5-3) [2]. Fisk scores. Scott singles [1,3]. Hobson singles [1,2]. Lynn scores. Burleson singles [1,2,3]. Remy flies out (8).
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 0

Bottom 4th: Bostock grounds out (4-3). Grich reaches 2b on error (E4) [2]. Solaita grounds out (3-1) [3]. Fairly flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Boston 2, California 0

Top 5th: Rice grounds out (6-3). Fisk singles [1]. Lynn grounds out,DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 0

Bottom 5th: Landreaux singles [1]. Thon grounds out,DP (6-4-3). Hampton grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 0

Top 6th: Brohamer grounds out (5-3). Evans singles [1]. Scott strikes out [1]. Evans caught stealing (2-4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 0

Bottom 6th: Rettenmund flies out (9). Downing doubles [2]. Bostock singles [1,3]. Grich walks [1,2,3]. Solaita walks [1,2,3]. Downing scores. Fairly walks [1,2,3]. Bostock scores. Stanley pitching. Landreaux singles [1,2]. Grich and Solaita score. Thon flies out (9) [1,2]. Hampton homers. Fairly, Landreaux and Hampton score. Rettenmund strikes out.
7 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 7

Top 7th: Hobson strikes out. Burleson grounds out (1-3). Remy flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 7

Bottom 7th: Downing singles [1]. Bostock grounds out,FC (1-6) [1]. Grich strikes out [1]. Solaita grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 7

Top 8th: Rice fouls out (3). Fisk singles [1]. Lynn flies out (7) [1]. Brohamer walks [1,2]. Evans strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 7

Bottom 8th: Fairly homers. Fairly scores. Drago pitching. Landreaux flies out (9). Thon strikes out. Hampton grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 8

Top 9th: Scott strikes out. Hobson flies out (8). Burleson singles [1]. Miller pitching. Remy lines out (4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 8

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  -  2 11  1
       California     0  0  0  0  0  7  0  1  x  -  8  9  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      5  0  2  0  0  0  .244
Remy,2b          5  0  0  0  0  0  .294
Rice,lf          4  0  1  0  0  0  .315
Fisk,c           4  1  3  0  0  1  .264
Lynn,cf          3  1  1  0  1  0  .289
Brohamer,dh      3  0  0  0  1  0  .163
Evans,rf         4  0  2  1  0  1  .283
Scott,1b         4  0  1  0  0  2  .230
Hobson,3b        4  0  1  1  0  1  .229
                36  2 11  2  2  5


2B: Rice (26), Fisk (21), Evans (18)
GIDP: Lynn
LOB: 10


BASERUNNING
Caught Stealing: Evans (4)


FIELDING
Errors: Remy (10, throw)
Double Plays: 2 (Burleson-Remy-Scott 2)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Rettenmund,rf    4  0  0  0  0  1  .226
Downing,c        4  1  3  0  0  0  .290
Bostock,cf       4  1  2  0  0  0  .334
Grich,ss         3  1  0  0  1  1  .222
Solaita,1b       2  1  0  1  2  0  .247
Fairly,dh        3  2  1  2  1  0  .255
Landreaux,lf     4  1  2  2  0  0  .270
Thon,3b          4  0  0  0  0  1  .237
Hampton,2b       4  1  1  3  0  1  .295
                32  8  9  8  4  4


2B: Downing (18)
HR: Hampton (10), Fairly (14)
GIDP: Grich, Thon
LOB: 5


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grich-Hampton-Solaita)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Hunter (L,4-9)   5.1  5  5  5  4  1  5.61
Stanley          1.2  4  3  3  0  2  3.22
Drago            1.0  0  0  0  0  1  2.06



California
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Frost (W,9-11)   8.2 11  2  2  2  5  4.58
Miller           0.1  0  0  0  0  0  4.91



Time: 2:42
Weather: Clear (79 degrees), wind 12 mph right to left
Attendance: 27,420

**doncoryell** · 07-03-2009, 12:08 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of August 15, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           71  49  .592  --     St.Louis           75  45  .625  --
Milwaukee          67  50  .573   2.5   Philadelphia       70  48  .593   4
Boston             64  56  .533   7     New York           61  58  .513  13.5
Cleveland          59  62  .488  12.5   Montreal           56  65  .463  19.5
Detroit            55  61  .474  14     Pittsburgh         55  64  .462  19.5
Baltimore          56  66  .459  16     Chicago            52  66  .441  22
Toronto            52  68  .433  19

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              60  57  .513  --     Cincinnati         72  47  .605  --
Chicago            61  59  .508   0.5   Houston            61  58  .513  11
Kansas City        60  58  .508   0.5   San Diego          58  61  .487  14
California         59  62  .488   3     Los Angeles        55  64  .462  17
Minnesota          59  62  .488   3     San Francisco      54  65  .454  18
Oakland            58  64  .475   4.5   Atlanta            45  73  .381  26.5
Seattle            58  65  .472   5


California 8, Boston 2                  Chicago 4, Atlanta 3
Toronto 5-7, Milwaukee 2-2              New York 9, San Diego 5
Kansas City 4, Detroit 3                Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 3
Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2                Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 2
Texas 3, Chicago 2                      San Francisco 10, Montreal 5
Baltimore 5, Seattle 3                  St.Louis 10, Houston 8
New York 7, Oakland 4

MLB News

Milestones & Achievements
Cincinnati's Johnny Bench Makes 300 HR Mark
San Francisco's John Ellis Slams 5 Hits

Injury News
Milwaukee's Jerry Augustine received bone chips in his elbow and will be out for at least 13 months.
Milwaukee's Paul Molitor suffered a torn labrum while colliding with a player at a base and would be absent from the lineup for at least 7-8 months.

**doncoryell** · 07-03-2009, 02:13 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #121: August 16, 1978 - @ California

Top 1st: Tanana pitching. Burleson strikes out. Remy strikes out. Rice walks [1]. Fisk grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 1st: Torrez pitching. Rettenmund singles [1]. Downing grounds out (5-3) [2]. Bostock homers. Rettenmund and Bostock score. Baylor strikes out. Grich walks [1]. Solaita strikes out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 2

Top 2nd: Lynn reaches 1b on error (E3) [1]. Brohamer singles [1,2]. Evans flies out (7) [1,3]. Scott strikes out [1,3]. Hobson strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 0, California 2

Bottom 2nd: Landreaux flies out (7). Lansford fouls out (3). Hampton singles [1]. Rettenmund grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 2

Top 3rd: Burleson grounds out (1-3). Remy flies out (7). Rice flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 2

Bottom 3rd: Downing doubles [2]. Bostock singles [1,3]. Baylor pops out (4) [1,3]. Grich grounds out (6-3) [2]. Downing scores. Solaita grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 3

Top 4th: Fisk grounds out (5-3). Lynn singles [1]. Brohamer grounds out,DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 3

Bottom 4th: Landreaux flies out (9). Lansford homers. Lansford scores. Hampton flies out (8). Rettenmund walks [1]. Downing grounds out (5-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 4

Top 5th: Evans strikes out. Scott grounds out (5-3). Hobson fouls out (5).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 4

Bottom 5th: Bostock doubles [2]. Baylor grounds out (6-3) [3]. Grich flies out (8). Bostock scores. Solaita grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 5

Top 6th: Burleson grounds out (5-3). Remy singles [1]. Remy steals 2b [2]. Rice strikes out [2]. Fisk doubles [2]. Remy scores. Balk [3]. Lynn strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 5

Bottom 6th: Landreaux flies out (7). Lansford grounds out (4-3). Hampton grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 5

Top 7th: Brohamer flies out (9). Evans singles [1]. Evans caught stealing (2-4). Scott grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 5

Bottom 7th: Rettenmund grounds out (5-3). Downing grounds out (5-3). Bostock singles [1]. Baylor doubles [3]. Bostock scores. Grich strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 6

Top 8th: Hobson strikes out. Burleson singles [1]. Burleson steals 2b [2]. Remy singles [1]. Burleson scores. Rice singles [1,3]. Fisk walks [1,2,3]. Lynn grounds out,DP (6-4-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 6

Bottom 8th: Solaita homers. Solaita scores. Landreaux singles [1]. Campbell pitching. Campaneris running for Landreaux. Campaneris steals 2b [2]. Lansford pops out (6) [2]. Hampton flies out (8) [2]. Rettenmund strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 7

Top 9th: Brohamer grounds out (3-1). Evans grounds out (6-3). Scott grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 7

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  -  2  8  0
       California     2  0  1  1  1  0  1  1  x  -  7 11  1


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      4  1  1  0  0  1  .244
Remy,2b          4  1  2  1  0  1  .296
Rice,lf          3  0  1  0  1  1  .315
Fisk,c           3  0  1  1  1  0  .265
Lynn,cf          4  0  1  0  0  1  .288
Brohamer,dh      4  0  1  0  0  0  .165
Evans,rf         4  0  2  0  0  1  .283
Scott,1b         4  0  0  0  0  1  .227
Hobson,3b        3  0  0  0  0  1  .227
                33  2  8  2  2  7


2B: Fisk (22)
GIDP: Lynn, Brohamer
LOB: 8


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Remy (18), Burleson (4)
Caught Stealing: Evans (5)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Rettenmund,rf    4  1  1  0  1  1  .227
Downing,c        4  1  1  0  0  0  .290
Bostock,cf       4  3  4  2  0  0  .340
Baylor,lf        4  0  1  1  0  1  .264
Grich,ss         2  0  0  2  1  1  .221
Solaita,1b       4  1  1  1  0  1  .247
Landreaux,dh     4  0  1  0  0  0  .270
a-Campanaris,pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  .209
Lansford,3b      4  1  1  1  0  0  .283
Hampton,2b       4  0  1  0  0  0  .295
                34  7 11  7  2  4


2B: Downing (19), Baylor (24), Bostock (25)
HR: Lansford (12), Bostock (4), Solaita (12)
SF: Grich
LOB: 6


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (5)


FIELDING
Errors: Solaita (2, bobble)
Double Plays: 2 (Grich-Hampton-Solaita,
Hampton-Grich-Solaita)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Torrez (L,9-9)   5.0  7  5  5  2  2  5.17
Drago            2.0  4  2  2  0  1  2.32
Campbell         1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3.32

Drago pitched to two batters in 8th



California
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Tanana (W,9-12)  9.0  8  2  2  2  7  4.28



Balks: Tanana
Time: 2:43
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind 14 mph in from right
Attendance: 27,329

**doncoryell** · 07-03-2009, 02:17 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of August 16, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           71  50  .587  --     St.Louis           76  45  .628  --
Milwaukee          67  51  .568   2.5   Philadelphia       70  49  .588   5
Boston             64  57  .529   7     New York           61  59  .508  14.5
Cleveland          60  62  .492  11.5   Pittsburgh         56  64  .467  19.5
Detroit            55  62  .470  14     Montreal           56  66  .459  20.5
Baltimore          56  67  .456  16     Chicago            53  66  .445  22
Toronto            53  68  .438  18

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              61  57  .517  --     Cincinnati         72  48  .600  --
Kansas City        61  58  .513   0.5   Houston            61  59  .508  11
Chicago            61  60  .504   1.5   San Diego          59  61  .492  13
California         60  62  .492   3     Los Angeles        56  64  .467  16
Minnesota          59  63  .484   4     San Francisco      55  65  .458  17
Oakland            59  64  .480   4.5   Atlanta            45  74  .378  26.5
Seattle            59  65  .476   5


California 7, Boston 2                  San Diego 5, New York 1
Cleveland 5, Detroit 4  10inn           St.Louis 4, Houston 3
Kansas City 9, Minnesota 3              Chicago 12, Atlanta 3
Toronto 7, Milwaukee 5                  Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 1
Texas 8, Chicago 2                      Los Angeles 12, Philadelphia 3
Seattle 6, Baltimore 3                  San Francisco 7, Montreal 3
Oakland 5, New York 1

MLB News

Milestones & Achievements
Cubs Chill Horner's Hot Streak. Atlanta's Bob Horner has his hitting streak end at 21 games.

**doncoryell** · 07-03-2009, 10:45 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #122: August 17, 1978 - @ California

Top 1st: Ryan pitching. Burleson pops out (3). Remy walks [1]. Rice grounds out (5-3) [2]. Fisk flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 1st: Lee pitching. Rettenmund grounds out (5-3). Lansford flies out (7). Downing grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Top 2nd: Evans strikes out. Scott strikes out. Bailey grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 2nd: Baylor doubles [2]. Bostock grounds out (3-1) [3]. Grich flies out (8). Baylor scores. Thon pops out (4).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1

Top 3rd: Hobson walks [1]. Montgomery strikes out [1]. Burleson strikes out [1]. Remy strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 3rd: Landreaux grounds out (1-3). Rudi grounds out (6-3). Rettenmund fouls out (3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1

Top 4th: Rice walks [1]. Fisk hit by pitch [1,2]. Evans strikes out [1,2]. Scott strikes out [1,2]. Bailey strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1

Bottom 4th: Lansford grounds out (2-3). Downing grounds out (6-3). Baylor pops out (4).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1

Top 5th: Hobson singles [1]. Montgomery grounds out,DP (6-4-3). Burleson walks [1]. Remy reaches 1b on error (E4) [1,2]. Rice grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 0, California 1

Bottom 5th: Bostock grounds out (3-1). Grich grounds out (6-3). Thon grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1

Top 6th: Fisk strikes out. Evans walks [1]. Scott grounds out,FC (5-4) [1]. Bailey homers. Scott and Bailey score. Hobson strikes out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 1

Bottom 6th: Landreaux singles [1]. Rudi grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Rettenmund grounds out,FC (3-6) [1]. Lansford singles, Rettenmund out at 3b (9-5).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 1

Top 7th: Montgomery strikes out. Burleson grounds out (4-3). Remy fouls out (2).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 1

Bottom 7th: Downing homers. Downing scores. Baylor grounds out (5-3). Bostock singles [1]. Grich flies out (9) [1]. Thon flies out (8).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 2

Top 8th: Rice grounds out (5-3). Fisk strikes out. Evans strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 2

Bottom 8th: Landreaux flies out (8). Rudi homers. Rudi scores. Rettenmumd flies out (9). Lansford homers. Lansford scores. Downing flies out (8).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 4

Top 9th: Minton pitching. Scott strikes out. Bailey strikes out. Hobson grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 4

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  -  2  2  0
       California     0  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  x  -  4  7  1


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      3  0  0  0  1  1  .243
Remy,2b          3  0  0  0  1  1  .294
Rice,cf          3  0  0  0  1  0  .313
Fisk,lf          3  0  0  0  0  2  .262
Evans,rf         3  0  0  0  1  3  .280
Scott,1b         4  1  0  0  0  3  .225
Bailey,dh        4  1  1  2  0  2  .195
Hobson,3b        3  0  1  0  1  1  .228
Montgomery,c     3  0  0  0  0  2  .241
                29  2  2  2  5 15


HR: Bailey (3)
GIDP: Montgomery
LOB: 6






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Rettenmund,dh    4  0  0  0  0  0  .224
Lansford,3b      4  1  2  1  0  0  .285
Downing,c        4  1  1  1  0  0  .289
Baylor,1b        3  1  1  0  0  0  .264
Bostock,cf       3  0  1  0  0  0  .340
Grich,ss         2  0  0  1  0  0  .219
Thon,2b          3  0  0  0  0  0  .233
Landreaux,rf     3  0  1  0  0  0  .271
Rudi,lf          3  1  1  1  0  0  .215
                29  4  7  4  0  0


2B: Baylor (25)
HR: Downing (8), Lansford (13), Rudi (2)
SF: Grich
LOB: 2


FIELDING
Errors: Thon (7, bobble)
Double Plays: 1 (Grich-Thon-Baylor)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Lee (L,7-11)     8.0  7  4  4  0  0  4.06



California
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Ryan (W,16-5)    8.0  2  2  2  5 13  2.78
Minton (S,13)    1.0  0  0  0  0  2  1.86



HBP: Fisk (by Ryan)
Time: 2:18
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind 12 mph in from right
Attendance: 26,834

**doncoryell** · 07-03-2009, 10:50 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of August 17, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           71  50  .587  --     St.Louis           76  46  .623  --
Milwaukee          68  51  .571   2     Philadelphia       70  50  .583   5
Boston             64  58  .525   7.5   New York           62  59  .512  13.5
Cleveland          60  63  .488  12     Pittsburgh         56  65  .463  19.5
Detroit            56  62  .475  13.5   Montreal           56  67  .455  20.5
Baltimore          56  67  .455  16     Chicago            53  67  .442  22
Toronto            53  69  .434  18.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        62  58  .517  --     Cincinnati         73  48  .603  --
Texas              61  58  .513   0.5   Houston            62  59  .512  11
Chicago            62  60  .508   1     San Diego          59  62  .488  14
California         61  62  .496   2.5   Los Angeles        57  64  .471  16
Minnesota          59  64  .480   4.5   San Francisco      56  65  .463  17
Oakland            59  64  .480   4.5   Atlanta            46  74  .383  26.5
Seattle            59  65  .476   5


California 4, Boston 2                  Cincinnati 8, Chicago 2
Milwaukee 7, Toronto 3                  New York 4, San Diego 3
Detroit 4, Cleveland 3                  Los Angeles 6, Philadelphia 3
Chicago 6, Texas 4                      Houston 8, Pittsburgh 7
Kansas City 6, Minnesota 3              San Francisco 7, Montreal 5
                                        Atlanta 10, St.Louis 7

MLB News

Injury News
Cincinnati fans will be disappointed to learn that Pete Rose developed a damaged meniscus while running the bases in today's game. He is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.

**doncoryell** · 07-04-2009, 12:16 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #123: August 18, 1978 - @ Oakland

Top 1st: Wright pitching. Burleson grounds out (5-3). Brohamer singles [1]. Rice strikes out [1]. Yastrzemski grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0

Bottom 1st: Eckersley pitching. Murphy strikes out. Fuentes strikes out. Page walks [1]. Thomasson grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0

Top 2nd: Fisk reaches 2b on error (E5) [2]. Lynn grounds out (1-3) [3]. Scott singles [1]. Fisk scores. Evans grounds out,FC (5-4) [1]. Hobson homers. Evans and Hobson score. Burleson grounds out (4-3).
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 2nd: Revering walks [1]. Gross singles [1,2]. Horton flies out (9) [1,2]. Alexander flies out (9) [1,2]. Russell strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Top 3rd: Brohamer grounds out (4-3). Rice flies out (8). Yastrzemski grounds out (2-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 3rd: Murphy strikes out. Fuentes grounds out (5-3). Page grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Top 4th: Fisk flies out (8). Lynn grounds out (4-3). Scott grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 4th: Thomasson strikes out. Revering strikes out. Gross walks [1]. Horton strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Top 5th: Evans strikes out. Hobson strikes out. Burleson grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 5th: Alexander flies out (8). Russell singles [1]. Murphy singles [1,3]. Fuentes singles [1,2]. Russell scores. Murphy out stealing (2-5) [2]. Page grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Top 6th: Brohamer walks [1]. Rice grounds out (3u) [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (3u) [3]. Fisk flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Bottom 6th: Thomasson strikes out. Revering singles [1]. Gross sacrifices (3-4) [2]. Horton grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Top 7th: Lynn grounds out (5-3). Scott strikes out. Evans singles [1]. Hobson reaches 1b on error (E6) [1,2]. Burleson singles [1,2,3]. Brohamer flies out (8).
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Bottom 7th: Alexander strikes out. Russell doubles [2]. Murphy singles [1]. Russell scores. Fuentes grounds out (3u) [2]. Page strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 2

Top 8th: Rice singles [1]. Rice steals 2b [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (2-3) [3]. Fisk flies out (9). Rice scores. Lynn grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 2

Bottom 8th: Campbell pitching. Thomasson grounds out (3u). Revering grounds out (4-3). Gross grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 2

Top 9th: Broberg pitching. Scott strikes out. Evans walks [1]. Hobson singles [1,3]. Burleson singles [1,3]. Evans scores. Brohamer walks [1,2,3]. Rice homers. Hobson, Burleson, Brohamer and Rice score. Coleman pitching. Yastrzemski grounds out (4-3). Fisk lines out (3).
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 9, Oakland 2

Bottom 9th: Horton singles [1]. Alexander singles [1,2]. Russell strikes out [1,2]. Murphy singles [1,2,3]. Fuentes grounds out,FC (6-4) [1,3]. Horton scores. Page grounds out (1-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 9, Oakland 3

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         0  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  5  -  9  9  0
       Oakland        0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  1  -  3 10  2


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      5  1  2  1  0  0  .244
Brohamer,2b      3  1  1  0  2  0  .169
Rice,dh          5  2  2  4  0  1  .314
Yastrzemski,lf   5  0  0  0  0  0  .310
Fisk,c           4  1  0  1  0  0  .260
Lynn,cf          4  0  0  0  0  0  .286
Scott,1b         4  0  1  1  0  2  .225
Evans,rf         3  2  1  0  1  1  .281
Hobson,3b        4  2  2  2  0  1  .231
                37  9  9  9  3  5


HR: Rice (25), Hobson (16)
SF: Fisk
LOB: 5


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Rice (6)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Murphy,cf        5  0  3  1  0  2  .310
Fuentes,2b       5  0  1  2  0  1  .280
Page,lf          4  0  0  0  1  1  .290
Thomasson,rf     4  0  0  0  0  2  .277
Revering,1b      3  0  1  0  1  1  .289
Gross,3b         2  0  1  0  1  0  .252
Horton,dh        4  1  1  0  0  1  .246
Alexander,c      4  0  1  0  0  1  .190
Russell,ss       4  2  2  0  0  2  .232
                35  3 10  3  3 11


2B: Russell (12)
SH: Gross
LOB: 9


BASERUNNING
Caught Stealing: Murphy (8)


FIELDING
Errors: Gross (18, throw), Russell (5, throw)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Eckersley        7.0  7  2  2  3 10  3.41
 (W,12-8)
Campbell (S,9)   2.0  3  1  1  0  1  3.36



Oakland
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Wright (L,10-5)  8.0  6  4  1  1  4  2.99
Broberg          0.1  3  5  5  2  1  6.45
Coleman          0.2  0  0  0  0  0  3.44



Time: 3:05
Weather: Clear (74 degrees), wind 12 mph out to right
Attendance: 18,765

**doncoryell** · 07-04-2009, 12:21 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of August 18, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           72  50  .590  --     St.Louis           76  47  .618  --
Milwaukee          68  52  .567   3     Philadelphia       71  50  .587   4
Boston             65  58  .528   7.5   New York           63  59  .516  12.5
Cleveland          60  64  .484  13     Pittsburgh         57  65  .467  18.5
Detroit            57  62  .479  13.5   Montreal           57  67  .460  19.5
Baltimore          56  68  .452  17     Chicago            54  67  .446  21
Toronto            53  70  .431  19.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              62  58  .517  --     Cincinnati         73  49  .598  --
Chicago            63  60  .512   0.5   Houston            62  60  .508  11
Kansas City        62  59  .512   0.5   San Diego          59  63  .484  14
California         62  62  .500   2     Los Angeles        57  65  .467  16
Minnesota          60  64  .484   4     San Francisco      56  66  .459  17
Oakland            59  65  .476   5     Atlanta            47  74  .388  25.5
Seattle            59  66  .472   5.5


Boston 9, Oakland 3                     Chicago 3, Cincinnati 2
Chicago 5, Cleveland 3                  New York 9, Los Angeles 4
Texas 7, Kansas City 5                  Pittsburgh 6, Houston 2
Minnesota 4, Toronto 1                  Montreal 8, San Diego 3
Detroit 6, Milwaukee 5                  Atlanta 5, St.Louis 4
New York 12, Seattle 8                  Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 2
California 7, Baltimore 6  10inn

MLB News

Injury News
Milwaukee fans will be disappointed to learn that Jim Palmer developed a strained back muscle while throwing a pitch in today's game. He is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.
The season is ending on a bad note for Mike Krukow, starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. It was announced that he suffered a torn back muscle while throwing a pitch and will be out for at least 8 months.

**doncoryell** · 07-04-2009, 02:07 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #124: August 19, 1978 - @ Oakland

Top 1st: Morgan pitching. Burleson singles [1]. Remy doubles [2,3]. Rice singles [1]. Burleson and Remy score. Rice steals 2b [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (2-3) [3]. Fisk hit by pitch [1,3]. Lynn strikes out [1,3]. Scott strikes out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 0

Bottom 1st: Tiant pitching. Murphy strikes out. Fuentes singles [1]. Page grounds out,FC (6-4) [1]. Thomasson grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 0

Top 2nd: Evans lines out (6). Brohamer grounds out (6-3). Burleson singles [1]. Remy grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 0

Bottom 2nd: Revering walks [1]. Gross flies out (8) [1]. Horton singles [1,2]. Alexander grounds out (5-3) [2,3]. Russell singles [1]. Revering and Horton score. Murphy strikes out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 2

Top 3rd: Rice grounds out (4-3). Yastrzemski grounds out (6-3). Fisk walks [1]. Fisk steals 2b [2]. Lynn strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 2

Bottom 3rd: Fuentes doubles [2]. Page flies out (7) [3]. Thomasson singles [1]. Fuentes scores. Thomasson steals 2b [2]. Revering grounds out (3u) [3]. Gross grounds out (5-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3

Top 4th: Scott singles [1]. Evans strikes out [1]. Brohamer grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Burleson grounds out (4u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3

Bottom 4th: Horton strikes out. Alexander lines out (5). Russell flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3

Top 5th: Remy walks [1]. Rice grounds out (5-3) [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (4-3) [3]. Fisk walks [1,3]. Lynn flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3

Bottom 5th: Murphy grounds out (3-4). Fuentes grounds out (4-3). Page grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3

Top 6th: Scott walks [1]. Evans strikes out [1]. Brohamer flies out (8) [1]. Burleson doubles [2]. Scott scores. Remy strikes out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 3

Bottom 6th: Thomasson homers. Thomasson scores. Revering singles [1]. Gross grounds out (3-1) [2]. Horton singles [1]. Revering scores. Drago pitching. Alexander grounds out,DP (6,6-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Top 7th: Rice flies out (8). Yastrzemski singles [1]. Yastrzemski steals 2b [2]. Fisk flies out (9) [3]. Broberg pitching. Lynn flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Bottom 7th: Russell grounds out (4-3). Murphy strikes out. Fuentes doubles [2]. Page strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Top 8th: Scott strikes out. Evans singles [1]. Heaverlo pitching. Brohamer walks [1,2]. Burleson fouls out (5) [1,2]. Remy flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Bottom 8th: Thomasson grounds out (4-3). Revering grounds out (6-3). Gross grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Top 9th: Sosa pitching. Cardenal playing 1b. Rice flies out (8). Yastrzemski pops out (3). Fisk singles [1]. Lynn grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  -  3  9  0
       Oakland        0  2  1  0  0  2  0  0  x  -  5  9  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      5  1  3  1  0  0  .248
Remy,2b          4  1  1  0  1  1  .294
Rice,lf          5  0  1  2  0  0  .313
Yastrzemski,dh   5  0  1  0  0  0  .309
Fisk,c           2  0  1  0  2  0  .261
Lynn,cf          5  0  0  0  0  2  .282
Scott,1b         3  1  1  0  1  2  .226
Evans,rf         4  0  1  0  0  2  .281
Brohamer,3b      3  0  0  0  1  0  .166
                36  3  9  3  5  7


2B: Remy (15), Burleson (28)
LOB: 12


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Rice (7), Yastrzemski (3),
Fisk (3)


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Burleson-Scott)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Murphy,cf        4  0  0  0  0  3  .307
Fuentes,2b       4  1  3  0  0  0  .285
Page,lf          4  0  0  0  0  1  .288
Thomasson,rf     4  1  2  2  0  0  .279
Revering,1b      3  2  1  0  1  0  .289
a-Cardenal,1b    0  0  0  0  0  0  .257
Gross,3b         4  0  0  0  0  0  .249
Horton,dh        3  1  2  1  0  1  .250
Alexander,c      3  0  0  0  0  0  .189
Russell,ss       3  0  1  2  0  0  .233
                32  5  9  5  1  5

a-substituted for Revering in 9th


2B: Fuentes 2 (22)
HR: Thomasson (15)
GIDP: Alexander
LOB: 5


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Thomasson (13)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Tiant (L,12-9)   5.1  8  5  5  1  3  3.61
Drago            2.2  1  0  0  0  2  2.21



Oakland
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Morgan (W,2-1)   6.2  7  3  3  4  6  4.95
Broberg          0.2  1  0  0  0  1  6.38
Heaverlo         0.2  0  0  0  1  0  7.63
Sosa (S,32)      1.0  1  0  0  0  0  2.83



HBP: Fisk (by Morgan)
Time: 2:45
Weather: Clear (81 degrees), wind 12 mph in from right
Attendance: 20,335

**doncoryell** · 07-04-2009, 02:12 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of August 19, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           72  51  .585  --     St.Louis           76  48  .613  --
Milwaukee          68  53  .562   3     Philadelphia       71  51  .582   4
Boston             65  59  .524   7.5   New York           63  60  .512  12.5
Cleveland          61  64  .488  12     Pittsburgh         57  66  .463  18.5
Detroit            58  62  .483  12.5   Montreal           57  68  .456  19.5
Baltimore          56  69  .448  17     Chicago            55  67  .451  20
Toronto            54  70  .435  18.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        63  59  .516  --     Cincinnati         73  50  .593  --
Texas              62  59  .512   0.5   Houston            63  60  .512  10
Chicago            63  61  .508   1     San Diego          60  63  .488  13
California         63  62  .504   1.5   Los Angeles        58  65  .472  15
Minnesota          60  65  .480   4.5   San Francisco      57  66  .463  16
Oakland            60  65  .480   4.5   Atlanta            48  74  .393  24.5
Seattle            60  66  .476   5  


Oakland 5, Boston 3                     Los Angeles 4, New York 0
Toronto 6, Minnesota 5  11inn           Chicago 1, Cincinnati 0
Kansas City 3, Texas 2                  San Francisco 6, Philadelphia 4
Cleveland 8, Chicago 3                  Houston 8, Pittsburgh 0
Detroit 5, Milwaukee 1                  Atlanta 4, St.Louis 3
Seattle 8, New York 5                   San Diego 8, Montreal 3
California 5, Baltimore 4

MLB News

Milestones & Achievements
Los Angeles's Doug Rau shuts out Mets

The Los Angeles Dodgers offered the Boston Red Sox 26-year old reliever Mike Garman for 38-year old outfielder Carl Yastrzemski. After almost wetting my pants from laughing so much, the trade offer was rejected.

**doncoryell** · 07-04-2009, 05:38 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #125: August 20, 1978 - @ Oakland

Top 1st: Renko pitching. Duffy grounds out (6-3). Remy grounds out (4-3). Rice strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0

Bottom 1st: Torrez pitching. Murphy grounds out (3-4). Fuentes grounds out (4-3). Page hit by pitch [1]. Thomasson homers. Page and Thomasson score. Revering grounds out (4-3).
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2

Top 2nd: Yastrzemski singles [1]. Fisk strikes out [1]. Lynn grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Scott flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2

Bottom 2nd: Gross strikes out. Horton walks [1]. Robinson pops out (6) [1]. Russell grounds out (6-4).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2

Top 3rd: Evans grounds out (6-3). Hobson strikes out. Duffy singles [1]. Remy grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2

Bottom 3rd: Murphy bunt singles [1]. Fuentes homers. Murphy and Fuentes score. Page flies out (9). Thomasson singles [1]. Revering grounds out,DP (5-4-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 4

Top 4th: Rice strikes out. Yastrzemski singles [1]. Fisk singles [1,2]. Lynn singles [1,2]. Yastrzemski scores. Scott strikes out [1,2]. Evans grounds out (5-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 4

Bottom 4th: Gross singles [1]. Horton flies out (8) [1]. Robinson grounds out,FC (6-4) [1]. Russell flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 4

Top 5th: Hobson grounds out (4-3). Duffy strikes out. Remy strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 4

Bottom 5th: Murphy reaches 1b on error (E5) [1]. Fuentes flies out (8) [1]. Page triples [3]. Murphy scores. Thomasson strikes out [3]. Revering flies out (8).
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 1, Oakland 5

Top 6th: Rice singles, out at 2b (8-4). Yastrzemski grounds out (3-1). Fisk strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 5

Bottom 6th: Gross walks [1]. Horton doubles [2,3]. Robinson pops out (5) [2,3]. Russell flies out (8) [2]. Gross scores. Murphy grounds out (3u).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6

Top 7th: Lynn flies out (7). Scott grounds out (6-3). Evans strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6

Bottom 7th: Stanley pitching. Fuentes walks [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Page hit by pitch [1,2]. Thomasson grounds out,FC (6-4) [1,3]. Revering lines out,DP (4,4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6

Top 8th: Hobson singles [1]. Duffy grounds out,DP (6-4-3). Remy walks [1]. Rice strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6

Bottom 8th: Gross grounds out (3u). Horton flies out (9). Robinson pops out (6).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6

Top 9th: Yastrzemski flies out (9). Fisk walks [1]. Lynn homers. Fisk and Lynn score. Sosa pitching. Scott flies out (7). Evans strikes out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 6

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  -  3  8  1
       Oakland        2  0  2  0  1  1  0  0  x  -  6  7  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Duffy,ss         4  0  1  0  0  1  .200
Remy,2b          3  0  0  0  1  1  .292
Rice,lf          4  0  1  0  0  3  .312
Yastrzemski,dh   4  1  2  0  0  0  .311
Fisk,c           3  1  1  0  1  2  .262
Lynn,cf          4  1  2  3  0  0  .284
Scott,1b         4  0  0  0  0  1  .224
Evans,rf         4  0  0  0  0  2  .277
Hobson,3b        3  0  1  0  0  1  .231
                33  3  8  3  2 11


HR: Lynn (24)
GIDP: Duffy
LOB: 5


FIELDING
Errors: Hobson (21, bobble)
Double Plays: 2 (Hobson-Remy-Scott,
Remy-Scott)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Murphy,cf        4  2  1  0  0  0  .306
Fuentes,2b       3  1  1  2  1  0  .285
Page,lf          2  1  1  1  0  0  .288
Thomasson,rf     4  1  2  2  0  1  .281
Revering,1b      4  0  0  0  0  0  .286
Gross,3b         3  1  1  0  1  1  .250
Horton,dh        3  0  1  0  1  0  .251
Robinson,c       4  0  0  0  0  0  .224
Russell,ss       2  0  0  1  0  0  .232
                29  6  7  6  3  2


2B: Horton (13)
3B: Page (5)
HR: Thomasson (16), Fuentes (5)
SF: Russell
GIDP: Revering
LOB: 7


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Russell-Fuentes-Revering)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Torrez (L,9-10)  6.0  7  6  5  2  2  5.27
Stanley          2.0  0  0  0  1  0  3.16



Oakland
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Renko (W,8-10)   8.1  8  3  3  2 10  3.16
Sosa (S,33)      0.2  0  0  0  0  1  2.79



HBP: Page 2 (by Torrez, by Stanley)
WP: Stanley
Time: 2:34
Weather: Clear (85 degrees), wind 12 mph in from right
Attendance: 20,668

The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

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