The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

**doncoryell** · 07-17-2009, 06:23 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Followed Teams

Los Angeles Dodgers

Code:

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Thru August 27, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
S.Garvey         .291         T.John            2.67
R.Smith          .288         B.Hooton          3.61
R.Monday         .280         R.Rhoden          3.90
D.Lopes          .279         D.Rau             3.92
D.Baker          .263         B.Welch           5.09


Home Runs                     Wins
R.Smith            29         T.John              13
R.Monday           20         R.Rhoden            10
D.Baker            18         B.Hooton             8
R.Cey              16         B.Welch              7
S.Garvey           14         D.Rau                5


Runs Batted In                Saves
S.Garvey           79         T.Forster           27
R.Smith            79         B.Castillo           2
D.Baker            65         
R.Monday           59         
L.Lacy             58


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
D.Lopes            44         T.John             124
R.LeFlore          31         R.Rhoden           111
S.Garvey           16         B.Hooton           109
V.Davalillo        15         B.Welch            107
J.Simpson          12         D.Rau               80

Philadelphia Phillies

Code:

1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru August 27, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
B.Boone          .308         L.Christenson     3.38
R.Hebner         .302         J.Kaat            4.36
L.Bowa           .296         S.Carlton         4.37
B.McBride        .283         R.Burris          4.47
J.Morrison       .281         


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt          33         L.Christenson       14
J.Morrison         30         S.Carlton            9
G.Luzinski         24         W.Brusstar           8
R.Hebner           19         R.Burris             8
B.McBride          16         J.Kaat               8


Runs Batted In                Saves
M.Schmidt          89         G.Garber            31
J.Morrison         86         W.Brusstar           4
G.Luzinski         80         R.Lerch              2
R.Hebner           68         J.Lonborg            1
B.Boone            63         D.Patterson          1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          48         S.Carlton          146
L.Bowa             19         L.Christenson       89
J.Morrison         19         J.Kaat              58
M.Schmidt          13         R.Burris            56
R.Hebner            6         D.Roberts           52

Saint Louis Cardinals

Code:

1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru August 27, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
G.Templeton      .351         B.Forsch          3.08
T.Simmons        .338         J.Urrea           3.85
J.Mumphrey       .315         R.Dressler        4.09
K.Hernandez      .314         E.Rasmussen       5.51
G.Adams          .307


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          24         B.Forsch            16
K.Hernandez        12         E.Rasmussen         11
G.Adams            11         J.Urrea              9
J.Dwyer             7         R.Dressler           8
S.Ontiveros         7         J.Denny              6


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          92         M.Littell           29
K.Hernandez        79         D.O'Brien            6
G.Templeton        63         B.Schultz            5
G.Adams            58         G.Frazier            2
J.Mumphrey         57         S.Martinez           1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton        40         B.Forsch            97
J.Mumphrey         34         E.Rasmussen         82
K.Hernandez        22         J.Urrea             78
T.Scott            18         R.Dressler          66
J.Dwyer             9         A.Lopez             56

**doncoryell** · 07-17-2009, 06:27 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Team Statistics through August 27, 1978

Code:

1978 Boston Red Sox


                         Week of August 21-27
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       .316  19  6  2  2   2  0  | .228  .365  .278 417 52  95 10  1 15  43 28  91  2  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .143  21  3  4  0   0  0  | .286  .377  .342 507 86 145 16  9  4  43 44  41 18 13
2b  Jack Brohamer      .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .166  .200  .242 145 12  24  2  0  1   7 14  12  1  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .111  18  2  2  1   2  0  | .226  .398  .264 420 49  95 17  2 17  55 22 101  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .130  23  3  0  0   0  0  | .243  .321  .275 527 55 128 28  2  3  38 23  57  4  4
ss  Frank Duffy        .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .200  .271  .240  70  9  14  3  1  0   3  4  14  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .273  22  6  4  1   4  0  | .308  .496  .368 389 56 120 17  1 18  71 35  47  3  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .250  16  4  4  2   6  0  | .283  .524  .355 445 66 126 25  2 26  88 49  57  0  5
rf  Dwight Evans       .053  19  1  1  0   1  0  | .266  .444  .339 383 48 102 18  1 16  52 42  95  5  5
rf  Garry Hancock      .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .232  .357  .306  56  6  13  2  1  1   3  6   9  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .364  22  8  4  2   5  0  | .314  .551  .361 477 78 150 28  2 27  90 31  78  7  3
dh  Bob Bailey         .000   2  0  1  0   0  0  | .190  .310  .236  84 11  16  1  0  3   7  5  20  1  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       .222  18  4  2  0   1  0  | .260  .370  .321 408 41 106 23  2  6  57 32  74  3  3
C   Bob Montgomery     .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .241  .329  .277  79  8  19  4  0  1   7  4  20  0  0
C   Fred Kendall       .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .306  .469  .333  49  4  15  3  1  1   2  2   4  0  0



                   Week of August 21-27
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS   IP    H ER HR BB  SO
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Torrez         1  0  0  7  9.0  0.00  | 10 10  4.97  1.48 25 25 157.2 175 87 18 58  58
Dennis Eckersley    0  0  0  4  7.0  3.86  | 12  8  3.43  1.07 27 27 191.2 189 73 29 17 123
Bill Lee            0  1  0  2  3.0  3.00  |  7 12  4.04  1.13 25 24 165.0 164 74 26 23  39
Luis Tiant          0  0  0  8  7.0  5.14  | 12  9  3.68  1.23 24 23 159.0 167 65 27 29  78
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV   IP    H ER HR BB  SO
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Stanley         1  0  0  0  6.0  1.50  |  8  1  3.07  1.24 46  6 111.1 117 38  6 21  20
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  2  2  3.36  1.07 35  9  61.2  47 23  5 19  45
Dick Drago          1  0  0  4  7.0  0.00  |  5  2  1.97  1.11 35  9  64.0  58 14  2 13  39
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  1  2.0  9.00  |  2  5  4.70  1.22 35  2  69.0  69 36 14 15  30
Ken Holtzman        1  0  0  0  3.1  2.70  |  2  0  3.00  1.33  4  0  18.0  18  6  1  6   7
Jim Rooker          0  0  0  1  6.2  4.05  |  0  0  4.05  1.35  1  0   6.2   7  3  0  2   1

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
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.262 .319 .410   599  1197   366  141  367  742  44           3.95  551 1207   .266   159  244  504
  12   12    6     8    10     5    3    9   13  14 AL Rank      5    3    4      3    14    1   14

On tap next week for Red Sox
August 28,29 - Seattle
August 30 (2) - Toronto
September 1,2,3 - Oakland

**doncoryell** · 07-25-2009, 10:30 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #131: August 28, 1978 - vs Seattle

Top 1st: Eckersley pitching. Cruz walks [1]. Iorg singles, Cruz out at 3b (8-5) [2]. Bochte grounds out (3-1) [3]. Roberts singles [1]. Iorg scores. Jones flies out (8).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 1, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Mitchell pitching. Burleson grounds out (4-3). Remy lines out (3). Rice grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 1, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Stinson walks [1]. Meyer flies out (7) [1]. Braun singles [1,2]. Rivera singles [1,2]. Stinson scores. Double steal [2,3]. Cruz strikes out [2,3]. Iorg strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Yastrzemski strikes out. Fisk flies out (8). Lynn grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Bochte grounds out (6-3). Roberts flies out (8). Jones strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Scott grounds out (5-3). Evans singles [1]. Hobson singles [1,2]. Burleson flies out (9) [1,3]. Remy flies out (8).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 0

Top 4th: Stinson singles [1]. Meyer pops out (6) [1]. Braun doubles [2,3]. Rivera walks [1,2,3]. Cruz fouls out (1) [1,2,3]. Iorg grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 0

Bottom 4th: Rice doubles [2]. Yastrzemski singles [1,3]. Fisk singles [1,2]. Rice scores. Lynn singles [1,2,3]. Scott hit by pitch [1,2,3]. Yastrzemski scores. Evans walks [1,2,3]. Fisk scores. Hobson flies out (9) [1,2,3]. Burleson flies out (9) [1,2]. Lynn scores. Remy grounds out (4-3).
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 4

Top 5th: Bochte grounds out (6-3). Roberts strikes out. Jones walks [1]. Stinson grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 4

Bottom 5th: Rice grounds out (5-3). Yastrzemski strikes out. Fisk grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 4

Top 6th: Meyer grounds out (6-3). Braun grounds out (5-3). Rivera singles [1]. Cruz grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 4

Bottom 6th: Lynn walks [1]. Scott singles [1,2]. Evans strikes out [1,2]. Hobson grounds out,DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 4

Top 7th: Iorg flies out (9). Bochte flies out (9). Roberts flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 4

Bottom 7th: Burleson homers. Burleson scores. Remy singles [1]. Remy steals 2b [2]. Rice pops out (4) [2]. Yastrzemski intentionally walks [1,2]. Fisk singles [1,2]. Remy scores. Rawley pitching. Lynn grounds out,DP (3-6-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 6

Top 8th: Campbell pitching. Jones grounds out (3-1). Stinson strikes out. Meyer singles [1]. Braun singles [1,3]. Rivera grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 6

Bottom 8th: Scott flies out (7). Evans walks [1]. Evans picked off (1-3). Hobson walks [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Burleson strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 6

Top 9th: Cruz grounds out (1-3). Iorg strikes out. Bochte grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 2, Boston 6

Code:

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


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Cruz,2b          4  0  0  0  1  1  .231
Iorg,1b          5  1  1  0  0  2  .295
Bochte,lf        5  0  0  0  0  0  .336
Roberts,rf       4  0  1  1  0  1  .316
Jones,cf         3  0  0  0  1  1  .239
Stinson,c        3  1  1  0  1  1  .245
Meyer,ss         4  0  1  0  0  0  .249
Braun,3b         4  0  3  0  0  0  .268
Rivera,dh        3  0  2  1  1  0  .317
                35  2  9  2  4  6


2B: Braun (29)
LOB: 10


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Braun (4), Rivera (4)


FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cruz-Meyer-Iorg,
Iorg-Meyer-Iorg)




                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      4  1  1  2  0  1  .243
Remy,2b          4  1  1  0  0  0  .286
Rice,lf          4  1  1  0  0  0  .314
Yastrzemski,dh   3  1  1  0  1  2  .309
Fisk,c           4  1  2  2  0  0  .262
Lynn,cf          3  1  1  0  1  0  .283
Scott,1b         3  0  1  1  0  0  .229
Evans,rf         2  0  1  1  2  1  .268
Hobson,3b        3  0  1  0  1  0  .227
                30  6 10  6  5  4


2B: Rice (29)
HR: Burleson (4)
SF: Burleson
GIDP: Hobson, Lynn
LOB: 9


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Remy (19)
Picked Off: Evans






Seattle
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Mitchell (L,7-9) 6.1 10  6  6  3  3  4.17
Rawley           1.2  0  0  0  2  1  2.63



Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Eckersley
  (W,13-8)       7.0  7  2  2  4  4  3.40
Campbell         2.0  2  0  0  0  2  3.25



HBP: Scott (by Mitchell)
WP: Rawley
IBB: Yastrzemski (by Mitchell)
Time: 2:46
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Attendance: 33,405

**doncoryell** · 07-25-2009, 10:32 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of August 28, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           77  53  .592  --     St.Louis           80  51  .611  --
Milwaukee          70  60  .538   7     Philadelphia       77  54  .588   3
Boston             70  61  .534   7.5   New York           66  65  .504  14
Cleveland          67  66  .504  11.5   Chicago            60  70  .462  19.5
Detroit            64  66  .492  13     Montreal           61  72  .459  20
Toronto            60  74  .448  19     Pittsburgh         60  71  .458  20
Baltimore          59  74  .444  19.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        68  62  .523  --     Cincinnati         76  55  .580  --
Minnesota          66  67  .496   3.5   Houston            67  63  .515   8.5
California         65  67  .492   4     San Diego          64  68  .485  12.5
Chicago            65  67  .492   4     Los Angeles        63  68  .481  13
Texas              64  66  .492   4     San Francisco      60  71  .458  16
Oakland            64  69  .481   5.5   Atlanta            52  78  .400  23.5
Seattle            63  70  .474   6.5


Boston 6, Seattle 2                     Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2
Detroit 9, Milwaukee 7                  Chicago 5, Atlanta 4
New York 9, California 4                Philadelphia 9, San Diego 6
Oakland 3, Baltimore 2                  Los Angeles 2, Montreal 1
Toronto 6, Texas 3                      only games scheduled
Kansas City 12, Chicago 2
only games scheduled

MLB News
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**doncoryell** · 07-26-2009, 01:26 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #132: August 29, 1978 - vs Seattle

Top 1st: Holtzman pitching. Cruz grounds out (6-3). Pasley flies out (8). Bochte singles [1]. Roberts strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Seattle 0, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Abbott pitching. Burleson reaches 1b on error (E6) [1]. Remy grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Rice grounds out (2-3) [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Seattle 0, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Jones singles [1]. Jones steals 2b [2]. Carty singles [1,3]. Rivera flies out (9) [1]. Jones scores. Meyer singles [1,2]. Stanton homers. Carty, Meyer and Stanton score. Cruz flies out (7). Pasley pops out (5).
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 4, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Fisk flies out (7). Lynn flies out (9). Scott doubles [2]. Evans grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Seattle 4, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Bochte flies out (7). Roberts doubles [2]. Jones singles [1]. Roberts scores. Stanley pitching. Jones steals 2b [2]. Carty walks [1,2]. Rivera strikes out [1,2]. Meyer grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 5, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Hobson reaches 2b on error (E6) [2]. Burleson singles [2]. Hobson scores. Remy doubles [2]. Burleson scores. Rice singles [1]. Remy scores. Yastrzemski grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Fisk grounds out,FC (6u) [1]. Lynn singles [1,2]. Scott singles [1,2]. Fisk scores. Evans grounds out (5-3).
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error - Seattle 5, Boston 4

Top 4th: Stanton grounds out (5-3). Cruz singles [1]. Cruz steals 2b [2]. Pasley grounds out (4-3) [3]. Bochte flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Seattle 5, Boston 4

Bottom 4th: Hobson grounds out (4-3). Burleson singles [1]. Remy strikes out [1]. Rice reaches 1b on error (E6) [1,2]. Yastrzemski flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Seattle 5, Boston 4

Top 5th: Roberts flies out (7). Jones singles [1]. Carty grounds out,DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Seattle 5, Boston 4

Bottom 5th: Fisk grounds out (6-3). Lynn grounds out (3u). Scott flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 5, Boston 4

Top 6th: Rivera flies out (9). Meyer grounds out (6-3). Stanton singles [1]. Cruz singles [1,2]. Pasley doubles [2]. Stanton and Cruz score. Bochte grounds out (3-1).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 7, Boston 4

Bottom 6th: Evans grounds out (6-3). Hobson strikes out. Burleson singles [1]. Remy grounds out (6u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Seattle 7, Boston 4

Top 7th: Roberts flies out (8). Jones homers. Jones scores. Burgmeier pitching. Carty grounds out (1-3). Rivera singles [1]. Meyer flies out (8).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 8, Boston 4

Bottom 7th: Rice singles [1]. Yastrzemski walks [1,2]. Burke pitching. Fisk flies out (7) [1,2]. Lynn flies out (7) [1,2]. Scott flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Seattle 8, Boston 4

Top 8th: Stanton singles [1]. Baez running for Stanton. Cruz flies out (7) [1]. Pasley grounds out,DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Seattle 8, Boston 4

Bottom 8th: Hale replaces Baez at RF. Evans flies out (8). Hobson strikes out. Burleson doubles [2]. Remy singles [2]. Burleson scores. Brown pitching. Rice flies out (9).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 8, Boston 5

Top 9th: Bochte flies out (7). Roberts flies out (9). Jones flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 8, Boston 5

Bottom 9th: Romo pitching. Stinson replaces Pasley at C. Iorg replaces Carty at 1B. Yastrzemski strikes out. Fisk strikes out. Lynn flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Seattle 8, Boston 5

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Seattle        0  4  1  0  0  2  1  0  0  -  8 15  3
       Boston         0  0  4  0  0  0  0  1  0  -  5 11  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Cruz,2b          5  1  2  0  0  0  .232
Pasley,c         5  0  1  2  0  0  .303
c-Stinson,c      0  0  0  0  0  0  .245
Bochte,dh        5  0  1  0  0  0  .334
Roberts,lf       5  1  1  0  0  1  .315
Jones,cf         5  2  4  2  0  0  .245
Carty,1b         3  1  1  0  1  0  .320
d-Iorg,1b        0  0  0  0  0  0  .295
Rivera,ss        3  0  1  1  0  1  .317
Meyer,3b         4  1  1  0  0  0  .249
Stanton,rf       4  2  3  3  0  0  .226
a-Baez,pr        0  0  0  0  0  0  .286
b-Hale,rf        0  0  0  0  0  0  .000
                39  8 15  8  1  2

a-ran for Stanton in 8th
b-substituted for Baez in 8th
c-substituted for Pasley in 9th
d-substituted for Carty in 9th


2B: Pasley (24), Roberts (26)
HR: Stanton (6), Jones (16)
SF: Rivera
GIDP: Pasley, Carty
LOB: 8


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Cruz (45), Jones 2 (12)


FIELDING
Errors: Rivera 3 (3,bobble,throw,bobble)




                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      5  2  4  1  0  0  .248
Remy,2b          5  1  2  2  0  1  .287
Rice,lf          5  0  2  1  0  0  .315
Yastrzemski,dh   4  0  0  0  1  1  .306
Fisk,c           5  1  0  0  0  1  .259
Lynn,cf          5  0  1  0  0  0  .283
Scott,1b         4  0  2  1  0  0  .231
Evans,rf         4  0  0  0  0  0  .265
Hobson,3b        4  1  0  0  0  2  .225
                41  5 11  5  1  5


2B: Remy (17), Burleson (29), Scott (11)
LOB: 10


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






Seattle
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Abbott (W,2-0)   6.0  9  4  2  1  2  1.29
Burke            1.2  2  1  1  0  1  3.54
Brown            0.1  0  0  0  0  0  2.60
Romo (S,30)      1.0  0  0  0  0  2  4.30

Abbott pitched to two batters in 7th



Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Holtzman (L,2-1) 2.1  7  5  5  0  1  3.77
Stanley          4.0  6  3  3  1  1  3.20
Burgmeier        2.2  2  0  0  0  0  4.52



Time: 3:13
Weather: Clear (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Attendance: 32,308

**doncoryell** · 07-26-2009, 01:29 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of August 29, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           77  54  .588  --     St.Louis           81  51  .614  --
Milwaukee          70  61  .534   7     Philadelphia       78  54  .591   3
Boston             70  62  .530   7.5   New York           66  66  .500  15
Cleveland          68  66  .507  10.5   Montreal           62  72  .463  20
Detroit            65  66  .496  12     Chicago            60  71  .458  20.5
Toronto            60  75  .444  19     Pittsburgh         60  72  .455  21
Baltimore          59  75  .440  19.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        68  63  .519  --     Cincinnati         77  55  .583  --
California         66  67  .496   3     Houston            67  64  .511   9.5
Chicago            66  67  .496   3     San Diego          64  69  .481  13.5
Texas              65  66  .496   3     Los Angeles        63  69  .477  14
Minnesota          66  68  .493   3.5   San Francisco      61  71  .462  16
Oakland            65  69  .485   4.5   Atlanta            53  78  .405  23.5
Seattle            64  70  .478   5.5


Seattle 8, Boston 5                     Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 5
Cleveland 6, Milwaukee 1                Atlanta 6, Chicago 5
Detroit 2, Minnesota 1                  St.Louis 4, Houston 3
California 9, New York 6                Philadelphia 10, San Diego 4
Oakland 6, Baltimore 3  13inn           San Francisco 9, New York 2
Texas 11, Toronto 10                    Montreal 6, Los Angeles 1
Chicago 9, Kansas City 5

MLB News

Contract News
Milwaukee announced that they have signed 28-year old closer Ed Farmer to a 2-year, $603,226 agreement that will have him playing at County Stadium for the foreseeable future.

**doncoryell** · 07-26-2009, 04:11 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #133: August 30, 1978 - vs Toronto 1 of 2

Top 1st: Tiant pitching. Sexton strikes out. Manning singles [1]. Velez flies out (7) [1]. Manning caught stealing (2-6).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Scott pitching. Burleson walks [1]. Remy grounds out,DP (4-6-3). Rice grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Mayberry flies out (8). Howell singles [1]. Hutton flies out,DP (8,8-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Yastrzemski strikes out. Fisk strikes out. Lynn grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Woods grounds out (3-1). Moore flies out (9). Stein flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Scott strikes out. Evans doubles [2]. Hobson doubles [2]. Evans scores. Burleson grounds out (3-1) [3]. Remy grounds out (1-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 1

Top 4th: Sexton grounds out (6-3). Manning strikes out. Velez flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 1

Bottom 4th: Rice strikes out. Yastrzemski lines out (5). Fisk flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 1

Top 5th: Mayberry grounds out (4-3). Howell strikes out. Hutton flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 1

Bottom 5th: Lynn grounds out (6-3). Scott walks [1]. Evans strikes out [1]. Hobson strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 1

Top 6th: Woods grounds out (3u). Moore grounds out (3u). Stein flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 1

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

Top 7th: Sexton flies out (7). Manning flies out (8). Velez strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 1

Bottom 7th: Yastrzemski singles [1]. Fisk singles [1,2]. Lynn strikes out [1,2]. Scott flies out (7) [1,2]. Evans singles [1,2,3]. Hobson flies out (9).
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 1

Top 8th: Mayberry pops out (4). Howell flies out (7). Hutton singles [1]. Nordbrook running for Hutton. Woods singles [1,3]. Moore grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 1

Bottom 8th: Burleson grounds out (6-3). Remy grounds out (3-1). Rice flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 0, Boston 1

Top 9th: Kranepool batting for Stein. Kranepool grounds out (6-3). Sexton doubles [2]. Sexton steals 3b, advances on error (E2). Sexton scores. Manning flies out (8). Velez singles [1]. Mayberry flies out (7).
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error - Toronto 1, Boston 1

Bottom 9th: Wihtol pitching. Kranepool replaces Stein at 2B. Yastrzemski grounds out (6-3). Fisk grounds out (1-3). Lynn flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 1

Top 10th: Howell singles [1]. Nordbrook grounds out (5-3) [2]. Woods grounds out (6-3) [2]. Moore flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 1

Bottom 10th: Scott strikes out. Evans singles [1]. Hobson doubles [2,3]. Burleson intentionally walks [1,2,3]. Remy flies out (7) [1,2]. Evans scores.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 1, Boston 2

Code:

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

                     Two outs when winning run scored


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Sexton,ss        4  1  1  0  0  1  .220
Manning,cf       4  0  1  0  0  1  .269
Velez,rf         4  0  1  0  0  1  .233
Mayberry,1b      4  0  0  0  0  0  .307
Howell,3b        4  0  2  0  0  1  .303
Hutton,dh        3  0  1  0  0  0  .314
a-Nordbrook,pr-dh1  0  0  0  0  0  .189
Woods,lf         4  0  1  0  0  0  .279
Moore,c          4  0  0  0  0  0  .215
Stein,2b         2  0  0  0  0  0  .267
b-Kranepool,ph-2b1  0  0  0  0  0  .227
                35  1  7  0  0  4

a-ran for Hutton in 8th
b-batted for Stein in 9th


2B: Sexton (14)
LOB: 5


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Sexton (55)
Caught Stealing: Manning (3)


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stein-Sexton-Mayberry)




                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      3  0  0  0  2  0  .247
Remy,2b          4  0  0  1  0  0  .285
Rice,lf          4  0  0  0  0  1  .312
Yastrzemski,dh   4  0  1  0  0  1  .305
Fisk,c           4  0  1  0  0  1  .259
Lynn,cf          4  0  0  0  0  1  .280
Scott,1b         3  0  0  0  1  2  .230
Evans,rf         4  2  3  0  0  1  .270
Hobson,3b        4  0  2  1  0  1  .227
                34  2  7  2  3  8


2B: Hobson 2 (19), Evans (19)
SF: Remy
GIDP: Remy
LOB: 5


FIELDING
Errors: Fisk (7,throw)
Double Plays: 1 (Lynn-Scott)






Toronto
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Scott            8.0  5  1  1  2  7  7.43
Wihtol (L,2-2)   1.2  2  1  1  1  1  3.12



Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Tiant (W,13-9)  10.0  7  1  0  0  4  3.46



IBB: Burleson (by Wihtol)
Time: 3:13
Weather: Clear (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Attendance: 33,209

**doncoryell** · 07-29-2009, 07:48 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #134: August 30, 1978 - vs Toronto 2nd of 2

Top 1st: Torrez pitching. Sexton walks [1]. Manning singles [1,3]. Velez singles [1,3]. Sexton scores. Mayberry grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Manning scores. Howell grounds out,DP (4-6-3).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 2, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Lemanczyk pitching. Burleson grounds out (3u). Remy flies out (7). Rice grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 2, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Hutton walks [1]. Woods grounds out (5-3) [2]. Moore flies out (9) [2]. Stein singles [1]. Huttson scores. Sexton flies out (8).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 3, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Yastrzemski walks [1]. Fisk strikes out [1]. Lynn grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Scott grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 3, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Manning flies out (9). Velez singles [1]. Mayberry pops out (4) [1]. Howell homers. Velez and Howell score. Hutton flies out (7).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Evans singles [1]. Hobson strikes out [1]. Burleson pops out (5) [1]. Remy reaches 1b on error (E4) [1,2]. Rice flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Toronto 5, Boston 0

Top 4th: Lee pitching. Woods flies out (7). Moore singles [1]. Stein grounds out,FC (6-4) [1]. Sexton grounds out (6-4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 0

Bottom 4th: Yastrzemski grounds out (4-3). Fisk singles [1]. Lynn pops out (6) [1]. Scott flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 0

Top 5th: Manning flies out (9). Velez flies out (7). Mayberry flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 0

Bottom 5th: Evans singles [1]. Evans steals 2b [2]. Hobson doubles [2]. Evans scores. Burleson lines out (6) [2]. Wild pitch [3]. Remy pops out (4) [3]. Rice grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 1

Top 6th: Howell single [1]. Hutton singles [1,2]. Woods pops out (5) [1,2]. Moore grounds out (5-3) [2,3]. Stein flies out (8).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 1

Bottom 6th: Yastrzemski homers. Yastrzemski scores. Fisk grounds out (6-3). Lynn homers. Lynn scores. Scott flies out (7). Evans singles [1]. Hobson grounds out (1-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 5, Boston 3

Top 7th: Sexton grounds out (3-1). Manning fouls out (5). Velez walks [1]. Hatcher batting for Mayberry. Hatcher homers. Velez and Hatcher score. Howell grounds out (4-3).
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 7, Boston 3

Bottom 7th: Velez replaces Mayberry at 1b. Hatcher replaces Velez in RF. Burleson singles [1]. Remy pops out (6) [1]. Rice grounds out (5-3) [2]. Yastrzemski singles [1,3]. Fisk flies out (9).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 7, Boston 3

Top 8th: Hutton grounds out (6-3). Woods flies out (9). Moore homers. Moore scores. Stein flies out (7).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 8, Boston 3

Bottom 8th: Lynn strikes out. Scott fouls out (3). Evans singles [1]. Wallace pitching. Hobson grounds out (5-4).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Toronto 8, Boston 3

Top 9th: Drago pitching. Sexton lines out (4). Manning flies out (7). Velez grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 8, Boston 3

Bottom 9th: Burleson flies out (8). Remy grounds out (3u). Rice singles [1]. Yastrzemski homers. Rice and Yastrzemski score. Murphy pitching. Fisk singles [1]. Lynn homers. Fisk and Lynn score. Scott flies out (7).
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Toronto 8, Boston 7

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Toronto        2  1  2  0  0  0  2  1  0  -  8 10  1
       Boston         0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  4  -  7 14  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Sexton,ss        4  1  0  0  1  0  .218
Manning,cf       5  1  1  0  0  0  .269
Velez,rf-1b      4  2  2  1  1  0  .235
Mayberry,1b      3  0  0  1  0  0  .305
a-Hatcher,ph-rf  1  1  1  2  0  0  .236
Howell,3b        4  1  2  2  0  0  .305
Hutton,dh        3  1  1  0  1  0  .314
Woods,lf         4  0  0  0  0  0  .276
Moore,c          4  1  2  1  0  0  .218
Stein,2b         4  0  1  1  0  0  .267
                36  8 10  8  3  0

a-batted for Mayberry in 7th


HR: Moore (2), Howell (15), Hatcher (2)
GIDP: Howell
LOB: 5


FIELDING
Errors: Stein (14,bobble)




                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      5  0  1  0  0  0  .246
Remy,2b          5  0  0  0  0  0  .282
Rice,lf          5  1  1  0  0  0  .311
Yastrzemski,dh   4  2  3  3  1  0  .309
Fisk,c           5  1  2  0  0  1  .261
Lynn,cf          5  2  2  3  0  1  .281
Scott,1b         5  0  0  0  0  0  .227
Evans,rf         4  1  4  0  0  0  .277
Hobson,3b        4  0  1  1  0  1  .228
                42  7 14  7  1  3


2B: Hobson (20)
HR: Yastrzemski 2 (20), Lynn 2 (28)
LOB: 9


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Evans (6)


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Remy-Burleson-Scott)






Toronto
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Lemanczyk
  (W,7-15)       7.2 10  3  3  1  3  4.75
Wallace          1.0  2  2  2  0  0  4.04
Murphy (S,2)     0.1  2  2  2  0  0  6.17



Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Torrez (L,10-11) 3.0  5  5  5  2  0  5.15
Lee              5.0  5  3  3  1  0  4.08
Drago            1.0  0  0  0  0  0  1.94



WP: Lemanczyk
Time: 3:05
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Attendance: 34,162

**doncoryell** · 07-29-2009, 07:51 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of August 30, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           77  55  .583  --     St.Louis           82  51  .617  --
Boston             71  63  .530   7     Philadelphia       79  54  .594   3
Milwaukee          70  62  .530   7     New York           67  66  .504  15
Cleveland          69  66  .511   9.5   Montreal           63  72  .467  20
Detroit            65  66  .496  11.5   Chicago            61  71  .462  20.5
Toronto            61  76  .445  18.5   Pittsburgh         61  72  .459  21
Baltimore          60  75  .444  18.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        69  63  .523  --     Cincinnati         77  56  .579  --
California         66  67  .496   3.5   Houston            67  65  .508   9.5
Texas              65  66  .496   3.5   San Diego          64  70  .478  13.5
Chicago            66  68  .493   4     Los Angeles        63  70  .474  14
Minnesota          66  68  .493   4     San Francisco      61  72  .459  16
Oakland            65  69  .485   5     Atlanta            53  79  .402  23.5
Seattle            64  70  .478   6


Boston 2-7, Toronto 1-8                 New York 6, San Francisco 2
Baltimore 4, New York 3  10inn          Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 3
Kansas City 6, Chicago 4                Chicago 3, Atlanta 2  10inn
Cleveland 6, Milwaukee 0                St.Louis 4, Houston 2
only games scheduled                    Philadelphia 6, San Diego 1
                                        Montreal 5, Los Angeles 1

MLB News

Contract News
The Kansas City Royals have finalized a deal with All-Star caliber third baseman George Brett that will extend his stay in Kansas City at least 3 years and will pay out $11,331,000.

**doncoryell** · 07-29-2009, 08:15 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of August 31, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           78  55  .586  --     St.Louis           82  52  .612  --
Boston             71  63  .530   7.5   Philadelphia       79  54  .594   2.5
Milwaukee          70  63  .526   8     New York           67  66  .504  14.5
Cleveland          70  66  .515   9.5   Montreal           64  72  .471  19
Detroit            65  67  .492  12.5   Chicago            61  71  .462  20
Toronto            61  76  .445  19     Pittsburgh         61  72  .459  20.5
Baltimore          60  76  .441  19.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        69  63  .523  --     Cincinnati         78  56  .582  --
California         66  67  .496   3.5   Houston            67  65  .508  10
Minnesota          67  68  .496   3.5   Los Angeles        63  70  .474  14.5
Texas              65  66  .496   3.5   San Diego          64  71  .474  14.5
Chicago            66  68  .493   4     San Francisco      61  72  .459  16.5
Oakland            65  69  .485   5     Atlanta            53  79  .402  24
Seattle            64  70  .478   6


Cleveland 5, Milwaukee 3                Cincinnati 4, St.Louis 0  14inn
Minnesota 8, Detroit 5  11inn           Montreal 6, San Diego 4
New York 5, Baltimore 3                 only games scheduled
only games scheduled

MLB News

Monthly Awards
Minnesota's Rod Carew was named AL Batter of the Month for August after he batted .389 with 1 home run, 20 RBIs and 20 runs scored.
San Diego's Oscar Gamble was voted NL Batter of the Month for August after he batted .368 with 11 home runs, 32 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
New York Yankees' Ron Guidry was named AL Pitcher of the Month for August after holding opposing batters on 39 base hits and a .214 batting average. He rang up 42 strikeouts in 50 innings of work, surrendered 10 walk and fashioned a sparkling 1.80 ERA.
Philadelphia's Steve Carlton was selected NL Pitcher of the Month for August after collecting 5 wins and 1 loss with 47 strikeouts in his 7 starts, putting up a fine 1.76 ERA in 56.1 innings of work.
Oakland's Dwayne Murphy was selected AL Rookie of the Month for August after tagging opposing pitching for a .333 average with 34 hits, 3 home runs and 12 RBIs.
Atlanta's Bob Horner was named NL Rookie of the Month for August after hitting .390 with 8 home runs, 25 RBIs and 14 runs scored.

**doncoryell** · 07-29-2009, 10:32 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #135: September 1, 1978 - vs Oakland

Top 1st: Rooker pitching. Murphy singles [1]. Guerrero grounds out (6-3) [2]. Page flies out (9) [2]. Thomasson flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Langford pitching. Burleson flies out (9). Remy singles [1]. Rice grounds out (5-3) [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Horton singles [1]. Alexander strikes out [1]. Fuentes pops out (6) [1]. Cardenal flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Fisk reaches 1b on error (4-E3) [1]. Lynn homers. Fisk and Lynn score. Scott doubles, out at 3b (7-5). Evans singles [1]. Hobson flies out (8) [1]. Burleson flies out (9).
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error - Oakland 0, Boston 2

Top 3rd: Staggs strikes out. Murphy lines out (4). Guerrero grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 2

Bottom 3rd: Remy singles [1]. Rice singles [1,2]. Yastrzemski doubles [2,3]. Remy scores. Fisk singles [1,3]. Rice scores. Lynn singles [1,2]. Yastrzemski scores. Scott strikes out [1,2]. Evans homers. Fisk, Lynn and Evans score. Broberg pitching. Hobson singles [1]. Burleson fouls out (3) [1]. Remy grounds out (3u).
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 8

Top 4th: Page grounds out (3-1). Thomasson singles [1]. Horton flies out (9) [1]. Alexander singles [1,3]. Fuentes flies out (9).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 8

Bottom 4th: Rice grounds out (6-3). Yastrzemski singles [1]. Fisk grounds out,DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 8

Top 5th: Cardenal grounds out (4-3). Staggs strikes out. Murphy homers. Murphy scores. Guerrero singles [1]. Page grounds out (5-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 1, Boston 8

Bottom 5th: Lynn grounds out (1-3). Scott strikes out. Evans grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 1, Boston 8

Top 6th: Thomasson flies out (8). Horton grounds out (6-3). Alexander (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 1, Boston 8

Bottom 6th: Hobson flies out (9). Burleson flies out (8). Remy flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 1, Boston 8

Top 7th: Fuentes flies out (8). Armas batting for Fuentes. Armas flies out (7). Gross batting for Staggs. Gross walks [1]. Murphy walks [1,2]. Stanley pitching. Robinson batting for Guerrero. Robinson grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 1, Boston 8

Bottom 7th: Gross replaces Cardenal at 1b. Edwards replaces Staggs at 2b. Chaney replaces Robinson at SS. Picciolo replaces Edwards at 2b. Rice grounds out (3-1). Yastrzemski grounds out (4-3). Fisk grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 1, Boston 8

Top 8th: Page singles [1]. Dilone running for Page. Thomasson strikes out [1]. Horton flies out (7) [1]. Alexander pops out (6).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 1, Boston 8

Bottom 8th: Dilone replaces Page at LF. Lynn grounds out (6-3). Scott doubles [2]. Evans flies out (7) [2]. Hobson grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 1, Boston 8

Top 9th: Hancock replaces Evans at RF. Fuentes singles [1]. Picciolo grounds out,DP (6-4-3). Gross lines out (1).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 1, Boston 8

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Oakland        0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  -  1  8  1
       Boston         0  2  6  0  0  0  0  0  x  -  8 13  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Murphy,cf        3  1  2  1  1  0  .309
Guerrero,ss      3  0  1  0  0  0  .358
c-Robinson,ph    1  0  0  0  0  0  .222
d-Edwards,2b     0  0  0  0  0  0  .182
f-Chaney,ss      0  0  0  0  0  0  .500
Page,lf          4  0  1  0  0  0  .280
g-Dilone,pr-lf   0  0  0  0  0  0  .186
Thomasson,rf     4  0  1  0  0  1  .274
Horton,dh        4  0  1  0  0  0  .244
Alexander,c      4  0  1  0  0  1  .191
Fuentes,3b       4  0  1  0  0  0  .290
Cardenal,1b      2  0  0  0  0  0  .256
a-Armas,ph       1  0  0  0  0  0  .286
e-Picciolo,2b    1  0  0  0  0  0  .000
Staggs,2b        2  0  0  0  0  2  .217
b-Gross,ph-1b    1  0  0  0  1  0  .243
                34  1  8  1  2  4

a-batted for Cardenal in 7th
b-batted for Staggs in 7th
c-batted for Guerrero in 7th
d-substituted for Robinson in 7th
e-substituted for Armas in 7th
f-substituted for Edwards in 7th
g-ran for Page in 8th


HR: Murphy (14)
GIDP: Picciolo
LOB: 8


FIELDING
Errors: Cardenal (4,drop)
Double Plays: 1 (Staggs-Guerrero-Cardenal)




                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      4  0  0  0  0  0  .245
Remy,2b          4  1  2  0  0  0  .284
Rice,lf          4  1  1  0  0  0  .311
Yastrzemski,dh   4  1  2  1  0  0  .311
Fisk,c           4  2  1  1  0  0  .260
Lynn,cf          4  2  2  3  0  0  .283
Scott,1b         4  0  2  0  0  2  .229
Evans,rf         4  1  2  3  0  0  .279
a-Hancock,rf     0  0  0  0  0  0  .232
Hobson,3b        4  0  1  0  0  0  .228
                36  8 13  8  0  2

a-substituted for Evans in 9th


2B: Yastrzemski (18), Scott 2 (13)
HR: Lynn (29), Evans (17)
GIDP: Fisk
LOB: 5


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Burleson-Remy-Scott)






Oakland
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Langsford
  (L,12-17)      2.1 10  8  7  0  1  4.69
Broberg          5.2  3  0  0  0  1  5.83



Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Rooker (W,1-0)   6.2  6  1  1  2  3  4.25
Stanley          2.1  2  0  0  0  1  3.14



Time: 2:29
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Attendance: 32,967

**doncoryell** · 07-29-2009, 10:48 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of September 1, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           78  56  .582  --     St.Louis           82  53  .607  --
Boston             72  63  .533   6.5   Philadelphia       79  55  .590   2.5
Milwaukee          71  63  .530   7     New York           67  67  .500  14.5
Cleveland          70  67  .511   9.5   Montreal           65  72  .474  18
Detroit            66  67  .496  11.5   Chicago            62  71  .466  19
Baltimore          61  76  .445  18.5   Pittsburgh         62  73  .459  20
Toronto            61  77  .442  19

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        69  64  .519  --     Cincinnati         79  56  .585  --
California         67  67  .500   2.5   Houston            67  66  .504  11
Minnesota          68  68  .500   2.5   Los Angeles        64  70  .478  14.5
Texas              65  67  .492   3.5   San Diego          64  72  .471  15.5
Chicago            66  69  .489   4     San Francisco      62  72  .463  16.5
Oakland            65  70  .481   5     Atlanta            54  80  .403  24.5
Seattle            65  70  .481   5


Boston 8, Oakland 1                     Chicago 3, Houston 2  12inn
California 4, Toronto 2                 Pittsburgh 6-1, Atlanta 2-10
Baltimore 2, Chicago 1                  Cincinnati 8, St.Louis 5
Seattle 5, New York 4                   Montreal 4, San Diego 3
Detroit 7, Kansas City 1                San Francisco 7, Philadelphia 1
Minnesota 5, Cleveland 4                Los Angeles 12, New York 3
Milwaukee 8, Texas 0

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**doncoryell** · 08-01-2009, 07:33 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #136: September 2, 1978 - vs Oakland

Top 1st: Eckersley pitching. Murphy strikes out. Fuentes singles [1]. Page singles [1,2]. Thomasson grounds out,FC (4-6) [1,3]. Revering flies out (8).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Wright pitching. Burleson flies out (8). Remy grounds out (4-3). Rice grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Gross singles [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Dilone strikes out [2]. Robinson lines out (6) [2]. Edwards grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Yastrzemski walks [1]. Fisk singles [1,2]. Lynn doubles [2]. Yastrzemski and Fisk score. Scott strikes out [2]. Evans doubles [2]. Lynn scores. Hobson homers. Evans and Hobson score. Burleson grounds out (3-1). Remy flies out (8).
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 5

Top 3rd: Murphy strikes out. Fuentes pops out (4). Page grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 5

Bottom 3rd: Rice hit by pitch [1]. Yastrzemski lines out,DP (3u). Fisk singles [1]. Lynn pops out (6).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 5

Top 4th: Thomasson flies out (7). Revering grounds out (2-3). Gross flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 5

Bottom 4th: Scott strikes out. Evans singles [1]. Hobson flies out (8) [1]. Burleson doubles [2]. Evans scores. Coleman pitching. Remy pops out (3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 6

Top 5th: Dilone flies out (9). Robinson strikes out. Edwards grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 6

Bottom 5th: Rice grounds out (5-3). Yastrzemski flies out (8). Fisk strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 6

Top 6th: Murphy strikes out. Fuentes grounds out (3u). Page grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 6

Bottom 6th: Lynn flies out (8). Scott strikes out. Evans grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 6

Top 7th: Thomasson strikes out. Revering grounds out (3u). Gross flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 6

Bottom 7th: Hobson flies out (7). Burleson homers. Burleson scores. Duffy batting for Remy. Duffy walks [1]. Norris pitching. Rice flies out (8) [1]. Yastrzemski grounds out (3-1).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 7

Top 8th: Duffy now playing 2B. Dilone reaches 2b on error (E4) [2]. Robinson grounds out (3u) [3]. Horton batting for Edwards. Horton strikes out [3]. Murphy flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error - Oakland 0, Boston 7

Bottom 8th: Chaney replaces Horton at SS. Fisk flies out (7). Lynn strikes out. Scott grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 0, Boston 7

Top 9th: Fuentes singles [1]. Page homers. Fuentes and Page score. Thomasson singles [1]. Holtzman pitching. Wild pitch [2]. Revering grounds out (4-3) [3]. Gross singles [1]. Thomasson scores. Dilone flies out (9) [1]. Robinson flies out (8).
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 3, Boston 7

Code:

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


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Murphy,cf        4  0  0  0  0  3  .307
Fuentes,2b       4  1  2  0  0  0  .292
Page,lf          4  1  2  2  0  0  .282
Thomasson,rf     4  1  1  0  0  1  .273
Revering,1b      4  0  0  0  0  0  .283
Gross,3b         4  0  2  1  0  0  .245
Dilone,dh        4  0  0  0  0  1  .180
Robinson,c       4  0  0  0  0  1  .215
Edwards,ss       2  0  0  0  0  0  .154
a-Horton,ph      1  0  0  0  0  1  .243
b-Chaney,ss      0  0  0  0  0  0  .500
                35  3  7  3  0  7

a-batted for Edwards in 8th
b-substituted for Horton in 8th


HR: Page (16)
LOB: 5


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Revering)




                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      4  1  2  2  0  0  .246
Remy,2b          3  0  0  0  0  0  .282
a-Duffy,ph-2b    0  0  0  0  1  0  .200
Rice,lf          3  0  0  0  0  0  .309
Yastrzemski,dh   3  0  1  0  0  1  .309
Fisk,c           4  1  2  0  0  1  .263
Lynn,cf          4  1  1  2  0  1  .283
Scott,1b         4  0  0  0  0  3  .227
Evans,rf         3  2  2  1  0  0  .282
Hobson,3b        3  1  1  2  0  0  .229
                31  7  8  7  2  5

a-batted for Remy in 7th


2B: Burleson (30), Lynn (26), Evans (20)
HR: Hobson (18), Burleson (5)
LOB: 3


FIELDING
Errors: Duffy (1,throw)






Oakland
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Wright (L,11-7)  3.2  7  6  6  1  2  3.46
Coleman          2.2  1  1  1  1  2  3.44
Norris           1.2  0  0  0  0  1  4.26



Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Eckersley
 (W,14-8)        8.0  6  3  3  0  7  3.40
Holtzman         1.0  1  0  0  0  0  3.66

Eckersley pitched to three batters in 9th



HBP: Rice (by Wright)
WP: Eckersley, Holtzman
Time: 2:52
Weather: Clear (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Attendance: 35,131

**doncoryell** · 08-01-2009, 07:47 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings as of September 2, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           79  56  .585  --     St.Louis           82  54  .603  --
Boston             73  63  .537   6.5   Philadelphia       80  55  .593   1.5
Milwaukee          71  64  .526   8     New York           68  68  .500  14
Cleveland          70  68  .507  10.5   Montreal           66  72  .478  17
Detroit            66  68  .493  12.5   Chicago            62  72  .463  19
Baltimore          61  77  .442  19.5   Pittsburgh         62  74  .456  20
Toronto            61  78  .439  20

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        70  64  .522  --     Cincinnati         80  56  .588  --
California         68  67  .504   2.5   Houston            68  66  .507  11
Minnesota          69  68  .504   2.5   Los Angeles        65  71  .478  15
Texas              66  67  .496   3.5   San Diego          64  73  .467  16.5
Chicago            67  69  .493   4     San Francisco      62  73  .459  17.5
Oakland            65  71  .478   6     Atlanta            55  80  .407  24.5
Seattle            65  71  .478   6


Boston 7, Oakland 3                     New York 7-3, Los Angeles 2-5
California 8, Toronto 1                 Cincinnati 7, St.Louis 6
Minnesota 8, Cleveland 4                Atlanta 3, Pittsburgh 2
New York 5, Seattle 2                   Houston 12, Chicago 4
Chicago 8, Baltimore 1                  Philadelphia 10, San Francisco 4
Kansas City 9, Detroit 0                Montreal 4, San Diego 1
Texas 3, Milwaukee 1

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**doncoryell** · 08-01-2009, 11:29 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Game #137: September 3, 1978 - vs Oakland

Top 1st: Sprowl pitching. Murphy walks [1]. Guerrero singles [2,3]. Page fouls out (5) [2,3]. Thomasson grounds out (1-3) [2,3]. Horton singles [1]. Murphy and Guerrero score. Alexander grounds out (6-3).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 2, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Renko pitching. Burleson grounds out (6-3). Remy singles [1]. Passed ball [2]. Rice grounds out (4-3) [3]. Yastrzemski walks [1,3]. Fisk reaches 1b on error (E5) [1,2]. Remy scores. Lynn grounds out (6u).
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error - Oakland 2, Boston 1

Top 2nd: Fuentes pops out (6). Cardenal grounds out (1-3). Staggs walks [1]. Murphy flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 2, Boston 1

Bottom 2nd: Scott reaches 1b on error (E5) [1]. Evans grounds out,DP (6,6-3). Hobson singles [1]. Burleson flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Oakland 2, Boston 1

Top 3rd: Guerrero singles [1]. Page flies out (8) [1]. Thomasson strikes out [1]. Horton singles [1,2]. Alexander walks [1,2,3]. Fuentes singles [1,2]. Guerrero and Horton score. Cardenal homers. Alexander, Fuentes and Cardenal score. Drago pitching. Staggs doubles [2]. Murphy strikes out.
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 7, Boston 1

Bottom 3rd: Remy singles [1]. Rice flies out (7) [1]. Yastrzemski singles [1,2]. Fisk grounds out (5-3) [2,3]. Lynn lines out (5).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 7, Boston 1

Top 4th: Guerrero grounds out (6-3). Page singles [1]. Thomasson grounds out,FC (6-4) [1]. Horton grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 7, Boston 1

Bottom 4th: Scott walks [1]. Evans grounds out (5-3) [2]. Hobson homers. Scott and Hobson score. Burleson singles [1]. Remy singles [1,2]. Rice flies out (9) [1,2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (6u).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 7, Boston 3

Top 5th: Alexander lines out (5). Fuentes flies out (8). Cardenal flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 7, Boston 3

Bottom 5th: Fisk strikes out. Lynn walks [1]. Scott grounds out,DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 7, Boston 3

Top 6th: Staggs grounds out (5-3). Murphy doubles [2]. Guerrero singles [1,3]. Page grounds out (3-1) [2]. Murphy scores. Thomasson flies out (9).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 7, Boston 4

Bottom 6th: Evans doubles [2]. Hobson grounds out (4-3) [3]. Burleson grounds out (4-3). Evans scores. Remy walks [1]. Rice doubles [2,3]. Wirth pitching. Yastrzemski singles [1]. Remy and Rice score. Fisk hit by pitch [1,2]. Lynn singles [1,2,3]. Scott pops out (6).
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 8, Boston 6

Top 7th: Stanley pitching. Horton singles [1]. Dilone running for Horton. Alexander singles [1,2]. Revering batting for Fuentes. Revering pops out (6) [1,2]. Gross batting for Cardenal. Gross singles [1,2,3]. Robinson batting for Staggs. Robinson singles [1,2,3]. Dilone scores. Lee pitching. Murphy grounds out,FC (6-4) [1,3]. Alexander scores. Guerrero flies out (7).
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 10, Boston 6

Bottom 7th: Edwards replaces Dilone at 2B. Revering replaces Cardenal at 1B. Gross replaces Fuentes at 3B. Robinson replaces Horton at DH. Evans walks [1]. Hobson grounds out,DP (6-4-3). Burleson strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 10, Boston 6

Top 8th: Page grounds out (3u). Thomasson grounds out (4-3). Edwards flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 10, Boston 6

Bottom 8th: Remy singles [1]. Rice grounds out,DP (6-4-3). Yastrzemski walks [1]. Fisk grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Oakland 10, Boston 6

Top 9th: Alexander flies out (9). Revering singles [1]. Gross singles [1,2]. Robinson grounds out,FC (6-4) [1,3]. Murphy grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 10, Boston 6

Bottom 9th: Lynn doubles [2]. Brohamer batting for Scott. Brohamer singles [1,3]. Sosa pitching. Evans grounds out (3-1) [2]. Lynn scores. Duffy running for Brohamer. Hobson flies out (8) [2]. Burleson doubles [2]. Duffy scores. Remy singles [1,3]. Rice grounds out (6-3).
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - Oakland 10, Boston 8

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Oakland        2  0  5  0  0  1  2  0  0  - 10 16  2
       Boston         1  0  0  2  0  3  0  0  2  -  8 16  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Murphy,cf        5  2  1  1  1  1  .305
Guerrero,ss      5  2  3  0  0  0  .372
Page,lf          5  0  1  1  0  0  .281
Thomasson,rf     5  0  0  0  0  1  .270
Horton,dh        4  1  3  2  0  0  .249
d-Dilone,pr      0  1  0  0  0  0  .180
e-Edwards,2b     1  0  0  0  0  0  .143
Alexander,c      4  2  1  0  1  0  .191
Fuentes,3b       3  1  1  2  0  0  .292
a-Revering,ph-1b 2  0  1  0  0  0  .285
Cardenal,1b      3  1  1  3  0  0  .257
b-Gross,ph-3b    2  0  2  0  0  0  .249
Staggs,2b        2  0  1  0  1  0  .220
c-Robinson,ph-dh 2  0  1  1  0  0  .220
                43 10 16 10  3  2

a-batted for Fuentes in 7th
b-batted for Cardenal in 7th
c-batted for Staggs in 7th
d-ran for Horton in 7th
e-substituted for Dilone in 7th


2B: Murphy (19), Staggs (11)
HR: Cardenal (6)
LOB: 9


FIELDING
Errors: Fuentes 2 (10,throw,bobble)
Double Plays: 4 (Guerrero-Cardenal,
Guerrero-Edwards-Revering 2,
Guerrero-Staggs-Cardenal)
Passed Balls: Alexander




                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      6  0  2  2  0  1  .247
Remy,2b          5  2  5  0  1  0  .289
Rice,lf          6  1  1  0  0  0  .307
Yastrzemski,dh   3  0  2  2  2  0  .312
Fisk,c           4  0  0  0  0  1  .260
Lynn,cf          4  1  2  0  1  0  .285
Scott,1b         3  1  0  0  1  0  .226
a-Brohamer,ph    1  0  1  0  0  0  .171
b-Duffy,pr       0  1  0  0  0  0  .200
Evans,rf         4  1  1  1  1  0  .282
Hobson,3b        5  1  2  2  0  0  .230
                41  8 16  7  6  2

a-batted for Scott in 9th
b-ran for Brohamer in 9th


2B: Rice (30), Burleson (31), Lynn (27),
Evans (21)
HR: Hobson (19)
GIDP: Rice, Hobson, Evans, Scott
LOB: 14








Oakland
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Renko (W,9-11)   5.2  9  6  5  4  1  3.24
Wirth            2.1  5  2  2  2  1  4.66
Sosa (S,36)      1.0  2  0  0  0  0  2.53

Wirth pitched to two batters in 9th



Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Sprowl (L,0-1)   2.2  6  7  7  3  1 23.63
Drago            3.1  4  1  1  0  1  1.98
Stanley          0.1  4  2  2  0  0  3.28
Lee              2.2  2  0  0  0  0  4.01



HBP: Fisk (by Wirth)
Time: 3:33
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 mph
Attendance: 34,264

The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

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