Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

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Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

September 11, 1978: Baltimore (McGregor 12-14, 3.67 ERA) @ Boston (Eckersley 12-13, 4.03 ERA) - game #143 of 162

Top 1st: Eckersley pitching. Kelly homers to center. Kelly scores. May singles to center [1]. Singleton singles to left [1,2]. Roenicke grounds out, DP (4,4-3) [3]. Murray strikes out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 1, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: McGregor pitching. Remy grounds out (5-3). Burleson grounds out (1-3). Rice strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 1, Boston 0

Top 2nd: DeCinces strikes out. Harlow strikes out. Garcia flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 1, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Yastrzemski flies out (7). Fisk singles to right center [1]. Lynn pops out (4) [1]. Bailey singles in infield [1,2]. Evans flies out (8).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 1, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Dauer flies out (9). Kelly flies out (9). May grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 1, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Brohamer grounds out (1-3). Remy flies out (7). Burleson strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 1, Boston 0

Top 4th: Singleton strikes out. Roenicke strikes out. Murray triples to right [3]. DeCinces flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Baltimore 1, Boston 0

Bottom 4th: Rice grounds out (6-3). Yastrzemski walks [1]. Fisk flies out (8) [1]. Lynn grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 1, Boston 0

Top 5th: Harlow pops out (6). Garcia flies out (9). Dauer pops out (3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 1, Boston 0

Bottom 5th: Bailey flies out (9). Evans grounds out (5-3). Brohamer doubles to left [2]. Remy flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Baltimore 1, Boston 0

Top 6th: Kelly homers to right. Kelly scores. May grounds out (4-3). Singleton triples to right center [3]. Wild pitch. Singleton scores. Roenicke homers to left center. Roenicke scores. Murray singles to center [1]. DeCinces grounds out, FC (6u) [1]. Harlow strikes out.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 4, Boston 0

Bottom 6th: Burleson singles to center [1]. Rice pops out (3) [1]. Yastrzemski grounds out, DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Baltimore 4, Boston 0

Top 7th: Garcia grounds out (4-3). Dauer singles to center [1]. Kelly singles to right [1,3]. May flies out (9) [1]. Dauer scores. Lee now pitching. Singleton strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 5, Boston 0

Bottom 7th: Fisk singles to left [1]. Lynn homers to right center. Fisk and Lynn score. Bailey grounds out (6-3). Evans homers to right. Evans scores. Brohamer grounds out (1-3). Remy grounds out (6-3).
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 5, Boston 3

Top 8th: Roenicke homers to left. Roenicke scores. Murray singles to left [1]. DeCinces flies out (7) [1]. Lopez batting for Harlow. Lopez flies out (9) [1]. Garcia singles to left [1,2]. Dauer doubles to right [2]. Murray and Garcia score. Fryman now pitching. Kelly singles to right [1]. Dauer scores. Passed ball [2]. May grounds out (4-3).
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 9, Boston 3

Bottom 8th: Lopez now playing CF. Burleson grounds out (4-3). Rice strikes out. Yastrzemski walks [1]. Fisk doubles to left [2,3]. Lynn singles to left center [1,3]. Yastrzemski scores. Bailey grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 9, Boston 4

Top 9th: Singleton strikes out. Roenicke strikes out. Murray pops out (6).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 9, Boston 4

Bottom 9th: Evans strikes out. Kendall batting for Brohamer. Kendall grounds out (6-3). Remy strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Baltimore 9, Boston 4

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


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Kelly,dh         5  2  4  3  0  0  .247
May,c            4  0  1  1  0  0  .271
Singleton,rf     5  1  2  0  0  3  .308
Roenicke,lf      5  2  2  2  0  2  .214
Murray,1b        5  1  3  0  0  1  .255
DeCinces,3b      4  0  0  0  0  1  .230
Harlow,cf        3  0  0  0  0  2  .246
a-Lopez,ph-cf    1  0  0  0  0  0  .296
Garcia,ss        4  1  1  0  0  0  .217
Dauer,2b         4  2  2  2  0  0  .284
                40  9 15  8  0  9

a-batted for Harlow in 8th


2B: Dauer (7)
3B: Murray (3), Singleton (4)
HR: Kelly 2 (18), Roenicke 2 (20)
SF: May
GIDP: Roenicke
LOB: 5


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dauer-Garcia-Murray)



                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Remy,2b          5  0  0  0  0  1  .242
Burleson,ss      4  0  1  0  0  1  .248
Rice,lf          4  0  0  0  0  2  .257
Yastrzemski,1b   2  1  0  0  2  0  .269
Fisk,c           4  1  3  0  0  0  .320
Lynn,cf          4  1  2  3  0  0  .290
Bailey,dh        4  0  1  0  0  0  .241
Evans,rf         4  1  1  1  0  1  .257
Brohamer,3b      3  0  1  0  0  0  .229
a-Kendall,ph     1  0  0  0  0  0  .300
                35  4  9  4  2  5

a-batted for Brohamer in 9th


2B: Fisk (27), Brohamer (7)
HR: Lynn (27), Evans (12)
GIDP: Yastrzemski
LOB: 7


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Remy-Yastrzemski)
Passed Balls: Fisk



Baltimore
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
McGregor (W,13-14)9.0  9  4  4  2  5  3.68


Boston
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Eckersley(L,12-14)6.2 10  5  5  0  6  4.11
Lee               1.0  4  4  4  0  1  4.93
Fryman            1.1  1  0  0  0  2  2.15



WP: Eckersley
Time: 2:53
Weather: Rain (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Attendance: 12,928

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

Standings as of September 11, 1978

American League                              National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Detroit            83  59  .585  --          Philadelphia       76  69  .524  --
Milwaukee          80  64  .556   4          St.Louis           72  73  .497   4
New York           77  66  .538   6.5        New York           70  75  .483   6
Boston             72  71  .503  11.5        Montreal           70  76  .479   6.5
Baltimore          67  77  .465  17          Pittsburgh         65  80  .448  11
Cleveland          64  81  .441  20.5        Chicago            54  90  .375  21.5
Toronto            63  84  .429  22.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              77  66  .538  --          Los Angeles        85  59  .590  --
Kansas City        74  69  .517   3          Houston            81  62  .566   3.5
Minnesota          75  70  .517   3          San Francisco      81  63  .563   4
Oakland            74  71  .510   4          Cincinnati         79  65  .549   6
California         72  73  .497   6          San Diego          69  76  .476  16.5
Seattle            71  73  .493   6.5        Atlanta            65  79  .451  20
Chicago            60  85  .414  18


Baltimore 9, Boston 4                        New York 4, Chicago 3
Minnesota 12, Chicago 1                      Cincinnati 5, Houston 4   10inn
Kansas City 11, Oakland 7                    Montreal 6, St.Louis 1
California 6, Texas 3                        Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1
Cleveland 3, Toronto 2                       Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 2
Milwaukee 5, Seattle 1                       Atlanta 1, San Diego 0

only games scheduled

Transactions

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Activated rf Al Cowens from the DL. Signed 3b George Brett to a 3-year, $5,127,000 contract extension.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS - Activated rf Gary Thomasson from the DL. Optioned c Jeff Newman to Vancouver (AAA).

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Placed rf Joe Simpson (sprained ankle) on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of cf Glenn Burke from San Antonio (AA).

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

September 12, 1978: Baltimore (Flanagan 9-24, 4.74 ERA) @ Boston (Alexander 11-6, 4.28 ERA) - game #144 of 162

Top 1st: Alexander pitching. Kelly walks [1]. May grounds out, FC (6u) [1]. Singleton flies out (9) [1]. Roenicke singles to left [1,2]. Murray grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Baltimore 0, Boston 0

Bottom 1st: Flanagan pitching. Burleson doubles to left [2]. Remy strikes out [2]. Rice flies out (9) [3]. Yastrzemski singles to center [1]. Burleson scores. Lynn strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Baltimore 0

Top 2nd: DeCinces lines out (6). Harlow flies out (8). Garcia singles to left [1]. Garcia steals 2b [2]. Smith singles to right, Garcia out at home (9-2).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Baltimore 0

Bottom 2nd: Bailey flies out (7). Montgomery strikes out. Evans singles to left [1]. Duffy grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Baltimore 0

Top 3rd: Kelly strikes out. May grounds out (3u). Singleton singles to left [1]. Roenicke grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Baltimore 0

Bottom 3rd: Burleson singles in infield [1]. Remy singles to center [1,2]. Rice flies out (7) [1,2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (5-3) [2,3]. Lynn flies out (7).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Baltimore 0

Top 4th: Murray pops out (2). DeCinces grounds out (6-3). Harlow singles in infield [1]. Garcia reaches 1b on error (E5) [1,2]. Smith strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 1, Baltimore 0

Bottom 4th: Bailey flies out (8). Montgomery doubles to left center [2]. Evans walks [1,2]. Duffy fouls out (7) [1,2]. Burleson doubles to right [2]. Montgomery and Evans score. Remy walks [1,2]. Rice homers to left. Burleson, Remy and Rice score. Stewart now pitching. Yastrzemski grounds out (4-3).
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Baltimore 0

Top 5th: Kelly walks [1]. May pops out (5) [1]. Singleton pops out (4) [1]. Roenicke grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Baltimore 0

Bottom 5th: Lynn grounds out (4-3). Bailey strikes out. Montgomery homers to right center. Montgomery scores. Evans hit by pitch [1]. Duffy walks [1,2]. Burleson grounds out (5-4).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 7, Baltimore 0

Top 6th: Murray grounds out (3u). DeCinces doubles to right [2]. Harlow singles to right [1,3]. Garcia pops out (3) [1,3]. Smith pops out (6).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 7, Baltimore 0

Bottom 6th: Remy flies out (8). Rice flies out (8). Yastrzemski grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 7, Baltimore 0

Top 7th: Stanley now pitching. Kelly pops out (4). May singles to right [1]. Singleton singles to right [1,3]. Roenicke hit by pitch [1,2,3]. Murray flies out (7) [1,2,3]. DeCinces doubles to left [2]. May, Singleton and Roenicke score. Harlow lines out (3).
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 7, Baltimore 3

Bottom 7th: Stephenson now pitching. Lynn flies out (9). Bailey walks [1]. Montgomery flies out (8) [1]. Evans doubles to left [2]. Bailey scores. Duffy flies out (9).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 8, Baltimore 3

Top 8th: Garcia singles in infield [1]. Smith strikes out [1]. Garcia steals 2b [2]. Kelly grounds out (3u) [3]. May flies out (9).
Boston 8, Baltimore 3

Bottom 8th: Burleson grounds out (5-3). Remy grounds out (4-3). Rice singles to center [1]. Yastrzemski doubles to center [2]. Rice scores. Lynn strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 9, Baltimore 3

Top 9th: Singleton flies out (8). Roenicke grounds out (5-3). Murray flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 9, Baltimore 3

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Baltimore      0  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  -  3 11  0
       Boston         1  0  0  5  1  0  1  1  x  -  9 12  1


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Kelly,dh         3  0  0  0  2  1  .246
May,c            5  1  1  0  0  0  .270
Singleton,rf     5  1  2  0  0  0  .308
Roenicke,lf      4  1  1  0  0  0  .214
Murray,1b        5  0  0  0  0  0  .253
DeCinces,3b      4  0  2  3  0  0  .232
Harlow,cf        4  0  2  0  0  0  .250
Garcia,ss        4  0  2  0  0  0  .220
Smith,2b         4  0  1  0  0  2  .273
                38  3 11  3  2  3


2B: DeCinces 2 (27)
LOB: 11


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Garcia 2 (17)



                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      5  2  3  2  0  0  .251
Remy,2b          4  1  1  0  1  1  .242
Rice,lf          5  2  2  3  0  0  .259
Yastrzemski,1b   5  0  2  2  0  0  .270
Lynn,cf          5  0  0  0  0  2  .287
Bailey,dh        3  1  0  0  1  1  .234
Montgomery,c     4  2  2  1  0  1  .326
Evans,rf         2  1  2  1  1  0  .261
Duffy,3b         3  0  0  0  1  0  .226
                36  9 12  9  4  5


2B: Montgomery (7), Yastrzemski (14),
Burleson 2 (29), Evans (24)
HR: Montgomery (5)
LOB: 8


FIELDING
Errors: Duffy (2,bobble)



Baltimore
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Flanagan (L,9-25) 3.2  8  6  6  2  3  4.88
Stewart           2.1  1  1  1  1  1  5.40
Stephenson        2.0  3  2  2  1  1  7.24


Boston
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Alexander (W,12-6)6.0  7  0  0  2  2  4.10
Stanley (S,10)    3.0  4  3  3  0  1  3.63



HBP: Evans (by Stewart), Roenicke (by Stanley)
Time: 3:12
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Attendance: 18,184

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

Standings as of September 12, 1978

American League                              National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Detroit            84  59  .587  --          Philadelphia       77  69  .527  --
Milwaukee          80  65  .552   5          St.Louis           73  73  .500   4
New York           77  67  .535   7.5        New York           70  76  .479   7
Boston             73  71  .507  11.5        Montreal           70  77  .476   7.5
Baltimore          67  78  .462  18          Pittsburgh         65  81  .445  12
Cleveland          64  82  .438  21.5        Chicago            55  90  .379  21.5
Toronto            64  84  .432  22.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              77  67  .535  --          Los Angeles        85  60  .586  --
Kansas City        75  69  .521   2          Houston            82  62  .569   2.5
Minnesota          76  70  .521   2          San Francisco      82  63  .566   3
Oakland            74  72  .507   4          Cincinnati         79  66  .545   6
California         73  73  .500   5          San Diego          70  76  .479  15.5
Seattle            72  73  .497   5.5        Atlanta            65  80  .448  20
Chicago            60  86  .411  18


Boston 9, Baltimore 3                        Houston 6, Cincinnati 4
Detroit 4, New York 3   11inn                Chicago 5, New York 2
Toronto 8, Cleveland 7   10inn               St.Louis 5, Montreal 4   11inn
Kansas City 4, Oakland 2                     Philadelphia 7, Pittsburgh 4
California 7, Texas 6   10inn                San Francisco 7, Los Angeles 0
Minnesota 12, Chicago 2                      San Diego 3, Atlanta 2
Seattle 9, Milwaukee 3

Transactions

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Placed ss Bill Russell (strained neck muscles) on the 15-day DL.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Placed c Tim McCarver (long-term back soreness) on the 15-day DL.

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Indians Series Scouting Report

Today we start playing the Cleveland Indians on the road in a series scheduled at 2 games. The Indians play their games in Cleveland Stadium, which can be described as a neutral park and the building seats 78,000 fans.

With their record standing at 64 wins and 82 losses, the Indians have a winning percentage of .438. They are currently in 6th place in the Eastern Division, 21.5 games behind the leading Tigers. They have scored 634 runs, which ranks 7th in the AL and their .266 batting average ranks 5th. On the other side of the diamond, they have given up 708 runs, which ranks 13th, with their starters compiling an ERA of 4.47, which also ranks 13th. Their bullpen has an ERA of 3.62, ranking 3rd in the AL. When playing against out Red Sox this season, they have a record of 6 wins and 7 losses.

Here are the projected pitching matchups with our pitchers listed first:
LHP R.Jones (6-9, 3.33 ERA) versus LHP R.Waits (8-20, 5.05 ERA)
RHP M.Torrez (20-9, 3.28 ERA) versus LHP D.Clyde (13-12, 4.04 ERA)

The top 5 players on their team are:
1. 3B Buddy Bell
2. CL Jim Kern
3. RF Jim Norris
4. LF Johnny Grubb
5. SS Alfredo Griffin

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

September 13, 1978: Boston (Jones 6-9, 3.33 ERA) @ Cleveland (Waits 8-20, 5.05 ERA) - game #145 of 162

Top 1st: Waits pitching. Burleson singles to left [1]. Remy grounds out, FC (6-4) [1]. Remy steals 2b [2]. Rice singles to left [1]. Remy scores. Yastrzemski flies out (9) [1]. Fisk flies out (8).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Cleveland 0

Bottom 1st: Jones pitching. Norris pops out (4). Dade strikes out. Thornton lines out (6).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Cleveland 0

Top 2nd: Lynn singles to right [1]. Bailey strikes out [1]. Evans singles to center [1,2]. Hobson strikes out [1,2]. Burleson singles to left, reaches 2b on throw to home [2,3]. Lynn scores. Remy grounds out (3u).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Cleveland 0

Bottom 2nd: Bell singles to right [1]. Horton homers to left center. Bell and Horton score. Staggs walks [1]. Vail singles in infield [1,2]. Pruitt grounds out, DP (6-4-3) [3]. Manning grounds out (3-1).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Cleveland 2

Top 3rd: Rice pops out (6). Yastrzemski grounds out (3u). Fisk grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Cleveland 2

Bottom 3rd: Norris singles to center [1]. Dade grounds out (3u) [2]. Thornton grounds out (6-3) [3]. Bell pops out (5).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Cleveland 2

Top 4th: Lynn singles to right [1]. Bailey strikes out [1]. Evans walks [1,2]. Hobson fouls out (6) [1,2]. Burleson flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Cleveland 2

Bottom 4th: Horton flies out (9). Staggs grounds out (4-3). Vail singles to center [1]. Pruitt singles to left [1,2]. Manning flies out (9).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Cleveland 2

Top 5th: Remy fouls out (2). Rice flies out (7). Yastrzemski singles to right [1]. Fisk strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Cleveland 2

Bottom 5th: Norris grounds out (1-3). Dade pops out (4). Thornton homers to left. Thornton scores. Bell grounds out (1-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Cleveland 3, Boston 2

Top 6th: Lynn flies out (8). Bailey flies out (9). Evans walks [1]. Hobson flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Cleveland 3, Boston 2

Bottom 6th: Horton flies out (8). Staggs singles in infield [1]. Vail grounds out, FC (6-4) [1]. Pruitt singles to center [1,3]. Pruitt steals 2b [2,3]. Manning grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Cleveland 3, Boston 2

Top 7th: Burleson doubles to center [2]. Remy grounds out (6-3) [2]. Rice singles to right center [1,3]. Yastrzemski singles to right [1,3]. Burleson scores. Fisk flies out (8) [1]. Rice scores. Lynn grounds out (3u).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Cleveland 3

Bottom 7th: Fingers now pitching. Norris singles to right [1]. Dade grounds out, FC (4-6) [1]. Thornton doubles to left, out at 3b (7-4-5). Dade scores. Bell grounds out (1-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Cleveland 4

Top 8th: Bailey grounds out (3u). Hood now pitching. Evans singles to left [1]. Hobson triples to right [3]. Evans scores. Burleson fouls out (2) [3]. Remy flies out (8).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 4

Bottom 8th: Horton flies out (9). Staggs pops out (4). Vail flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 4

Top 9th: Rice grounds out (3-1). Yastrzemski strikes out. Fisk strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 4

Bottom 9th: Grubb batting for Pruitt. Grubb strikes out. Manning lines out (5). Norris grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 5, Cleveland 4

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         1  1  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  -  5 12  0
       Cleveland      0  2  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  -  4 11  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      5  1  3  1  0  0  .254
Remy,2b          5  1  0  0  0  0  .240
Rice,lf          5  1  2  1  0  0  .260
Yastrzemski,1b   5  0  2  1  0  1  .271
Fisk,c           4  0  0  1  0  2  .318
Lynn,cf          4  1  2  0  0  0  .289
Bailey,dh        4  0  0  0  0  2  .226
Evans,rf         2  1  2  0  2  0  .264
Hobson,3b        4  0  1  1  0  1  .276
                38  5 12  5  2  6


2B: Burleson (30)
3B: Hobson (1)
SF: Fisk
LOB: 9


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Remy (20)


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



                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Norris,rf        5  0  2  0  0  0  .304
Dade,3b          4  1  0  0  0  1  .248
Thornton,1b      4  1  2  2  0  0  .253
Bell,ss          4  1  1  0  0  0  .335
Horton,dh        4  1  1  2  0  0  .236
Staggs,2b        3  0  1  0  1  0  .220
Vail,lf          4  0  2  0  0  0  .267
Pruitt,c         3  0  2  0  0  0  .292
a-Grubb,ph       1  0  0  0  0  1  .285
Manning,cf       4  0  0  0  0  0  .228
                36  4 11  4  1  2

a-batted for Pruitt in 9th


2B: Thornton (21)
HR: Thornton (38), Horton (19)
GIDP: Pruitt
LOB: 6


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Pruitt (4)



Boston
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Jones             6.0  9  3  3  1  1  3.38
Fingers (W,4-2)   3.0  2  1  1  0  1  2.98


Cleveland
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Waits             7.1 10  4  4  2  4  5.05
Hood (L,2-2)      1.2  2  1  1  0  2  2.97



Time: 2:48
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Attendance: 8,214

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

Standings as of September 13, 1978

American League                              National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Detroit (13)       85  59  .590  --          Philadelphia (12)  78  69  .531  --
Milwaukee          81  65  .555   5          St.Louis           74  73  .503   4
New York           77  68  .531   8.5        New York           71  76  .483   7
Boston             74  71  .510  11.5        Montreal           70  78  .473   8.5
Baltimore          67  79  .459  19          Pittsburgh         65  82  .442  13
Cleveland          64  83  .435  22.5        Chicago            55  91  .377  22.5
Toronto            64  84  .432  23

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas (17)         77  68  .531  --          Los Angeles (16)   85  61  .582  --
Kansas City        76  69  .524   1          Houston            83  62  .572   1.5
Minnesota          76  70  .521   1.5        San Francisco      82  64  .562   3
California         74  73  .503   4          Cincinnati         79  67  .541   6
Oakland            74  73  .503   4          San Diego          71  76  .483  14.5
Seattle            72  73  .497   5          Atlanta            66  80  .452  19
Chicago            60  86  .411  17.5


Boston 5, Cleveland 4                        Atlanta 4, San Francisco 1
Detroit 3, New York 1   10inn                New York 8, Montreal 4
Kansas City 3, Oakland 1   13inn             St.Louis 7, Pittsburgh 2
California 5, Texas 0                        Philadelphia 6, Chicago 2
Milwaukee 6, Baltimore 4                     San Diego 3, Cincinnati 1
                                             Houston 6, Los Angeles 4
only games scheduled

Transactions

National League

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES - Activated 3b Mike Schmidt from the DL.

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Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

September 14, 1978: Boston (Torrez 20-9, 3.28 ERA) @ Cleveland (Clyde 13-12, 4.04 ERA) - game #146 of 162

Top 1st: Clyde pitching. Burleson flies out (8). Remy pops out (6). Rice grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Cleveland 0

Bottom 1st: Torrez pitching. Norris walks [1]. Norris caught stealing (2-4). Bell grounds out (6-3). Grubb fouls out (5).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Cleveland 0

Top 2nd: Yastrzemski singles to center [1]. Fisk singles to center [1,2]. Lynn singles to center [1,2,3]. Hobson singles to left [1,2,3]. Yastrzemski scores. Bailey homers to left. Fisk, Lynn, Hobson and Bailey score. Evans grounds out (5-3). Burleson doubles to left center [2]. Remy singles to right center [1,3]. Rice strikes out [1,3]. Wild pitch [2]. Burleson scores. Yastrzemski grounds out (3u).
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 0

Bottom 2nd: Thornton flies out (9). Horton strikes out. Hassey homers to left. Hassey scores. Staggs singles to center [1]. Staggs caught stealing (2-6).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 1

Top 3rd: Fisk strikes out. Lynn grounds out (3-1). Hobson grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 1

Bottom 3rd: Manning flies out (9). Griffin flies out (7). Norris flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 1

Top 4th: Bailey flies out (8). Evans singles to center [1]. Burleson strikes out [1]. Remy flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 1

Bottom 4th: Bell singles in infield [1]. Grubb grounds out, DP (6-4-3). Thornton grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 1

Top 5th: Rice strikes out. Yastrzemski singles to right [1]. Yastrzemski caught stealing (2-4). Fisk singles to right [1]. Lynn lines out (4).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 1

Bottom 5th: Horton strikes out. Hassey flies out (7). Staggs walks [1]. Manning flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 1

Top 6th: Hobson grounds out (5-3). Bailey singles to center [1]. Evans flies out (7) [1]. Burleson grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 1

Bottom 6th: Griffin singles to center [1]. Norris grounds out, FC (4-6) [1]. Bell lines out, DP (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 1

Top 7th: Remy grounds out (6-3). Rice strikes out. Yastrzemski singles to center [1]. Fisk flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 1

Bottom 7th: Grubb singles to left [1]. Thornton hit by pitch [1,2]. Horton grounds out (5-3) [2,3]. Hassey flies out (8) [2]. Grubb scores. Staggs doubles to right [2]. Thornton scores. Manning flies out (7).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 3

Top 8th: Lynn singles to right [1]. Mahler now pitching. Hobson flies out (8) [1]. Bailey walks [1,2]. Evans grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 1 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 3

Bottom 8th: Griffin walks [1]. Norris singles to left center [1,2]. Bell strikes out [1,2]. Grubb grounds out, DP (6-4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 3

Top 9th: Burleson walks [1]. Remy flies out (7) [1]. Rice strikes out [1]. Yastrzemski flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 3

Bottom 9th: Thornton flies out (9). Horton strikes out. Hassey singles to center [1]. Staggs flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 6, Cleveland 3

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


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      4  1  1  0  1  1  .254
Remy,2b          5  0  1  0  0  0  .239
Rice,lf          5  0  0  0  0  4  .258
Yastrzemski,1b   5  1  3  0  0  0  .274
Fisk,c           4  1  2  0  0  1  .319
Lynn,cf          4  1  2  0  0  0  .291
Hobson,3b        4  1  1  1  0  0  .275
Bailey,dh        3  1  2  4  1  0  .237
Evans,rf         4  0  1  0  0  0  .264
                38  6 13  5  2  6


2B: Burleson (31)
HR: Bailey (5)
GIDP: Evans
LOB: 8


BASERUNNING
Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (2)


FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Burleson-Remy-Yastrzemski 2,
Yastrzemski)



                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Norris,rf        3  0  1  0  1  0  .304
Bell,3b          4  0  1  0  0  1  .334
Grubb,lf         4  1  1  0  0  0  .285
Thornton,1b      3  1  0  0  0  0  .251
Horton,dh        4  0  0  0  0  3  .235
Hassey,c         3  1  2  2  0  0  .298
Staggs,2b        3  0  2  1  1  0  .224
Manning,cf       3  0  0  0  0  0  .226
Griffin,ss       2  0  1  0  1  0  .278
                29  3  8  3  3  4


2B: Staggs (15)
HR: Hassey (7)
SF: Hassey
GIDP: Grubb 2
LOB: 6


BASERUNNING
Caught Stealing: Staggs (10), Norris (28)


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Griffin-Staggs-Thornton)



Boston
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Torrez (W,21-9)   9.0  8  3  3  3  4  3.27


Cleveland
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Clyde (L,13-13)   7.0 13  6  6  0  5  4.16
Mahler            2.0  0  0  0  2  1  4.53

Clyde pitched to one batter in 8th


HBP: Thornton (by Torrez)
WP: Clyde
Time: 2:49
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Attendance: 8,513

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Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

Standings as of September 14, 1978

American League                              National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Detroit (12)       86  59  .593  --          Philadelphia (10)  79  69  .534  --
Milwaukee          82  65  .558   5          St.Louis           74  74  .500   5
New York           77  69  .527   9.5        New York           72  76  .486   7
Boston             75  71  .514  11.5        Montreal           70  79  .470   9.5
Baltimore          67  80  .456  20          Pittsburgh         66  82  .446  13
Cleveland          64  84  .432  23.5        Chicago            55  92  .374  23.5
Toronto            64  84  .432  23.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City (17)   77  69  .527  --          Los Angeles (16)   85  62  .578  --
Texas (17)         77  69  .527  --          Houston            84  62  .575   0.5
Minnesota          76  70  .521   1          San Francisco      82  65  .558   3
California         75  73  .507   3          Cincinnati         80  67  .544   5
Oakland            74  74  .500   4          San Diego          71  77  .480  14.5
Seattle            72  74  .493   5          Atlanta            67  80  .456  18
Chicago            61  86  .415  16.5


Boston 6, Cleveland 3                        Philadelphia 4, Chicago 1
Detroit 4, New York 3                        Atlanta 6, San Francisco 4
Kansas City 11, Oakland 4                    Pittsburgh 9, St.Louis 3
California 3, Texas 0                        New York 4, Montreal 3
Milwaukee 2, Baltimore 0                     Cincinnati 5, San Diego 0
Chicago 8, Seattle 6   11inn                 Houston 6, Los Angeles 0

only games scheduled

Transactions

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS - Placed lf Hal McRae (deep elbow bruise) on the 15-day DL. Activated lf Willie Wilson from the DL.

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Signed c Steve Yeager to a 1-year, $103,268 contract extension.

NEW YORK METS - Activated cf Lee Mazzilli from the DL.

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Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees Scouting Report

Today we start a 3-game weekend series against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium, which can be described as a neutral park with a seating capacity of 57,145.

The Yankees are playing .527 ball this season, compiling a record of 77 wins and 69 losses, and are in 3rd place in the Eastern Division, 9.5 games behind the Tigers. The Yankees are currently on a cold streak, losing their last 4 games. Their number of runs scored of 676 rank 2nd in the AL, their batting average of .261 ranks 10th in the league. On the other side of the diamond, they gave up 654 runs (11th) with their starters compiling an ERA of 3.87, which ranks 6th. Their bullpen sports an ERA of 3.90, ranking 9th. When playing against our Red Sox this season, they have a record of 7 wins and 5 losses.

Here are the projected pitching matchups with our pitchers listed first:

RHP D.Eckersley (12-14, 4.11 ERA) versus RHP P.Zachry (8-16, 4.68 ERA)
RHP D.Alexander (12-6, 4.10 ERA) versus LHP D.Gullett (14-18, 4.10 ERA)
LHP R.Jones (6-9, 3.38 ERA) versus LHP R.Guidry (22-11, 2.78 ERA)

The top 5 players on their team are:
1. SP Ron Guidry
2. CL Rich Gossage
3. MR Ed Figueroa
4. C Cliff Johnson
5. 3B Graig Nettles

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Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

September 15, 1978: Boston (Eckersley 12-14, 4.11 ERA) @ New York (Zachry 8-16, 4.68 ERA) - game #147 of 162

Top 1st: Zachry pitching Burleson doubles to left [2]. Brohamer grounds out (4-3) [3]. Yastrzemski grounds out (4-3). Burleson scores. Fisk flies out (7).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, New York 0

Bottom 1st: Eckersley pitching. Randolph singles to right [1]. Chambliss grounds out, FC (4-6). Jackson grounds out, DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, New York 0

Top 2nd: Spencer grounds out (5-3). Bailey strikes out. Hobson walks [1]. Hancock flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, New York 0

Bottom 2nd: Johnson flies out (9). Nettles strikes out. Rivers grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, New York 0

Top 3rd: Evans walks [1]. Burleson strikes out. Brohamer lines out, DP (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, New York 0

Bottom 3rd: White singles to left [1]. Healy fouls out (4) [1]. Zeber grounds out, DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, New York 0

Top 4th: Yastrzemski flies out (9). Fisk grounds out (6-3). Spencer flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, New York 0

Bottom 4th: Randolph reaches 1b on error (E6) [1]. Chambliss grounds out (3u) [2]. Randolph caught stealing (2-5). Jackson singles in infield [1]. Johnson flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 1, New York 0

Top 5th: Bailey flies out (8). Hobson grounds out (1-3). Hancock grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, New York 0

Bottom 5th: Nettles strikes out. Rivers singles to right [1]. Rivers steals 2b [2]. White singles to left, reaches 2b on error (E7) [2]. Rivers scores. Healy strikes out [2]. Zeber homers to right center. White and Zeber score. Randolph pops out (2).
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error - New York 3, Boston 1

Top 6th: Evans walks [1]. Burleson grounds out, DP (4-6-3). Brohamer grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 3, Boston 1

Bottom 6th: Chambliss reaches 1b on error (E3) [1]. Jackson grounds out, FC (3-6) [1]. Jackson steals 2b [2]. Johnson singles to center, Jackson out at home (8-2) [1]. Nettles grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - New York 3, Boston 1

Top 7th: Yastrzemski flies out (8). Fisk flies out (9). Spencer grounds out (2-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 3, Boston 1

Bottom 7th: Rivers singles to center [1]. White doubles to left center [2]. Rivers scores. Healy pops out (4) [2]. Zeber singles to right, out at 2b (9-6). White scores. Drago now pitching. Randolph walks [1]. Randolph steals 2b [2]. Chambliss walks [1,2]. Jackson singles to right [1,2]. Randolph scores. Johnson grounds out (6-3).
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 1

Top 8th: Bailey strikes out. Hobson grounds out (6-3). Hancock flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 1

Bottom 8th: Nettles singles in infield [1]. Fryman now pitching. Rivers grounds out, FC (4-6) [1]. Rivers caught stealing (2-4). White grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 1

Top 9th: Evans strikes out. Burleson doubles to left [2]. Brohamer flies out (7) [2]. Yastrzemski walks [1,2]. Fisk grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 1

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  1  2  3
       New York       0  0  0  0  3  0  3  0  x  -  6 12  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      4  1  2  0  0  1  .256
Brohamer,2b      4  0  0  0  0  0  .224
Yastrzemski,lf   3  0  0  1  1  0  .273
Fisk,c           4  0  0  0  0  0  .316
Spencer,1b       3  0  0  0  0  0  .258
Bailey,dh        3  0  0  0  0  2  .231
Hobson,3b        2  0  0  0  1  0  .274
Hancock,cf       3  0  0  0  0  0  .154
Evans,rf         1  0  0  0  2  1  .263
                27  1  2  1  4  4


2B: Burleson 2 (33)
GIDP: Burleson
LOB: 4


FIELDING
Errors: Spencer (4,bobble), Burleson (11,
bobble), Yastrzemski (7,throw)
Double Plays: 2 (Brohamer-Burleson-Spencer 2)



                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Randolph,2b      3  1  1  0  1  0  .306
Chambliss,1b     3  0  0  0  1  0  .282
Jackson,rf       4  0  2  1  0  0  .293
Johnson,dh       4  0  1  0  0  0  .262
Nettles,3b       4  0  1  0  0  2  .268
Rivers,cf        4  2  2  0  0  0  .270
White,lf         4  2  3  2  0  0  .279
Healy,c          3  0  0  0  0  1  .168
Zeber,ss         3  1  2  3  0  0  .197
                32  6 12  6  2  3


2B: White (16)
HR: Zeber (4)
GIDP: Jackson,Zeber
LOB: 6


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Randolph (26), Rivers (19),
Jackson (14)
Caught Stealing: Randolph (17), Rivers (14)


FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Randolph-Zeber-Chambliss,
Chambliss)



Boston
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Eckersley(L,12-15)6.2 10  5  5  0  3  4.18
Drago             0.1  2  1  1  2  0  3.06
Fryman            1.0  0  0  0  0  0  2.09

Drago pitched to one batter in 8th


New York
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Zachry (W,9-16)   9.0  2  1  1  4  4  4.55


Time: 2:19
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 16 mph
Attendance: 19,537

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Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

Standings as of September 15, 1978

American League                              National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Detroit (12)       86  60  .589  --          Philadelphia (9)   80  69  .537  --
Milwaukee          83  65  .561   4          St.Louis           75  74  .503   5
New York           78  69  .531   8.5        New York           72  77  .483   8
Boston             75  72  .510  11.5        Montreal           70  80  .467  10.5
Baltimore          68  80  .459  19          Pittsburgh         67  82  .450  13
Cleveland          65  84  .436  22.5        Chicago            55  93  .372  24.5
Toronto            64  85  .430  23.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City (15)   78  69  .531  --          Los Angeles (14)   86  62  .581  --
Texas              77  70  .524   1          Houston            84  63  .571   1.5
Minnesota          76  71  .517   2          San Francisco      82  66  .554   4
California         75  74  .503   4          Cincinnati         81  67  .547   5
Oakland            75  74  .503   4          San Diego          72  77  .483  14.5
Seattle            73  74  .497   5          Atlanta            67  81  .453  19
Chicago            61  87  .412  17.5


New York 6, Boston 1                         St.Louis 4, Chicago 3
Cleveland 5, Detroit 3   17inn               Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 0
Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 5   11inn             Philadelphia 9, New York 5
Kansas City 9, California 8   11inn          San Diego 2, Houston 0
Oakland 6, Texas 4                           Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 7
Baltimore 4, Toronto 1                       Los Angeles 4, Atlanta 3
Seattle 8, Chicago 3

Transactions

American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Placed lf Pat Kelly (swollen foot) on the 15-day DL.

MINNESOTA TWINS - Signed 1b Craig Kusick to a 1-year, $103,268 contract extension.

National League

SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS - Activated ss Garry Templeton from the DL.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Placed cf Juan Beniquez (wrist stiffness) on the 15-day DL. Recalled p Philip Nastu from Phoenix (AAA).

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Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

September 16, 1978: Boston (Alexander 12-6, 4.10 ERA) @ New York (Gullett 14-18, 4.10 ERA) - game #148 of 162

Top 1st: Gullett pitching. Remy grounds out (4-3). Duffy singles to right center [1]. Rice grounds out, DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Bottom 1st: Alexander pitching. Randolph singles in infield [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Piniella singles to left [1]. Randolph scores. Jackson walks [1,2]. Johnson flies out (9) [1,3]. Nettles flies out (7) [1,3]. Rivers singles to right, reaches 2b on error (E9) [2]. Piniella scores. Chambliss singles to center, Rivers out at home (8-2). Jackson scores.
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error - New York 3, Boston 0

Top 2nd: Yastrzemski singles to center [1]. Lynn grounds out, DP (3-6-3). Bailey flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 3, Boston 0

Bottom 2nd: Healy flies out (8). Dent singles to left [1]. Randolph singles to left [1,2]. Piniella fouls out (9) [1,2]. Jackson singles to right [1,2]. Dent scores. Johnson grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - New York 4, Boston 0

Top 3rd: Montgomery grounds out (3-1). Hobson grounds out (6-3). Evans strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 4, Boston 0

Bottom 3rd: Nettles grounds out (1-3). Rivers grounds out (4-3). Chambliss walks [1]. Healy lines out (5).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 4, Boston 0

Top 4th: Remy reaches 1b on error (E3) [1]. Remy steals 2b [2]. Duffy singles in infield [1,3]. Rice walks [1,2,3]. Yastrzemski flies out (8) [1,3]. Remy scores. Lynn flies out (7) [1]. Duffy scores. Bailey strikes out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - New York 4, Boston 2

Bottom 4th: Dent singles to left center [1]. Randolph singles to right [1,2]. Piniella strikes out [1,2]. Jackson walks [1,2,3]. Johnson strikes out [1,2,3]. Nettles pops out (6).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - New York 4, Boston 2

Top 5th: Montgomery grounds out (5-3). Hobson singles to left [1]. Evans flies out (7) [1]. Remy singles to right, reaches 2b on throw to 3b [2,3]. Duffy fouls out (3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - New York 4, Boston 2

Bottom 5th: Rivers singles to right center [1]. Chambliss doubles to left [2,3]. Healy flies out (8) [2]. Rivers scores. Fryman now pitching. Dent singles to right [1]. Chambliss scores. Randolph flies out (9) [1]. Piniella singles to right [1,3]. Jackson strikes out.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 2

Top 6th: Rice grounds out (4-3). Yastrzemski strikes out. Lynn grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 2

Bottom 6th: Johnson flies out (8). Nettles singles to center [1]. Rivers singles to right center, reaches 2b on throw to 3b [2,3]. Fingers now pitching. Chambliss intentionally walked [1,2,3]. Healy strikes out [1,2,3]. Dent grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 2

Top 7th: Bailey grounds out (3u). Montgomery singles to center [1]. Hobson flies out (9) [1]. Evans walks [1,2]. Remy flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 2

Bottom 7th: Randolph grounds out (5-3). Piniella grounds out (6-3). Jackson strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 2

Top 8th: Duffy grounds out (5-3). Rice singles to right [1]. Yastrzemski strikes out [1]. Lynn walks [1,2]. Bailey grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 2

Bottom 8th: Johnson singles to left [1]. Nettles reaches 2b on error (E3) [2,3]. Rivers grounds out (3-1) [3]. Johnson scores. Chambliss grounds out (1-3) [3]. Healy flies out (7).
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error - New York 7, Boston 2

Top 9th: Montgomery singles to left [1]. Hobson strikes out [1]. Evans singles to right center [1,3]. Tidrow now pitching. Remy flies out (9) [1]. Montgomery scores. Spencer batting for Duffy. Spencer triples to right center [3]. Evans scores. Rice grounds out (6-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - New York 7, Boston 4

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


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Remy,2b          4  1  1  1  0  0  .239
Duffy,ss         4  1  2  0  0  0  .246
a-Spencer,ph     1  0  1  1  0  0  .261
Rice,lf          4  0  1  0  1  0  .258
Yastrzemski,1b   3  0  1  1  0  2  .273
Lynn,cf          2  0  0  1  1  0  .290
Bailey,dh        4  0  0  0  0  1  .224
Montgomery,c     4  1  2  0  0  0  .333
Hobson,3b        4  0  1  0  0  1  .274
Evans,rf         3  1  1  0  1  1  .263
                33  4 10  4  3  5

a-batted for Duffy in 9th


3B: Spencer (1)
SF: Yastrzemski, Remy, Lynn
GIDP: Rice, Lynn
LOB: 9


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Remy (21)


FIELDING
Errors: Yastrzemski (8,throw), Evans (4,throw)



                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Randolph,2b      5  1  3  0  0  0  .309
Piniella,lf      5  1  2  1  0  1  .302
Jackson,rf       3  1  1  1  2  2  .294
Johnson,dh       5  1  1  0  0  1  .261
Nettles,3b       5  0  1  0  0  0  .267
Rivers,cf        5  1  3  2  0  0  .273
Chambliss,1b     3  1  2  1  2  0  .284
Healy,c          4  0  0  1  0  1  .166
Dent,ss          4  1  3  1  0  0  .262
                39  7 16  7  4  5


2B: Chambliss (31)
SF: Healy
LOB: 13


FIELDING
Errors: Chambliss (13,bobble)
Double Plays: 2 (Randolph-Dent-Chambliss,
Chambliss-Dent-Chambliss)



Boston
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Alexander (L,12-7)4.1 11  6  5  3  2  4.29
Fryman            1.0  4  0  0  0  1  2.04
Fingers           2.2  1  1  1  1  2  3.00


New York
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Gullett (W,15-18) 8.1  9  4  2  3  5  4.04
Tidrow            0.2  1  0  0  0  0  4.55


IBB: Chambliss (by Fingers)
WP: Alexander
Time: 3:05
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Attendance: 22,154

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

Standings as of September 16, 1978

American League                              National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Detroit (10)       87  60  .592  --          Philadelphia (9)   80  70  .533  --
Milwaukee          83  66  .557   5          St.Louis           76  74  .507   4
New York           79  69  .534   8.5        New York           73  77  .487   7
Boston             75  73  .507  12.5        Montreal           70  81  .464  10.5
Baltimore          69  80  .463  19          Pittsburgh         68  82  .453  12
Cleveland          65  85  .433  23.5        Chicago            55  94  .369  24.5
Toronto            64  86  .427  24.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB          Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City (14)   78  70  .527  --          Los Angeles (13)   87  62  .584  --
Minnesota          77  71  .520   1          Houston            85  63  .574   1.5
Texas              77  71  .520   1          Cincinnati         82  67  .550   5
California         76  74  .507   3          San Francisco      82  67  .550   5
Oakland            76  74  .507   3          San Diego          72  78  .480  15.5
Seattle            74  74  .500   4          Atlanta            67  82  .450  20
Chicago            61  88  .409  17.5


New York 7, Boston 4                         Pittsburgh 1, Montreal 0
Detroit 13, Cleveland 1                      St.Louis 5, Chicago 4   12inn
Baltimore 4, Toronto 0                       Cincinnati 4, San Francisco 2
California 3, Kansas City 1                  New York 5, Philadelphia 1
Minnesota 1, Milwaukee 0                     Houston 7, San Diego 4
Oakland 6, Texas 4                           Los Angeles 9, Atlanta 4
Seattle 6, Chicago 5

Transactions

National League

LOS ANGELES DODGERS - Activated cf Rick Monday from the DL.

[doncoryell]

Re: Boston Red Sox - 1978 & Beyond (REPLAY) - OOTP10

September 17, 1978: Boston (Jones 6-9, 3.38 ERA) @ New York (Guidry 22-11, 2.78 ERA) - game #149 of 162

Top 1st: Guidry pitching. Burleson flies out (7). Remy flies out (8). Rice strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Bottom 1st: Jones pitching. Chambliss fouls out (3). Rivers grounds out (3u). Jackson flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, New York 0

Top 2nd: Yastrzemski homers to right center. Yastrzemski scores. Fisk flies out (8). Lynn reaches 1b on error (3-E1) [1]. Brohamer pops out (6) [1]. Hobson flies out (8).
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 1, New York 0

Bottom 2nd: Johnson strikes out. Piniella lines out (5). Nettles fouls out (3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, New York 0

Top 3rd: Evans triples to right center [3]. Burleson grounds out (5-3). Evans scores. Remy fouls out (3). Rice grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, New York 0

Bottom 3rd: Zeber flies out (9). Healy doubles to right [2]. Garcia flies out (8) [2]. Chambliss doubles to left [2]. Healy scores. Rivers grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, New York 1

Top 4th: Yastrzemski flies out (9). Fisk grounds out (4-3). Lynn walks [1]. Brohamer grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, New York 1

Bottom 4th: Jackson pops out (6). Johnson grounds out (6-3). Piniella singles to left [1]. Nettles grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, New York 1

Top 5th: Hobson grounds out (5-3). Evans singles to left [1]. Burleson strikes out [1]. Remy singles to center [1,2]. Rice grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, New York 1

Bottom 5th: Zeber grounds out (6-3). Healy strikes out. Garcia doubles to left [1]. Chambliss singles to center [1]. Garcia scores. Rivers pops out (4).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, New York 2

Top 6th: Yastrzemski pops out (4). Fisk singles to left [1]. Lynn grounds out, DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, New York 2

Bottom 6th: Jackson singles to right [1]. Johnson reaches 1b on error (E5) [1,2]. Piniella doubles to right [2,3]. Jackson scores. Nettles strikes out [2,3]. Zeber singles to center [1]. Johnson and Piniella score. Healy grounds out, FC (5-4) [1]. Garcia fouls out (2).
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error - New York 5, Boston 2

Top 7th: Brohamer grounds out (1-3). Hobson strikes out. Evans singles to left [1]. Burleson fouls out (5).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 2

Bottom 7th: Chambliss singles to right [1]. Stanley now pitching. Rivers flies out (8) [1]. Jackson grounds out, FC (3-6) [1]. Johnson grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 2

Top 8th: Remy singles to center [1]. Rice strikes out [1]. Yastrzemski strikes out [1]. Fisk pops out (6).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 5, Boston 2

Bottom 8th: Piniella homers to left center. Piniella scores. Nettles grounds out (1-3). Zeber walks [1]. Healy flies out (8) [1]. Garcia grounds out (5-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 2

Top 9th: Lynn grounds out (3-1). Montgomery batting for Brohamer. Montgomery flies out (8). Hobson grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - New York 6, Boston 2

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


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      4  0  0  1  0  1  .254
Remy,2b          4  0  2  0  0  0  .241
Rice,lf          4  0  0  0  0  2  .256
Yastrzemski,1b   4  1  1  1  0  1  .273
Fisk,c           4  0  1  0  0  0  .316
Lynn,cf          3  0  0  0  1  0  .288
Brohamer,dh      3  0  0  0  0  0  .220
a-Montgomery,ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  .330
Hobson,3b        4  0  0  0  0  1  .271
Evans,rf         3  1  3  0  0  0  .268
                34  2  7  2  1  5

a-batted for Brohamer in 9th


3B: Evans (1)
HR: Yastrzemski (15)
GIDP: Lynn
LOB: 7


FIELDING
Errors: Hobson (12,throw)



                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Chambliss,1b     4  0  3  2  0  0  .287
Rivers,cf        4  0  0  0  0  0  .271
Jackson,rf       4  1  1  0  0  0  .293
Johnson,dh       4  1  0  0  0  1  .259
Piniella,lf      4  2  3  2  0  0  .306
Nettles,3b       4  0  0  0  0  1  .265
Zeber,2b         3  0  1  2  1  0  .198
Healy,c          4  1  1  0  0  1  .167
Garcia,ss        4  1  1  0  0  0  .300
                35  6 10  6  1  3


2B: Healy (21), Chambliss (32), Garcia (7),
Piniella (20)
HR: Piniella (7)
LOB: 6


FIELDING
Errors: Guidry (2,drop)
Double Plays: 1 (Zeber-Garcia-Chambliss)



Boston
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Jones (L,6-10)    6.0  9  5  4  0  3  3.48
Stanley           2.0  1  1  1  1  0  3.65

Jones pitched to one batter in 7th


New York
Pitchers           IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Guidry (W,23-11)  9.0  7  2  2  1  5  2.75


Time: 2:36
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 21 mph
Attendance: 22,625