Re: 1978 Boston Red Sox and Beyond - Will the Curse Continue?
April 10 & 12 - @ Cleveland
Apr. 10
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 4 12 0
Cleveland 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 x - 8 14 0
Ripley, Cleveland (5), Drago (6) and Fisk
Wise, Monge (8) and Hassey
WP: Wise (1-0) LP: Ripley (0-1)
HR: Grubb (1), Thornton (1), Pruitt (1)
Ron Pruitt highlighted a 5-run 5th inning with a 3-run homer as the Indians defeated the Red Sox, 8-4. Rick Wise scattered 11 hits and 4 runs in 7 1/3 innings to pick up the win. Allen Ripley was ripped and Reggie Cleveland was blasted by the Indians lineup as the garnered 6 hits off each of them.
Apr. 12
Boston 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 15 1
Cleveland 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 7 0
Torrez, Burgmeier (8), Drago (8) and Fisk
Garland, Kinney (9) and Hassey
WP: Drago (1-0) LP: Garland (0-1)
HR: Fisk (4)
Carlton Fisk went 3-4 and drove in 5 runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th to break a 5-5 tie, as the Red Sox split the two game series with the Indians, 7-5. Dick Drago pitched two shut out innings in relief of Torrez and Burgmeier to pick up the win while Wayne Garland was wacked around for 14 hits and 7 runs to take the loss.
April 14-16 vs. Texas
Apr 14
Texas 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 1
Boston 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 5 x - 12 18 0
Matlack, Alexander (7), Willis (8) and Ellis
Eckersley, Drago (9) and Fisk
WP: Eckersley (1-1) LP: Matlack (1-1)
HR: Harrah (2), Johnson (1)
The Red Sox offense, led by Rick Burleson's 3-5, 5 RBI night, knocked around Rangers' start Jon Matlack for 13 hits in 6 2/3 innings as Boston romped over Texas, 12-5. Dennis Eckersley (1-1) allowed 5 runs on 8 hits for 8 innings to earn the victory.
Apr 15
Texas 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 - 6 14 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0
Umbarger, Alexander (7), Barker (8) and Ellis
Lee, Stanley (6), Wright (7), Campbell (8) and Fisk
WP: Umbarger (1-0) LP: Lee (1-1) SV: Barker (1)
HR: Johnson (2)
An error by Butch Hobson sets up Texas's first run of the ball game then the Rangers battered around the Red Sox bullpen as the Rangers evened the weekend series with a 6-1 win on Saturday. Rangers' start Jim Umbarger was the star of the game as he allowed only 3 hits and 1 run in 6 1/3 innings to pick up the win. Al Oliver was 3-5 with an RBI to pace the Texas attack with Davey Johnson hitting a 3-run homer in the top of the 9th to provide insurance.
Apr 16
Texas 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 2 - 12 17 1
Boston 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 0
Jenkins and Ellis
Ripley, Stanley (4), Tiant (8) and Fisk
WP: Jenkins (1-1) LP: Ripley (0-2)
HR: Oliver (1), Washington (1), Johnson (3), Hargrove (1), Bailey (1), Evans (2), Hobson (1)
The Texas Rangers' attack roughed up Boston starter Allen Ripley and the rest of the pitchers for 8 extra base hits en route to a 12-3 drubbing over the Red Sox. Mike Hargrove led the way by going 4-5 with a home run and 2 RBI and Fergie Jenkins went the distance for the win. Allen Ripley only lasted 3 2/3 innings and took the loss. The Red Sox loss drops them to 6th place in the AL East, 2 1/2 games behind the front running Milwaukee Brewers.
MLB Awards
AL Player of the Week: Glenn Adams, Minnesota (.571-2-10)
NL Player of the Week: Joe Morgan, Cincinnati (.478-1-7)
MLB Injury News
4/10 - The Rangers received bad news that Jim Sundberg will have to miss 3 weeks due to blurred vision.
4/10 - Rich Gossage, the New York Yankees closer, will miss 2 weeks due to back spasms.
4/12 - The Cincinnati Reds were dealt a serious blow when the team learned that Tom Hume was likely to be out 7-8 months due to bone chips in his elbow.
4/13 - New York Yankees' third baseman Graig Nettles suffered a scratched cornea and will be lost for the next 2 weeks.
4/13 - Kent Tekulve suffered a hyperextended elbow and will be out of action for 3 weeks.
4/14 - Baltimore starting pitcher Jim Palmer suffered a strained rotator cuff muscle and will be out for the next 8 weeks.
4/15 - The Houston Astros reported that starting pitcher Tom Dixon has a tender shoulder and is expected to miss 3 weeks of action.
MLB Contract News
4/12 - Jerry Koosman and New York Mets officials have reached an agreement keeping the 35-year old starting pitcher another 3 years for $2,490,000 per year.
4/16 - Milwaukee officials and Robin Yount shook hands on a $2,016,000 deal today. The extension will keep Yount from becoming a free agent for at least 2 years.
April 10 & 12 - @ Cleveland
Apr. 10
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 4 12 0
Cleveland 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 x - 8 14 0
Ripley, Cleveland (5), Drago (6) and Fisk
Wise, Monge (8) and Hassey
WP: Wise (1-0) LP: Ripley (0-1)
HR: Grubb (1), Thornton (1), Pruitt (1)
Ron Pruitt highlighted a 5-run 5th inning with a 3-run homer as the Indians defeated the Red Sox, 8-4. Rick Wise scattered 11 hits and 4 runs in 7 1/3 innings to pick up the win. Allen Ripley was ripped and Reggie Cleveland was blasted by the Indians lineup as the garnered 6 hits off each of them.
Apr. 12
Boston 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 15 1
Cleveland 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 7 0
Torrez, Burgmeier (8), Drago (8) and Fisk
Garland, Kinney (9) and Hassey
WP: Drago (1-0) LP: Garland (0-1)
HR: Fisk (4)
Carlton Fisk went 3-4 and drove in 5 runs, including the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th to break a 5-5 tie, as the Red Sox split the two game series with the Indians, 7-5. Dick Drago pitched two shut out innings in relief of Torrez and Burgmeier to pick up the win while Wayne Garland was wacked around for 14 hits and 7 runs to take the loss.
April 14-16 vs. Texas
Apr 14
Texas 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 1
Boston 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 5 x - 12 18 0
Matlack, Alexander (7), Willis (8) and Ellis
Eckersley, Drago (9) and Fisk
WP: Eckersley (1-1) LP: Matlack (1-1)
HR: Harrah (2), Johnson (1)
The Red Sox offense, led by Rick Burleson's 3-5, 5 RBI night, knocked around Rangers' start Jon Matlack for 13 hits in 6 2/3 innings as Boston romped over Texas, 12-5. Dennis Eckersley (1-1) allowed 5 runs on 8 hits for 8 innings to earn the victory.
Apr 15
Texas 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 - 6 14 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0
Umbarger, Alexander (7), Barker (8) and Ellis
Lee, Stanley (6), Wright (7), Campbell (8) and Fisk
WP: Umbarger (1-0) LP: Lee (1-1) SV: Barker (1)
HR: Johnson (2)
An error by Butch Hobson sets up Texas's first run of the ball game then the Rangers battered around the Red Sox bullpen as the Rangers evened the weekend series with a 6-1 win on Saturday. Rangers' start Jim Umbarger was the star of the game as he allowed only 3 hits and 1 run in 6 1/3 innings to pick up the win. Al Oliver was 3-5 with an RBI to pace the Texas attack with Davey Johnson hitting a 3-run homer in the top of the 9th to provide insurance.
Apr 16
Texas 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 0 2 - 12 17 1
Boston 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 0
Jenkins and Ellis
Ripley, Stanley (4), Tiant (8) and Fisk
WP: Jenkins (1-1) LP: Ripley (0-2)
HR: Oliver (1), Washington (1), Johnson (3), Hargrove (1), Bailey (1), Evans (2), Hobson (1)
The Texas Rangers' attack roughed up Boston starter Allen Ripley and the rest of the pitchers for 8 extra base hits en route to a 12-3 drubbing over the Red Sox. Mike Hargrove led the way by going 4-5 with a home run and 2 RBI and Fergie Jenkins went the distance for the win. Allen Ripley only lasted 3 2/3 innings and took the loss. The Red Sox loss drops them to 6th place in the AL East, 2 1/2 games behind the front running Milwaukee Brewers.
MLB Awards
AL Player of the Week: Glenn Adams, Minnesota (.571-2-10)
NL Player of the Week: Joe Morgan, Cincinnati (.478-1-7)
MLB Injury News
4/10 - The Rangers received bad news that Jim Sundberg will have to miss 3 weeks due to blurred vision.
4/10 - Rich Gossage, the New York Yankees closer, will miss 2 weeks due to back spasms.
4/12 - The Cincinnati Reds were dealt a serious blow when the team learned that Tom Hume was likely to be out 7-8 months due to bone chips in his elbow.
4/13 - New York Yankees' third baseman Graig Nettles suffered a scratched cornea and will be lost for the next 2 weeks.
4/13 - Kent Tekulve suffered a hyperextended elbow and will be out of action for 3 weeks.
4/14 - Baltimore starting pitcher Jim Palmer suffered a strained rotator cuff muscle and will be out for the next 8 weeks.
4/15 - The Houston Astros reported that starting pitcher Tom Dixon has a tender shoulder and is expected to miss 3 weeks of action.
MLB Contract News
4/12 - Jerry Koosman and New York Mets officials have reached an agreement keeping the 35-year old starting pitcher another 3 years for $2,490,000 per year.
4/16 - Milwaukee officials and Robin Yount shook hands on a $2,016,000 deal today. The extension will keep Yount from becoming a free agent for at least 2 years.
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