September 16, 1978 · 3:33 AM EDT
RF2-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterRJReggie Jackson
RF3-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RP9.0IP2 ER · 8 K · WP8.2IP3 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 2 · NYY by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 100 | 63 | .613 | — |
| 2BORed Sox | 99 | 64 | .607 | 1.0 |
3MI Brewers | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6.5 |
4BA Orioles | 90 | 71 | .559 | 9.0 |
5DE Tigers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 13.5 |
6CL Guardians | 69 | 90 | .434 | 29.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 59 | 102 | .366 | 40.0 |
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJerry Remy2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJack BrohamerDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GHGarry HancockCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FDFrank DuffyPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FLFred LynnPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
HR: Rice
RBI: Rice 2
SB: Remy
LOB: 13
2B: Rivers
3B: Rivers
HR: Jackson
RBI: Munson, Jackson 2
LOB: 16
The Yankees edged the Red Sox 3-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Catfish Hunter got the win and Mike Torrez took the loss. Reggie Jackson went 3-for-4 for the Yankees, while Jim Rice went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
