September 17, 1978 · 3:33 AM EDT
Biggest lead BOS by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 100 | 63 | .613 | — |
2BO Red 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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJerry Remy2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JBJack BrohamerDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BHButch Hobson3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansRF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FDFrank DuffyPH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GHGarry HancockRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2B: Burleson, Scott, Hobson
HR: Yastrzemski
RBI: Remy 2, Yastrzemski 2, Scott, Hobson 2
SB: Burleson, Remy
LOB: 13
RBI: Jackson, Thomasson
LOB: 8
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 7-3 at Yankee Stadium I.
Dennis Eckersley got the win, Jim Beattie took the loss and Bob Stanley earned the save. Carl Yastrzemski went 2-for-4 for the Red Sox, while Willie Randolph went 2-for-4 for the Yankees.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
