October 2, 1978 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Ron GuidryL: Mike TorrezS: Rich Gossage
Biggest lead NYY by 3 · BOS by 2 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
2B: Rivers, Munson
HR: Jackson, Dent
RBI: Munson, Jackson, Dent 3
SB: Rivers 2
LOB: 14
| RBRick BurlesonSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JRJerry Remy2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJim RiceRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CYCarl YastrzemskiLF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
CF Carlton FiskC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FLFred LynnCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHButch HobsonDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GSGeorge Scott1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JBJack Brohamer3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBob BaileyPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FDFrank Duffy3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DE Dwight EvansPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
2B: Burleson, Remy, Scott
HR: Yastrzemski
RBI: Rice, Yastrzemski 2, Lynn
LOB: 18
The Yankees edged the Red Sox 5-4 at Fenway Park.
Ron Guidry got the win, Mike Torrez took the loss and Rich Gossage earned the save. Bucky Dent went 1-for-4 for the Yankees, while Carl Yastrzemski went 2-for-5 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
