The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

doncoryell · 12-26-2008, 02:32 AM

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OOTP 2007 using Lahman's database version dated December 2003

doncoryell · 12-26-2008, 03:02 AM

Opening week

April 7,8,9 @ Chicago

April 7
Boston 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 7 11 1
Chicago 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 - 5 11 1
Torrez, Drago (5), Campbell (7), Stanley (9) and Fisk
Kravec, Torrealba (6), Willoughby (8) and Nordhagen
WP: Drago (1-0) LP: Kravec (0-1) SV: Stanley (1)
HR: Fisk (1), Yastrzemski (1)

Carl Yastrzemski went 3-5, including an insurance solo HR in the 9th, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Opening Day at Comiskey Park. Butch Hobson doubled home the first two runs of the game in the top of the 2nd and was followed by a 2-run single by Jerry Remy to get the scoring going. After being down 5-0 going into the bottom of the 5th, Pryor hit a 2-run triple and then Molinaro doubled him home as the Pale Hose got on the board. Dick Drago received credit for the win after coming in for Mike Torrez in the bottom of the 5th. Torrez left the game due to a strained back muscle and was placed on the 15-day DL following the game.

April 8
Boston 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 1
Chicago 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 1
Eckersley, Campbell (8), Stanley (9) and Fisk
Barrios and Nordhagen
WP: Eckersley (1-0) LP: Barrios (0-1)
HR: Evans (1)

Dennis Eckersley pitched 7 innings allowing only 1 run on 6 hits to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Fred Lynn went 3-4, including a pair of doubles, to lead the hitters. Dwight Evans clouted a 2-run HR in the top of the 4th inning to give Boston a 3-0 lead. The White Sox had a late rally in the 9th as they scored two runs in the bottom of the 9th on an RBI double by Nordhagan followed by and error by Butch Hobson which allowed Nordhagen to score. Bob Stanley then settled down and got Lamar Johnson to ground into a double play and pinch hitter Ralph Garr to tap a grounder in front of the plate to end the game.

April 9
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Chicago 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 6 0
Lee and Fisk
Wortham, Hinton (9) and Nordhagen
WP: Wortham (1-0) LP: Lee (0-1) SV: Hinton (1)
HR: Bonds (1)

Rich Wortham scattered 3 hits through 8 innings in shutting down Boston's offense as Rich Hinton came on to pitch a scoreless 9th as the Chicago White Sox blanked the Boston Red Sox, 1-0 to capture the final game of their weekend series. Bobby Bonds provided all the scoring as he crushed a solo HR in the bottom of the 2nd off Bill Lee.

MLB Awards
AL Player of the Week - Dave Edwards, Minnesota (.545 avg, 3 HR)
NL Player of the Week - Jim Morrison, Philadelphia (.500 avg, 2 HR)

MLB Contract News
4/07 - San Diego officials and Dave Winfield shook hands on a $6,624,000 deal today. The extension will keep him from becoming a free agent for at least 3 years.
4/09 - Sportswriters and pundits hailed San Francisco's signing of Gary Lavelle, one of the major league's brightest stars, as a pivital move. While the deal is certain to raise a few eyebrows, he is expected to earn every bit of the $1,931,000 promised him over 3 years.

doncoryell · 12-26-2008, 03:04 AM

Standings as of April 9, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Boston              2   1  .667  --     Pittsburgh          3   0 1.000  --
Milwaukee           2   1  .667  --     Philadelphia        2   1  .667   1
Toronto             2   1  .667  --     Montreal            2   2  .500   1.5
New York            1   1  .500   0.5   New York            2   2  .500   1.5
Baltimore           1   2  .333   1     St.Louis            1   2  .333   2
Detroit             1   2  .333   1     Chicago             0   3  .000   3
Cleveland           0   2  .000   1.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City         2   0 1.000  --     Houston             3   1  .750  --
California          2   1  .667   0.5   Atlanta             2   1  .667   0.5
Minnesota           3   2  .600   0.5   San Diego           2   1  .667   0.5
Texas               1   1  .500   1     Los Angeles         1   2  .333   1.5
Seattle             2   3  .400   1.5   San Francisco       1   2  .333   1.5
Chicago             1   2  .333   1.5   Cincinnati          1   3  .250   2
Oakland             1   2  .333   1.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
P.Putnam,TEX         .800               G.Carter,MON         .588
F.Patek,NY           .667               D.Driessen,SD        .556
U.Washington,KC      .571               J.Essian,LA          .556

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
D.Edwards,MIN           3               P.Kelly,MON             3
R.Smalley,MIN           3               J.Morrison,PHI          3
5 tied                  2               T.Simmons,STL           3

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Jones,SEA             9               J.Morrison,PHI          7
D.Edwards,MIN           8               T.Simmons,STL           7
5 tied                  5               4 tied                  5

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
R.Jones,SEA             6               J.Morrison,PHI          6
C.Reynolds,SEA          6               6 tied                  4
R.Smalley,MIN           6               

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Sexton,TOR            3               O.Moreno,PIT            5
R.Carew,MIN             2               B.McBride,PHI           4
A.Otis,KC               2               5 tied                  2

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
many tied            0.00               G.Minton,SF          0.00
                                        W.Hernandez,CHI      0.00         
                                        R.Grimsley,MON       0.00 

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
many tied               1               many tied               1




Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
M.Marshall,MIN          3               S.Lockwood,NY           2
many tied               1               many tied               1
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
F.Tanana,CAL            9               B.Blyleven,PIT          9
M.Bruhert,CAL           8               G.Perry,SD              8
R.Wortham,CHI           7               B.Welch,LA              8

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru April 9, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
J.Morrison       .500         T.McGraw          1.69
L.Bowa           .455         J.Lonborg         6.00
M.Schmidt        .385         S.Carlton         6.43
B.McBride        .308         J.Kaat            9.00
B.Boone          .300


Home Runs                     Wins
J.Morrison          3         W.Brusstar           1
J.Kaat              1         J.Kaat               1
G.Luzinski          1         
B.McBride           1         
M.Schmidt           1         


Runs Batted In                Saves
J.Morrison          7                              0
B.Boone             5
J.Kaat              3
L.Bowa              2
B.McBride           2


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride           4         S.Carlton            6
M.Schmidt           1         T.McGraw             3
                              W.Brusstar           2
                              G.Garber             2
                              J.Lonborg            1

doncoryell · 12-26-2008, 03:05 AM

Boston Red Sox stats thru 4/9/78

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1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of April 3-9
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  George Scott       .091  11  1  0  0   1  0  | .091  .091  .091  11  0  1  0  0  0   1  0  3  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .231  13  3  2  0   2  1  | .231  .231  .286  13  2  3  0  0  0   2  1  1  1  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .273  11  3  1  0   2  0  | .273  .455  .273  11  1  3  2  0  0   2  0  4  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .167  12  2  0  0   0  0  | .167  .167  .231  12  0  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .333  12  4  3  1   1  1  | .333  .583  .385  12  3  4  0  0  1   1  1  0  1  0
cf  Fred Lynn          .300  10  3  2  0   1  0  | .300  .500  .417  10  2  3  2  0  0   1  2  1  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .222   9  2  2  1   2  0  | .222  .556  .364   9  2  2  9  9  1   2  2  1  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .167  12  2  0  0   1  0  | .167  .167  .231  12  0  2  0  0  0   1  1  2  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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C   Carlton Fisk       .333  12  4  2  1   1  1  | .333  .583  .385  12  2  4  0  0  1   1  1  3  1  1


                      Week of April 3-9
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Mike Torrez         0  0  0  1  4.2  5.79  |  0  0  5.79  0.86  1  1  4.2   4  3  0  0  1
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  5  7.0  1.29  |  1  0  1.29  0.86  1  1  7.0   6  1  1  0  5
Bill Lee            0  1  0  0  8.0  1.13  |  0  1  1.13  0.75  1  1  8.0   6  1  1  0  0
Allen Ripley        -  -  -  -  -.-  -.--  |  0  0  0.00  0.00  0  0  0.0   0  0  0  0  0
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Bob Stanley         0  0  1  0  2.0  4.50  |  0  0  4.50  1.00  2  1  2.0   2  1  0  0  0
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  2  3.0  3.00  |  0  0  3.00  1.33  2  0  3.0   3  1  0  1  2
Dick Drago          1  0  0  1  1.1  6.75  |  1  0  6.75  3.00  1  0  1.1   4  1  0  0  1

Up next week for the Red Sox:

April 10,12 @ Cleveland
April 14,15,16 vs Texas

superjames1992 · 12-26-2008, 03:07 AM

Looking good there Don! Go Sox!!!

doncoryell · 12-28-2008, 05:15 AM

Week 2

April 10, 12 @ Cleveland

April 10
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Cleveland 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 x - 5 7 0

Ripley, Cleveland (5), Drago (8) and Fisk
Wise and Hassey
WP: Wise (1-0), LP: Ripley (0-1)
HR: Vail (1)

Rick Wise hurled a 2-hit shutout as he led the Cleveland Indians to a 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Cleveland opened the scoring with a solo run in the bottom of the 1st on an RBI double by Andre Thornton. John Grubb drove in a run in the 3rd with a double, followed by an RBI triple by Kuiper in the 4th and a 2-run HR by Mike Vail in the 5th to complete the scoring.

April 12
Boston 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 12 2

Stanley, Burgmeier (6), Drago (9), Campbell (11) and Fisk
Garland, Kern (10), Hood (12) and Hassey
WP: Hood (1-0), LP: Campbell (0-1)
HR: none

Wayne Garland threw 3 no-hit innings and went 9 innings allowing 2 runs and 4 hits as he led the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in 12 innings. Boston opened the scoring with a 2-run triple by Jerry Remy in the top of the 5th before Cleveland answered back with 2 runs of there own in the bottom half on RBI singles by Duane Kuiper and Jim Norris. Mike Vail sent the fans home happy with an RBI single in the last of the 12th off losing pitcher Bill Campbell.

April 14,15,16 vs Texas

April 14
Texas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 2
Boston 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 x - 6 12 0

Matlack and Sundberg
Eckersley, Drago (9) and Fisk
WP: Eckersley (2-0), LP: Matlack (0-2)
HR: none

Fred Lynn went 3-4 and drove in 4 runs, 3 of them with a bases loaded triple in the bottom of the 6th as the Boston Red Sox won the home opener, 6-2, over the Texas Rangers. Dennis Eckersley picked up his second win of the season as he pitched 8 innings allowing 1 run on 5 hits before giving way to Dick Drago to pitch the 9th.

April 15
Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 0

Jenkins and Sundberg
Lee, Wright (8) and Fisk
WP: Wright (1-0), LP: Jenkins (1-1)
HR: Rice (1), Washington (1)

Fergie Jenkins pitched a complete game but allowed Jim Rice to send the home fans home happy as Rice crushed a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 9th as Boston defeated the Texas Rangers, 2-1. Claudell Washington drove in the Rangers' only run with a solo HR in the top of the 8th to give Texas a 1-0 lead until Rice's heroics in the bottom of the 9th.

April 16
Texas 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 10 0
Boston 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 x - 13 17 0

Barr, Alexander (7), Barker (8) and Sundberg
Ripley, Stanley (7), Burgmeier (9) and Fisk
WP: Stanley (1-0), LP: Barr (0-2)
HR: Putnam (1), Yastrzemski (2)

Carl Yastrzemski went 2-4, including a 3-run HR in the bottom of the 8th, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 13-3 win over the Texas Rangers to sweep the 3-game weekend series. Boston opened the scoring with a 2-run double by Carlton Fisk in the 1st and Bernie Carbo scoring on a double play in the 2nd. Texas came back with 2 runs in the 3rd on an RBI single by Mike Ivie and an RBI ground out by Mike Hargrove. Pat Putnam hit a solo HR in the top of the 6th then the Red Sox exploded for 5 runs in each of the 7th and 8th innings for the winning margin.

MLB News
Rusty Staub of the Minnesota Twins was named AL Player of the Week as he batted .458 with 2 HRs and 9 RBIs.
Ted Simmons of the St.Louis Cardinals was named the NL Player of the Week after batting .500 with 4 HR and 7 RBIs.

MLB Trades
4/15 - The Chicago Cubs have sent 26-year old 3b Steve Ontiveros to the St.Louis Cardinals in exchange for 25-year old reliever Pete Vuckovich.
4/15 - The Toronto Blue Jays have parted ways with 26-year old ss Bob Bailor, sending him to the Houston Astros for 27-year old starting pitcher Vern Ruhle.

MLB Contract News
4/11 - The Kansas City Royals have finalized a deal with All Star-caliber c Darrell Porter that will extend his stay in Kansas City at least 5 years, and will pay out $18,075,000.

MLB Injury News
4/16 - Detroit's Ben Oglivie will miss 2 weeks due to dead arm syndrome.

doncoryell · 12-28-2008, 05:16 AM

Standings as of April 16, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee           6   3  .667  --     New York            7   3  .700  --
Boston              5   3  .625   0.5   Pittsburgh          6   3  .667   0.5
Toronto             5   3  .625   0.5   Philadelphia        4   4  .500   2
Detroit             4   4  .500   1.5   Montreal            4   5  .444   2.5
Baltimore           4   5  .444   2     St.Louis            4   5  .444   2.5
Cleveland           3   4  .429   2     Chicago             2   7  .222   4.5
New York            3   5  .325   2.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City         5   2  .714  --     Cincinnati          6   4  .600  --
Minnesota           7   6  .538   1     Houston             6   4  .600  --
California          5   5  .500   1.5   San Diego           5   4  .556   0.5
Chicago             4   4  .500   1.5   Atlanta             4   5  .444   1.5
Oakland             5   5  .500   1.5   Los Angeles         4   5  .444   1.5
Seattle             6   7  .462   2     San Francisco       3   6  .333   2.5
Texas               1   7  .125   4.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
A.Cowens,KC          .467               J.Morgan,CIN         .444
F.Patek,NY           .455               D.Thomas,SD          .440
L.Johnson,CHI        .433               T.Simmons,STL        .438

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
R.Smalley,MIN           4               R.Cey,LA                4
R.Staub,MIN             4               W.Montanez,NY           4
3 tied                  3               J.Morrison,PHI          4

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Staub,MIN            13               J.Morgan,CIN           12
R.Carty,SEA            12               C.Summers,CIN          12
L.Hisle,MIL            11               E.Cabell,HOU           10

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
R.Smalley,MIN          11               J.Cruz,HOU             12
R.Staub,MIN            11               B.Boone,PHI            10
R.Jones,SEA            10               M.Schmidt,PHI          10

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
R.Yount,MIL             5               B.McBride,PHI           6
J.Cruz,SEA              4               O.Moreno,PIT            6
M.Page,OAK              4               5 tied                  4

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
P.Splittorff,KC      0.00               B.Blyleven,PIT       1.06
S.Renko,OAK          0.00               J.Koosman,NY         1.13         
R.Jones,SEA          0.81               B.Hooton,LA          1.69 

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
G.Serum,MIN             3               C.Swan,NY               3
T.Underwood,TOR         3               many tied               2
many tied               2


Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
M.Marshall,MIN          4               S.Lockwood,NY           5
many tied               3               K.Tekulve,PIT           4
                                        D.Tomlin,CIN            4
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
J.Garvin,TOR           17               J.Richard,HOU          22
F.Tanana,CAL           16               C.Swan,NY              17
T.Underwood,TOR        16               B.Welch,LA             15

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru April 16, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
M.Schmidt        .394         T.McGraw          2.25
L.Bowa           .367         L.Christenson     6.00
B.Boone          .323         J.Kaat            7.00
J.Johnstone      .259         S.Carlton         7.50
R.Hebner         .250         R.Burris          8.44


Home Runs                     Wins
J.Morrison          4         W.Brusstar           2
M.Schmidt           4         R.Burris             1
G.Luzinski          2         J.Kaat               1
B.McBride           2         
J.Kaat              1         


Runs Batted In                Saves
J.Morrison          8         G.Garber             2
B.Boone             7
B.McBride           7
M.Schmidt           7
J.Johnstone         5


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride           6         S.Carlton           10
B.Boone             1         W.Brusstar           8
M.Schmidt           1         T.McGraw             6
                              L.Christenson        5
                              R.Reed               5

doncoryell · 12-28-2008, 05:19 AM

Boston Red Sox Stats Thru April 16, 1978

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1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of April 10-16
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  George Scott       .052  19  1  1  0   1  0  | .067  .067  .067  30  1  2  0  0  0   2  0  8  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .333  21  7  2  0   2  0  | .294  .382  .333  34  4 10  1  1  0   4  2  2  1  3
3b  Butch Hobson       .118  17  2  3  0   2  0  | .179  .321  .179  28  4  5  4  0  0   4  0  9  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .227  22  5  2  0   3  0  | .206  .235  .229  34  2  7  1  0  0   3  1  2  0  1
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .389  18  7  4  1   3  0  | .367  .633  .441  30  7 11  2  0  2   4  3  0  1  0
cf  Fred Lynn          .250  12  3  1  0   4  0  | .273  .455  .333  22  3  6  2  1  0   5  2  4  0  1
rf  Dwight Evans       .118  17  2  2  0   1  0  | .154  .308  .241  26  4  4  1  0  1   3  3  8  0  0
dh  Jim Rice           .400  20  8  5  1   2  0  | .250  .344  .314  32  5  8  0  0  1   3  3  7  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .400   5  2  2  0   0  0  | .400  .400  .571   5  2  2  0  0  0   0  2  3  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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C   Carlton Fisk       .333  18  6  1  0   4  0  | .333  .467  .364  30  3 10  1  0  1   5  2  6  1  1


                      Week of April 10-16
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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#Mike Torrez        0  0  0  0  ---  ----  |  0  0  5.79  0.86  1  1  4.2   4  3  0  0  1
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  5  8.0  2.25  |  2  0  1.20  0.87  2  2 15.0  11  2  1  2 10
Bill Lee            0  0  0  0  7.0  1.29  |  0  1  1.20  0.80  2  2 15.0  10  2  2  2  2
Allen Ripley        0  1  0  3 11.0  6.55  |  0  1  6.55  1.55  2  2 11.0  14  8  2  3  3
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Dick Drago          0  0  0  1  4.2  1.93  |  1  0  3.00  1.67  4  0  6.0   9  2  0  1  3
Bob Stanley         1  0  0  1  7.0  2.57  |  1  0  3.00  1.44  4  1  9.0  10  3  0  3  1
Bill Campbell       0  1  0  0  0.2 13.49  |  0  1  4.91  2.18  3  0  3.2   7  2  0  1  2
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  2  3.2  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  0.27  2  0  3.2   1  0  0  0  2
Jim Wright          1  0  0  1  2.0  0.00  |  1  0  0.00  0.50  1  0  2.0   1  0  0  0  1
Reggie Cleveland    0  0  0  1  2.1  0.00  |  0  0  0.00  0.00  1  0  2.0   0  0  0  0  1

Next up for the Red Sox:

April 17,18,19,20 vs Milwaukee
April 21,22,23(2) vs Cleveland

doncoryell · 01-04-2009, 06:03 AM

April 17,18,19,20 vs Milwaukee

April 17
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0
Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 12 0
Replogle and M.May
Wright and Fisk
WP: Wright (2-0), LP: Replogle (0-1)
HR: Hisle (4)

Jim Wright scattered 7 hits, allowing 1 run and striking out 8, and went the distance in pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Butch Hobson had a 2-run double in the bottom of the 2nd to start the scoring and Dwight Evans added another run with an RBI single in the bottom of the 8th. Milwaukee avoided the shutout bid with Larry Hisle's solo HR in the 9th.

April 18
Milwaukee 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 5 12 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
Sorensen, Farmer (9) and Martinez, D.May (9)
Eckersley, Stanley (8), Tiant (10) and Fisk
WP: Farmer (1-1), LP: Tiant (0-1)
HR: Thomas (2), Yastrzemski (3)

Gorman Thomas went 1-4 with a 2-run HR in the 1st as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings, 5-4. Boston took a 4-1 lead with 3 runs in the 5th with a solo HR by Yaz, an RBI double by Dwight Evans and an RBI groundout by Butch Hobson plus an RBI groundout by Carlton Fisk in the 6th. Milwaukee scored a run in the 7th on an error by Eckersley before Bob Stanley came in and allowed the tying run in the 9th on an RBI single by Robin Yount. In the 10th inning, Don Money drove in the go-ahead run with a single then Ed Farmer pitched a 1-2-3 10th to record the win.

April 19
Milwaukee 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 12 1
Augustine, Farmer (9) and M.May
Lee and Fisk
WP: Augustine (3-0), LP: Lee (0-2), SV: Farmer (4)
HR: L.May 2 (2), Davis (7)

Lee May went 2-4 with 2 home runs and drove in 3 runs in leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox. After trailing 5-1, Boston rallied for 3 runs in the 8th on an RBI single by Carl Yastrzemski and a 2-run triple by Carlton Fisk but Ed Farmer came in and shut down the Red Sox in the 9th for his fourth save of the season.

April 20
Milwaukee 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 - 10 10 2
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 9 1
Haas, Castro (7), McClure (8), Mueller (8) and M.May
Ripley, Drago (8), Burgmeier (9) and Fisk
WP: Haas (3-0), LP: Ripley (0-2), SV: Mueller (1)
HR: Hisle (5), Thomas (3), Cooper (2), Scott (1)

Cecil Cooper went 2-5 including a grand slam HR in the 9th inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-4 rout over the Boston Red Sox as Milwaukee took 3 of 4 games during the series. Gorman Thomas hit a 3-run HR in the 1st and Larry Hisle added a solo HR in the 3rd as the Brewers opened a 4-0 lead and never looked back.

April 21,22,23(2) vs Cleveland

April 21
Cleveland 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0
Boston 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 13 1
one out when winning run scored

Wise, Kern (9), Monge (11) and Hassey, Pruitt (12)
Wright, Stanley (9), Burgmeier (12) and Fisk
WP: Burgmeier (1-0), LP: Monge (0-1)
HR: Grubb (4), Rice (2), Evans (2)

Butch Hobson scored on a bases loaded wild pitch by Sid Monge with one out in the bottom of the 14th to give the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indians in the opening game of a 4-game weekend series. Dwight Evans hit a 2-run HR in the 2nd to give Boston a 3-0 lead before Cleveland tied the game on a solo HR by Johnny Grubb in the 4th plus an RBI single by Grubb and a sac fly by Gary Matthews in the 6th. The Red Sox came back with 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th on a solo HR by Jim Rice and an RBI single by George Scott. Bob Stanley came in in relief of starter Jim Wright and blew his second straight save as he allowed a pair of runs in the 9th to tie the game at 5-5. Johnny Grubb was named the player of the game with his 2-6, 2 RBI performance. Carl Yastrzemski left the game in the top of the 9th after making a diving catch. He is listed as day-to-day.

April 22
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 1
Boston 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 x - 6 10 0
Fitzmorris, Kinney (7) and Pruitt
Tiant and Fisk
WP: Tiant (1-1), LP: Fitzmorris (1-1)
HR: none

Luis Tiant scattered six hits, allowing 1 run and striking out 5, in going the distance and pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Boston took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the 5th on a 2-run double by Jim Rice and an RBI single by George Scott. The Red Sox added 3 more in the 6th on a pair of bases loaded walks by Rick Burleson and Jim Rice then a groundout by Carlton Fisk. The Indians avoided the shutout with an RBI single by Alfredo Griffin in the 9th.

April 23 (game 1)
Cleveland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
Boston 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 x - 11 16 0
Waits, Kinney (5), Kreuger (7) and Hassey
Eckersley, Campbell (9) and Kendall
WP: Eckersley (3-0), LP: Waits (1-1)
HR: Thornton (4), Rice (3), Lynn (1), Hobson (1), Kendall (1)

Butch Hobson went 3-5 with a 3-run HR in the 2nd to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 11-2 win in the opening game of the double header over the Cleveland Indians. Hobson also drove in a run in the 5th with a double that knocked Cleveland starter Rick Waits out of the game. Jim Rice, Fred Lynn and Fred Kendall each hit home runs as the Red Sox battered the Indians' pitchers for 11 runs and 16 hits.

April 23 (game 2)
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 1
Boston 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 4 8 1
Paxton, Hood (7) and Pruitt
Lee, Drago (9) and Fisk
WP: Lee (1-2), LP: Paxton (0-3), SV: Drago (1)
HR: Thornton (5), Matthews (1), Lynn (2), Hobson (2)

Andre Thornton (pog) went 3-4 with a solo HR to pace the Cleveland attack but to no avail as the Boston Red Sox took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 5th on solo HRs by Fred Lynn and Butch Hobson and defeated the Indians, 4-3, to sweep the 4-game series. Bill Lee got the win as he pitched 8 innings of 5-hit ball and allowing two runs. Cleveland pulled to within one in the 9th off Dick Drago on a single by Alfredo Griffin but Mike Vail was thrown out at third base on a relay by Jerry Remy from Dwight Evans for the final out of the game.

MLB News

Boston's Dwight Evans was named AL Player of the Week as he batted .517 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs
Cincinnati's George Foster was selected the NL Player of the Week for batting .476 with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs

Trades
4/18 - Officials for the Atlanta Braves confirmed that they have traded 27-year old lf Gary Matthews to the Cleveland Indians. In return, the Braves will receive 27-year old starting pitcher Wayne Garland
4/18 - The Boston Red Sox traded pitcher Reggie Cleveland to the Texas Rangers for cash

Injuries
4/17 - St.Louis's Rob Dressler was confirmed to miss 6 weeks with a strained rotator cuff muscle.
4/19 - Cincinnati's George Hendrick will miss 3 weeks with a hyperextended knee.
4/20 - Montreal's Bobby Murcer will miss at least 2 weeks with a fractured wrist.

Other Red Sox News
Mike Torrez has been activated from the 15-day DL. Outfielder Gary Hancock has been optioned to triple-A.

doncoryell · 01-04-2009, 06:09 AM

Standings as of April 23, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Boston             10   6  .625  --     New York           10   6  .625  --
Milwaukee          10   6  .625  --     Pittsburgh          9   6  .600   0.5
Toronto             9   6  .600   0.5   St.Louis            9   7  .563   1
Detroit             8   7  .533   1.5   Montreal            7   8  .467   2.5
New York            8   7  .533   1.5   Philadelphia        5   8  .385   3.5
Cleveland           6   9  .400   3.5   Chicago             5  10  .333   4.5
Baltimore           5   9  .357   4

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City         7   5  .583  --     Cincinnati         11   5  .688  --
California          9   7  .563  --     San Diego           9   6  .600   1.5
Minnesota          10   9  .526   0.5   Atlanta             8   8  .500   3
Seattle            10   9  .526   0.5   Houston             8   8  .500   3
Chicago             6   7  .462   1.5   Los Angeles         6  10  .375   5
Oakland             6  10  .375   3     San Francisco       5  10  .333   5.5
Texas               3  10  .231   4.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
A.Cowens,KC          .447               D.Thomas,SD          .432
B.Wills,TEX          .420               G.Carter,MON         .421
C.Hurdle,KC          .419               T.Simmons,STL        .393

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL          6               M.Schmidt,PHI           6
5 tied                  5               J.Morrison,PHI          5
                                        5 tied                  4

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
R.Staub,MIN            15               C.Summers,CIN          20
R.Carty,SEA            14               E.Cabell,HOU           15
5 tied                 13               3 tied                 13

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
C.Reynolds,SEA         14               J.Cruz,HOU             16
R.Smalley,MIN          14               M.Schmidt,PHI          13
3 tied                 13               C.Summers,CIN          13

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
J.Cruz,SEA             10               J.Cruz,HOU              8
J.Sexton,TOR           10               B.McBride,PHI           8
R.Yount,MIL             7               O.Moreno,PIT            8

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
M.Caldwell,MIL       1.19               J.Schatzeder,MON     1.31
D.Clyde,CLE          1.42               G.Perry,SD           1.91         
R.Jones,SEA          1.61               N.Espinosa,NY        1.93 

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
7 tied                  3               C.Swan,NY               4
                                        5 tied                  3



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Farmer,MIL            5               M.Littell,STL           7
D.LaRoche,CAL           5               S.Lockwood,NY           7
M.Marshall,MIN          5               D.Tomlin,CIN            7
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
R.Guidry,NY            29               J.Richard,HOU          33
F.Tanana,CAL           28               B.Bonham,CIN           23
N.Ryan,CAL             26               E.Halicki,SF           22

Philadelphia Phillies Leaders

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru April 23, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
M.Schmidt        .360         L.Christenson     4.24
L.Bowa           .348         S.Carlton         7.23
R.Hebner         .318         
J.Morrison       .286         
J.Johnstone      .282         


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt           6         W.Brusstar           2
J.Morrison          5         R.Burris             1
G.Luzinski          2         L.Christenson        1
B.McBride           2         J.Kaat               1
R.Hebner            1         
J.Kaat              1         


Runs Batted In                Saves
J.Morrison         10         G.Garber             3
M.Schmidt          10
B.McBride           8
B.Boone             7
R.Hebner            6


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride           8         S.Carlton           19
B.Boone             1         W.Brusstar          11
G.Luzinski          1         L.Christenson       10
J.Morrison          1         T.McGraw             6
M.Schmidt           1         R.Reed               6

12-26-2008, 03:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
doncoryell MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,883	Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond Opening week April 7,8,9 @ Chicago April 7 Boston 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 7 11 1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 - 5 11 1 Torrez, Drago (5), Campbell (7), Stanley (9) and Fisk Kravec, Torrealba (6), Willoughby (8) and Nordhagen WP: Drago (1-0) LP: Kravec (0-1) SV: Stanley (1) HR: Fisk (1), Yastrzemski (1) Carl Yastrzemski went 3-5, including an insurance solo HR in the 9th, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Opening Day at Comiskey Park. Butch Hobson doubled home the first two runs of the game in the top of the 2nd and was followed by a 2-run single by Jerry Remy to get the scoring going. After being down 5-0 going into the bottom of the 5th, Pryor hit a 2-run triple and then Molinaro doubled him home as the Pale Hose got on the board. Dick Drago received credit for the win after coming in for Mike Torrez in the bottom of the 5th. Torrez left the game due to a strained back muscle and was placed on the 15-day DL following the game. April 8 Boston 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 1 Chicago 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 1 Eckersley, Campbell (8), Stanley (9) and Fisk Barrios and Nordhagen WP: Eckersley (1-0) LP: Barrios (0-1) HR: Evans (1) Dennis Eckersley pitched 7 innings allowing only 1 run on 6 hits to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Fred Lynn went 3-4, including a pair of doubles, to lead the hitters. Dwight Evans clouted a 2-run HR in the top of the 4th inning to give Boston a 3-0 lead. The White Sox had a late rally in the 9th as they scored two runs in the bottom of the 9th on an RBI double by Nordhagan followed by and error by Butch Hobson which allowed Nordhagen to score. Bob Stanley then settled down and got Lamar Johnson to ground into a double play and pinch hitter Ralph Garr to tap a grounder in front of the plate to end the game. April 9 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 Chicago 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 6 0 Lee and Fisk Wortham, Hinton (9) and Nordhagen WP: Wortham (1-0) LP: Lee (0-1) SV: Hinton (1) HR: Bonds (1) Rich Wortham scattered 3 hits through 8 innings in shutting down Boston's offense as Rich Hinton came on to pitch a scoreless 9th as the Chicago White Sox blanked the Boston Red Sox, 1-0 to capture the final game of their weekend series. Bobby Bonds provided all the scoring as he crushed a solo HR in the bottom of the 2nd off Bill Lee. MLB Awards AL Player of the Week - Dave Edwards, Minnesota (.545 avg, 3 HR) NL Player of the Week - Jim Morrison, Philadelphia (.500 avg, 2 HR) MLB Contract News 4/07 - San Diego officials and Dave Winfield shook hands on a $6,624,000 deal today. The extension will keep him from becoming a free agent for at least 3 years. 4/09 - Sportswriters and pundits hailed San Francisco's signing of Gary Lavelle, one of the major league's brightest stars, as a pivital move. While the deal is certain to raise a few eyebrows, he is expected to earn every bit of the $1,931,000 promised him over 3 years.

12-28-2008, 05:15 AM	#16 (permalink)
doncoryell MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,883	Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond Week 2 April 10, 12 @ Cleveland April 10 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 Cleveland 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 x - 5 7 0 Ripley, Cleveland (5), Drago (8) and Fisk Wise and Hassey WP: Wise (1-0), LP: Ripley (0-1) HR: Vail (1) Rick Wise hurled a 2-hit shutout as he led the Cleveland Indians to a 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Cleveland opened the scoring with a solo run in the bottom of the 1st on an RBI double by Andre Thornton. John Grubb drove in a run in the 3rd with a double, followed by an RBI triple by Kuiper in the 4th and a 2-run HR by Mike Vail in the 5th to complete the scoring. April 12 Boston 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 12 2 Stanley, Burgmeier (6), Drago (9), Campbell (11) and Fisk Garland, Kern (10), Hood (12) and Hassey WP: Hood (1-0), LP: Campbell (0-1) HR: none Wayne Garland threw 3 no-hit innings and went 9 innings allowing 2 runs and 4 hits as he led the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in 12 innings. Boston opened the scoring with a 2-run triple by Jerry Remy in the top of the 5th before Cleveland answered back with 2 runs of there own in the bottom half on RBI singles by Duane Kuiper and Jim Norris. Mike Vail sent the fans home happy with an RBI single in the last of the 12th off losing pitcher Bill Campbell. April 14,15,16 vs Texas April 14 Texas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 2 Boston 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 x - 6 12 0 Matlack and Sundberg Eckersley, Drago (9) and Fisk WP: Eckersley (2-0), LP: Matlack (0-2) HR: none Fred Lynn went 3-4 and drove in 4 runs, 3 of them with a bases loaded triple in the bottom of the 6th as the Boston Red Sox won the home opener, 6-2, over the Texas Rangers. Dennis Eckersley picked up his second win of the season as he pitched 8 innings allowing 1 run on 5 hits before giving way to Dick Drago to pitch the 9th. April 15 Texas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 0 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 0 Jenkins and Sundberg Lee, Wright (8) and Fisk WP: Wright (1-0), LP: Jenkins (1-1) HR: Rice (1), Washington (1) Fergie Jenkins pitched a complete game but allowed Jim Rice to send the home fans home happy as Rice crushed a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 9th as Boston defeated the Texas Rangers, 2-1. Claudell Washington drove in the Rangers' only run with a solo HR in the top of the 8th to give Texas a 1-0 lead until Rice's heroics in the bottom of the 9th. April 16 Texas 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Boston 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 x - 13 17 0 Barr, Alexander (7), Barker (8) and Sundberg Ripley, Stanley (7), Burgmeier (9) and Fisk WP: Stanley (1-0), LP: Barr (0-2) HR: Putnam (1), Yastrzemski (2) Carl Yastrzemski went 2-4, including a 3-run HR in the bottom of the 8th, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 13-3 win over the Texas Rangers to sweep the 3-game weekend series. Boston opened the scoring with a 2-run double by Carlton Fisk in the 1st and Bernie Carbo scoring on a double play in the 2nd. Texas came back with 2 runs in the 3rd on an RBI single by Mike Ivie and an RBI ground out by Mike Hargrove. Pat Putnam hit a solo HR in the top of the 6th then the Red Sox exploded for 5 runs in each of the 7th and 8th innings for the winning margin. MLB News Rusty Staub of the Minnesota Twins was named AL Player of the Week as he batted .458 with 2 HRs and 9 RBIs. Ted Simmons of the St.Louis Cardinals was named the NL Player of the Week after batting .500 with 4 HR and 7 RBIs. MLB Trades 4/15 - The Chicago Cubs have sent 26-year old 3b Steve Ontiveros to the St.Louis Cardinals in exchange for 25-year old reliever Pete Vuckovich. 4/15 - The Toronto Blue Jays have parted ways with 26-year old ss Bob Bailor, sending him to the Houston Astros for 27-year old starting pitcher Vern Ruhle. MLB Contract News 4/11 - The Kansas City Royals have finalized a deal with All Star-caliber c Darrell Porter that will extend his stay in Kansas City at least 5 years, and will pay out $18,075,000. MLB Injury News 4/16 - Detroit's Ben Oglivie will miss 2 weeks due to dead arm syndrome.

01-04-2009, 06:03 AM	#19 (permalink)
doncoryell MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,883	Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond April 17,18,19,20 vs Milwaukee April 17 Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 Boston 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 12 0 Replogle and M.May Wright and Fisk WP: Wright (2-0), LP: Replogle (0-1) HR: Hisle (4) Jim Wright scattered 7 hits, allowing 1 run and striking out 8, and went the distance in pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Butch Hobson had a 2-run double in the bottom of the 2nd to start the scoring and Dwight Evans added another run with an RBI single in the bottom of the 8th. Milwaukee avoided the shutout bid with Larry Hisle's solo HR in the 9th. April 18 Milwaukee 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 5 12 0 Boston 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1 Sorensen, Farmer (9) and Martinez, D.May (9) Eckersley, Stanley (8), Tiant (10) and Fisk WP: Farmer (1-1), LP: Tiant (0-1) HR: Thomas (2), Yastrzemski (3) Gorman Thomas went 1-4 with a 2-run HR in the 1st as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings, 5-4. Boston took a 4-1 lead with 3 runs in the 5th with a solo HR by Yaz, an RBI double by Dwight Evans and an RBI groundout by Butch Hobson plus an RBI groundout by Carlton Fisk in the 6th. Milwaukee scored a run in the 7th on an error by Eckersley before Bob Stanley came in and allowed the tying run in the 9th on an RBI single by Robin Yount. In the 10th inning, Don Money drove in the go-ahead run with a single then Ed Farmer pitched a 1-2-3 10th to record the win. April 19 Milwaukee 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0 Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 12 1 Augustine, Farmer (9) and M.May Lee and Fisk WP: Augustine (3-0), LP: Lee (0-2), SV: Farmer (4) HR: L.May 2 (2), Davis (7) Lee May went 2-4 with 2 home runs and drove in 3 runs in leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox. After trailing 5-1, Boston rallied for 3 runs in the 8th on an RBI single by Carl Yastrzemski and a 2-run triple by Carlton Fisk but Ed Farmer came in and shut down the Red Sox in the 9th for his fourth save of the season. April 20 Milwaukee 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 - 10 10 2 Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 9 1 Haas, Castro (7), McClure (8), Mueller (8) and M.May Ripley, Drago (8), Burgmeier (9) and Fisk WP: Haas (3-0), LP: Ripley (0-2), SV: Mueller (1) HR: Hisle (5), Thomas (3), Cooper (2), Scott (1) Cecil Cooper went 2-5 including a grand slam HR in the 9th inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-4 rout over the Boston Red Sox as Milwaukee took 3 of 4 games during the series. Gorman Thomas hit a 3-run HR in the 1st and Larry Hisle added a solo HR in the 3rd as the Brewers opened a 4-0 lead and never looked back. April 21,22,23(2) vs Cleveland April 21 Cleveland 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0 Boston 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 13 1 one out when winning run scored Wise, Kern (9), Monge (11) and Hassey, Pruitt (12) Wright, Stanley (9), Burgmeier (12) and Fisk WP: Burgmeier (1-0), LP: Monge (0-1) HR: Grubb (4), Rice (2), Evans (2) Butch Hobson scored on a bases loaded wild pitch by Sid Monge with one out in the bottom of the 14th to give the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indians in the opening game of a 4-game weekend series. Dwight Evans hit a 2-run HR in the 2nd to give Boston a 3-0 lead before Cleveland tied the game on a solo HR by Johnny Grubb in the 4th plus an RBI single by Grubb and a sac fly by Gary Matthews in the 6th. The Red Sox came back with 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th on a solo HR by Jim Rice and an RBI single by George Scott. Bob Stanley came in in relief of starter Jim Wright and blew his second straight save as he allowed a pair of runs in the 9th to tie the game at 5-5. Johnny Grubb was named the player of the game with his 2-6, 2 RBI performance. Carl Yastrzemski left the game in the top of the 9th after making a diving catch. He is listed as day-to-day. April 22 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 1 Boston 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 x - 6 10 0 Fitzmorris, Kinney (7) and Pruitt Tiant and Fisk WP: Tiant (1-1), LP: Fitzmorris (1-1) HR: none Luis Tiant scattered six hits, allowing 1 run and striking out 5, in going the distance and pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. Boston took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the 5th on a 2-run double by Jim Rice and an RBI single by George Scott. The Red Sox added 3 more in the 6th on a pair of bases loaded walks by Rick Burleson and Jim Rice then a groundout by Carlton Fisk. The Indians avoided the shutout with an RBI single by Alfredo Griffin in the 9th. April 23 (game 1) Cleveland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 Boston 0 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 x - 11 16 0 Waits, Kinney (5), Kreuger (7) and Hassey Eckersley, Campbell (9) and Kendall WP: Eckersley (3-0), LP: Waits (1-1) HR: Thornton (4), Rice (3), Lynn (1), Hobson (1), Kendall (1) Butch Hobson went 3-5 with a 3-run HR in the 2nd to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 11-2 win in the opening game of the double header over the Cleveland Indians. Hobson also drove in a run in the 5th with a double that knocked Cleveland starter Rick Waits out of the game. Jim Rice, Fred Lynn and Fred Kendall each hit home runs as the Red Sox battered the Indians' pitchers for 11 runs and 16 hits. April 23 (game 2) Cleveland 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 1 Boston 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 4 8 1 Paxton, Hood (7) and Pruitt Lee, Drago (9) and Fisk WP: Lee (1-2), LP: Paxton (0-3), SV: Drago (1) HR: Thornton (5), Matthews (1), Lynn (2), Hobson (2) Andre Thornton (pog) went 3-4 with a solo HR to pace the Cleveland attack but to no avail as the Boston Red Sox took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 5th on solo HRs by Fred Lynn and Butch Hobson and defeated the Indians, 4-3, to sweep the 4-game series. Bill Lee got the win as he pitched 8 innings of 5-hit ball and allowing two runs. Cleveland pulled to within one in the 9th off Dick Drago on a single by Alfredo Griffin but Mike Vail was thrown out at third base on a relay by Jerry Remy from Dwight Evans for the final out of the game. MLB News Boston's Dwight Evans was named AL Player of the Week as he batted .517 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs Cincinnati's George Foster was selected the NL Player of the Week for batting .476 with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs Trades 4/18 - Officials for the Atlanta Braves confirmed that they have traded 27-year old lf Gary Matthews to the Cleveland Indians. In return, the Braves will receive 27-year old starting pitcher Wayne Garland 4/18 - The Boston Red Sox traded pitcher Reggie Cleveland to the Texas Rangers for cash Injuries 4/17 - St.Louis's Rob Dressler was confirmed to miss 6 weeks with a strained rotator cuff muscle. 4/19 - Cincinnati's George Hendrick will miss 3 weeks with a hyperextended knee. 4/20 - Montreal's Bobby Murcer will miss at least 2 weeks with a fractured wrist. Other Red Sox News Mike Torrez has been activated from the 15-day DL. Outfielder Gary Hancock has been optioned to triple-A. Last edited by doncoryell; 01-05-2009 at 11:30 AM.

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