The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

doncoryell · 07-03-2009, 02:08 AM

Standings as of August 15, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           71  49  .592  --     St.Louis           75  45  .625  --
Milwaukee          67  50  .573   2.5   Philadelphia       70  48  .593   4
Boston             64  56  .533   7     New York           61  58  .513  13.5
Cleveland          59  62  .488  12.5   Montreal           56  65  .463  19.5
Detroit            55  61  .474  14     Pittsburgh         55  64  .462  19.5
Baltimore          56  66  .459  16     Chicago            52  66  .441  22
Toronto            52  68  .433  19

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              60  57  .513  --     Cincinnati         72  47  .605  --
Chicago            61  59  .508   0.5   Houston            61  58  .513  11
Kansas City        60  58  .508   0.5   San Diego          58  61  .487  14
California         59  62  .488   3     Los Angeles        55  64  .462  17
Minnesota          59  62  .488   3     San Francisco      54  65  .454  18
Oakland            58  64  .475   4.5   Atlanta            45  73  .381  26.5
Seattle            58  65  .472   5


California 8, Boston 2                  Chicago 4, Atlanta 3
Toronto 5-7, Milwaukee 2-2              New York 9, San Diego 5
Kansas City 4, Detroit 3                Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 3
Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2                Pittsburgh 8, Cincinnati 2
Texas 3, Chicago 2                      San Francisco 10, Montreal 5
Baltimore 5, Seattle 3                  St.Louis 10, Houston 8
New York 7, Oakland 4

MLB News

Milestones & Achievements
Cincinnati's Johnny Bench Makes 300 HR Mark
San Francisco's John Ellis Slams 5 Hits

Injury News
Milwaukee's Jerry Augustine received bone chips in his elbow and will be out for at least 13 months.
Milwaukee's Paul Molitor suffered a torn labrum while colliding with a player at a base and would be absent from the lineup for at least 7-8 months.

doncoryell · 07-03-2009, 04:13 AM

Game #121: August 16, 1978 - @ California

Top 1st: Tanana pitching. Burleson strikes out. Remy strikes out. Rice walks [1]. Fisk grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 1st: Torrez pitching. Rettenmund singles [1]. Downing grounds out (5-3) [2]. Bostock homers. Rettenmund and Bostock score. Baylor strikes out. Grich walks [1]. Solaita strikes out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 2

Top 2nd: Lynn reaches 1b on error (E3) [1]. Brohamer singles [1,2]. Evans flies out (7) [1,3]. Scott strikes out [1,3]. Hobson strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 0, California 2

Bottom 2nd: Landreaux flies out (7). Lansford fouls out (3). Hampton singles [1]. Rettenmund grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 2

Top 3rd: Burleson grounds out (1-3). Remy flies out (7). Rice flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 2

Bottom 3rd: Downing doubles [2]. Bostock singles [1,3]. Baylor pops out (4) [1,3]. Grich grounds out (6-3) [2]. Downing scores. Solaita grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 3

Top 4th: Fisk grounds out (5-3). Lynn singles [1]. Brohamer grounds out,DP (4-6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 3

Bottom 4th: Landreaux flies out (9). Lansford homers. Lansford scores. Hampton flies out (8). Rettenmund walks [1]. Downing grounds out (5-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 4

Top 5th: Evans strikes out. Scott grounds out (5-3). Hobson fouls out (5).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 4

Bottom 5th: Bostock doubles [2]. Baylor grounds out (6-3) [3]. Grich flies out (8). Bostock scores. Solaita grounds out (4-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 5

Top 6th: Burleson grounds out (5-3). Remy singles [1]. Remy steals 2b [2]. Rice strikes out [2]. Fisk doubles [2]. Remy scores. Balk [3]. Lynn strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 5

Bottom 6th: Landreaux flies out (7). Lansford grounds out (4-3). Hampton grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 5

Top 7th: Brohamer flies out (9). Evans singles [1]. Evans caught stealing (2-4). Scott grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 5

Bottom 7th: Rettenmund grounds out (5-3). Downing grounds out (5-3). Bostock singles [1]. Baylor doubles [3]. Bostock scores. Grich strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 6

Top 8th: Hobson strikes out. Burleson singles [1]. Burleson steals 2b [2]. Remy singles [1]. Burleson scores. Rice singles [1,3]. Fisk walks [1,2,3]. Lynn grounds out,DP (6-4-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 6

Bottom 8th: Solaita homers. Solaita scores. Landreaux singles [1]. Campbell pitching. Campaneris running for Landreaux. Campaneris steals 2b [2]. Lansford pops out (6) [2]. Hampton flies out (8) [2]. Rettenmund strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 7

Top 9th: Brohamer grounds out (3-1). Evans grounds out (6-3). Scott grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 7

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  -  2  8  0
       California     2  0  1  1  1  0  1  1  x  -  7 11  1


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      4  1  1  0  0  1  .244
Remy,2b          4  1  2  1  0  1  .296
Rice,lf          3  0  1  0  1  1  .315
Fisk,c           3  0  1  1  1  0  .265
Lynn,cf          4  0  1  0  0  1  .288
Brohamer,dh      4  0  1  0  0  0  .165
Evans,rf         4  0  2  0  0  1  .283
Scott,1b         4  0  0  0  0  1  .227
Hobson,3b        3  0  0  0  0  1  .227
                33  2  8  2  2  7


2B: Fisk (22)
GIDP: Lynn, Brohamer
LOB: 8


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Remy (18), Burleson (4)
Caught Stealing: Evans (5)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Rettenmund,rf    4  1  1  0  1  1  .227
Downing,c        4  1  1  0  0  0  .290
Bostock,cf       4  3  4  2  0  0  .340
Baylor,lf        4  0  1  1  0  1  .264
Grich,ss         2  0  0  2  1  1  .221
Solaita,1b       4  1  1  1  0  1  .247
Landreaux,dh     4  0  1  0  0  0  .270
a-Campanaris,pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  .209
Lansford,3b      4  1  1  1  0  0  .283
Hampton,2b       4  0  1  0  0  0  .295
                34  7 11  7  2  4


2B: Downing (19), Baylor (24), Bostock (25)
HR: Lansford (12), Bostock (4), Solaita (12)
SF: Grich
LOB: 6


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (5)


FIELDING
Errors: Solaita (2, bobble)
Double Plays: 2 (Grich-Hampton-Solaita,
Hampton-Grich-Solaita)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Torrez (L,9-9)   5.0  7  5  5  2  2  5.17
Drago            2.0  4  2  2  0  1  2.32
Campbell         1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3.32

Drago pitched to two batters in 8th



California
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Tanana (W,9-12)  9.0  8  2  2  2  7  4.28



Balks: Tanana
Time: 2:43
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind 14 mph in from right
Attendance: 27,329

doncoryell · 07-03-2009, 04:17 AM

Standings as of August 16, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           71  50  .587  --     St.Louis           76  45  .628  --
Milwaukee          67  51  .568   2.5   Philadelphia       70  49  .588   5
Boston             64  57  .529   7     New York           61  59  .508  14.5
Cleveland          60  62  .492  11.5   Pittsburgh         56  64  .467  19.5
Detroit            55  62  .470  14     Montreal           56  66  .459  20.5
Baltimore          56  67  .456  16     Chicago            53  66  .445  22
Toronto            53  68  .438  18

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              61  57  .517  --     Cincinnati         72  48  .600  --
Kansas City        61  58  .513   0.5   Houston            61  59  .508  11
Chicago            61  60  .504   1.5   San Diego          59  61  .492  13
California         60  62  .492   3     Los Angeles        56  64  .467  16
Minnesota          59  63  .484   4     San Francisco      55  65  .458  17
Oakland            59  64  .480   4.5   Atlanta            45  74  .378  26.5
Seattle            59  65  .476   5


California 7, Boston 2                  San Diego 5, New York 1
Cleveland 5, Detroit 4  10inn           St.Louis 4, Houston 3
Kansas City 9, Minnesota 3              Chicago 12, Atlanta 3
Toronto 7, Milwaukee 5                  Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 1
Texas 8, Chicago 2                      Los Angeles 12, Philadelphia 3
Seattle 6, Baltimore 3                  San Francisco 7, Montreal 3
Oakland 5, New York 1

MLB News

Milestones & Achievements
Cubs Chill Horner's Hot Streak. Atlanta's Bob Horner has his hitting streak end at 21 games.

doncoryell · 07-04-2009, 12:45 AM

Game #122: August 17, 1978 - @ California

Top 1st: Ryan pitching. Burleson pops out (3). Remy walks [1]. Rice grounds out (5-3) [2]. Fisk flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 1st: Lee pitching. Rettenmund grounds out (5-3). Lansford flies out (7). Downing grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Top 2nd: Evans strikes out. Scott strikes out. Bailey grounds out (1-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 2nd: Baylor doubles [2]. Bostock grounds out (3-1) [3]. Grich flies out (8). Baylor scores. Thon pops out (4).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1

Top 3rd: Hobson walks [1]. Montgomery strikes out [1]. Burleson strikes out [1]. Remy strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0

Bottom 3rd: Landreaux grounds out (1-3). Rudi grounds out (6-3). Rettenmund fouls out (3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1

Top 4th: Rice walks [1]. Fisk hit by pitch [1,2]. Evans strikes out [1,2]. Scott strikes out [1,2]. Bailey strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1

Bottom 4th: Lansford grounds out (2-3). Downing grounds out (6-3). Baylor pops out (4).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1

Top 5th: Hobson singles [1]. Montgomery grounds out,DP (6-4-3). Burleson walks [1]. Remy reaches 1b on error (E4) [1,2]. Rice grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 0, California 1

Bottom 5th: Bostock grounds out (3-1). Grich grounds out (6-3). Thon grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1

Top 6th: Fisk strikes out. Evans walks [1]. Scott grounds out,FC (5-4) [1]. Bailey homers. Scott and Bailey score. Hobson strikes out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 1

Bottom 6th: Landreaux singles [1]. Rudi grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Rettenmund grounds out,FC (3-6) [1]. Lansford singles, Rettenmund out at 3b (9-5).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 1

Top 7th: Montgomery strikes out. Burleson grounds out (4-3). Remy fouls out (2).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 1

Bottom 7th: Downing homers. Downing scores. Baylor grounds out (5-3). Bostock singles [1]. Grich flies out (9) [1]. Thon flies out (8).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 2

Top 8th: Rice grounds out (5-3). Fisk strikes out. Evans strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 2

Bottom 8th: Landreaux flies out (8). Rudi homers. Rudi scores. Rettenmumd flies out (9). Lansford homers. Lansford scores. Downing flies out (8).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 4

Top 9th: Minton pitching. Scott strikes out. Bailey strikes out. Hobson grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 4

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  -  2  2  0
       California     0  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  x  -  4  7  1


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      3  0  0  0  1  1  .243
Remy,2b          3  0  0  0  1  1  .294
Rice,cf          3  0  0  0  1  0  .313
Fisk,lf          3  0  0  0  0  2  .262
Evans,rf         3  0  0  0  1  3  .280
Scott,1b         4  1  0  0  0  3  .225
Bailey,dh        4  1  1  2  0  2  .195
Hobson,3b        3  0  1  0  1  1  .228
Montgomery,c     3  0  0  0  0  2  .241
                29  2  2  2  5 15


HR: Bailey (3)
GIDP: Montgomery
LOB: 6






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Rettenmund,dh    4  0  0  0  0  0  .224
Lansford,3b      4  1  2  1  0  0  .285
Downing,c        4  1  1  1  0  0  .289
Baylor,1b        3  1  1  0  0  0  .264
Bostock,cf       3  0  1  0  0  0  .340
Grich,ss         2  0  0  1  0  0  .219
Thon,2b          3  0  0  0  0  0  .233
Landreaux,rf     3  0  1  0  0  0  .271
Rudi,lf          3  1  1  1  0  0  .215
                29  4  7  4  0  0


2B: Baylor (25)
HR: Downing (8), Lansford (13), Rudi (2)
SF: Grich
LOB: 2


FIELDING
Errors: Thon (7, bobble)
Double Plays: 1 (Grich-Thon-Baylor)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Lee (L,7-11)     8.0  7  4  4  0  0  4.06



California
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Ryan (W,16-5)    8.0  2  2  2  5 13  2.78
Minton (S,13)    1.0  0  0  0  0  2  1.86



HBP: Fisk (by Ryan)
Time: 2:18
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind 12 mph in from right
Attendance: 26,834

doncoryell · 07-04-2009, 12:50 AM

Standings as of August 17, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           71  50  .587  --     St.Louis           76  46  .623  --
Milwaukee          68  51  .571   2     Philadelphia       70  50  .583   5
Boston             64  58  .525   7.5   New York           62  59  .512  13.5
Cleveland          60  63  .488  12     Pittsburgh         56  65  .463  19.5
Detroit            56  62  .475  13.5   Montreal           56  67  .455  20.5
Baltimore          56  67  .455  16     Chicago            53  67  .442  22
Toronto            53  69  .434  18.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        62  58  .517  --     Cincinnati         73  48  .603  --
Texas              61  58  .513   0.5   Houston            62  59  .512  11
Chicago            62  60  .508   1     San Diego          59  62  .488  14
California         61  62  .496   2.5   Los Angeles        57  64  .471  16
Minnesota          59  64  .480   4.5   San Francisco      56  65  .463  17
Oakland            59  64  .480   4.5   Atlanta            46  74  .383  26.5
Seattle            59  65  .476   5


California 4, Boston 2                  Cincinnati 8, Chicago 2
Milwaukee 7, Toronto 3                  New York 4, San Diego 3
Detroit 4, Cleveland 3                  Los Angeles 6, Philadelphia 3
Chicago 6, Texas 4                      Houston 8, Pittsburgh 7
Kansas City 6, Minnesota 3              San Francisco 7, Montreal 5
                                        Atlanta 10, St.Louis 7

MLB News

Injury News
Cincinnati fans will be disappointed to learn that Pete Rose developed a damaged meniscus while running the bases in today's game. He is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.

doncoryell · 07-04-2009, 02:16 AM

Game #123: August 18, 1978 - @ Oakland

Top 1st: Wright pitching. Burleson grounds out (5-3). Brohamer singles [1]. Rice strikes out [1]. Yastrzemski grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0

Bottom 1st: Eckersley pitching. Murphy strikes out. Fuentes strikes out. Page walks [1]. Thomasson grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0

Top 2nd: Fisk reaches 2b on error (E5) [2]. Lynn grounds out (1-3) [3]. Scott singles [1]. Fisk scores. Evans grounds out,FC (5-4) [1]. Hobson homers. Evans and Hobson score. Burleson grounds out (4-3).
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 2nd: Revering walks [1]. Gross singles [1,2]. Horton flies out (9) [1,2]. Alexander flies out (9) [1,2]. Russell strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Top 3rd: Brohamer grounds out (4-3). Rice flies out (8). Yastrzemski grounds out (2-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 3rd: Murphy strikes out. Fuentes grounds out (5-3). Page grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Top 4th: Fisk flies out (8). Lynn grounds out (4-3). Scott grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 4th: Thomasson strikes out. Revering strikes out. Gross walks [1]. Horton strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Top 5th: Evans strikes out. Hobson strikes out. Burleson grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0

Bottom 5th: Alexander flies out (8). Russell singles [1]. Murphy singles [1,3]. Fuentes singles [1,2]. Russell scores. Murphy out stealing (2-5) [2]. Page grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Top 6th: Brohamer walks [1]. Rice grounds out (3u) [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (3u) [3]. Fisk flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Bottom 6th: Thomasson strikes out. Revering singles [1]. Gross sacrifices (3-4) [2]. Horton grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Top 7th: Lynn grounds out (5-3). Scott strikes out. Evans singles [1]. Hobson reaches 1b on error (E6) [1,2]. Burleson singles [1,2,3]. Brohamer flies out (8).
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error - Boston 3, Oakland 1

Bottom 7th: Alexander strikes out. Russell doubles [2]. Murphy singles [1]. Russell scores. Fuentes grounds out (3u) [2]. Page strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 2

Top 8th: Rice singles [1]. Rice steals 2b [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (2-3) [3]. Fisk flies out (9). Rice scores. Lynn grounds out (6-3).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 2

Bottom 8th: Campbell pitching. Thomasson grounds out (3u). Revering grounds out (4-3). Gross grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 2

Top 9th: Broberg pitching. Scott strikes out. Evans walks [1]. Hobson singles [1,3]. Burleson singles [1,3]. Evans scores. Brohamer walks [1,2,3]. Rice homers. Hobson, Burleson, Brohamer and Rice score. Coleman pitching. Yastrzemski grounds out (4-3). Fisk lines out (3).
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 9, Oakland 2

Bottom 9th: Horton singles [1]. Alexander singles [1,2]. Russell strikes out [1,2]. Murphy singles [1,2,3]. Fuentes grounds out,FC (6-4) [1,3]. Horton scores. Page grounds out (1-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 9, Oakland 3

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         0  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  5  -  9  9  0
       Oakland        0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  1  -  3 10  2


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      5  1  2  1  0  0  .244
Brohamer,2b      3  1  1  0  2  0  .169
Rice,dh          5  2  2  4  0  1  .314
Yastrzemski,lf   5  0  0  0  0  0  .310
Fisk,c           4  1  0  1  0  0  .260
Lynn,cf          4  0  0  0  0  0  .286
Scott,1b         4  0  1  1  0  2  .225
Evans,rf         3  2  1  0  1  1  .281
Hobson,3b        4  2  2  2  0  1  .231
                37  9  9  9  3  5


HR: Rice (25), Hobson (16)
SF: Fisk
LOB: 5


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Rice (6)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Murphy,cf        5  0  3  1  0  2  .310
Fuentes,2b       5  0  1  2  0  1  .280
Page,lf          4  0  0  0  1  1  .290
Thomasson,rf     4  0  0  0  0  2  .277
Revering,1b      3  0  1  0  1  1  .289
Gross,3b         2  0  1  0  1  0  .252
Horton,dh        4  1  1  0  0  1  .246
Alexander,c      4  0  1  0  0  1  .190
Russell,ss       4  2  2  0  0  2  .232
                35  3 10  3  3 11


2B: Russell (12)
SH: Gross
LOB: 9


BASERUNNING
Caught Stealing: Murphy (8)


FIELDING
Errors: Gross (18, throw), Russell (5, throw)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Eckersley        7.0  7  2  2  3 10  3.41
 (W,12-8)
Campbell (S,9)   2.0  3  1  1  0  1  3.36



Oakland
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Wright (L,10-5)  8.0  6  4  1  1  4  2.99
Broberg          0.1  3  5  5  2  1  6.45
Coleman          0.2  0  0  0  0  0  3.44



Time: 3:05
Weather: Clear (74 degrees), wind 12 mph out to right
Attendance: 18,765

doncoryell · 07-04-2009, 02:21 AM

Standings as of August 18, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           72  50  .590  --     St.Louis           76  47  .618  --
Milwaukee          68  52  .567   3     Philadelphia       71  50  .587   4
Boston             65  58  .528   7.5   New York           63  59  .516  12.5
Cleveland          60  64  .484  13     Pittsburgh         57  65  .467  18.5
Detroit            57  62  .479  13.5   Montreal           57  67  .460  19.5
Baltimore          56  68  .452  17     Chicago            54  67  .446  21
Toronto            53  70  .431  19.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Texas              62  58  .517  --     Cincinnati         73  49  .598  --
Chicago            63  60  .512   0.5   Houston            62  60  .508  11
Kansas City        62  59  .512   0.5   San Diego          59  63  .484  14
California         62  62  .500   2     Los Angeles        57  65  .467  16
Minnesota          60  64  .484   4     San Francisco      56  66  .459  17
Oakland            59  65  .476   5     Atlanta            47  74  .388  25.5
Seattle            59  66  .472   5.5


Boston 9, Oakland 3                     Chicago 3, Cincinnati 2
Chicago 5, Cleveland 3                  New York 9, Los Angeles 4
Texas 7, Kansas City 5                  Pittsburgh 6, Houston 2
Minnesota 4, Toronto 1                  Montreal 8, San Diego 3
Detroit 6, Milwaukee 5                  Atlanta 5, St.Louis 4
New York 12, Seattle 8                  Philadelphia 6, San Francisco 2
California 7, Baltimore 6  10inn

MLB News

Injury News
Milwaukee fans will be disappointed to learn that Jim Palmer developed a strained back muscle while throwing a pitch in today's game. He is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.
The season is ending on a bad note for Mike Krukow, starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. It was announced that he suffered a torn back muscle while throwing a pitch and will be out for at least 8 months.

doncoryell · 07-04-2009, 04:07 AM

Game #124: August 19, 1978 - @ Oakland

Top 1st: Morgan pitching. Burleson singles [1]. Remy doubles [2,3]. Rice singles [1]. Burleson and Remy score. Rice steals 2b [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (2-3) [3]. Fisk hit by pitch [1,3]. Lynn strikes out [1,3]. Scott strikes out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 0

Bottom 1st: Tiant pitching. Murphy strikes out. Fuentes singles [1]. Page grounds out,FC (6-4) [1]. Thomasson grounds out (4-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 0

Top 2nd: Evans lines out (6). Brohamer grounds out (6-3). Burleson singles [1]. Remy grounds out (3-1).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 0

Bottom 2nd: Revering walks [1]. Gross flies out (8) [1]. Horton singles [1,2]. Alexander grounds out (5-3) [2,3]. Russell singles [1]. Revering and Horton score. Murphy strikes out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 2

Top 3rd: Rice grounds out (4-3). Yastrzemski grounds out (6-3). Fisk walks [1]. Fisk steals 2b [2]. Lynn strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 2

Bottom 3rd: Fuentes doubles [2]. Page flies out (7) [3]. Thomasson singles [1]. Fuentes scores. Thomasson steals 2b [2]. Revering grounds out (3u) [3]. Gross grounds out (5-3).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3

Top 4th: Scott singles [1]. Evans strikes out [1]. Brohamer grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Burleson grounds out (4u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3

Bottom 4th: Horton strikes out. Alexander lines out (5). Russell flies out (9).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3

Top 5th: Remy walks [1]. Rice grounds out (5-3) [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (4-3) [3]. Fisk walks [1,3]. Lynn flies out (7).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3

Bottom 5th: Murphy grounds out (3-4). Fuentes grounds out (4-3). Page grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3

Top 6th: Scott walks [1]. Evans strikes out [1]. Brohamer flies out (8) [1]. Burleson doubles [2]. Scott scores. Remy strikes out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 3

Bottom 6th: Thomasson homers. Thomasson scores. Revering singles [1]. Gross grounds out (3-1) [2]. Horton singles [1]. Revering scores. Drago pitching. Alexander grounds out,DP (6,6-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Top 7th: Rice flies out (8). Yastrzemski singles [1]. Yastrzemski steals 2b [2]. Fisk flies out (9) [3]. Broberg pitching. Lynn flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Bottom 7th: Russell grounds out (4-3). Murphy strikes out. Fuentes doubles [2]. Page strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Top 8th: Scott strikes out. Evans singles [1]. Heaverlo pitching. Brohamer walks [1,2]. Burleson fouls out (5) [1,2]. Remy flies out (7).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Bottom 8th: Thomasson grounds out (4-3). Revering grounds out (6-3). Gross grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Top 9th: Sosa pitching. Cardenal playing 1b. Rice flies out (8). Yastrzemski pops out (3). Fisk singles [1]. Lynn grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  -  3  9  0
       Oakland        0  2  1  0  0  2  0  0  x  -  5  9  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Burleson,ss      5  1  3  1  0  0  .248
Remy,2b          4  1  1  0  1  1  .294
Rice,lf          5  0  1  2  0  0  .313
Yastrzemski,dh   5  0  1  0  0  0  .309
Fisk,c           2  0  1  0  2  0  .261
Lynn,cf          5  0  0  0  0  2  .282
Scott,1b         3  1  1  0  1  2  .226
Evans,rf         4  0  1  0  0  2  .281
Brohamer,3b      3  0  0  0  1  0  .166
                36  3  9  3  5  7


2B: Remy (15), Burleson (28)
LOB: 12


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Rice (7), Yastrzemski (3),
Fisk (3)


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Burleson-Scott)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Murphy,cf        4  0  0  0  0  3  .307
Fuentes,2b       4  1  3  0  0  0  .285
Page,lf          4  0  0  0  0  1  .288
Thomasson,rf     4  1  2  2  0  0  .279
Revering,1b      3  2  1  0  1  0  .289
a-Cardenal,1b    0  0  0  0  0  0  .257
Gross,3b         4  0  0  0  0  0  .249
Horton,dh        3  1  2  1  0  1  .250
Alexander,c      3  0  0  0  0  0  .189
Russell,ss       3  0  1  2  0  0  .233
                32  5  9  5  1  5

a-substituted for Revering in 9th


2B: Fuentes 2 (22)
HR: Thomasson (15)
GIDP: Alexander
LOB: 5


BASERUNNING
Stolen Bases: Thomasson (13)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Tiant (L,12-9)   5.1  8  5  5  1  3  3.61
Drago            2.2  1  0  0  0  2  2.21



Oakland
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Morgan (W,2-1)   6.2  7  3  3  4  6  4.95
Broberg          0.2  1  0  0  0  1  6.38
Heaverlo         0.2  0  0  0  1  0  7.63
Sosa (S,32)      1.0  1  0  0  0  0  2.83



HBP: Fisk (by Morgan)
Time: 2:45
Weather: Clear (81 degrees), wind 12 mph in from right
Attendance: 20,335

doncoryell · 07-04-2009, 04:12 AM

Standings as of August 19, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           72  51  .585  --     St.Louis           76  48  .613  --
Milwaukee          68  53  .562   3     Philadelphia       71  51  .582   4
Boston             65  59  .524   7.5   New York           63  60  .512  12.5
Cleveland          61  64  .488  12     Pittsburgh         57  66  .463  18.5
Detroit            58  62  .483  12.5   Montreal           57  68  .456  19.5
Baltimore          56  69  .448  17     Chicago            55  67  .451  20
Toronto            54  70  .435  18.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        63  59  .516  --     Cincinnati         73  50  .593  --
Texas              62  59  .512   0.5   Houston            63  60  .512  10
Chicago            63  61  .508   1     San Diego          60  63  .488  13
California         63  62  .504   1.5   Los Angeles        58  65  .472  15
Minnesota          60  65  .480   4.5   San Francisco      57  66  .463  16
Oakland            60  65  .480   4.5   Atlanta            48  74  .393  24.5
Seattle            60  66  .476   5  


Oakland 5, Boston 3                     Los Angeles 4, New York 0
Toronto 6, Minnesota 5  11inn           Chicago 1, Cincinnati 0
Kansas City 3, Texas 2                  San Francisco 6, Philadelphia 4
Cleveland 8, Chicago 3                  Houston 8, Pittsburgh 0
Detroit 5, Milwaukee 1                  Atlanta 4, St.Louis 3
Seattle 8, New York 5                   San Diego 8, Montreal 3
California 5, Baltimore 4

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doncoryell · 07-04-2009, 07:38 PM

Game #125: August 20, 1978 - @ Oakland

Top 1st: Renko pitching. Duffy grounds out (6-3). Remy grounds out (4-3). Rice strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0

Bottom 1st: Torrez pitching. Murphy grounds out (3-4). Fuentes grounds out (4-3). Page hit by pitch [1]. Thomasson homers. Page and Thomasson score. Revering grounds out (4-3).
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2

Top 2nd: Yastrzemski singles [1]. Fisk strikes out [1]. Lynn grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Scott flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2

Bottom 2nd: Gross strikes out. Horton walks [1]. Robinson pops out (6) [1]. Russell grounds out (6-4).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2

Top 3rd: Evans grounds out (6-3). Hobson strikes out. Duffy singles [1]. Remy grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2

Bottom 3rd: Murphy bunt singles [1]. Fuentes homers. Murphy and Fuentes score. Page flies out (9). Thomasson singles [1]. Revering grounds out,DP (5-4-3).
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 4

Top 4th: Rice strikes out. Yastrzemski singles [1]. Fisk singles [1,2]. Lynn singles [1,2]. Yastrzemski scores. Scott strikes out [1,2]. Evans grounds out (5-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 4

Bottom 4th: Gross singles [1]. Horton flies out (8) [1]. Robinson grounds out,FC (6-4) [1]. Russell flies out (9).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 4

Top 5th: Hobson grounds out (4-3). Duffy strikes out. Remy strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 4

Bottom 5th: Murphy reaches 1b on error (E5) [1]. Fuentes flies out (8) [1]. Page triples [3]. Murphy scores. Thomasson strikes out [3]. Revering flies out (8).
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 1, Oakland 5

Top 6th: Rice singles, out at 2b (8-4). Yastrzemski grounds out (3-1). Fisk strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 5

Bottom 6th: Gross walks [1]. Horton doubles [2,3]. Robinson pops out (5) [2,3]. Russell flies out (8) [2]. Gross scores. Murphy grounds out (3u).
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6

Top 7th: Lynn flies out (7). Scott grounds out (6-3). Evans strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6

Bottom 7th: Stanley pitching. Fuentes walks [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Page hit by pitch [1,2]. Thomasson grounds out,FC (6-4) [1,3]. Revering lines out,DP (4,4-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6

Top 8th: Hobson singles [1]. Duffy grounds out,DP (6-4-3). Remy walks [1]. Rice strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6

Bottom 8th: Gross grounds out (3u). Horton flies out (9). Robinson pops out (6).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6

Top 9th: Yastrzemski flies out (9). Fisk walks [1]. Lynn homers. Fisk and Lynn score. Sosa pitching. Scott flies out (7). Evans strikes out.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 6

Code:

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
       Boston         0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  -  3  8  1
       Oakland        2  0  2  0  1  1  0  0  x  -  6  7  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Duffy,ss         4  0  1  0  0  1  .200
Remy,2b          3  0  0  0  1  1  .292
Rice,lf          4  0  1  0  0  3  .312
Yastrzemski,dh   4  1  2  0  0  0  .311
Fisk,c           3  1  1  0  1  2  .262
Lynn,cf          4  1  2  3  0  0  .284
Scott,1b         4  0  0  0  0  1  .224
Evans,rf         4  0  0  0  0  2  .277
Hobson,3b        3  0  1  0  0  1  .231
                33  3  8  3  2 11


HR: Lynn (24)
GIDP: Duffy
LOB: 5


FIELDING
Errors: Hobson (21, bobble)
Double Plays: 2 (Hobson-Remy-Scott,
Remy-Scott)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Murphy,cf        4  2  1  0  0  0  .306
Fuentes,2b       3  1  1  2  1  0  .285
Page,lf          2  1  1  1  0  0  .288
Thomasson,rf     4  1  2  2  0  1  .281
Revering,1b      4  0  0  0  0  0  .286
Gross,3b         3  1  1  0  1  1  .250
Horton,dh        3  0  1  0  1  0  .251
Robinson,c       4  0  0  0  0  0  .224
Russell,ss       2  0  0  1  0  0  .232
                29  6  7  6  3  2


2B: Horton (13)
3B: Page (5)
HR: Thomasson (16), Fuentes (5)
SF: Russell
GIDP: Revering
LOB: 7


FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Russell-Fuentes-Revering)






Boston
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Torrez (L,9-10)  6.0  7  6  5  2  2  5.27
Stanley          2.0  0  0  0  1  0  3.16



Oakland
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Renko (W,8-10)   8.1  8  3  3  2 10  3.16
Sosa (S,33)      0.2  0  0  0  0  1  2.79



HBP: Page 2 (by Torrez, by Stanley)
WP: Stanley
Time: 2:34
Weather: Clear (85 degrees), wind 12 mph in from right
Attendance: 20,668

07-03-2009, 04:13 AM	#82 (permalink)
doncoryell MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,879	Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond Game #121: August 16, 1978 - @ California Top 1st: Tanana pitching. Burleson strikes out. Remy strikes out. Rice walks [1]. Fisk grounds out (1-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0 Bottom 1st: Torrez pitching. Rettenmund singles [1]. Downing grounds out (5-3) [2]. Bostock homers. Rettenmund and Bostock score. Baylor strikes out. Grich walks [1]. Solaita strikes out. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 2 Top 2nd: Lynn reaches 1b on error (E3) [1]. Brohamer singles [1,2]. Evans flies out (7) [1,3]. Scott strikes out [1,3]. Hobson strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 0, California 2 Bottom 2nd: Landreaux flies out (7). Lansford fouls out (3). Hampton singles [1]. Rettenmund grounds out (1-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 2 Top 3rd: Burleson grounds out (1-3). Remy flies out (7). Rice flies out (7). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 2 Bottom 3rd: Downing doubles [2]. Bostock singles [1,3]. Baylor pops out (4) [1,3]. Grich grounds out (6-3) [2]. Downing scores. Solaita grounds out (4-3). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 3 Top 4th: Fisk grounds out (5-3). Lynn singles [1]. Brohamer grounds out,DP (4-6-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 3 Bottom 4th: Landreaux flies out (9). Lansford homers. Lansford scores. Hampton flies out (8). Rettenmund walks [1]. Downing grounds out (5-3). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 4 Top 5th: Evans strikes out. Scott grounds out (5-3). Hobson fouls out (5). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 4 Bottom 5th: Bostock doubles [2]. Baylor grounds out (6-3) [3]. Grich flies out (8). Bostock scores. Solaita grounds out (4-3). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 5 Top 6th: Burleson grounds out (5-3). Remy singles [1]. Remy steals 2b [2]. Rice strikes out [2]. Fisk doubles [2]. Remy scores. Balk [3]. Lynn strikes out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 5 Bottom 6th: Landreaux flies out (7). Lansford grounds out (4-3). Hampton grounds out (6-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 5 Top 7th: Brohamer flies out (9). Evans singles [1]. Evans caught stealing (2-4). Scott grounds out (4-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 5 Bottom 7th: Rettenmund grounds out (5-3). Downing grounds out (5-3). Bostock singles [1]. Baylor doubles [3]. Bostock scores. Grich strikes out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, California 6 Top 8th: Hobson strikes out. Burleson singles [1]. Burleson steals 2b [2]. Remy singles [1]. Burleson scores. Rice singles [1,3]. Fisk walks [1,2,3]. Lynn grounds out,DP (6-4-3). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 6 Bottom 8th: Solaita homers. Solaita scores. Landreaux singles [1]. Campbell pitching. Campaneris running for Landreaux. Campaneris steals 2b [2]. Lansford pops out (6) [2]. Hampton flies out (8) [2]. Rettenmund strikes out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 7 Top 9th: Brohamer grounds out (3-1). Evans grounds out (6-3). Scott grounds out (1-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 7 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 8 0 California 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 x - 7 11 1 AB R H BI BB SO AVG Burleson,ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .244 Remy,2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .296 Rice,lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .315 Fisk,c 3 0 1 1 1 0 .265 Lynn,cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Brohamer,dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .165 Evans,rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .283 Scott,1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Hobson,3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 33 2 8 2 2 7 2B: Fisk (22) GIDP: Lynn, Brohamer LOB: 8 BASERUNNING Stolen Bases: Remy (18), Burleson (4) Caught Stealing: Evans (5) AB R H BI BB SO AVG Rettenmund,rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .227 Downing,c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .290 Bostock,cf 4 3 4 2 0 0 .340 Baylor,lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Grich,ss 2 0 0 2 1 1 .221 Solaita,1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .247 Landreaux,dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 a-Campanaris,pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Lansford,3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .283 Hampton,2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 34 7 11 7 2 4 2B: Downing (19), Baylor (24), Bostock (25) HR: Lansford (12), Bostock (4), Solaita (12) SF: Grich LOB: 6 BASERUNNING Stolen Bases: Campaneris (5) FIELDING Errors: Solaita (2, bobble) Double Plays: 2 (Grich-Hampton-Solaita, Hampton-Grich-Solaita) Boston Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Torrez (L,9-9) 5.0 7 5 5 2 2 5.17 Drago 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 2.32 Campbell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3.32 Drago pitched to two batters in 8th California Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Tanana (W,9-12) 9.0 8 2 2 2 7 4.28 Balks: Tanana Time: 2:43 Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind 14 mph in from right Attendance: 27,329

07-04-2009, 12:45 AM	#84 (permalink)
doncoryell MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,879	Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond Game #122: August 17, 1978 - @ California Top 1st: Ryan pitching. Burleson pops out (3). Remy walks [1]. Rice grounds out (5-3) [2]. Fisk flies out (9). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0 Bottom 1st: Lee pitching. Rettenmund grounds out (5-3). Lansford flies out (7). Downing grounds out (6-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0 Top 2nd: Evans strikes out. Scott strikes out. Bailey grounds out (1-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0 Bottom 2nd: Baylor doubles [2]. Bostock grounds out (3-1) [3]. Grich flies out (8). Baylor scores. Thon pops out (4). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1 Top 3rd: Hobson walks [1]. Montgomery strikes out [1]. Burleson strikes out [1]. Remy strikes out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 0 Bottom 3rd: Landreaux grounds out (1-3). Rudi grounds out (6-3). Rettenmund fouls out (3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1 Top 4th: Rice walks [1]. Fisk hit by pitch [1,2]. Evans strikes out [1,2]. Scott strikes out [1,2]. Bailey strikes out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1 Bottom 4th: Lansford grounds out (2-3). Downing grounds out (6-3). Baylor pops out (4). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1 Top 5th: Hobson singles [1]. Montgomery grounds out,DP (6-4-3). Burleson walks [1]. Remy reaches 1b on error (E4) [1,2]. Rice grounds out (6-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 0, California 1 Bottom 5th: Bostock grounds out (3-1). Grich grounds out (6-3). Thon grounds out (4-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, California 1 Top 6th: Fisk strikes out. Evans walks [1]. Scott grounds out,FC (5-4) [1]. Bailey homers. Scott and Bailey score. Hobson strikes out. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 1 Bottom 6th: Landreaux singles [1]. Rudi grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Rettenmund grounds out,FC (3-6) [1]. Lansford singles, Rettenmund out at 3b (9-5). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 1 Top 7th: Montgomery strikes out. Burleson grounds out (4-3). Remy fouls out (2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 1 Bottom 7th: Downing homers. Downing scores. Baylor grounds out (5-3). Bostock singles [1]. Grich flies out (9) [1]. Thon flies out (8). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 2 Top 8th: Rice grounds out (5-3). Fisk strikes out. Evans strikes out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 2 Bottom 8th: Landreaux flies out (8). Rudi homers. Rudi scores. Rettenmumd flies out (9). Lansford homers. Lansford scores. Downing flies out (8). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 4 Top 9th: Minton pitching. Scott strikes out. Bailey strikes out. Hobson grounds out (5-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, California 4 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 2 0 California 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 x - 4 7 1 AB R H BI BB SO AVG Burleson,ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .243 Remy,2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .294 Rice,cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 Fisk,lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .262 Evans,rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .280 Scott,1b 4 1 0 0 0 3 .225 Bailey,dh 4 1 1 2 0 2 .195 Hobson,3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .228 Montgomery,c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .241 29 2 2 2 5 15 HR: Bailey (3) GIDP: Montgomery LOB: 6 AB R H BI BB SO AVG Rettenmund,dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Lansford,3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .285 Downing,c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .289 Baylor,1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Bostock,cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .340 Grich,ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .219 Thon,2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Landreaux,rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Rudi,lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .215 29 4 7 4 0 0 2B: Baylor (25) HR: Downing (8), Lansford (13), Rudi (2) SF: Grich LOB: 2 FIELDING Errors: Thon (7, bobble) Double Plays: 1 (Grich-Thon-Baylor) Boston Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Lee (L,7-11) 8.0 7 4 4 0 0 4.06 California Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Ryan (W,16-5) 8.0 2 2 2 5 13 2.78 Minton (S,13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1.86 HBP: Fisk (by Ryan) Time: 2:18 Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind 12 mph in from right Attendance: 26,834

07-04-2009, 02:16 AM	#86 (permalink)
doncoryell MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,879	Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond Game #123: August 18, 1978 - @ Oakland Top 1st: Wright pitching. Burleson grounds out (5-3). Brohamer singles [1]. Rice strikes out [1]. Yastrzemski grounds out (5-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0 Bottom 1st: Eckersley pitching. Murphy strikes out. Fuentes strikes out. Page walks [1]. Thomasson grounds out (5-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0 Top 2nd: Fisk reaches 2b on error (E5) [2]. Lynn grounds out (1-3) [3]. Scott singles [1]. Fisk scores. Evans grounds out,FC (5-4) [1]. Hobson homers. Evans and Hobson score. Burleson grounds out (4-3). 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error - Boston 3, Oakland 0 Bottom 2nd: Revering walks [1]. Gross singles [1,2]. Horton flies out (9) [1,2]. Alexander flies out (9) [1,2]. Russell strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0 Top 3rd: Brohamer grounds out (4-3). Rice flies out (8). Yastrzemski grounds out (2-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0 Bottom 3rd: Murphy strikes out. Fuentes grounds out (5-3). Page grounds out (3u). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0 Top 4th: Fisk flies out (8). Lynn grounds out (4-3). Scott grounds out (6-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0 Bottom 4th: Thomasson strikes out. Revering strikes out. Gross walks [1]. Horton strikes out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0 Top 5th: Evans strikes out. Hobson strikes out. Burleson grounds out (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 0 Bottom 5th: Alexander flies out (8). Russell singles [1]. Murphy singles [1,3]. Fuentes singles [1,2]. Russell scores. Murphy out stealing (2-5) [2]. Page grounds out (6-3). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1 Top 6th: Brohamer walks [1]. Rice grounds out (3u) [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (3u) [3]. Fisk flies out (9). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1 Bottom 6th: Thomasson strikes out. Revering singles [1]. Gross sacrifices (3-4) [2]. Horton grounds out (6-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 1 Top 7th: Lynn grounds out (5-3). Scott strikes out. Evans singles [1]. Hobson reaches 1b on error (E6) [1,2]. Burleson singles [1,2,3]. Brohamer flies out (8). 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error - Boston 3, Oakland 1 Bottom 7th: Alexander strikes out. Russell doubles [2]. Murphy singles [1]. Russell scores. Fuentes grounds out (3u) [2]. Page strikes out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 2 Top 8th: Rice singles [1]. Rice steals 2b [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (2-3) [3]. Fisk flies out (9). Rice scores. Lynn grounds out (6-3). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 2 Bottom 8th: Campbell pitching. Thomasson grounds out (3u). Revering grounds out (4-3). Gross grounds out (4-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 4, Oakland 2 Top 9th: Broberg pitching. Scott strikes out. Evans walks [1]. Hobson singles [1,3]. Burleson singles [1,3]. Evans scores. Brohamer walks [1,2,3]. Rice homers. Hobson, Burleson, Brohamer and Rice score. Coleman pitching. Yastrzemski grounds out (4-3). Fisk lines out (3). 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 9, Oakland 2 Bottom 9th: Horton singles [1]. Alexander singles [1,2]. Russell strikes out [1,2]. Murphy singles [1,2,3]. Fuentes grounds out,FC (6-4) [1,3]. Horton scores. Page grounds out (1-3). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 9, Oakland 3 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 - 9 9 0 Oakland 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 3 10 2 AB R H BI BB SO AVG Burleson,ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .244 Brohamer,2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .169 Rice,dh 5 2 2 4 0 1 .314 Yastrzemski,lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Fisk,c 4 1 0 1 0 0 .260 Lynn,cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Scott,1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .225 Evans,rf 3 2 1 0 1 1 .281 Hobson,3b 4 2 2 2 0 1 .231 37 9 9 9 3 5 HR: Rice (25), Hobson (16) SF: Fisk LOB: 5 BASERUNNING Stolen Bases: Rice (6) AB R H BI BB SO AVG Murphy,cf 5 0 3 1 0 2 .310 Fuentes,2b 5 0 1 2 0 1 .280 Page,lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .290 Thomasson,rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Revering,1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .289 Gross,3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .252 Horton,dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .246 Alexander,c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .190 Russell,ss 4 2 2 0 0 2 .232 35 3 10 3 3 11 2B: Russell (12) SH: Gross LOB: 9 BASERUNNING Caught Stealing: Murphy (8) FIELDING Errors: Gross (18, throw), Russell (5, throw) Boston Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Eckersley 7.0 7 2 2 3 10 3.41 (W,12-8) Campbell (S,9) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 3.36 Oakland Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Wright (L,10-5) 8.0 6 4 1 1 4 2.99 Broberg 0.1 3 5 5 2 1 6.45 Coleman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 3.44 Time: 3:05 Weather: Clear (74 degrees), wind 12 mph out to right Attendance: 18,765

07-04-2009, 04:07 AM	#88 (permalink)
doncoryell MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,879	Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond Game #124: August 19, 1978 - @ Oakland Top 1st: Morgan pitching. Burleson singles [1]. Remy doubles [2,3]. Rice singles [1]. Burleson and Remy score. Rice steals 2b [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (2-3) [3]. Fisk hit by pitch [1,3]. Lynn strikes out [1,3]. Scott strikes out. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 0 Bottom 1st: Tiant pitching. Murphy strikes out. Fuentes singles [1]. Page grounds out,FC (6-4) [1]. Thomasson grounds out (4-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 0 Top 2nd: Evans lines out (6). Brohamer grounds out (6-3). Burleson singles [1]. Remy grounds out (3-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 0 Bottom 2nd: Revering walks [1]. Gross flies out (8) [1]. Horton singles [1,2]. Alexander grounds out (5-3) [2,3]. Russell singles [1]. Revering and Horton score. Murphy strikes out. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 2 Top 3rd: Rice grounds out (4-3). Yastrzemski grounds out (6-3). Fisk walks [1]. Fisk steals 2b [2]. Lynn strikes out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 2 Bottom 3rd: Fuentes doubles [2]. Page flies out (7) [3]. Thomasson singles [1]. Fuentes scores. Thomasson steals 2b [2]. Revering grounds out (3u) [3]. Gross grounds out (5-3). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3 Top 4th: Scott singles [1]. Evans strikes out [1]. Brohamer grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Burleson grounds out (4u). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3 Bottom 4th: Horton strikes out. Alexander lines out (5). Russell flies out (9). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3 Top 5th: Remy walks [1]. Rice grounds out (5-3) [2]. Yastrzemski grounds out (4-3) [3]. Fisk walks [1,3]. Lynn flies out (7). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3 Bottom 5th: Murphy grounds out (3-4). Fuentes grounds out (4-3). Page grounds out (6-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 2, Oakland 3 Top 6th: Scott walks [1]. Evans strikes out [1]. Brohamer flies out (8) [1]. Burleson doubles [2]. Scott scores. Remy strikes out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 3 Bottom 6th: Thomasson homers. Thomasson scores. Revering singles [1]. Gross grounds out (3-1) [2]. Horton singles [1]. Revering scores. Drago pitching. Alexander grounds out,DP (6,6-3). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5 Top 7th: Rice flies out (8). Yastrzemski singles [1]. Yastrzemski steals 2b [2]. Fisk flies out (9) [3]. Broberg pitching. Lynn flies out (8). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5 Bottom 7th: Russell grounds out (4-3). Murphy strikes out. Fuentes doubles [2]. Page strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5 Top 8th: Scott strikes out. Evans singles [1]. Heaverlo pitching. Brohamer walks [1,2]. Burleson fouls out (5) [1,2]. Remy flies out (7). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5 Bottom 8th: Thomasson grounds out (4-3). Revering grounds out (6-3). Gross grounds out (3u). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5 Top 9th: Sosa pitching. Cardenal playing 1b. Rice flies out (8). Yastrzemski pops out (3). Fisk singles [1]. Lynn grounds out (6-3). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 5 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 Oakland 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 x - 5 9 0 AB R H BI BB SO AVG Burleson,ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 .248 Remy,2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .294 Rice,lf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .313 Yastrzemski,dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Fisk,c 2 0 1 0 2 0 .261 Lynn,cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .282 Scott,1b 3 1 1 0 1 2 .226 Evans,rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .281 Brohamer,3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .166 36 3 9 3 5 7 2B: Remy (15), Burleson (28) LOB: 12 BASERUNNING Stolen Bases: Rice (7), Yastrzemski (3), Fisk (3) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Burleson-Scott) AB R H BI BB SO AVG Murphy,cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .307 Fuentes,2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .285 Page,lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Thomasson,rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .279 Revering,1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .289 a-Cardenal,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Gross,3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Horton,dh 3 1 2 1 0 1 .250 Alexander,c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Russell,ss 3 0 1 2 0 0 .233 32 5 9 5 1 5 a-substituted for Revering in 9th 2B: Fuentes 2 (22) HR: Thomasson (15) GIDP: Alexander LOB: 5 BASERUNNING Stolen Bases: Thomasson (13) Boston Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Tiant (L,12-9) 5.1 8 5 5 1 3 3.61 Drago 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 2.21 Oakland Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Morgan (W,2-1) 6.2 7 3 3 4 6 4.95 Broberg 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 6.38 Heaverlo 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 7.63 Sosa (S,32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2.83 HBP: Fisk (by Morgan) Time: 2:45 Weather: Clear (81 degrees), wind 12 mph in from right Attendance: 20,335

07-04-2009, 07:38 PM	#90 (permalink)
doncoryell MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Barrington, RI Posts: 4,879	Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond Game #125: August 20, 1978 - @ Oakland Top 1st: Renko pitching. Duffy grounds out (6-3). Remy grounds out (4-3). Rice strikes out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 0 Bottom 1st: Torrez pitching. Murphy grounds out (3-4). Fuentes grounds out (4-3). Page hit by pitch [1]. Thomasson homers. Page and Thomasson score. Revering grounds out (4-3). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2 Top 2nd: Yastrzemski singles [1]. Fisk strikes out [1]. Lynn grounds out,FC (4-6) [1]. Scott flies out (8). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2 Bottom 2nd: Gross strikes out. Horton walks [1]. Robinson pops out (6) [1]. Russell grounds out (6-4). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2 Top 3rd: Evans grounds out (6-3). Hobson strikes out. Duffy singles [1]. Remy grounds out (3u). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 2 Bottom 3rd: Murphy bunt singles [1]. Fuentes homers. Murphy and Fuentes score. Page flies out (9). Thomasson singles [1]. Revering grounds out,DP (5-4-3). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 0, Oakland 4 Top 4th: Rice strikes out. Yastrzemski singles [1]. Fisk singles [1,2]. Lynn singles [1,2]. Yastrzemski scores. Scott strikes out [1,2]. Evans grounds out (5-3). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 4 Bottom 4th: Gross singles [1]. Horton flies out (8) [1]. Robinson grounds out,FC (6-4) [1]. Russell flies out (9). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 4 Top 5th: Hobson grounds out (4-3). Duffy strikes out. Remy strikes out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 4 Bottom 5th: Murphy reaches 1b on error (E5) [1]. Fuentes flies out (8) [1]. Page triples [3]. Murphy scores. Thomasson strikes out [3]. Revering flies out (8). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error - Boston 1, Oakland 5 Top 6th: Rice singles, out at 2b (8-4). Yastrzemski grounds out (3-1). Fisk strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 5 Bottom 6th: Gross walks [1]. Horton doubles [2,3]. Robinson pops out (5) [2,3]. Russell flies out (8) [2]. Gross scores. Murphy grounds out (3u). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6 Top 7th: Lynn flies out (7). Scott grounds out (6-3). Evans strikes out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6 Bottom 7th: Stanley pitching. Fuentes walks [1]. Wild pitch [2]. Page hit by pitch [1,2]. Thomasson grounds out,FC (6-4) [1,3]. Revering lines out,DP (4,4-3). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6 Top 8th: Hobson singles [1]. Duffy grounds out,DP (6-4-3). Remy walks [1]. Rice strikes out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6 Bottom 8th: Gross grounds out (3u). Horton flies out (9). Robinson pops out (6). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Boston 1, Oakland 6 Top 9th: Yastrzemski flies out (9). Fisk walks [1]. Lynn homers. Fisk and Lynn score. Sosa pitching. Scott flies out (7). Evans strikes out. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Boston 3, Oakland 6 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 1 Oakland 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 x - 6 7 0 AB R H BI BB SO AVG Duffy,ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Remy,2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .292 Rice,lf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .312 Yastrzemski,dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .311 Fisk,c 3 1 1 0 1 2 .262 Lynn,cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .284 Scott,1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Evans,rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277 Hobson,3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .231 33 3 8 3 2 11 HR: Lynn (24) GIDP: Duffy LOB: 5 FIELDING Errors: Hobson (21, bobble) Double Plays: 2 (Hobson-Remy-Scott, Remy-Scott) AB R H BI BB SO AVG Murphy,cf 4 2 1 0 0 0 .306 Fuentes,2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .285 Page,lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .288 Thomasson,rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .281 Revering,1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Gross,3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .250 Horton,dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .251 Robinson,c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Russell,ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .232 29 6 7 6 3 2 2B: Horton (13) 3B: Page (5) HR: Thomasson (16), Fuentes (5) SF: Russell GIDP: Revering LOB: 7 FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Russell-Fuentes-Revering) Boston Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Torrez (L,9-10) 6.0 7 6 5 2 2 5.27 Stanley 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 3.16 Oakland Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA Renko (W,8-10) 8.1 8 3 3 2 10 3.16 Sosa (S,33) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 2.79 HBP: Page 2 (by Torrez, by Stanley) WP: Stanley Time: 2:34 Weather: Clear (85 degrees), wind 12 mph in from right Attendance: 20,668

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