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Red Sox 1 @ Blue Jays 2
Exhibition Stadium
May 23, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 23, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium. The home team Blue Jays beat the visiting Red Sox with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 23, 1978 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 1 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 1
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 2 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherJesse Jefferson  
Losing PitcherBill Campbell  
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Game Winning RBIRick Bosetti 

Game Info

DateMay 23, 1978 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Wright  
Home Starting PitcherJesse Jefferson  
BallparkExhibition Stadium 
CityToronto 
StateONT 
Attendance14,578 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Larry Barnett
1B: Jim Evans
2B: Durwood Merrill
3B: Marty Springstead

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Burleson  Shortstop 
Jerry Remy  Second Baseman 
Jim Rice  Left Fielder 
Carl Yastrzemski  First Baseman 
Carlton Fisk  Catcher 
Fred Lynn  Center Fielder 
Butch Hobson  Third Baseman 
Dwight Evans  Right Fielder 
Jack Brohamer  DH 
Don Zimmer  Manager 

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Bosetti  Center Fielder 
Bob Bailor  Right Fielder 
Roy Howell  Third Baseman 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Tom Hutton  Left Fielder 
Sam Ewing  DH 
Rick Cerone  Catcher 
Dave McKay  Second Baseman 
Luis Gomez  Shortstop 
Roy Hartsfield  Manager 

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Red Sox 1 @ Blue Jays 2
Exhibition Stadium
May 23, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/23/1978 -- Boston at Toronto (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        5  0  1  0   Bosetti R, cf         6  0  2  1   
Remy J, 2b            5  0  2  0   Bailor B, rf          5  1  3  0   
Rice J, lf            5  0  0  0   Howell R, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Yastrzemski C, 1b     5  0  2  0   Mayberry J, 1b        2  0  1  1   
Fisk C, c             4  0  0  0   Upshaw W, pr-lf       1  0  0  0   
Lynn F, cf            5  0  1  0   Hutton T, lf-1b       4  0  1  0   
Hobson B, 3b          4  1  1  1   Ewing S, dh           4  0  0  0   
Evans D, rf           3  0  0  0   Cerone R, c           5  0  1  0   
Brohamer J, dh        4  0  0  0   McKay D, 2b           3  0  1  0   
                                   Carty R, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Johnson T, 2b         0  1  0  0   
                                   Gomez L, ss           5  0  2  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  1  7  1                        40  2 11  2

Boston           000 010 000 000 --  1
Toronto          000 001 000 001 --  2
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wright J             10.0  9  1  1  2  5
Campbell B (L)        1.1  2  1  1  1  1

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jefferson J (W)      12.0  7  1  1  2  3

DP -- Toronto 3
LOB -- Boston 5, Toronto 10
2B -- Yastrzemski C, Burleson R, Gomez L
3B -- Remy J
HR -- Hobson B
SB -- Bailor B, McKay D, Burleson R
CS -- Bosetti R
SH -- Hutton T
SF -- Mayberry J
HBP -- by Wright J (Mayberry J)
PB -- Fisk C
T -- 3:00
A -- 14578

    

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