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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 9, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on September 9, 1978 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 9, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 9, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 33,611 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Marty Springstead |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
Thurman Munson | Catcher |
Reggie Jackson | DH |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
Roy White | Left Fielder |
Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Burleson | Shortstop |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | Right Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Bob Bailey | DH |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Butch Hobson | Third Baseman |
Frank Duffy | Second Baseman |
Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 9, 1978
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Eckersley
Rivers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Eckersley
Randolph bunts towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Eckersley
Munson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Eckersley
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Guidry
Burleson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Guidry
Lynn bunts towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Guidry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Guidry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Burleson moves to third. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fisk vs. Guidry
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Eckersley
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Eckersley
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Eckersley
Piniella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Eckersley
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Guidry
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Guidry
Scott bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hobson vs. Guidry
Hobson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duffy vs. Guidry
Duffy is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Eckersley
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Eckersley
Rivers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Eckersley
Randolph strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Guidry
Burleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Guidry
Lynn bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Randolph covering, for the out. Burleson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Guidry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Guidry
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Eckersley
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Eckersley
Jackson hits a fly ball towards left. Yastrzemski catches it and throws to Duffy who relays to Scott to double up Munson. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Eckersley
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Eckersley
Nettles is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Eckersley
Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Chambliss scores. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Eckersley
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dent vs. Eckersley
Dent hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Yastrzemski. Nettles scores. Piniella scores. White moves to third. Dent moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivers vs. Eckersley
Rivers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White scores. Dent scores. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Eckersley
There's a wild pitch. Rivers moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randolph vs. Eckersley
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Munson vs. Eckersley
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers scores. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching.
The ball gets by Fisk for a passed ball. Randolph scores. Munson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Burgmeier
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Burgmeier
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Guidry
Fisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Guidry
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Guidry
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Burgmeier
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops it up and throws to first, with Burgmeier covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Burgmeier
Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Burgmeier
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson juggles the ball. That's an error on Hobson. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Burgmeier
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Guidry
Hobson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Guidry
Duffy strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Guidry
Burleson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Burgmeier
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burgmeier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Burgmeier
Randolph takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Burgmeier
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Burgmeier
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Guidry
Paul Blair now playing center field.
Lynn hits a popup into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Guidry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Guidry
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Burgmeier
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Burgmeier
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Burgmeier
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Burgmeier
White hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Guidry
Jay Johnstone now playing left field.
Fisk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Guidry
Bailey hits a popup into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Guidry
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Burgmeier
Dent hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hobson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Burgmeier
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Burgmeier
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Burgmeier
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Burgmeier
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hobson vs. Guidry
Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duffy vs. Guidry
Duffy hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burleson vs. Guidry
Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Burgmeier
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Burgmeier
Nettles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fisk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Burgmeier
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Burgmeier
Johnstone is hit by the pitch. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Burgmeier
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hobson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Guidry
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Guidry
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent misplays the ball. That's an error on Dent. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Guidry
Yastrzemski hits a popup into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fisk vs. Guidry
Fisk takes first base on ball four. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Guidry
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/9/1978 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Rivers M, cf 4 1 1 2 Burleson R, ss 3 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 1 0 1 0 Lynn F, cf 2 0 0 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 1 1 0 Rice J, rf 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 4 0 2 1 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Jackson R, dh 4 0 0 0 Fisk C, c 2 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 5 1 1 0 Bailey B, dh 3 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Scott G, 1b 2 0 0 0 Piniella L, rf 5 1 3 1 Hobson B, 3b 3 0 0 0 White R, lf 3 1 0 0 Duffy F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Johnstone J, lf 0 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 5 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 11 6 26 0 2 0 New York 000 700 000 -- 7 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Guidry R (W) 9.0 2 0 0 4 5 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Eckersley D (L) 3.2 7 7 6 3 3 Burgmeier T 5.1 4 0 0 2 2 E -- Yastrzemski C, Hobson B, Dent B DP -- New York 1, Boston 1 LOB -- New York 11, Boston 6 2B -- Chambliss C, Piniella L SH -- Lynn F 2, Scott G HBP -- by Eckersley D (Munson T), by Burgmeier T (Johnstone J) WP -- Eckersley D PB -- Fisk C T -- 2:26 A -- 33611
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