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Red Sox 4 @ Yankees 6
Yankee Stadium
June 27, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 27, 1978 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees beat the visiting Red Sox with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateJune 27, 1978 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 4 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 6 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherSparky Lyle  
Losing PitcherDick Drago  
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Game Winning RBIGraig Nettles 

Game Info

DateJune 27, 1978 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Wright  
Home Starting PitcherRon Guidry  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance55,132 
Time of Game4 hours 8 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ken Kaiser
1B: Mike Reilly
2B: Bill Haller
3B: Lou DiMuro

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

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

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roy White  Left Fielder 
Graig Nettles  Third Baseman 
Thurman Munson  Catcher 
Chris Chambliss  First Baseman 
Lou Piniella  DH 
Reggie Jackson  Right Fielder 
Gary Thomasson  Center Fielder 
Fred Stanley  Shortstop 
Damaso Garcia  Second Baseman 
Billy Martin  Manager 

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Yankee Stadium
June 27, 1978

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         Game of 6/27/1978 -- Boston at New York (N)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Burleson R, ss        7  1  3  2   White R, lf           5  1  1  0   
Remy J, 2b            7  0  2  0   Nettles G, 3b         6  2  2  2   
Rice J, dh            4  0  1  0   Munson T, c           6  2  3  1   
Yastrzemski C, lf     5  0  1  1   Chambliss C, 1b       6  0  1  1   
Fisk C, c             6  0  1  1   Piniella L, dh        6  0  1  0   
Lynn F, cf            4  0  1  0   Jackson R, rf         4  1  3  1   
Scott G, 1b           6  1  1  0   Thomasson G, cf       1  0  1  0   
Evans D, rf           6  1  2  0   Blair P, ph-cf        4  0  1  0   
Hobson B, 3b          5  1  1  0   Stanley F, ss         5  0  0  0   
                                   Garcia D, 2b          3  0  0  1   
                                   Spencer J, ph         1  0  1  0   
                                   Doyle B, 2b           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     50  4 13  4                        48  6 14  6

Boston           000 002 200 000 00 --  4
New York         012 000 010 000 02 --  6
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wright J              2.2  5  3  3  3  2
Burgmeier T           4.2  3  1  1  0  0
Stanley B*            0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Campbell B            1.2  1  0  0  0  2
Drago D (L)           4.1  4  2  2  3  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Guidry R+             6.0  8  4  4  3  6
Gossage R             5.0  4  0  0  2  4
Lyle S (W)            3.0  1  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

DP -- Boston 3, New York 2
LOB -- Boston 10, New York 10
2B -- Jackson R, Munson T, Evans D, Lynn F, Rice J
HR -- Nettles G
CS -- Remy J
SH -- Blair P
SF -- Garcia D
T -- 4:08
A -- 55132

    

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