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October 2, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 8 0
Red Sox 4 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 5 8 0
Red Sox 4 11 0

Carl Yastrzemski Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .278
OBP .500 .368
At Bats 4 522
Hits 2 145
• Singles 1 105
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 17
Walks 0 76
RBI’s 2 81

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 11 26
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Fenway Park - October 2, 1978
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Out
Rich Gossage
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Fred Stanley
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Gary Thomasson
Paul Blair
Lou Piniella
Carl Yastrzemski
Jerry Remy
Rick Burleson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 5 8 0 6
Boston Red Sox 4 11 0 9
Winning Pitcher Ron Guidry
Losing Pitcher Mike Torrez
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Bucky Dent
Attendance 32,925
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Yastrzemski hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burleson moves to third.
Bottom 9 Remy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burleson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Burleson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Paul Blair now playing center field. Gary Thomasson now playing left field. Dwight Evans pinch hits for Frank Duffy. Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dick Drago now pitching. Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Paul Blair pinch hits for Mickey Rivers. Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Dent strikes out.
Top 9 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 8 Hobson hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Yastrzemski scores. Fisk moves to second.
Bottom 8 Fisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second.
Bottom 8 Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Remy scores.
Bottom 8 Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Remy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piniella. Remy reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Andy Hassler now pitching. Nettles strikes out.
Top 8 Frank Duffy now playing third base. Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bailey strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rich Gossage now pitching. Bob Bailey pinch hits for Jack Brohamer. The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Fred Stanley now playing second base. Hobson strikes out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Munson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lynn. Munson reaches second base with a double. Rivers scores.
Top 7 Bob Stanley now pitching. There goes Rivers. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Rivers steals second.
Top 7 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Dent hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Jim Spencer pinch hits for Brian Doyle. Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 7 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lynn hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fisk is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yastrzemski for the out. Rice moves to second.
Bottom 6 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burleson scores.
Bottom 6 Remy bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Burleson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Burleson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Burleson reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Munson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 5 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Dent hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Top 5 White takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fisk hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Yastrzemski strikes out.
Bottom 4 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Burleson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 4 Nettles hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Burleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Remy hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burleson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brohamer bunts in front of the plate. Munson fields it and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Scott reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Munson strikes out. Fisk drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Munson out.
Top 3 Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rice. Rivers reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Doyle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Remy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hobson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fisk hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Yastrzemski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 White strikes out.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a popup towards short. Burleson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rice strikes out.
Bottom 1 Remy hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burleson strikes out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brohamer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Munson strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Rivers. The throw from Fisk and he is safe. Rivers steals second.
Top 1 Rivers takes first base on ball four.