Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 25, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 5 1 1 0
Remy 2b 5 1 1 1
Rice lf 4 1 1 3
Yastrzemski cf 5 0 0 0
Fisk c 4 1 0 0
Hobson 3b 3 1 1 0
Bailey dh 4 1 1 0
Evans rf 3 1 1 2
Kendall 1b 4 2 3 1
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 9 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 5 0 1 1
Bailor rf 5 0 2 1
Howell 3b 5 0 2 0
Mayberry 1b 5 0 1 0
Hutton lf 4 1 1 0
Upshaw dh 3 1 2 0
  Velez ph,dh 1 1 0 0
McKay 2b 4 0 1 1
Gomez ss 4 1 2 1
Ashby c 3 1 1 1
Underwood p 0 0 0 0
  Kirkwood p 0 0 0 0
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 13 5
Boston 020 033 001990
Toronto 020 001 0205133
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  W (4-1) 7.0 10 3 3 1 2
  Burgmeier   0.1 2 2 2 2 1
  Drago  SV (4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
3
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Underwood  L (1-5) 5.0 7 7 6 3 8
  Kirkwood   2.0 1 1 0 1 1
  Moore   2.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
9
6
4
10

  E–Howell (8), Gomez (5), Moore (1).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–Boston Kendall (1,off Underwood); Burleson (11,off Moore), Toronto Hutton (5,off Eckersley); Upshaw (5,off Eckersley); Gomez (3,off Burgmeier).  HR–Boston Evans (6,2nd inning off Underwood 1 on, 2 out); Rice (15,5th inning off Underwood 2 on, 1 out), Toronto Ashby (1,6th inning off Eckersley 0 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:41.  A–17,197.
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