Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox
May 31, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1978 at Fenway Park. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Boston Red Sox 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Bosetti cf 5 0 2 2
Bailor rf 5 1 1 0
Howell 3b 4 1 0 0
Velez lf 4 1 1 2
Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 1
Ault dh 3 1 2 0
  Upshaw pr,dh 0 0 0 0
McKay 2b 4 0 1 0
Cerone c 3 1 1 0
Gomez ss 2 0 0 1
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 5 0 1 0
Remy 2b 4 0 1 0
Rice lf 5 0 2 0
Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 1 0
Fisk c 3 0 0 1
Lynn cf 4 1 2 0
Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0
Evans rf 3 0 1 1
Brohamer dh 4 1 1 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Toronto 600 000 000690
Boston 001 000 010291
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  W (4-4) 7.2 9 2 2 4 8
  Murphy   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
9
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L (7-2) 0.2 3 6 6 4 0
  Stanley   8.1 6 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
4
2

  E–Burleson (5).  DP–Toronto 1, Boston 1.  2B–Toronto Bailor (7,off Lee); Velez (2,off Lee); Mayberry (5,off Lee); Cerone (4,off Stanley).  SH–Gomez (6,off Stanley).  CS–Upshaw (3,2nd base by Stanley/Fisk).  WP–Clancy 2 (3).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:33.  A–27,945.
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