New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox
September 7, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 1978 at Fenway Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 15, Boston Red Sox 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 1 1 1
  Blair cf 1 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 5 1 3 5
Munson c 3 1 3 1
  Heath pr,c 1 1 1 0
Jackson dh 4 0 1 1
  Johnson ph,dh 2 1 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 1
  Spencer ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Nettles 3b 5 1 1 0
  Stanley 3b 1 0 1 0
Piniella rf,lf 5 3 2 0
White lf 4 3 3 2
  Thomasson rf 1 0 0 0
Dent ss 6 2 2 2
Hunter p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 15 21 15
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Burleson ss 5 0 2 0
Lynn cf 3 0 0 1
Rice dh 4 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 1 1 0
  Hancock lf 1 0 1 0
Fisk c 2 1 2 2
  Montgomery c 1 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Evans rf 4 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 0 0 0
Hobson 3b 4 1 1 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Drago p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
New York 232 501 02015212
Boston 000 200 100382
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter   3.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Clay  W (3-4) 6.0 5 2 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (15-9) 1.0 6 5 3 0 1
  Hassler   2.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Drago   4.0 4 4 3 3 4
  Campbell   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
21
15
12
4
8

  E–Piniella (6), Dent (7), Hobson 2 (38).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Piniella (29,off Hassler); Randolph (17,off Drago); Johnson (9,off Campbell); Stanley (7,off Campbell), Boston Burleson (27,off Hunter); Fisk (37,off Hunter); Hancock (3,off Clay).  3B–New York Dent (1,off Drago), Boston Yastrzemski (1,off Hunter).  HR–Boston Fisk (20,4th inning off Clay 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Piniella (4,off Drago).  SF–Chambliss (5,off Torrez).  HBP–Munson (2,by Drago).  HBP–Drago (4,Munson).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:09.  A–34,119.
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