A record opening-day crowd of 50,754 at Comiskey Park saw the White Sox rally for two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Red Sox, 6-5. Ron Blomberg, whom White Sox obtained from the Yankees in the re-entry draft, homered with one out in the ninth to tie the score. The hit was Blomberg's first since 1975 after playing in only one game with the Yankees in 1976 and sitting out the 1977 season because of injuries.

Chet Lemon singled after Blomberg's blow. Eric Soderholm popped up, but Wayne Nordhagen lifted a bloop double into short right field and Lemon, running with two out, scored from first base to bring the White Sox their victory. Carl Yastrzemski had two singles for the Red Sox, marking the 11th straight year that the veteran star had hit safely on opening day. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 5
Game Played on Friday, April     7, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      0  0  2    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   5 10  1
White Sox    0  0  0    2  1  1    0  0  2  -   6 15  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Garr lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Burleson ss           3   1   1   1     0   1   .333      Orta 2b               3   1   2   1     2   0   .667
Rice dh               3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Lamar Johnson 1b      5   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   1     0   0   .500      Bonds rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Fisk c                4   1   0   0     0   2   .000      Blomberg dh           5   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Lynn cf               4   0   3   1     0   0   .750      Lemon cf              3   2   2   0     1   1   .667
Scott 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   1     1   0   .250
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Nordhagen c           5   1   2   1     0   1   .400
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Kessinger ss          4   0   2   1     0   0   .500
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  10   4     0   4             Totals               38   6  15   6     4   2

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 50,754
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, White Sox 12
DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Torrez, Bonds, Soderholm, Stone
Doubles: Lynn (1), Lemon (1), Soderholm (1), Nordhagen 2 (2), Orta (1), Lamar Johnson (1)
Triples: Remy (1), Rice (1)
Home Runs: Blomberg (1)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (1)
Caught Stealing: Lynn (1), Yastrzemski (1), Bonds (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rice (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (1), Bonds (1)
GIDP: Lamar Johnson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (1,by Torrez)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  6    10   4   4   2   2   0  29   6.00
Drago L(0-1)            2.1   4   2   2   2   0   1  13   7.71
Campbell                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  8.2  15   6   6   4   2   1  44

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   7     7   4   2   0   2   0  28   2.57
LaGrow W(1-0)           2     3   1   1   0   2   0   8   4.50
Totals                  9    10   5   3   0   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Torrez (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark


RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Burleson was
called out on strikes; Rice reached on an error by Soderholm
[Rice to second]; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to center; Orta flied out to center;
Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn doubled to
left; Scott lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Lynn
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bonds singled to center; Bonds was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Blomberg made an out to
second; Lemon doubled to center; Soderholm walked; Nordhagen
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
singled to third; Remy tripled to center [Hobson scored];
Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Remy scored]; Rice
tripled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger singled to left; Garr flied out to
right; Orta walked [Kessinger to second]; Lamar Johnson made an
out to second; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn singled
to center; Scott flied out to center; Lynn was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Lemon
was hit by a pitch; Soderholm doubled to left [Lemon scored];
Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Kessinger singled to
left [Soderholm scored]; Kessinger stole second; Garr flied out
to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to left; Hobson flied out to left;
Remy made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: On a bunt Orta singled to second; Lamar Johnson
singled to right [Orta to third]; Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Orta scored]; Blomberg reached on an error by Torrez
[Lamar Johnson to second]; Lemon was called out on strikes;
Soderholm forced Lamar Johnson (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to left; Rice flied out to
center; Yastrzemski singled to shortstop; Fisk reached on an
error by Stone [Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Fisk to third
(error by Bonds)]; Lynn singled to left [Fisk scored
(unearned)]; Scott flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen doubled to center; Kessinger grounded
out (second to first) [Nordhagen to third]; Garr flied out to
center; Orta doubled to center [Nordhagen scored, Orta out at
third (center to shortstop to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, White Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Hobson
popped to first in foul territory; Remy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson
doubled to center; Bonds flied out to right; Blomberg made an
out to third; Lemon walked; Soderholm grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: LAGROW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Burleson singled
to center; Rice out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Burleson
scored]; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Fisk was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to right;
Orta walked [Garr to second]; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn grounded out (catcher to first); Scott
grounded out (third to first); Evans singled to right; Hobson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg
homered; Lemon singled to left; CAMPBELL REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); Soderholm flied out to right; Nordhagen doubled to
center [Lemon scored]; bloop fell between Jerry Remy, Dwight
Evans and Fred Lynn; Chet Lemon running on pitch; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 6.