The Red Sox posted their first victory of the season as Bill Lee blanked the White Sox, 5-0. Three Bosox runs were unearned, one coming on a double error by White Sox third baseman Eric Soderholm and two on passed balls. Jim Rice hit his first homer ever in Chicago, giving him at least one career home run in every A.L. park. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     9, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   5  7  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  3


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .385
Burleson ss           4   1   1   1     1   1   .273      Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .364
Rice dh               5   3   3   1     0   0   .385      Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   0   0     1   1   .250
Yastrzemski lf        2   0   0   0     2   0   .222      Bonds rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .364
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .182      Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .364
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .455      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Moore dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .091      Nordhagen c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Hobson 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Kessinger ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   7   2     5   3             Totals               33   0   7   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 30,794
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, White Sox 7
DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Soderholm 2, Nordhagen
Doubles: Orta (2), Garr (1)
Home Runs: Rice (1)
Stolen Bases: Remy (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (1)
GIDP: Lemon (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(1-0)              9     7   0   0   1   5   0  34   0.00
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   5   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(0-1)             9     7   5   2   5   3   1  39   2.00
Totals                  9     7   5   2   5   3   1  39

Passed Balls: Nordhagen 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Wood (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy singled to pitcher; Remy stole
second; Burleson struck out but advanced to first on an error by
Nordhagen; Remy was picked off second (pitcher to second); Rice
singled to pitcher [Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski flied out
to left; On a bunt Fisk reached on an error by Soderholm
[Burleson scored (error by Soderholm) (unearned), Rice to third,
Fisk to second]; Nordhagen allowed a passed ball [Rice scored
(unearned), Fisk to third]; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Orta lined to first;
Lamar Johnson walked; Bonds singled to left [Lamar Johnson to
second]; Lemon forced Lamar Johnson (third unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans flied
out to right; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first);
Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson
walked; Rice singled to left [Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted) [Burleson to third, Rice to
second]; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger lined to second; Garr flied out to
left; Orta doubled to center; Lamar Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn made an out to shortstop; Scott singled to
left; Scott was picked off first (pitcher to first to second to
first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, White
Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled to left; Remy out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Hobson to second]; Burleson singled to
right [Hobson scored, Burleson to second (on throw to home)];
Rice reached on a fielder's choice [Burleson out at third
(pitcher to second to third), Rice to second]; Wood threw a wild
pitch [Rice to third]; Yastrzemski walked; Nordhagen allowed a
passed ball [Rice scored (unearned), Yastrzemski to second];
Fisk walked; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Moore grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen
flied out to center; Kessinger singled to left; Garr doubled to
right [Kessinger to third]; Orta was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott flied out to left; Evans walked; Hobson
popped to first; Remy lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lamar Johnson lined to center; Bonds singled to
shortstop; Lemon grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 4, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson flied out to right; Rice homered;
Yastrzemski walked; Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn made an
out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Moore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Evans struck
out; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr
struck out; Orta grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Burleson
flied out to left; Rice made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Bonds grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lemon singled to third; Soderholm
singled to center [Lemon to second]; Moore struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.