Jim Rice bounced a 395-foot single off the right-center field wall with two out in the 10th inning to score Butch Hobson from third base and give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Rangers in their home opener before 34,747. The Rangers got homers by Jim Sundberg and Mike Hargrove in taking a 4-2 lead, but the Red Sox tied the score in the eighth on a homer by Hobson, single by Jerry Remy, passed ball, infield out and single by Rice.

In the 10th, Hobson dumped a single into short center and advanced on a sacrifice by Remy and grounder by Rick Burleson before Rice's long single ended the game. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Friday, April     14, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Rangers      0  1  1    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  -   4 10  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  2  0    1  -   5 15  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .190      Remy 2b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .385
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .100      Burleson ss           6   0   2   0     0   0   .240
Oliver lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Rice dh               4   0   2   2     2   1   .385
Zisk dh               5   0   1   0     0   1   .348      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Harrah 3b             5   2   2   0     0   1   .238      Fisk c                5   1   2   0     0   1   .250
C. Washington rf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .235      Lynn cf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .391
Beniquez cf           3   0   2   2     0   0   .211      Scott 1b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .273
Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Evans rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .095
Sundberg c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .105      Hobson 3b             5   2   3   1     0   1   .250
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  10   4     1   4             Totals               42   5  15   5     5   4

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 34,747
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Red Sox 14
DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Hargrove
Doubles: Harrah 2 (3), Scott (1), Burleson (1), Fisk (2)
Triples: Fisk (1)
Home Runs: Sundberg (1), Hargrove (1), Lynn (2), Hobson (1)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (2)
Caught Stealing: Remy (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Beniquez (1)
GIDP: Scott (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               6     9   2   2   3   4   1  30   3.75
Barker L(0-1)           3.2   6   3   3   2   0   1  18   5.06
Totals                  9.2  15   5   5   5   4   2  48

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               9.2  10   4   4   1   3   2  40   3.24
Drago W(1-1)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   6.00
Totals                 10    10   4   4   1   4   2  41

Passed Balls: Sundberg (1)
Wild Pitches: Drago (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to left; Campaneris grounded out
(first unassisted); Oliver singled to second; Zisk flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: On a bunt Remy made an out to first; Burleson
reached on an error by Hargrove [Burleson to first]; Rice flied
out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah doubled to left; C. Washington flied out to
center [Harrah to third]; Beniquez hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Harrah scored]; Wills flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn
singled to left; Scott struck out; Evans grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg homered; Hargrove made an out to third;
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver walked;
Zisk made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson struck out; Remy singled to right; Burleson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Remy to second]; Rice struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to right; C. Washington grounded
out (first unassisted); Beniquez grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk
struck out; Lynn homered; Scott doubled to center; Evans flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
struck out; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to right; Remy walked; Remy was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Burleson singled to
left; Rice walked [Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski forced Rice
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red
Sox 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Campaneris struck out; Oliver flied out to right;
Zisk lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk tripled to right; Lynn popped to catcher in
foul territory; Scott singled to center [Fisk scored]; Evans
flied out to center; Hobson singled to center [Scott to third];
Remy flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Red
Sox 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah doubled to left; C. Washington flied out to
center [Harrah to third]; Beniquez singled to center [Harrah
scored]; Wills flied out to center; Beniquez stole second;
Sundberg flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson doubled to center; Rice walked; BARKER
REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked [Burleson to
third, Rice to second]; Fisk made an out to second; Lynn flied
out to center; Scott forced Yastrzemski (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove homered; Campaneris flied out to center;
Oliver made an out to shortstop; Zisk struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans flied out to left; Hobson homered; Remy
singled to second; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Remy to
second]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Remy to
third]; Rice singled to center [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied
out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); C.
Washington singled to right; Beniquez singled to third [C.
Washington to second]; Wills flied out to right; Sundberg flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk doubled to left; Lynn was walked
intentionally; Scott grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Fisk to third, Lynn out at second]; Evans
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.

RANGERS 10TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first);
Campaneris singled to left; Oliver flied out to right; Zisk
singled to left [Campaneris to second]; DRAGO REPLACED ECKERSLEY
(PITCHING); Drago threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third, Zisk
to second]; Harrah struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 10TH: Hobson singled to center; Remy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Hobson to second]; Burleson grounded
out (second to first) [Hobson to third]; Rice singled to right
[Hobson scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.