Jim Wright became the first Boston rookie since Bill Rohr in 1967 to pitch a shutout in his first major league start as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox in a doubleheader, 6-4 and 3-0. The opener was decided in the 10th inning when Carlton Fisk singled and Dwight Evans homered. Jim Rice drove in three runs, his key hit being a single that tied the score for the Red Sox in the ninth.

Wright got his starting chance in the nightcap because Mike Torrez was out with a back injury. The rookie righthander scattered seven hits. Rice kept up his hot hitting with a two-run homer in the fourth inning and Evans smashed his second circuit clout of the day in the seventh to account for the Red Sox scoring. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

White Sox    0  1  1    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  -   4 11  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1    2  -   6 14  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     1   0   .289      Burleson ss           4   1   1   0     1   1   .206
Moore dh              5   1   1   0     0   1   .290      Remy 2b               3   2   3   0     1   0   .330
Bonds rf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .309      Rice lf               5   1   3   3     0   0   .355
  Molinaro pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .348      Yastrzemski 1b        5   0   2   1     0   1   .302
Lamar Johnson 1b      4   1   0   0     1   0   .272      Fisk c                5   1   1   0     0   1   .264
Nordhagen lf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .311      Lynn cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Lemon cf              4   0   1   2     1   0   .284        Evans ph,cf         2   1   1   2     0   0   .257
Orta 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .272      Hobson dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
xSoderholm 3b         3   0   1   1     1   0   .000      Carbo rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Nahorodny c           4   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Brohamer 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .346
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  11   4     6   1             Totals               38   6  14   6     3   4

Time of Game: 3:16
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Red Sox 8
DP: White Sox 1, Red Sox 3
Errors: Fisk
Doubles: Orta (6), Kessinger (2), Lemon (4), Remy 2 (4), Brohamer (2), Rice (4)
Home Runs: Evans (1)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (6), Lamar Johnson (2), Rice (3)
Caught Stealing: Lemon (2), Lynn (2), Rice (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Orta (1), Remy (6)
GIDP: Kessinger (1), Moore (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   7     8   3   3   3   4   0  30   4.11
Hinton                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.69
Willoughby L(0-2)       2.1   5   3   3   0   0   1  11   4.70
Totals                  9.1  14   6   6   3   4   1  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     9    11   4   4   6   1   0  41   2.57
Stanley W(2-1)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.22
Totals                 10    11   4   4   6   1   0  44

Passed Balls: Nahorodny (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Moore made an out to
shortstop; Bonds forced Kessinger (pitcher to second); Lamar
Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy
doubled to center; Nahorodny allowed a passed ball [Remy to
third]; Rice singled to center [Remy scored]; Rice stole second;
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Rice to third];
Fisk flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Lemon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta doubled to right;
Soderholm singled to left [Orta scored]; Nahorodny popped to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn flied out to center; Hobson made an out to
shortstop; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger doubled to left; Moore reached on a
fielder's choice [Kessinger out at third (first to third to
shortstop to pitcher), Moore to second]; Bonds singled to right
[Moore scored]; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Bonds stole
second; Nordhagen singled to left [Bonds to third]; Lemon forced
Nordhagen (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to right; Burleson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Remy singled to center; Rice flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
reached on catcher's interference by Fisk; Nahorodny singled to
left [Soderholm to second]; Kessinger grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Nahorodny out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk was called out on
strikes; Lynn singled to left; Lynn was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Red Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Moore singled to center; Bonds lined into a
double play (second to first) [Moore out at first]; Lamar
Johnson walked; Lamar Johnson stole second; Nordhagen singled to
left [Lamar Johnson to third]; Lemon doubled to left [Lamar
Johnson scored, Nordhagen scored, Lemon to third (on throw to
home)]; Orta walked; Soderholm forced Orta (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson walked; Carbo flied out to center; Brohamer
made an out to third; Burleson walked [Hobson to second]; Remy
walked [Hobson to third, Burleson to second]; Rice lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nahorodny flied out to center; Kessinger walked;
Moore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to shortstop; Fisk hit into a
double play (left to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; Lynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
4, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Lamar
Johnson made an out to second; Nordhagen made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson flied out to center; Carbo flied out to
center; Brohamer doubled to right; Burleson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon walked; Orta out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Lemon to second]; Lemon was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); Soderholm walked; Nahorodny singled to
left [Soderholm to second]; Kessinger forced Soderholm (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Remy doubled; Rice doubled to left [Remy scored];
HINTON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to center
[Rice scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Fisk
forced Yastrzemski (third to second); EVANS BATTED FOR LYNN;
Evans forced Fisk (shortstop to second); Hobson singled to right
[Evans to second]; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Moore struck
out; Bonds walked; MOLINARO RAN FOR BONDS; Lamar Johnson popped
to right; Nordhagen made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Burleson singled to center; Remy
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Burleson to second];
Rice singled to center [Burleson scored]; Rice was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Red Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 10TH: STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Lemon grounded
out (first to pitcher); Orta flied out to right; Soderholm made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox
4.

RED SOX 10TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk
singled to left; Evans homered [Fisk scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Red Sox 6.

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