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Sunday May 7, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Notching his first shutout and fourth victory of the season, Mike Torrez pitched the Red Sox to a 5-0 verdict over the White Sox. Jim Rice continued his torrid hitting, smashing a two-run homer in the first inning.

Carl Yastrzemski belted a two-run round-tripper in the third and the Bosox got another tally on an RBI single by Butch Hobson. The White Sox' scoreless streak was extended to a club-record 23 innings. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Red Sox      2  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molinaro lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Burleson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .219
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Rice lf               4   2   2   2     0   2   .364
Bonds dh              4   0   2   0     0   1   .319      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   2     0   0   .301
Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Fisk c                3   1   1   0     1   0   .266
Nordhagen rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .293
Lemon cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Hobson 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .286
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .208      Evans rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Nahorodny c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Bailey dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .067
Torrealba p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     0   4             Totals               31   5   7   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 30,921
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Red Sox 5
DP: White Sox 0, Red Sox 2
Home Runs: Rice (9), Yastrzemski (1)
Stolen Bases: Molinaro (2), Burleson (4)
GIDP: Orta (4), Lamar Johnson (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrealba L(1-4)        2.2   6   5   5   2   2   2  16   4.86
LaGrow                  3.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  12   4.05
Willoughby              2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.15
Totals                  8     7   5   5   3   5   2  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(4-1)           9     6   0   0   0   4   0  31   4.37
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   4   0  31

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted);
Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Remy struck out; Rice
homered [Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); Fisk walked; Lynn walked [Fisk to second]; Hobson flied
out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bonds singled to right; Lamar Johnson forced
Bonds (shortstop to second); Nordhagen grounded out (first
unassisted) [Lamar Johnson to second]; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (third to first); Bailey struck
out; Burleson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm struck out; Nahorodny popped to first
in foul territory; Molinaro singled to right; Molinaro stole
second; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy popped to center; Rice singled to left;
Yastrzemski homered [Rice scored]; Fisk singled to center; Lynn
grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to second]; Hobson singled
to center [Fisk scored, Hobson to second (on throw to home)];
LAGROW REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Evans walked; Bailey
forced Evans (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta flied out to center; Bonds grounded out
(first unassisted); Lamar Johnson singled to center; Nordhagen
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Burleson singled to right; Remy lined to center;
Burleson stole second; Rice was called out on strikes;
Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon flied out to right; Soderholm was called
out on strikes; Nahorodny grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Fisk flied out to left; Lynn grounded out (pitcher
to first); Hobson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted);
Kessinger singled to center; Orta grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans popped to left; Bailey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bonds singled to left; Lamar Johnson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bonds out at second];
Nordhagen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Remy
grounded out (second to first); Rice struck out; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Red Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon singled to left; Soderholm forced Lemon
(shortstop to second); Nahorodny flied out to center; Molinaro
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox
5.

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

WHITE SOX 9TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Orta
struck out; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.



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