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Monday May 22, 1978
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A three-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski enabled the Red Sox to come from behind and defeat the Blue Jays, 5-4. With the Sox trailing, 3-2, Rick Burleson singled with one out in the eighth. Jerry Remy forced Burleson at second but Jim Rice kept the rally alive with a single.

Yastrzemski then belted a 2-2 pitch over the right field fence. The Jays had assumed the lead on two round-trippers by John Mayberry, a two-run blast in the first frame and solo shot in the sixth. Rookie righthander Allen Ripley received credit for his first major league victory, pitching seven innings. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Monday, May 22, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   5  7  0
Blue Jays    2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 11  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Bosetti cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Remy 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .294      Bailor rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Rice lf               4   2   2   2     0   0   .369      Howell 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .273
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   3     0   0   .291      Mayberry 1b           4   2   2   3     0   1   .239
Fisk c                2   0   0   0     2   1   .248      Hutton lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .293        Velez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .293      Ewing dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .269        Ault ph,dh          0   1   0   0     1   0   .292
Brohamer dh           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Cerone c              4   0   3   0     0   0   .244
Ripley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McKay 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .232
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .223
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Upshaw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   7   5     3   3             Totals               37   4  11   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 25,054
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Howell
Doubles: Remy (5), Howell (8)
Home Runs: Rice (14), Yastrzemski (3), Mayberry 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Gomez (3)
GIDP: Rice (5), Lynn (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley W(1-3)           7     7   3   3   0   3   2  27   4.33
Burgmeier               1.1   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   5.14
Stanley SV(3)           0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.62
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   4   2  38

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy L(2-4)           9     7   5   5   3   3   2  36   5.11
Totals                  9     7   5   5   3   3   2  36

Wild Pitches: Ripley (2)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to center; Remy doubled to left;
Rice homered [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); Fisk walked; Lynn made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor struck out;
Howell doubled; Mayberry homered [Howell scored]; Hutton
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
struck out; Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ewing grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone
singled to left; McKay forced Cerone (first to shortstop); Gomez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied out to right; Remy singled to left;
Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Remy out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: On a bunt Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to
first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk struck out;
Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Hutton
lined to right; Ewing made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to center; Evans reached on an
error by Howell; Brohamer flied out to center; Burleson forced
Evans (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue
Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: On a bunt Cerone singled; Ripley threw a wild
pitch [Cerone to second]; McKay made an out to third; Gomez was
called out on strikes; Bosetti flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to left; Howell struck out;
Mayberry homered; Hutton singled to second; Ewing grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk walked; Lynn grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second]; Hobson
singled to third; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone popped to first in foul territory; McKay
made an out to second; Gomez singled to shortstop; Gomez was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson
singled to left; Remy forced Burleson (pitcher to shortstop);
Rice singled to right [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski homered [Remy
scored, Rice scored]; Fisk flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Bosetti
flied out to left; Bailor flied out to center; Howell singled to
center; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn lined to center; Hobson grounded out (third to
first); Evans walked; Brohamer forced Evans (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: VELEZ BATTED FOR HUTTON; Velez lined to right;
AULT BATTED FOR EWING; Ault walked; Cerone singled to left [Ault
to second]; STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); McKay singled
[Ault scored, Cerone to second]; UPSHAW BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Upshaw
popped to left; Bosetti singled to shortstop [Cerone to third,
McKay to second]; Bailor flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.



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