A six-run explosion in the first inning gave the Blue Jays a 6-2 triumph over the Red Sox, who were stopped on their eight-game winning streak. The Jays sent 11 batters to the plate in their opening turn.

A double by Bob Bailor and walk to Roy Howell opened the attack. A double by Otto Velez scored both runners and a double by John Mayberry plated Velez. Three walks and a single by Rick Bosetti accounted for the other Jays' runs. [The Sporting News]



Toronto Blue Jays 6, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       31, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Blue Jays    6  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  0
Red Sox      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            5   0   2   2     0   1   .284      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .216
Bailor rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .249      Remy 2b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .280
Howell 3b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .261      Rice lf               5   0   2   0     0   2   .343
Velez lf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .256      Yastrzemski 1b        3   0   1   0     1   0   .293
Mayberry 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .237      Fisk c                3   0   0   1     1   2   .250
Ault dh               3   1   2   0     1   0   .281      Lynn cf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .307
  Upshaw pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .264
McKay 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Evans rf              3   0   1   1     1   2   .283
Cerone c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .238      Brohamer dh           4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Gomez ss              2   0   0   1     1   0   .242      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   9   6     4   2             Totals               35   2   9   2     4   9

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 27,945
Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 10
DP: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Burleson
Doubles: Bailor (7), Velez (2), Mayberry (5), Cerone (4)
Caught Stealing: Upshaw (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (6)
GIDP: Gomez (5), Yastrzemski (5)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy W(4-4)           7.2   9   2   2   4   8   0  35   4.27
Murphy                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.43
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   9   0  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee L(7-2)              0.2   3   6   6   4   0   0   9   3.18
Stanley                 8.1   6   0   0   0   2   0  30   2.74
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4   2   0  39

Wild Pitches: Clancy 2 (3)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor doubled;
Howell walked; Velez doubled [Bailor scored, Howell scored];
Mayberry doubled [Velez scored]; Ault walked; McKay grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Mayberry to third, Ault to second]; Cerone
walked; Gomez walked [Mayberry scored, Ault to third, Cerone to
second]; STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Bosetti singled [Ault
scored, Cerone scored, Gomez to third]; Bailor grounded out
(first unassisted); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy
walked; Rice singled [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rice out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Howell made an out to shortstop; Velez made an
out to shortstop; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn singled to
shortstop; Hobson was called out on strikes; Evans struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ault singled; McKay singled [Ault to second]; On
a bunt Cerone forced Ault (pitcher to third) [McKay to second];
Gomez grounded into a double play (third to first) [McKay out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer singled; Burleson singled [Brohamer to
second]; Remy flied out to left; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski
walked [Brohamer to third, Burleson to second]; Fisk walked
[Brohamer scored, Burleson to third, Yastrzemski to second];
Lynn flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red
Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti struck out (catcher to first); Bailor
grounded out (first unassisted); Howell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson struck out; Evans struck out; Brohamer
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 6, Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez made an out to second; Mayberry grounded
out (first unassisted); Ault lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy
flied out to center; Rice singled; Yastrzemski singled [Rice to
second]; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Cerone
flied out to right; Gomez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn popped to left; Hobson struck out; Evans
walked; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bosetti singled to shortstop; Bailor forced
Bosetti (third to second); Howell grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bailor to second]; Velez was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson made an out to shortstop; Remy singled;
Rice lined to center; Yastrzemski lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry lined to center; Ault singled to third;
UPSHAW RAN FOR AULT; Upshaw was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Fisk made an
out to shortstop; Lynn singled; Hobson lined to center; Clancy
threw a wild pitch [Lynn to second]; Evans singled [Lynn
scored]; Clancy threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; MURPHY
REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Brohamer flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Cerone doubled; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Cerone to third]; Bosetti reached on a
fielder's choice [Cerone out at home (shortstop to catcher)];
Bailor reached on an error by Burleson [Bosetti to third, Bailor
to second]; Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson flied out to left; Remy grounded out
(second to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 6, Red Sox 2.