In a wild donnybrook, the Red Sox finally prevailed over the Angels, 10-9. The score was 9-9 going into the bottom of the ninth when Fred Lynn singled and Jim Rice drew a walk. Carl Yastrzemski laid down a sacrifice bunt. The Angels tried for a force at third but Lynn beat the throw and the bases were loaded. Carlton Fisk then hit a 2-0 pitch down the right field line for the winner.

The Angels had tied the score in the eighth on a bases-loaded walk to Tony Solaita. Lynn and Dwight Evans each had three-run homers for the Bosox. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 10, California Angels 9
Game Played on Monday, June      12, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Angels       3  0  0    0  1  3    1  1  0  -   9 11  1
Red Sox      0  3  0    4  0  2    0  0  1  -  10 13  5


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Landreaux rf          5   2   1   0     1   1   .245      Burleson ss           5   0   2   1     0   0   .231
Grich 2b              6   1   1   0     0   1   .231      Lynn cf               5   2   2   3     0   0   .318
Bostock cf            4   1   1   0     2   0   .273      Rice dh               3   0   0   0     2   1   .317
Rudi lf               5   1   3   3     1   0   .188      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   0     1   0   .289
Jackson 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .354      Fisk c                5   0   1   1     0   1   .265
Rettenmund dh         4   1   0   0     1   0   .279      Scott 1b              4   2   2   0     0   1   .294
Fairly 1b             5   1   3   2     0   0   .257      Brohamer 2b           4   3   3   0     0   0   .321
Chalk ss              4   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Evans rf              4   2   2   4     0   1   .292
Downing c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .230      Hobson 3b             4   1   0   1     0   0   .257
  Solaita ph          0   0   0   1     1   0   .245      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Humphrey c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Griffin p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   9  11   6     8   2             Totals               38  10  13  10     3   4

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 31,652
Left on Base: Angels 14, Red Sox 7
DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 2
Errors: Chalk, Scott, Brohamer 2, Hobson, Stanley
Doubles: Rudi (6), Fairly (2), Brohamer (6), Evans (7)
Home Runs: Evans (14), Lynn (8)
GIDP: Downing (2)
Hit by Pitch: Jackson 2 (5,by Stanley,by Drago)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin                 4     7   7   4   1   3   2  21   4.50
Brett                   2     3   2   2   1   1   0  10   5.83
Hartzell                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.43
LaRoche L(5-3)          0     3   1   1   1   0   0   4   3.15
Totals                  8    13  10   7   3   4   2  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee                     5     6   4   0   2   0   0  24   2.82
Stanley                 0.2   3   3   3   2   0   0   8   3.35
Drago                   1.2   2   2   1   3   0   0  12   1.93
Campbell W(3-4)         1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   6.46
Totals                  9    11   9   4   8   2   0  50

Hit by Pitch: Stanley (1), Drago (1)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux reached on an error by Scott; Grich
grounded out (third to first) [Landreaux to second]; Bostock
grounded out (first unassisted) [Landreaux to third]; Rudi
doubled to left [Landreaux scored (unearned)]; Jackson singled
to left [Rudi to third]; Rettenmund walked [Jackson to second];
Fairly singled to right [Rudi scored (unearned), Jackson scored
(unearned), Rettenmund to third]; On a bunt Chalk singled to
third [Rettenmund stayed at third, Fairly to second]; Downing
popped to center; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 3, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to left; Lynn flied out to center;
Rice made an out to second; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Landreaux lined to shortstop; Grich lined to
shortstop; Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Scott
singled to right; Brohamer singled to right [Scott to third];
Evans homered [Scott scored, Brohamer scored]; Hobson grounded
out (second to first); Burleson popped to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Rudi walked; Jackson lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Rudi out at first]; Rettenmund reached on an
error by Hobson; Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded
out (second to first); Yastrzemski walked; Fisk struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Downing
grounded out (pitcher to first); Landreaux grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott singled to right; Griffin threw a wild pitch
[Scott to second]; Brohamer singled to center [Scott to third];
Evans was called out on strikes; Hobson reached on an error by
Chalk [Scott scored (RBI), Brohamer to second]; Burleson flied
out to center [Brohamer to third]; Lynn homered (unearned)
[Brohamer scored (unearned), Hobson scored (unearned)]; Rice
struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Red Sox 7.

ANGELS 5TH: Grich lined to shortstop; Bostock singled to left;
Rudi singled to right [Bostock to second]; Jackson forced Rudi
(third to second) [Bostock scored (error by Brohamer) (unearned)
(no RBI), Jackson to second]; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: BRETT REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); Fisk flied out to center; Scott
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Red Sox 7.

ANGELS 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Fairly doubled to
center; Chalk reached on an error by Stanley (assist by Scott)
[Fairly to third]; Downing grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fairly scored (no RBI), Chalk
out at second]; Landreaux walked; Grich singled to second
[Landreaux to third, Grich to second (on throw to 3b)]; Bostock
was walked intentionally; Rudi singled to center [Landreaux
scored, Grich scored, Bostock to second]; Jackson was hit by a
pitch [Bostock to third, Rudi to second]; DRAGO REPLACED STANLEY
(PITCHING); Rettenmund flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Brohamer doubled to center; Evans doubled to right
[Brohamer scored]; Hobson popped to first in foul territory;
Burleson singled to right [Evans scored, Burleson to second (on
throw to home)]; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
was walked intentionally; Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, Red Sox 9.

ANGELS 7TH: Fairly flied out to right; Chalk lined to left;
Downing walked; Landreaux singled to left [Downing to second];
Grich reached on an error by Brohamer [Downing scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Landreaux to third, Grich to second]; Bostock was
walked intentionally; Rudi flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 8, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 7TH: HARTZELL REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Fisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); Scott flied out to right; Brohamer
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
8, Red Sox 9.

ANGELS 8TH: Jackson was hit by a pitch; Rettenmund forced
Jackson (shortstop to second); Fairly singled to right
[Rettenmund to second]; Chalk walked [Rettenmund to third,
Fairly to second]; SOLAITA BATTED FOR DOWNING; CAMPBELL REPLACED
DRAGO (PITCHING); Solaita walked [Rettenmund scored, Fairly to
third, Chalk to second]; Landreaux struck out; Grich struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 9, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING C ); Evans
grounded out (third to first); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 9, Red Sox 9.

ANGELS 9TH: Bostock flied out to right; Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 9, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Lynn singled
to right; Rice walked [Lynn to second]; On a bunt Yastrzemski
singled to pitcher [Lynn to third, Rice to second]; Fisk singled
to left [Lynn scored, Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 9, Red Sox 10.