Knocking in four runs with a homer and triple, Jim Rice powered the Red Sox past the A's, 7-3, for the A's eighth consecutive loss. The Red Sox trailed, 3-1, entering the seventh, but Jerry Remy walked and Rice tied the score with his 21st round-tripper of the season.

Butch Hobson started the eighth with a double, Rick Burleson drew a walk and Rice tripled to put the Sox ahead, 5-3. Carl Yastrzemski then hit a homer to add two more runs. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Thursday, June      15, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
A's          0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 12  3
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    2  4  x  -   7 13  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Dilone rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .258      Burleson ss           3   1   0   0     2   0   .232
Murray lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Remy 2b               4   1   3   0     1   1   .277
Revering 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .260      Rice dh               4   2   2   4     1   2   .320
Guerrero ss           4   1   0   0     0   1   .274      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   2     1   1   .287
Gross 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .216      Fisk c                5   0   2   0     0   2   .281
Duncan dh             4   1   3   1     0   0   .211      Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .314
Armas cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .255      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Essian c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .244      Evans rf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .296
Edwards 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Hobson 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .263
  Alexander ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3  12   3     2   3             Totals               35   7  13   7     6   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 32,281
Left on Base: A's 7, Red Sox 10
DP: A's 4, Red Sox 3
Errors: Gross 2, Edwards
Doubles: Essian (7), Fisk (17), Hobson (7)
Triples: Rice (7)
Home Runs: Rice (21), Yastrzemski (5)
Stolen Bases: Dilone 2 (21), Remy (14)
Caught Stealing: Burleson (3), Remy (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Dilone (4)
GIDP: Guerrero (7), Essian (7), Hobson (5), Burleson (9)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   6.1  10   3   3   5   5   1  32   2.44
Lacey L(5-3)            1.2   3   4   4   1   1   1   9   2.57
Totals                  8    13   7   7   6   6   2  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(10-2)          9    12   3   3   2   3   0  37   3.65
Totals                  9    12   3   3   2   3   0  37

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone singled; Dilone stole second; Murray
walked; On a bunt Revering made an out to third; Guerrero
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Murray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red
Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Remy singled [Burleson to second];
Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski struck out while
Burleson was caught stealing third (catcher to third to second
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross struck out; Duncan singled; Armas forced
Duncan (second unassisted); Essian grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk struck out; Lynn singled; Scott walked [Lynn
to second]; Evans singled [Lynn scored, Scott to second]; Hobson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red
Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards singled; Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Edwards to second]; Murray lined into a
double play (left to second) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); On a
bunt Remy singled; Remy stole second; Rice walked; Yastrzemski
reached on an error by Edwards [Remy to third, Rice to second];
Fisk struck out; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering walked; Guerrero forced Revering
(shortstop to second); Gross singled [Guerrero to third]; Duncan
singled [Guerrero scored, Gross to third]; Armas singled [Gross
scored, Duncan to second]; Essian doubled [Duncan scored, Armas
to third]; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Dilone struck
out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott popped to first in foul territory; Evans
singled to third [Evans to second (error by Gross)]; Hobson
flied out to right [Evans to third]; Burleson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first);
Revering flied out to right; Guerrero was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy singled; Rice was called out on strikes while
Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Yastrzemski
walked; Fisk doubled [Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red
Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Gross flied out to left; Duncan singled; Armas
singled [Duncan to second]; Essian grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Duncan out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott reached on an error by Gross; Evans forced
Scott (third to second); Hobson singled to shortstop [Evans to
second]; Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Hobson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
3, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: On a bunt Edwards grounded out (third to first);
Dilone singled; Dilone stole second; Dilone was picked off
second (pitcher to shortstop); Murray singled; Revering singled
[Murray to third]; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Remy walked; Rice homered [Remy scored];
Yastrzemski lined to first; Fisk singled; LACEY REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); Lynn flied out to right; Scott flied out to center;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Duncan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Armas made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Hobson
doubled; Burleson was walked intentionally; Remy struck out;
Rice tripled [Hobson scored, Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski
homered [Rice scored]; Fisk flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian made an out to first; ALEXANDER BATTED FOR
EDWARDS; Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Dilone
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 7.