Capping a two-run rally in the ninth inning, Carl Yastrzemski singled Rick Burleson home to give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Mariners. Dan Meyer hit a two-run double and Leon Roberts rapped a homer to help the Mariners take a 4-3 lead before the Red Sox rebounded.

Butch Hobson opened the rally with a single and took third on a single by Burleson. Jerry Remy grounded to Julio Cruz and when the second baseman made a wild throw to the plate, Hobson scored and the other runners advanced. Following an intentional pass to Jim Rice, Yastrzemski hit his single. The victory was the ninth in a row for the Red Sox, while the Mariners lost their 10th in succession. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Saturday, June      17, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Mariners     0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  1
Red Sox      1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   5 14  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .270      Burleson ss           5   2   4   0     0   0   .243
Reynolds ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Remy 2b               5   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Meyer 1b              4   0   1   2     0   0   .187      Rice dh               4   0   2   0     1   0   .318
Roberts rf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .283      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   1   2     0   0   .284
Bochte cf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Lynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Stanton lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .208      Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
  Hale cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Evans rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .294
Stein 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .251      Hobson 3b             2   1   1   1     1   0   .261
Bernhardt dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Montgomery c          3   0   1   0     0   2   .385
Stinson c             4   1   3   0     0   0   .291        Fisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ripley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     2   2             Totals               36   5  14   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 32,551
Left on Base: Mariners 6, Red Sox 10
DP: Mariners 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Cruz
Doubles: Meyer (6)
Triples: Scott (1)
Home Runs: Roberts (8), Evans (15)
Stolen Bases: Evans (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (5), Hobson (3)
GIDP: Cruz (4), Scott (8), Yastrzemski (6)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn                 5.1  11   3   3   1   1   1  26   6.41
Montague L(0-3)         3     3   2   2   1   1   0  14   5.67
Totals                  8.1  14   5   5   2   2   1  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley                  8     8   4   4   2   2   1  33   4.83
Stanley W(5-1)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.28
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   2   1  37

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Remy singled [Burleson to third];
Rice lined to shortstop; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Burleson scored]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Stanton made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott tripled; Evans grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hobson lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Scott
scored]; Montgomery singled; Burleson singled [Montgomery to
second]; Remy flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Stein singled; Bernhardt struck out; Stinson
singled [Stein to third]; Cruz singled [Stein scored, Stinson to
second]; Reynolds flied out to left; Meyer doubled [Stinson
scored, Cruz scored]; Roberts walked; Bochte grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice singled; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop;
Lynn singled [Rice to third]; Scott grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 3, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Stanton singled; Stein flied out to center;
Bernhardt flied out to center; Stinson made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans singled to shortstop; Hobson lined to right;
Evans stole second; Montgomery struck out; Burleson singled to
shortstop [Evans to third]; Remy lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz flied out to center; Reynolds flied out to
center; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled; Yastrzemski grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; Lynn
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Red Sox 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Roberts flied out to left; Bochte singled; Stanton
forced Bochte (shortstop to second); Stein walked [Stanton to
second]; Bernhardt forced Stein (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
homered; Hobson walked; MONTAGUE REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING);
Montgomery struck out; Burleson grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Red Sox 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson singled; Cruz grounded into a double play
(third to shortstop to first) [Stinson out at second]; Reynolds
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
Red Sox 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts
homered; Bochte flied out to left; Stanton struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: BOCHTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HALE
REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING CF); Lynn grounded out (second to
first); Scott flied out to center; Evans grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 3.

MARINERS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Stein lined to
right; Bernhardt grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson
singled; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Hobson singled; FISK BATTED FOR MONTGOMERY; Fisk
lined to third; Burleson singled [Hobson to third]; Remy reached
on a fielder's choice [Hobson scored (RBI), Burleson to third
(error by Cruz), Remy to second]; Rice was walked intentionally;
Yastrzemski singled [Burleson scored, Remy to third, Rice to
second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 4, Red Sox 5.