A six-run explosion in the third inning propelled the Red Sox to a 9-2 romp over the Yankees. Jerry Remy opened the third with a single and stole second. Jim Rice drew a walk and Carl Yastrzemski doubled to drive in Remy. Rice scored on a wild pitch by starter Jim Beattie. A double by Carlton Fisk plated Yastrzemski. Fisk moved to third on a wild pitch by reliever Dick Tidrow and scored on a sacrifice fly by Fred Lynn.

The Red Sox went on to add two more markers before the frame ended when Butch Hobson homered with Dwight Evans aboard. Catfish Hunter made his first appearance for the Yankees since May 9 and was tagged for back-to-back homers by Lynn and George Scott. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      21, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  0
Red Sox      0  1  6    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   9 12  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Randolph 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Remy 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Rice dh               3   1   2   0     2   0   .323
Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .271      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   1   1     1   1   .291
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .296      Fisk c                4   1   1   1     0   0   .285
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Lynn cf               3   2   2   2     0   0   .320
Thomasson cf          3   0   0   1     1   0   .208      Scott 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .272
Johnstone dh          4   1   1   1     0   1   .175      Evans rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Stanley ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .343      Hobson 3b             3   1   2   3     0   1   .263
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hunter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   6   2     1   7             Totals               33   9  12   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 32,459
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Red Sox 7
DP: Yankees 0, Red Sox 0
Errors: Hobson
Doubles: Yastrzemski (13), Fisk (21), Evans (10), Burleson (19)
Home Runs: Johnstone (1), Hobson (14), Lynn (9), Scott (5)
Stolen Bases: Rice (4), Remy (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Evans (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (4), Lynn (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie L(2-3)          2     5   5   5   3   0   0  14   4.09
Tidrow                  5     3   2   2   0   2   1  18   4.17
Hunter                  1     4   2   2   1   2   2   8   5.93
Totals                  8    12   9   9   4   4   3  40

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(7-2)        9     6   2   2   1   7   1  35   3.26
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   7   1  35

Wild Pitches: Beattie (3), Tidrow (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


YANKEES 1ST: White flied out to right; Randolph flied out to
right; Munson reached on an error by Hobson; Jackson flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Remy flied out to
center; Rice singled to center; Rice stole second; Yastrzemski
walked; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss was called out on strikes; Nettles struck
out; Thomasson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn singled to right; Scott walked [Lynn to
second]; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lynn
to third, Scott to second]; Hobson lined out on a sacrifice fly
to left [Lynn scored]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Johnstone flied out to center; Stanley made an out
to first; White singled to right; Randolph struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy singled to center; Remy stole second; Rice
walked; Yastrzemski doubled [Remy scored, Rice to third];
Beattie threw a wild pitch [Rice scored, Yastrzemski to third];
Fisk doubled to right [Yastrzemski scored]; TIDROW REPLACED
BEATTIE (PITCHING); Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Fisk to third];
Lynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Fisk scored]; Scott flied
out to right; Evans doubled to left; Hobson homered [Evans
scored]; Burleson struck out; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Red Sox 7.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
struck out; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 4TH: Remy flied out to left; Rice singled to center;
Yastrzemski forced Rice (shortstop to second); Fisk made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 7.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles made an out to shortstop; Thomasson popped
to right; Johnstone homered; Stanley popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott flied
out to right; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

YANKEES 6TH: White struck out; Randolph made an out to second;
Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 6TH: Hobson was called out on strikes; Burleson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Remy grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson singled to right; Chambliss singled to
right [Jackson to second]; Nettles grounded out (second to
first) [Jackson to third, Chambliss to second]; Thomasson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Jackson scored, Chambliss to
third]; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice popped to catcher in foul territory;
Yastrzemski popped to first in foul territory; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley singled to right; White popped to left;
Randolph grounded out (second to first) [Stanley to second];
Munson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: HUNTER REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Lynn homered;
Scott homered; Evans flied out to right; Hobson singled;
Burleson doubled to left [Hobson to third]; Remy struck out;
Rice walked; Yastrzemski struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.

YANKEES 9TH: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
second; Nettles forced Chambliss (first to shortstop); Thomasson
walked [Nettles to second]; Johnstone was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.