The Red Sox slammed a triple and seven doubles among their 12 hits in a 9-5 victory as Dennis Eckersley beat the Yankees for the third time in 12 days. Carl Yastrzemski batted in three runs, including one in the third inning with the 530th double and 2,800th hit of his major league career. Carlton Fisk also accounted for three RBIs.

The Yankees had three homers -- solo swats by Graig Nettles and Gary Thomasson and a two-run blow by Bucky Dent -- among their 10 hits off Eckersley. Tom Burgmeier relieved in the ninth inning and set the Yankees down in order to wrap up the Red Sox' 34th victory in 40 games at Fenway Park this season. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 5

Game Played on Monday, July 3, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Yankees      1  0  1    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 10  1
Red Sox      1  0  2    3  2  1    0  0  x  -   9 12  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Burleson ss           2   1   0   1     2   0   .252
  Blair ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Remy 2b               5   3   1   0     0   0   .262
Nettles 3b            5   2   3   1     0   0   .247      Rice dh               5   1   1   0     0   0   .318
Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .282      Yastrzemski lf        4   1   3   3     1   0   .288
  Johnson c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .189      Fisk c                5   0   2   3     0   1   .285
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Lynn cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Piniella lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .310      Scott 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .270
Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .268      Evans rf              1   2   1   1     3   0   .290
Thomasson rf          4   2   3   1     0   0   .239      Brohamer 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .326
Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .189        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dent ss             1   1   1   2     0   0   .236
Stanley ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .282
  Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Doyle 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kammeyer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  10   5     1   6             Totals               34   9  12   9     6   1

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 34,722
Left on Base: Yankees 7, Red Sox 9
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Garcia, Scott
Doubles: Nettles (10), Thomasson (8), Remy (9), Scott 2 (6), Yastrzemski (14), Brohamer (7), Fisk (24), Evans (13)
Triples: Rice (9)
Home Runs: Nettles (15), Thomasson (8), Dent (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Brohamer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (5)
GIDP: Remy (10)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(7-6)         3.2   7   6   5   4   0   0  23   3.59
Lyle                    1.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.55
Kammeyer                3     3   1   1   2   1   0  13   3.00
Totals                  8    12   9   8   6   1   0  42

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(9-2)        8    10   5   5   1   5   3  36   3.28
Burgmeier               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.54
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   6   3  39

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to first; Nettles homered; Munson
walked; Chambliss singled to center [Munson to third]; Piniella
reached on a fielder's choice [Munson out at home (third to
catcher to shortstop), Chambliss to second]; Jackson struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Remy doubled to
center; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to left
[Remy scored]; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Thomasson flied out to center; Garcia grounded out
(third to first); Stanley singled to center; Rivers flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn lined to right; Scott doubled to right; Evans
walked; Brohamer flied out to left; Burleson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles doubled to right; Munson struck out;
Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Piniella singled to
left [Nettles scored]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy reached on an error by Garcia; Rice flied out
to center; Yastrzemski doubled to center [Remy scored
(unearned)]; Fisk singled to center [Yastrzemski scored]; Lynn
forced Fisk (shortstop to second); Scott flied out to right; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Thomasson homered; Garcia made an out to shortstop;
Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans walked; Brohamer doubled to left [Evans
scored, Brohamer to third (on throw to home)]; Burleson walked;
Remy reached on a fielder's choice [Brohamer out at home (second
to catcher), Burleson to second]; Rice grounded out (third to
first) [Burleson to third, Remy to second]; Yastrzemski was
walked intentionally; Fisk doubled to left [Burleson scored,
Remy scored, Yastrzemski to third]; LYLE REPLACED FIGUEROA
(PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 6.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to center; Munson flied out to
right; Chambliss made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott doubled to center; Evans doubled to left
[Scott scored]; Brohamer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Evans to third]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Evans scored]; Remy flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Red Sox 8.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
reached on an error by Scott; Thomasson singled to first
[Jackson to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR GARCIA; Johnstone
struck out; SPENCER BATTED FOR STANLEY; Spencer struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 8.

RED SOX 6TH: DENT REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING SS); DOYLE
REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 2B); KAMMEYER REPLACED LYLE
(PITCHING); Rice tripled to right; Debut game for Bob
Kammeyer; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice scored]; Fisk
forced Yastrzemski (first to shortstop); Lynn singled to right
[Fisk to third]; Scott made an out to second; Evans walked [Lynn
to second]; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 9.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers flied out to left; Nettles singled to right;
Munson forced Nettles (shortstop to second); Chambliss made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); Burleson
walked; Remy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella made an out to second; Jackson grounded
out (first to pitcher); Thomasson doubled to left; Dent homered
[Thomasson scored]; Doyle grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 9.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk
struck out; Lynn lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
5, Red Sox 9.

YANKEES 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); BLAIR
BATTED FOR RIVERS; Blair flied out to left; Nettles flied out to
left; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red
Sox 9.

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