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Wednesday July 5, 1978
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Two homers by Fred Lynn paced the Red Sox to a 9-2 thumping of the White Sox. Lynn's first circuit clout followed a single by Carl Yastrzemski in the fourth inning and his second blast led off the seventh stanza. Yastrzemski walloped a homer in the seventh, after a single by Rick Burleson and forceout by Jerry Remy, to cap the six-run frame. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox      1  0  0    2  0  0    6  0  0  -   9 11  2
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Bannister dh          4   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Remy 2b               4   2   1   1     0   0   .261        Molinaro ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .297
  Duffy 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     2   0   .255
Rice dh               4   0   1   1     0   1   .317        Pryor ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Yastrzemski lf        4   2   2   2     0   0   .292      Washington rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .269
  Bowen lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Orta 2b               4   1   3   0     0   0   .293
  Kendall c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Lynn cf               4   2   2   3     0   0   .322      Nordhagen lf          3   0   2   0     0   1   .301
Scott 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .270        Blomberg ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Evans rf              4   1   2   0     0   2   .293        Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Brohamer 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .323      Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .248
Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nahorodny c           4   0   1   1     0   1   .238
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   9  11   8     0   6             Totals               34   2   9   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 26,434
Left on Base: Red Sox 2, White Sox 9
DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Scott 2, Stone
Doubles: Remy (10), Brohamer (8), Nahorodny (9)
Triples: Rice (10)
Home Runs: Lynn 2 (12), Yastrzemski (6)
Stolen Bases: Remy (16)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (2)
GIDP: Soderholm (7)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(9-3)              6     7   1   1   4   3   0  27   2.84
Stanley SV(4)           3     2   1   0   0   1   0  11   3.02
Totals                  9     9   2   1   4   4   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(6-6)            6     9   7   7   0   2   2  27   4.22
LaGrow                  3     2   2   2   0   4   1  11   4.40
Totals                  9    11   9   9   0   6   3  38

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
doubled to right; Rice tripled to center [Remy scored];
Yastrzemski popped to first in foul territory; Fisk flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister singled to shortstop; Kessinger
grounded out (first unassisted) [Bannister to second];
Washington walked; Lamar Johnson lined to left; Orta grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White
Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn flied out to center; Scott struck out; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen
singled to center; Soderholm singled to left [Nordhagen to
second]; Nordhagen was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop);
Nahorodny doubled to right [Soderholm scored]; Bannister
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson
made an out to second; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger walked; Kessinger was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Washington grounded out (first
unassisted); Lamar Johnson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski
singled to center; Fisk flied out to right; Lynn homered
[Yastrzemski scored]; Scott grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; Lemon lined to center;
Nordhagen singled to center [Orta to second]; Soderholm was
called out on strikes; Nahorodny flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Evans singled to center; Brohamer grounded out
(first unassisted) [Evans to second]; Burleson made an out to
second; Remy made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger walked; Washington forced Kessinger (shortstop to
second); Lamar Johnson forced Washington (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fisk flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta singled to center; Lemon forced Orta (third
to second); Nordhagen struck out; Soderholm walked [Lemon to
second]; Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
White Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn homered; Scott singled to right; Evans singled
to pitcher [Scott scored (error by Stone) (no RBI), Evans to
third]; Brohamer doubled to center [Evans scored]; LAGROW
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Burleson singled to right [Brohamer
to third]; Remy forced Burleson (second to shortstop) [Brohamer
scored]; Remy stole second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski homered
[Remy scored]; Fisk struck out; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
9, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BOWEN REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); STANLEY
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Bannister grounded out (third to
first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 9, White Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: PRYOR REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); Lynn
grounded out (first to pitcher); Scott grounded out (pitcher to
first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: DUFFY REPLACED REMY (PLAYING 2B); KENDALL
REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Lamar Johnson flied out to center;
Orta singled to center; Lemon singled to left [Orta to second];
BLOMBERG BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Blomberg reached on an error by
Scott [Orta scored (error by Scott) (unearned) (no RBI), Lemon
to second]; Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Blomberg out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 9, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING LF); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nahorodny flied out to right; MOLINARO BATTED FOR
BANNISTER; Molinaro flied out to center; Pryor was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 9, White Sox 2.



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