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Thursday July 6, 1978
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A home run by Fred Lynn with one out in the 10th inning lifted the Red Sox past the White Sox, 7-6. Lynn's blast came on Jim Willoughby's first offering to the Red Sox outfielder. The White Sox tied the contest in the ninth on a leadoff homer by Bill Nahorodny, but missed a chance to win the game later in that same inning when Henry Cruz, attempting to score on a single to right by Jorge Orta, was thrown out at the plate on a relay from shortstop Rick Burleson. [The Sporting News]


Boston Red Sox 7, Chicago White Sox 6

Game Played on Thursday, July 6, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox      3  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  0    1  -   7 14  0
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  1    0  -   6 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Molinaro dh           3   1   2   0     0   0   .306
Duffy 2b              4   2   3   0     1   0   .294        Nordhagen ph,dh     1   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Rice dh               5   2   2   0     0   0   .318        Blomberg ph,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Yastrzemski lf        4   1   2   3     1   0   .295      Garr lf               3   1   2   1     0   1   .278
Fisk c                4   1   2   3     0   0   .284        Bannister ph,lf     1   0   0   1     0   0   .235
Lynn cf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .327        Cruz ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     2   1   .265      Orta 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .295
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .292      Lamar Johnson 1b      5   1   3   2     0   1   .255
Brohamer 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Washington rf         5   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lemon cf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .285
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nahorodny c           4   1   1   1     0   0   .238
                                                          Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     1   0   .253
                                                            Pryor pr,ss         1   1   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  14   7     5   3             Totals               41   6  12   6     1   4

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 29,330
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, White Sox 6
DP: Red Sox 0, White Sox 2
Doubles: Lynn (18), Garr (7), Lamar Johnson (10), Nordhagen (13)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (7), Fisk (10), Lynn (13), Lamar Johnson (6), Nahorodny (8)
Stolen Bases: Fisk (3), Evans (6), Molinaro (15), Washington (3)
Caught Stealing: Molinaro (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fisk (3)
GIDP: Rice (12), Burleson (11)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant                   5     5   2   2   0   0   0  19   2.87
Burgmeier               2.1   5   3   3   1   1   1  13   4.15
Campbell W(5-4)         2.2   2   1   1   0   3   1  10   4.84
Totals                 10    12   6   6   1   4   2  42

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    5     8   5   5   2   3   2  24   4.58
Proly                   2     3   1   1   1   0   0   8   1.50
Willoughby L(1-6)       3     3   1   1   2   0   1  12   3.18
Totals                 10    14   7   7   5   3   3  44

Wild Pitches: Campbell (1)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Duffy
singled; Rice singled to right [Duffy to second]; Yastrzemski
homered [Duffy scored, Rice scored]; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro singled to right; Molinaro stole second;
Garr doubled to center [Molinaro scored]; Orta flied out to
left; Lamar Johnson singled to right [Garr scored]; Washington
forced Lamar Johnson (first to shortstop); Washington stole
second; Lemon flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott flied out to center; Evans was called out on
strikes; Brohamer singled to right; Burleson popped to pitcher;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm lined to center; Nahorodny popped to
third in foul territory; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Duffy singled; Rice flied out to center
[Duffy to second]; Yastrzemski lined to right; Fisk singled to
center [Duffy scored]; Fisk stole second; Lynn popped to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Molinaro singled to center; On a bunt Garr
singled [Molinaro to second]; Orta made an out to first; Lamar
Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Molinaro was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Scott struck out; Evans walked; Brohamer popped to
catcher in foul territory; Evans stole second; Burleson struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Lemon
flied out to right; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Duffy walked; Rice grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Duffy out at second]; Yastrzemski
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny flied out to center; Kessinger made an
out to first; Molinaro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 4, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk homered; Lynn singled to right; PROLY REPLACED
WOOD (PITCHING); Scott walked [Lynn to second]; Evans singled to
shortstop [Lynn to third, Scott to second]; Brohamer made an out
to second; Burleson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Garr struck
out; Orta singled to left; Lamar Johnson doubled to left [Orta
to third]; Washington grounded out (third to first); Lemon
singled to right [Orta scored, Lamar Johnson to third];
Soderholm forced Lemon (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Duffy grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice
singled to right; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to third];
Fisk lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Rice scored];
Yastrzemski was out trying to advance to second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nahorodny flied out to center; Kessinger walked;
PRYOR RAN FOR KESSINGER; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR MOLINARO;
Nordhagen doubled to center [Pryor to third]; BANNISTER BATTED
FOR GARR; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pryor
scored, Nordhagen to third]; Orta flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BANNISTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PRYOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
WILLOUGHBY REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Lynn doubled to left;
Scott walked; Lynn was picked off second (catcher to shortstop
to third to shortstop to pitcher) [Scott to second]; Evans
popped to catcher in foul territory; Brohamer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Lamar Johnson homered; Washington grounded out
(third to first); CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Lemon
struck out; Soderholm flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 6, White Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Burleson flied out to center; Duffy singled to
left; Rice grounded out (pitcher to first) [Duffy to second];
Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski was picked off first (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nahorodny homered; Pryor grounded out (second to
first); BLOMBERG BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Blomberg grounded out
(third to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Cruz struck out but
advanced to first on a wild pitch; Orta singled to right [Cruz
out at home (right to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, White Sox 6.

RED SOX 10TH: BLOMBERG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CRUZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Fisk flied out to center; Lynn homered;
Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Evans made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Lamar Johnson struck out; Washington lined to
shortstop; Lemon lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 7, White Sox 6.



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