George Scott not only hit one of the Red Sox' three homers in the game but also drove in the deciding run with a single in the eighth inning to beat the Twins, 5-4. The Red Sox opened the scoring with a run in the first inning when Carlton Fisk was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Scott and Bob Bailey homered in succession in the fourth and Carl Yastrzemski added a circuit clout in the sixth. Fisk singled in the eighth and, after Fred Lynn went out, scored from second on Scott's single.

The Twins collected 12 singles, including a pair by Rod Carew for the 2,000th and 2,001st hits of his career. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      15, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 12  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  x  -   5  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood lf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Remy 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .269
Carew 1b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .351      Evans rf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .281
Ford cf               5   0   0   1     0   1   .288      Rice lf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .314
Rivera rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .302      Yastrzemski dh        4   1   3   1     0   0   .302
  Adams ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Fisk c                3   1   1   1     0   1   .293
  Wilfong pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Lynn cf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .330
Morales dh            5   2   2   0     0   0   .326      Scott 1b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .263
Smalley ss            3   1   2   0     1   0   .274      Bailey 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .236
Randall 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .281        Brohamer 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Wolfe 3b              3   0   1   2     0   0   .235      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Lee p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kusick ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .222        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jackson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  12   4     2   3             Totals               29   5   7   5     5   3

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 32,861
Left on Base: Twins 10, Red Sox 6
DP: Twins 2, Red Sox 1
Errors: Remy
Home Runs: Scott (8), Bailey (3), Yastrzemski (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Wolfe (3)
GIDP: Scott (14), Fisk (6)
Hit by Pitch: Fisk (3,by Jackson)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jackson L(2-2)          5     5   4   4   2   2   3  23   3.45
Marshall                3     2   1   1   3   1   0  12   2.60
Totals                  8     7   5   5   5   3   3  35

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lee W(10-3)             8.1  11   4   4   2   3   0  38   2.94
Stanley SV(6)           0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.02
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   3   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Jackson (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TWINS 1ST: Norwood singled to second; Carew forced Norwood
(second to shortstop); Ford reached on an error by Remy [Carew
to second]; Rivera lined into a double play (shortstop to
second) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Evans forced Remy (first to
shortstop); Rice walked [Evans to second]; Yastrzemski singled
to center [Evans to third, Rice to second]; Fisk was hit by a
pitch [Evans scored, Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn
popped to third in foul territory; Scott lined to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
singled to center; Randall singled to pitcher [Smalley to
second]; Wolfe flied out to center; Borgmann flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Bailey grounded out (third to first); Duffy flied
out to center; Remy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Norwood struck out; Carew struck out; Ford flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to left; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Morales singled
to right; Smalley singled to left [Morales to second]; Randall
singled to left [Morales scored, Smalley to third]; Wolfe hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Smalley scored]; Borgmann flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Lynn lined to right; Scott
homered; Bailey homered; Duffy lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 5TH: Norwood grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled to right; Ford grounded out (second to first) [Carew to
second]; Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy made an out to shortstop; Evans popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Morales singled to center; Smalley walked [Morales to
second]; Randall flied out to left; Wolfe singled to left
[Morales scored, Smalley to third]; Borgmann forced Wolfe (third
to second); Norwood forced Borgmann (shortstop to second); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski homered; Fisk singled to left; MARSHALL
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Lynn walked [Fisk to second]; Scott
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk
to third, Lynn out at second]; Bailey was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford struck
out; Rivera singled; Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Duffy grounded out (second to first); Remy flied
out to left; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 8TH: Smalley flied out to left; Randall lined to center;
Wolfe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Rice walked; Yastrzemski singled to right [Rice to
second]; Fisk grounded into a double play (third to second)
[Rice out at third, Yastrzemski out at second]; Lynn walked
[Fisk to second]; Scott singled [Fisk scored, Lynn to second];
Bailey forced Lynn (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Red Sox 5.

TWINS 9TH: BROHAMER REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); KUSICK BATTED
FOR BORGMANN; Kusick walked; Norwood grounded out (third to
first) [Kusick to second]; Carew singled to right [Kusick to
third]; STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Ford forced Carew
(third to second) [Kusick scored]; ADAMS BATTED FOR RIVERA;
Adams singled to right [Ford to second]; WILFONG RAN FOR ADAMS;
Morales grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 4, Red Sox 5.