The game between the Yankees and Red Sox was suspended because of curfew after 14 innings and two rain delays with the score tied, 5-5. Action was to be resumed prior to the regularly-scheduled game August 3. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 5
Game Played on Wednesday, August    2, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   7 11  1
Yankees      0  4  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   5 12  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG

.000 Rivers cf 8 0 2 0 0 1 .252 BATTINGTotals 60 7 11 7 5 9 Totals 62 5 12 4 5 15 Time of Game: 5:00 Attendance: 52,701 Left on Base: Red Sox 9, Yankees 12 DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Rice Doubles: Rice (18), Randolph (12), Piniella (21) Stolen Bases: Munson (2), Rivers (16) Caught Stealing: Chambliss (1) Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (4), Randolph (4) Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (7) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler 1.2 4 4 2 1 3 0 11 4.26 Burgmeier 4.2 4 1 1 1 3 0 19 3.56 Campbell 5.2 2 0 0 2 6 0 20 3.86 Drago 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 3.55 Stanley W(6-1) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.74 Totals 17 12 5 3 5 15 0 68 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow 5 4 4 4 2 3 0 21 4.07 Gossage 7 2 1 1 3 5 0 26 1.98 Lyle 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.38 Clay L(2-4) 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 13 5.11 Totals 17 11 7 7 5 9 0 67 Wild Pitches: Tidrow 2 (3), Gossage (3) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; Fisk flied out to center; Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled to center; Jackson walked [Piniella to second]; Chambliss reached on an error by Rice [Piniella scored (no RBI), Jackson to third, Chambliss to second]; Nettles singled to center [Jackson scored, Chambliss scored (unearned)]; Johnson struck out; Dent singled to left [Nettles to third]; Rivers struck out; Randolph doubled to center [Nettles scored (unearned), Dent to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Munson struck out; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 4. RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to center; Evans struck out; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 4. YANKEES 3RD: Piniella doubled; Jackson struck out; Chambliss singled to right [Piniella scored]; Nettles made an out to shortstop; Johnson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 5. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson walked; Remy singled to left [Burleson to second]; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Burleson to third, Remy to second]; Rice grounded out (third to first) [Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Remy to third]; Fisk singled to center [Remy scored]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 4TH: Dent lined to shortstop; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 5. RED SOX 5TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Evans grounded out (third to first); Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 5TH: Munson flied out to right; Piniella flied out to center; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 5. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson singled to left; Remy singled to center [Burleson to second]; Tidrow threw a wild pitch [Burleson to third, Remy to second]; Rice walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked [Burleson scored, Remy to third, Rice to second]; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn struck out; Brohamer walked [Remy scored, Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Evans flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 5. YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss struck out; Nettles singled to right; Johnson flied out to left; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 5. RED SOX 7TH: Hobson struck out; Burleson struck out; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 5. YANKEES 7TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph walked; Munson singled to left [Randolph to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Munson stole second; Piniella made an out to second; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 5. RED SOX 8TH: Rice doubled to right; 35 minute rain delay; Gossage threw a wild pitch [Rice to third]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rice scored]; Fisk struck out; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss walked; Nettles struck out; Johnson struck out while Chambliss was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. RED SOX 9TH: Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans struck out; Hobson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 9TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR DENT; Johnstone struck out; Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph singled to center; Munson forced Randolph (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. RED SOX 10TH: DOYLE REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING SS); Burleson lined to second; Remy singled to shortstop; Rice grounded out (first unassisted) [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 10TH: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. RED SOX 11TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Brohamer lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 11TH: Nettles struck out; Johnson lined to shortstop; Doyle made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. RED SOX 12TH: Evans flied out to left; Hobson walked; Burleson made an out to second; Remy lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 12TH: Rivers singled to first; Randolph out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Rivers to second]; Munson was walked intentionally; Piniella made an out to second; Jackson struck out; 17 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. RED SOX 13TH: LYLE REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 13TH: DRAGO REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles singled to left; Johnson flied out to right; WHITE BATTED FOR DOYLE; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. RED SOX 14TH: STANLEY REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Lynn singled to right; DUFFY BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lynn to second]; Evans popped to third in foul territory; Hobson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 14TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SCOTT REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); Rivers singled to right; Rivers stole second; Randolph walked; Munson flied out to right; Piniella flied out to center [Rivers to third]; Jackson was called out on strikes; at 1:16 AM, the game was suspended until the following night; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. RED SOX 15TH: CLAY REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy flied out to center; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 15TH: STANLEY REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded out (second to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. RED SOX 16TH: Scott made an out to second; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 16TH: Stanley grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Yankees 5. RED SOX 17TH: HANCOCK BATTED FOR DUFFY; Hancock flied out to left; Evans singled to right; Hobson singled to right [Evans to third]; Burleson singled to right [Evans scored, Hobson to second]; Remy flied out to left; Rice singled to right [Hobson scored, Burleson to third]; Scott grounded out (first to second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 5. YANKEES 17TH: Munson flied out to center; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 5.