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.

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