Playing separate-admission day and night games, the Red Sox swept over the Brewers, 3-1 and 11-4, before two crowds that totaled 61,481. Jim Wright pitched a six-hitter and Carlton Fisk drove in two runs with a single and homer in the day game. Rick Burleson accounted for the other Red Sox run with a single, hitting safely in his 16th straight game.

The shortstop then made it 17 in row with two hits in the night contest. Jim Rice drove in three runs with four hits, including his 28th homer, and Burleson and Dwight Evans knocked in two tallies apiece. Gorman Thomas hit his 27th homer for the Brewers. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, August    12, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  1
Red Sox      1  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Burleson ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .257
May rf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
  Moore c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Rice lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Money 3b,1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Fisk c                4   1   2   2     0   1   .294
Cooper dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .322      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Wohlford pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Bailey dh             2   1   0   0     2   0   .239
Davis lf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .270      Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Oglivie 1b,rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Thomas cf             2   0   1   1     1   1   .240      Hobson 3b             2   0   2   0     1   0   .250
Gantner 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Wright p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Martinez c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .197
  Bando ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Travers p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     1   5             Totals               31   3   7   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 33,092
Left on Base: Brewers 5, Red Sox 7
DP: Brewers 0, Red Sox 1
Errors: Yount
Doubles: Thomas (17), Remy (18)
Home Runs: Fisk (17)
GIDP: May (3)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Travers L(7-7)          8     7   3   3   3   2   1  34   4.98
Totals                  8     7   3   3   3   2   1  34

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(7-2)           9     6   1   1   1   5   0  33   2.93
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   5   0  33

Wild Pitches: Travers (2)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Yount flied out to right; May struck out; Money
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy doubled to
left; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first) [Remy to third];
Fisk singled to left [Remy scored]; Lynn grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Cooper was called out on strikes; Davis singled to
left; Oglivie flied out to right; Thomas walked [Davis to
second]; Gantner popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Bailey walked; Evans flied out to center; Travers
threw a wild pitch [Bailey to second]; Scott flied out to
center; Hobson walked; Burleson singled to center [Bailey
scored, Hobson to second]; Remy grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Martinez singled to left; Yount flied out to right;
May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Martinez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Rice grounded out (third to first); Fisk
homered; way over screen; Lynn grounded out (second to
first); Bailey flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Money popped to second; Cooper grounded out (second
to first); Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans flied out to center; Scott popped to catcher
in foul territory; Hobson singled to shortstop [Hobson to second
(error by Yount)]; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Oglivie singled to center; Thomas struck out;
Gantner flied out to right [Oglivie to second]; Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Remy flied out to center; Rice singled to left;
Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Yount struck out; May popped to shortstop; Money
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Bailey walked; Evans forced Bailey (second to
shortstop); Scott lined to center; Hobson singled to shortstop
[Evans to second]; Burleson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 0, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Cooper popped to third; Davis singled to shortstop;
Oglivie popped to shortstop; Thomas doubled to right [Davis
scored]; Gantner grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Remy flied out to left; Rice flied out to right;
Fisk popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox
3.

BREWERS 8TH: BANDO BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Bando popped to third in
foul territory; Yount grounded out (second to first); May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
1, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 8TH: MOORE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); MONEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); OGLIVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
BANDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Lynn lined to left; Bailey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red Sox 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Cooper singled
to center; WOHLFORD RAN FOR COOPER; Davis flied out to right;
Oglivie lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Red
Sox 3.