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. Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Saturday, August 12, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway ParkBrewers 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. |
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