Jim Rice smashed four hits, including his 30th homer, and Mike Torrez gained his 15th victory as the Red Sox defeated the A's, 6-3. Rice's homer with a man on base in the first inning raised his RBI total to 101. Rice doubled and scored on a single by Carlton Fisk in the sixth.

The Red Sox then won the game with three runs in the eighth, breaking a 3-3 tie. Rice led off with a single and counted on a double by Fisk. Jack Brohamer doubled, driving in Fisk, and scored the last run on a single by Dwight Evans. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Friday, August    18, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  0  -   6 12  1
A's          0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   1   2   0     0   0   .252      Dilone cf,3b          3   1   1   0     2   1   .244
Remy 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Alston rf,1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Rice lf               5   3   4   2     0   1   .326      Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Fisk c                5   1   2   2     0   0   .297      Carty dh              4   0   2   2     0   1   .290
Hancock cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Revering 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Brohamer dh           4   1   2   1     0   0   .269        Burke pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .265      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Scott 1b              3   0   0   0     1   3   .242      Gross 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .194
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .249        Woodard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Picciolo 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wallis ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
                                                          Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
                                                          Edwards 2b            2   1   1   0     0   1   .266
                                                            Duncan ph,3b,2b     2   0   1   1     0   0   .279
                                                          Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  12   6     1   8             Totals               31   3   7   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 12,730
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, A's 7
DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Hobson, Renko
Doubles: Burleson (25), Rice (22), Fisk (33), Brohamer (11), Revering (16)
Home Runs: Rice (30)
Stolen Bases: Remy (22), Rice (7), Dilone 2 (44), Edwards (25), Woodard (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hancock 2 (2), Hobson (3), Guerrero (14), Alston (3), Essian (15)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez W(15-6)          8     7   3   3   3   3   0  34   3.85
Drago SV(7)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.16
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   4   0  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko L(6-8)            7     8   4   4   1   6   1  30   3.54
Sosa                    0.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   4   2.78
Heaverlo                1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.08
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   8   1  40

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled; Remy flied out to center; Rice
homered [Burleson scored]; Fisk flied out to left; Hancock
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; Alston flied
out to left; Page struck out; Carty was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Brohamer made an out to third; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled; Guerrero out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Revering to second]; Gross reached on a
fielder's choice [Revering out at third (pitcher to third)];
Essian forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson grounded out (second to first); Burleson
lined to right; Remy singled; Remy stole second; Rice struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards singled; Edwards stole second; Dilone
singled [Edwards stayed at second]; Alston out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Edwards to third, Dilone to second];
Page lined to shortstop; Carty singled to left [Edwards scored,
Dilone scored, Carty out at second (left to catcher to second)];
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk lined to shortstop; Hancock grounded out
(second to first); Brohamer singled; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering made an out to shortstop; Guerrero made
an out to second; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Scott struck out; Hobson was called out on strikes;
Burleson singled; Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian flied out to left; Edwards struck out;
Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; Alston flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Rice doubled; Fisk singled [Rice scored]; Hancock
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Fisk to second];
Brohamer flied out to right; Fisk was picked off second but was
safe on an error by Renko [Fisk to third]; Evans flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Page flied out to right; Carty singled; Revering
flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott walked; Hobson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Scott to second]; Burleson popped to first
in foul territory; Remy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross walked; WOODARD RAN FOR GROSS; Woodard
stole second; Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Woodard to third]; DUNCAN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Duncan singled
[Woodard scored]; Dilone flied out to center; Alston made an out
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED WOODARD (PLAYING 2B); DUNCAN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Rice singled; SOSA REPLACED RENKO
(PITCHING); Fisk doubled [Rice scored]; Hancock out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Fisk to third]; Brohamer
doubled [Fisk scored]; Evans singled [Brohamer scored]; HEAVERLO
REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page flied out to left; Carty popped to third in
foul territory; Revering doubled; BURKE RAN FOR REVERING;
Guerrero reached on an error by Hobson [Burke to third]; WALLIS
BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Wallis forced Guerrero (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 9TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DILONE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); DUNCAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
WALLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALSTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy lined
to first; Rice singled; Rice stole second; Fisk made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: DRAGO REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Essian flied
out to right; Duncan grounded out (second to first); Dilone was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Athletics 3.