A four-run uprising in the sixth inning carried the Mariners to a 5-3 upending of the Red Sox. The Mariners trailed, 3-0, when Bill Plummer and Julio Cruz opened the sixth with walks. Both advanced on an infield out and scored on a single by Ruppert Jones.

After a single by Leon Roberts, both runners moved up as Bruce Bochte grounded out. Dan Meyer was intentionally passed to get to Leroy Stanton, batting .187, but the strategy backfired when Stanton looped a single to right, scoring Jones and Roberts. The Mariners' final run of the frame tallied on a single by Bill Stein. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    23, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Red Sox      2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  x  -   5  7  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Cruz 2b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .242
Remy 2b               3   2   2   0     1   0   .274      Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .296
Rice lf               3   1   1   2     0   1   .323      Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   1   2     0   0   .241
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Roberts rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Lynn cf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .296      Bochte dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .271
Hancock dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .218        Milbourne pr,dh     0   1   0   0     0   0   .240
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Meyer 1b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .223
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .240      Stanton lf            3   0   1   2     1   0   .188
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .245        Hale pr,lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stein 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Plummer c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .253
                                                          McLaughlin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   6   3     1   8             Totals               30   5   7   5     6   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 22,718
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Mariners 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Mariners 0
Doubles: Lynn (25), Bochte (23)
Home Runs: Rice (31)
Hit by Pitch: Rice (4,by McLaughlin)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(15-7)          5.2   4   4   4   4   3   0  25   3.92
Stanley                 2.1   3   1   1   2   0   0  11   2.73
Totals                  8     7   5   5   6   3   0  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin W(2-4)       7     6   3   3   1   5   1  30   4.91
Romo SV(10)             2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   3.06
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   8   1  36

Passed Balls: Plummer (1)
Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin (4)
Balks: McLaughlin (1)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Larry McCoy


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy
walked; Rice homered [Remy scored]; Fisk struck out but advanced
to first on a passed ball; Lynn struck out; Hancock lined to
shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
grounded out (second to first); Ruppert Jones flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Mariners 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Scott singled
to center; Hobson flied out to right; McLaughlin balked [Scott
to second]; Burleson lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to right; Bochte singled to
center; Meyer flied out to right; Stanton forced Bochte (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Mariners 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy singled to right; Rice grounded out (third to
first) [Remy to second]; Fisk grounded out (third to first);
Lynn doubled to right [Remy scored]; Hancock grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stein struck out; Plummer flied out to right; Cruz
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Mariners 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans flied out to right; Scott struck out; Hobson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Ruppert Jones flied
out to left; Roberts lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Mariners 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to right; Remy flied out to left;
Rice struck out; Fisk lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Bochte lined to first; Meyer was called out on
strikes; Stanton walked; Stein forced Stanton (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn popped to third in foul territory; Hancock
lined to left; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Plummer walked; Cruz walked [Plummer to second];
Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [Plummer to third, Cruz
to second]; Ruppert Jones singled to center [Plummer scored,
Cruz scored]; Roberts singled to left [Ruppert Jones to second];
Bochte grounded out (second to first) [Ruppert Jones to third,
Roberts to second]; Meyer was walked intentionally; Stanton
singled to right [Ruppert Jones scored, Roberts scored, Meyer to
second]; STANLEY REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Stein grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Mariners 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
lined to center; Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Plummer grounded out (third to first); Cruz
grounded out (third to first); Reynolds walked; Ruppert Jones
forced Reynolds (first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Mariners 4.

RED SOX 8TH: On a bunt Remy singled; Rice was hit by a pitch
[Remy to second]; ROMO REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Fisk made
an out to shortstop; Lynn struck out; Hancock flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Roberts flied out to center; Bochte doubled to
right; MILBOURNE RAN FOR BOCHTE; Meyer was walked intentionally;
Stanton forced Meyer (shortstop to second) [Milbourne to third];
HALE RAN FOR STANTON; Stein singled [Milbourne scored, Hale to
second]; Plummer singled to left [Hale out at home (left to
catcher), Stein to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Mariners 5.

RED SOX 9TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HALE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first);
Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Mariners 5.