Continuing his unblemished record at home, Dennis Eckersley won his eighth straight game at Fenway Park and recorded a career-high 15th victory with a shutout as the Red Sox beat the Angels, 6-0. Jim Rice singled and scored on a double by Carlton Fisk in the first inning and smashed his 32nd homer in the third. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 0
Game Played on Friday, August    25, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Red Sox      1  0  1    1  0  2    0  1  x  -   6 12  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
R. Miller cf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Burleson ss           5   0   2   1     0   0   .251
Lansford 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Remy 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .274
Bostock rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Rice lf               5   2   3   1     0   1   .326
Baylor dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Yastrzemski dh        4   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Rudi lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Fisk c                3   0   1   1     1   0   .293
Fairly 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .262      Evans rf              3   2   1   0     1   2   .258
Chalk ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Scott 1b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .240
Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Hobson 3b             3   1   3   1     1   0   .251
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   4   0     3   1             Totals               35   6  12   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 33,583
Left on Base: Angels 5, Red Sox 9
DP: Angels 0, Red Sox 2
Doubles: Fisk (34), Hobson 2 (16), Evans (20)
Home Runs: Rice (32)
Stolen Bases: R. Miller (3), Lansford (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Remy (5)
GIDP: Downing (9), R. Miller (12)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(8-8)             5     8   5   5   3   2   1  26   4.23
D. Miller               3     4   1   1   0   3   0  13   2.17
Totals                  8    12   6   6   3   5   1  39

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley W(15-5)       9     4   0   0   3   1   0  32   3.21
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   1   0  32

Umpires: HP - Bill Robinson, 1B - Bob Giard, 2B - Joe Driscoll, 3B - Curly Clement


ANGELS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day strike
by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Bill Robinson, Bob
Giard, Joe Driscoll and Curly Clement; R. Miller singled to
right; Lansford flied out to right; R. Miller stole second;
Bostock flied out to center [R. Miller to third]; Baylor flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Remy singled to
right; Rice singled to left [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski forced
Remy (shortstop to third) [Rice to second]; Fisk doubled [Rice
scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Fairly made an
out to shortstop; Downing walked; Chalk walked [Downing to
second]; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans was called out on strikes; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hobson walked; Burleson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller lined to left; Lansford singled; Bostock
flied out to center; Lansford stole second; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy flied out to center; Rice homered; Yastrzemski
was called out on strikes; Fisk walked; Lynn flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi flied out to left; Fairly flied out to left;
Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans walked; Scott grounded out (third to first)
[Evans to second]; Hobson doubled to center [Evans scored];
Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk flied out to left; Grich flied out to left; R.
Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski grounded out
(second to first) [Rice to second]; Fisk grounded out (third to
first); Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Red Sox 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans doubled to center; Scott singled to center
[Evans scored]; D. MILLER REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); On a bunt
Hobson singled to pitcher [Scott to second]; Burleson singled to
right [Scott scored, Hobson to third]; Remy made an out to
second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Rudi singled to left; Fairly singled to right [Rudi
to second]; Downing grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Rudi to third, Fairly out at second]; Chalk popped to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; Lynn
lined to first; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Red Sox 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich walked; R. Miller grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Grich out at second]; Lansford
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
doubled to center; Burleson singled to center [Hobson to third];
Remy hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hobson scored]; Rice flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 6.

ANGELS 9TH: Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Baylor
grounded out (second to first); Rudi flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Red Sox 6.