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Wednesday August 30, 1978
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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Boston Red Sox 6 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, August 30, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Blue Jays    0  0  0    2  0  0    3  2  0  -   7 13  2
Red Sox      0  0  0    3  2  0    1  0  0  -   6 11  2


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .271      Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Bailor 3b             5   1   4   2     0   0   .270      Lynn cf               5   1   1   0     0   2   .298
Velez rf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .279      Rice rf               5   3   3   3     0   0   .325
Horton dh             4   1   0   1     1   1   .263      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     1   0   .297
Ault 1b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .225      Scott 1b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .253
  Mayberry ph,1b      1   0   1   1     0   0   .264        Remy pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Upshaw pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .254
McKay 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Bailey dh             2   1   0   0     1   1   .214
Cerone c              4   0   2   0     1   0   .230        Hancock ph,dh       2   0   0   0     0   2   .215
A. Woods lf           5   1   1   1     0   1   .265      Montgomery c          3   0   2   1     0   1   .250
Gomez ss              3   2   0   0     1   1   .228        Fisk c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Garvin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy 2b              2   0   2   1     0   0   .253
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  13   6     4   4             Totals               37   6  11   6     4   8

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 32,825
Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 10
DP: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Bailor, Gomez, Hobson 2
Doubles: McKay (17), Bailor (25), Rice (23), Montgomery (1)
Home Runs: Rice 2 (36)
Sacrifice Hits: Duffy (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (7)
GIDP: Bailey (1)
Hit by Pitch: Duffy (1,by Cruz)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Garvin                  6     9   6   6   4   3   2  30   5.94
Cruz W(6-1)             3     2   0   0   0   5   0  13   0.91
Totals                  9    11   6   6   4   8   2  43

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 5     6   2   1   2   3   0  22   3.97
Stanley L(12-2)         3.2   7   5   3   2   1   0  21   2.85
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.04
Totals                  9    13   7   4   4   4   0  44

Passed Balls: Montgomery (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cruz (1)
Wild Pitches: Hassler (4)

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


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (second to first); Bailor
singled to shortstop; Bailor was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Velez walked; Horton grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Lynn forced Burleson (third to
second); Rice lined to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault flied out to center; McKay doubled; Cerone
grounded out (third to first); A. Woods struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson
walked; Bailey grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Hobson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti
struck out; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Montgomery struck out; Duffy singled; Burleson
popped to first in foul territory; Lynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez made an out to first; Horton walked; Ault
singled [Horton to second]; McKay reached on a fielder's choice
[Horton scored (error by Hobson) (no RBI), Ault to second];
Cerone singled [Ault to third, McKay to second]; A. Woods
grounded out (first unassisted) [Ault scored (unearned), McKay
to third, Cerone to second]; Gomez struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice doubled; Yastrzemski lined to right; Scott
singled [Rice scored]; Hobson flied out to center; Bailey walked
[Scott to second]; Montgomery singled [Scott scored, Bailey to
second]; Duffy singled to left [Bailey scored, Montgomery out at
third (left to third to shortstop)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti singled to left [Bosetti out at second
(left to second)]; Bailor singled; Velez grounded out (second to
first) [Bailor to second]; Hassler threw a wild pitch [Bailor to
third]; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson made an out to second; Lynn singled to
third; Rice homered [Lynn scored]; Yastrzemski walked; Scott
reached on an error by Bailor [Yastrzemski to second]; Hobson
flied out to center; Bailey struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Ault
grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay grounded out (second to
first); Cerone walked; Montgomery allowed a passed ball [Cerone
to second]; A. Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Montgomery doubled; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Montgomery to third]; Burleson flied out to
center; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez walked; Bosetti singled [Gomez to second];
Bailor singled [Gomez to third, Bosetti to second]; Velez
singled to second [Gomez scored, Bosetti to third, Bailor to
second]; Horton forced Velez (second to shortstop) [Bosetti
scored, Bailor to third]; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR AULT; Mayberry
lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Bailor scored]; McKay
forced Horton (pitcher to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rice homered;
CRUZ REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski flied out to
center; Scott was called out on strikes; Hobson was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: FISK REPLACED MONTGOMERY (PLAYING C ); Cerone
reached on an error by Hobson; A. Woods singled [Cerone to
second]; Gomez forced Cerone (pitcher to shortstop) [A. Woods to
second]; Bosetti grounded out (third to first) [A. Woods to
third, Gomez to second]; Bailor doubled [A. Woods scored
(unearned), Gomez scored (unearned)]; Velez grounded out (second
to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 8TH: HANCOCK BATTED FOR BAILEY; Hancock struck out
(catcher to first); Fisk flied out to center; Duffy was hit by a
pitch; Burleson singled [Duffy to second]; Lynn struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Horton struck out; Mayberry singled; UPSHAW RAN
FOR MAYBERRY; McKay flied out to center; Cerone singled [Upshaw
to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); A. Woods
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 7, Red Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rice flied out
to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Scott
singled; REMY RAN FOR SCOTT; Hobson reached on an error by Gomez
[Remy to second]; Hancock struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 6.



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