Exploding for all their runs after two were out in the fourth inning, the Yankees trounced the Red Sox for the third straight time, rolling to a 7-0 victory behind the two-hit pitching of Ron Guidry and pulling within one game of the leaders in the East division. Guidry became the first lefthander to shut out the Red Sox in Fenway Park since Ken Holtzman did it with the A's in 1974. The shutout was the seventh among 21 victories for Guidry, who completed the cycle of beating every club in the league at least once.

The only Red Sox hits came in the first inning when Rick Burleson singled and Jim Rice beat out an infield grounder. After Carl Yastrzemski turned a line drive by Reggie Jackson into a double play in the fourth, the Yankees began their outburst with a double by Chris Chambliss. Two decisions on intentional passes then backfired on the Red Sox. Graig Nettles was handed a free ticket, only to have Lou Piniella get a wind-blown double, driving in the first run. Following another intentional walk to Roy White, Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers hit singles, each knocking in two runs. Willie Randolph walked and, after a wild pitch, a single by Thurman Munson and a passed ball produced the Yankees' final two tallies. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 9, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      0  0  0    7  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .270      Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .249
  Blair cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .178      Lynn cf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Randolph 2b           3   1   1   0     2   1   .275      Rice rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .325
Munson c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .293      Yastrzemski lf        4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     1   2   .278      Fisk c                2   0   0   0     2   1   .297
Chambliss 1b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .287      Bailey dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .202
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .274      Scott 1b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Piniella rf           5   1   3   1     0   1   .317      Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
White lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .257      Duffy 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .248
  Johnstone lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               5   1   1   2     0   0   .256        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  11   6     5   5             Totals               26   0   2   0     4   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 33,611
Left on Base: Yankees 11, Red Sox 6
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Dent, Yastrzemski, Hobson
Doubles: Chambliss (24), Piniella (31)
Sacrifice Hits: Lynn 2 (4), Scott (5)
GIDP: Bailey (2)
Hit by Pitch: Munson (3,by Eckersley), Johnstone (2,by Burgmeier)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(21-2)          9     2   0   0   4   5   0  33   1.77
Totals                  9     2   0   0   4   5   0  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(16-7)       3.2   7   7   6   3   3   0  21   3.38
Burgmeier               5.1   4   0   0   2   2   0  24   4.15
Totals                  9    11   7   6   5   5   0  45

Passed Balls: Fisk (5)
Hit by Pitch: Eckersley (7), Burgmeier (3)
Wild Pitches: Eckersley (3)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers made an out to second; On a bunt Randolph
grounded out (third to first); Munson was hit by a pitch;
Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to center; Lynn out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Burleson to second]; Rice singled to
shortstop [Burleson stayed at second]; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted) [Burleson to third, Rice to second]; Fisk was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles singled to
right; Piniella was called out on strikes; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Bailey walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Bailey to second]; Hobson popped to catcher in foul
territory; Duffy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied out to center; Rivers popped to catcher
in foul territory; Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Burleson walked; Lynn out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Burleson to second]; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to right; Jackson flied into a
double play (left to second to first) [Munson out at first];
Chambliss doubled to right; Nettles was walked intentionally;
Piniella doubled to right [Chambliss scored, Nettles to third];
White was walked intentionally; Dent singled to left [Nettles
scored (RBI), Piniella scored (RBI), White to third, Dent to
second (error by Yastrzemski)]; Rivers singled to left [White
scored, Dent scored, Rivers to second (on throw to home)];
Eckersley threw a wild pitch [Rivers to third]; Randolph walked;
Munson singled to center [Rivers scored, Randolph to third];
BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Fisk allowed a passed
ball [Randolph scored (unearned), Munson to second]; Jackson
walked; Chambliss flied out to center; 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk walked; Bailey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fisk out at second]; Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
7, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Piniella
flied out to right; White reached on an error by Hobson; Dent
forced White (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson struck out; Duffy struck out; Burleson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
walked; Munson flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Lynn popped to
center; Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss struck out; Nettles flied out to right;
Piniella singled to left; White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 7TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); Fisk
grounded out (second to first); Bailey popped to right; Scott
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7,
Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent popped to third in foul territory; Blair
singled to left; Randolph singled to center [Blair to second];
Munson flied out to center; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 8TH: Hobson flied out to right; Duffy made an out to
shortstop; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles popped to
catcher in foul territory; Piniella singled to center; Johnstone
was hit by a pitch [Piniella to second]; Dent forced Piniella
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 9TH: Lynn flied out to left; Rice reached on an error by
Dent; Yastrzemski popped to right; Fisk walked [Rice to second];
Bailey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red
Sox 0.