Completing a sweep of the four-game series, the Yankees unloaded an 18-hit attack to beat the Red Sox, 7-4, and move into a first-place tie in the East division. The Yankees scored three runs in the first inning off loser Bobby Sprowl, who walked four of the six batters he faced. Reggie Jackson drove in one run and Graig Nettles hit reliever Bob Stanley's first pitch for a two-run single. An infield hit by Jackson and single by Lou Piniella plated a pair in the second.

The Yankees made the count 6-0 in the fourth on three hits and a sacrifice fly by Piniella. Bucky Dent singled for his third hit of the game to add a run in the seventh. Ed Figueroa and Rich Gossage combined on a five-hitter for the Yankees, who outscored the Red Sox, 42-9, and outhit them, 67-20, in the four games. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Yankees      3  2  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   7 18  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  5  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .268      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .247
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Lynn cf               3   2   1   1     1   1   .294
Randolph 2b           4   2   2   0     2   0   .277      Rice dh               4   0   0   0     0   1   .323
Munson c              5   0   3   0     0   1   .295      Yastrzemski lf        3   1   0   0     1   0   .283
Jackson dh            5   1   2   2     0   1   .279      Fisk c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .296
Piniella rf           2   2   2   2     2   0   .321      Hancock rf            3   0   0   1     0   1   .213
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .285      Scott 1b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .236
Nettles 3b            4   0   3   2     1   0   .278      Hobson 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .245
White lf              4   0   3   0     1   0   .264      Remy 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Dent ss               5   1   3   1     0   0   .261        Brohamer ph,2b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sprowl p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  18   7     8   3             Totals               30   4   5   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 32,786
Left on Base: Yankees 13, Red Sox 5
DP: Yankees 1, Red Sox 3
Errors: Chambliss, Fisk
Doubles: Hobson (21), Fisk (38), Brohamer (13)
Home Runs: Lynn (21)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (22), Dent (3), Randolph (31)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (1), Hancock (1)
GIDP: Munson (17), Dent 2 (8)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa W(16-9)        6     3   3   3   3   3   1  23   3.11
Gossage SV(23)          3     2   1   0   2   2   0  13   1.89
Totals                  9     5   4   3   5   5   1  36

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sprowl L(0-2)           0.2   1   3   3   4   0   0   6   7.04
Stanley                 3    10   3   3   0   1   0  17   2.92
Hassler                 2.2   4   1   1   2   2   0  12   4.24
Drago                   0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.53
Lee                     2.1   2   0   0   2   0   0  11   3.46
Totals                  9    18   7   7   8   3   0  47

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers walked; Rivers stole second; Randolph
walked; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Rivers to third, Randolph out at second]; Jackson
singled to center [Rivers scored]; Piniella walked [Jackson to
second]; Chambliss walked [Jackson to third, Piniella to
second]; STANLEY REPLACED SPROWL (PITCHING); Nettles singled to
right [Jackson scored, Piniella scored, Chambliss to third];
White forced Nettles (first to shortstop); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson walked; Lynn lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Burleson out at first]; Rice struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Dent singled to left; Dent stole second; Rivers
struck out; Randolph singled to shortstop [Dent to third]; On a
bunt Munson singled to pitcher [Dent stayed at third, Randolph
to second]; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Dent scored,
Randolph to third, Munson to second]; Piniella singled to left
[Randolph scored, Munson out at home (left to catcher)]; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski lined to center; Fisk grounded out
(third to first); Hancock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles singled to
right; White singled [Nettles to second]; Dent grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [White out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott struck out; Hobson doubled to center; Remy
lined to center; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Red Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph
singled to right; Munson singled to right [Randolph to second];
Jackson singled to first [Randolph to third, Munson to second];
Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to right [Randolph scored, Munson
to third]; HASSLER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Jackson was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn walked; Rice popped to center; Yastrzemski
walked [Lynn to second]; Fisk doubled to left [Lynn scored,
Yastrzemski to third]; Hancock hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to third]; Scott grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles walked;
White singled to left [Nettles to second]; Dent grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [White out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson struck out; On a bunt Remy grounded out
(pitcher to first); Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph walked; Randolph
stole second [Randolph to third (error by Fisk)]; Munson struck
out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red
Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn homered; Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski
lined to right; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Red Sox 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella singled to center; Chambliss flied out to
center; Nettles singled to center [Piniella to third, Nettles to
second (on throw)]; White singled to shortstop [Piniella stayed
at third, Nettles stayed at second]; DRAGO REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); Dent singled to center [Piniella scored, Nettles out
at home (center to catcher), White to third, Dent to second (on
throw to home)]; LEE REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Rivers flied out
to center; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Hancock
grounded out (pitcher to first); Scott walked; Hobson flied out
to left; BROHAMER BATTED FOR REMY; Brohamer doubled to right
[Scott scored (error by Chambliss) (unearned), Brohamer to
third]; Burleson popped to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 8TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to center;
Jackson forced Munson (first to shortstop); Piniella walked
[Jackson to second]; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Lynn was called
out on strikes; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); White
walked; Dent singled to center [White to second]; Blair forced
Dent (shortstop to second) [White to third]; Randolph made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Fisk made an out to second; Hancock struck out;
Scott walked; Hobson singled to left [Scott to third]; Brohamer
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.