The Yankees extended their East division lead to 2½ games by defeating the Red Sox, 4-0, behind the pitching of Ron Guidry, who fashioned his second straight two-hit shutout of the Bosox after beating them in Fenway Park, 7-0, September 9. Rick Burleson doubled in the third and Fred Lynn singled in the seventh for the only hits off the lefthander. The Yankees scored all their runs in the fourth inning after the Red Sox missed a possible triple play.

Mickey Rivers and Willie Randolph started the stanza with singles off Luis Tiant. Lou Piniella bounced into a double play, erasing Randolph. Carl Yastrzemski, after taking the throw at first, saw Rivers make a wide turn at third. With a chance to nail the runner for the third out, Yastrzemski bounced the ball past Butch Hobson, allowing Rivers to score.

Reggie Jackson then walked and Chris Chambliss and Griag Nettles followed with back-to-back homers to seal the Red Sox' 13th defeat in their last 16 games. The victory was the Yankees' 19th in their last 22 outings. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 0
Game Played on Friday, September 15, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2
Yankees      0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .246      Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Blair cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Rice lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .278
Yastrzemski 1b        4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Fisk c                3   0   0   0     1   0   .290      Jackson rf            3   1   0   0     1   2   .279
Lynn cf               2   0   1   0     1   0   .290      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   2     0   1   .282
Hobson 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .245      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Bailey dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .196      White dh              3   0   2   0     1   0   .269
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Heath c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     3   5             Totals               31   4   7   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 54,901
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Yankees 7
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Yastrzemski 2, Heath
Doubles: Burleson (30), Dent (10), White (12)
Home Runs: Chambliss (11), Nettles (26)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (33)
GIDP: Piniella (13)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(10-8)           3.2   5   4   4   2   1   2  17   3.39
Hassler                 4.1   2   0   0   2   3   0  18   4.02
Totals                  8     7   4   4   4   4   2  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(22-2)          9     2   0   0   3   5   0  32   1.71
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   5   0  32

Passed Balls: Fisk (6)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy
grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski struck out; Heath dropped a foul fly
hit by Fisk for an error; Fisk flied out to right; Lynn walked;
Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to center;
Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
struck out; Burleson doubled to left; Remy grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White lined to left; Dent made an out to second;
Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers singled to center; Randolph singled to left
[Rivers to second]; Piniella grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Rivers scored (error by Yastrzemski),
Randolph out at second]; Jackson walked; Chambliss homered
[Jackson scored]; Nettles homered; White walked; Dent doubled to
left [White to third]; HASSLER REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Heath
struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Hobson struck
out; Bailey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph walked; Randolph
stole second; Piniella was walked intentionally; Jackson reached
on a fielder's choice [Randolph to third, Piniella to second
(error by Yastrzemski)]; Chambliss forced Randolph (first to
catcher) [Piniella to third, Jackson to second]; Nettles made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson
walked; Remy forced Burleson (pitcher to shortstop); Rice made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled to second; Dent grounded out (second
to first) [White to second]; Heath grounded out (first
unassisted) [White to third]; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk walked; Lynn
singled to right [Fisk to second]; Hobson struck out; Bailey
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph grounded out (second to first); Piniella
flied out to left; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 8TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Evans grounded
out (third to first); Burleson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Remy made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss struck out; Nettles flied out to left;
White doubled to right; Fisk allowed a passed ball [White to
third]; Dent grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second
to first); Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Yankees 4.