The Yankees, who swept a three-game series in Fenway Park September 8-10, added a second straight victory over the collapsing Red Sox in Yankee Stadium, winning 3-2, and moved 3½ lengths ahead in the East division race. For the first time in the six meetings, the Red Sox took a lead when Jerry Remy singled and Jim Rice homered in the first inning. The Yankees came back with a run on singles by Willie Randolph, Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson in their half of the first and tied the score when Jackson homered in the fifth.

Mickey Rivers tripled over the head of Carl Yastrzemski to open the Yankee ninth. Rivers was kept at third when Randolph grounded to Rick Burleson. Munson fouled an attempted squeeze bunt and then swung ahead, hitting a fly to right field. Rice fell down after making a running, off-balance catch and was unable to throw to the plate as Rivers scored to decide Catfish Hunter's duel with Mike Torrez. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 16, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Red Sox      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Yankees      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Rivers cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .275
Remy 2b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .269      Randolph 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .277
Rice lf,rf            4   1   2   2     0   0   .321      Munson c              4   0   2   1     0   0   .298
Yastrzemski 1b,lf     3   0   1   0     1   2   .280      Jackson rf            4   1   3   2     0   0   .283
Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Brohamer dh           2   0   0   0     2   0   .240      Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
  Duffy pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .314
Hancock cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .215      White dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .270
Hobson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .243      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Evans rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .250        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Lynn ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .290        Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Scott pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     4   8             Totals               34   3  10   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 55,091
Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Yankees 10
DP: Red Sox 1, Yankees 0
Doubles: Rivers (21)
Triples: Rivers (8)
Home Runs: Rice (41), Jackson (23)
Stolen Bases: Remy (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Hancock (4), Remy (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (9)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(15-11)         8.2  10   3   3   4   3   1  39   4.00
Totals                  8.2  10   3   3   4   3   1  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter W(10-5)          9     6   2   2   4   8   1  37   3.55
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   8   1  37

Wild Pitches: Torrez 2 (6)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to left; Remy singled to left; Remy
stole second; Rice homered [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski struck
out; Fisk was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to right; On a bunt Randolph singled
to third; Munson singled to left [Randolph to third]; Jackson
singled to center [Randolph scored, Munson to third]; Chambliss
lined into a double play (second to first) [Jackson out at
first]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Brohamer flied out to center; Hancock singled to
shortstop; Hobson flied out to right; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles lined to center; Piniella walked; White
flied out to center; Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Burleson grounded out (third to first);
Remy lined to second; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski walked
[Rice to second]; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers made an out to shortstop; Randolph grounded
out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to center; Jackson
singled to center [Munson to third]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Brohamer walked; Hancock out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Brohamer to second]; Hobson grounded out
(third to first); Evans made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Piniella
lined to third; White singled to right; Torrez threw a wild
pitch [White to second]; Dent walked while White advanced to
third on a wild pitch; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson singled to left; Remy out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Burleson to second]; Rice flied out to
right; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson
flied out to right; Jackson homered; Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Fisk made an out to second; Brohamer flied out to
center; Hancock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles flied out to center; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson was called out on strikes; Evans struck out;
Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers doubled
to left; Randolph popped to right; Munson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice made an
out to catcher; Yastrzemski singled to right; Fisk made an out
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss walked;
Nettles singled to right [Chambliss to third, Nettles to second
(on throw to 3b)]; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first);
White was walked intentionally; SPENCER BATTED FOR DENT; Spencer
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

RED SOX 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING SS); Brohamer
walked; DUFFY RAN FOR BROHAMER; On a bunt Hancock forced Duffy
(first to shortstop); Hobson was called out on strikes; LYNN
BATTED FOR EVANS; Lynn walked [Hancock to second]; SCOTT RAN FOR
LYNN; Burleson popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SCOTT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); YASTRZEMSKI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
RICE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Rivers tripled to left;
Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson lined out on
a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 2, Yankees 3.