Snapping their five-game losing streak, the Red Sox won over the Yankees, 7-3, and pulled within 2½ lengths of the leaders in the East division race. The Red Sox scored their first run in the third inning on a single by Rick Burleson, a stolen base and a single by Carl Yastrzemski, and made it 2-0 in the fifth on a single by Dwight Evans, sacrifice by Burleson and single by Jerry Remy.

Another marker followed in the seventh on a walk to Evans, double by Burleson and sacrifice fly by Remy. In the eighth, George Scott broke his 0-for-36 slump with an RBI double and Butch Hobson hit a two-run double. Yastrzemski clouted a solo homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 3

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Red Sox 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 - 7 11 3 Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 4 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Remy 2b 4 0 1 2 0 0 .269 Randolph 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 Rice lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .320 Munson c 4 1 0 0 0 0 .296 Yastrzemski cf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .282 Jackson dh 4 0 0 1 0 1 .281 Fisk c 4 1 0 0 1 1 .286 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 0 3 .280 Brohamer dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Duffy ph,dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 .252 White lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Scott 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .231 Thomasson rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .230 Hobson 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .245 Dent ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .253 Evans rf 2 2 1 0 1 0 .251 Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Hancock rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Stanley ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beattie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 11 7 4 3 Totals 33 3 4 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 55,088 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Yankees 5 DP: Red Sox 0, Yankees 0 Errors: Remy, Hobson 2 Doubles: Burleson (31), Scott (15), Hobson (22) Home Runs: Yastrzemski (14) Stolen Bases: Burleson (7), Remy (25) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (9), Evans (6) Sacrifice Flies: Remy (6) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(17-8) 6.2 3 1 1 2 4 0 26 3.28 Stanley SV(9) 2.1 1 2 0 0 2 0 9 2.82 Totals 9 4 3 1 2 6 0 35 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie L(5-8) 7 7 3 3 3 2 0 31 3.66 Lyle 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3 3.42 Clay 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 8 4.39 Totals 9 11 7 7 4 3 1 42 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy made an out to shortstop; Rice singled to shortstop; Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to shortstop; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson reached on an error by Hobson; Jackson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk was called out on strikes; Brohamer flied out to center; Scott walked; Hobson singled to third [Scott to second]; Evans forced Hobson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson singled to right; Remy flied out to center; Rice made an out to first; Burleson stole second; Yastrzemski singled to left [Burleson scored]; Fisk flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Thomasson lined to first; Dent walked; Rivers made an out to shortstop; Randolph singled to center [Dent to third, Randolph to second (on throw to 3b)]; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. RED SOX 4TH: Brohamer lined to right; Scott flied out to center; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Jackson made an out to second; Chambliss struck out; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0. RED SOX 5TH: Evans singled to left; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Evans to second]; Remy singled to center [Evans scored]; Rice struck out; Remy stole second; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Thomasson struck out; Dent flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. RED SOX 6TH: Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out to center; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers made an out to shortstop; Randolph flied out to center; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. RED SOX 7TH: Evans walked; Burleson doubled to right [Evans to third]; Remy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Evans scored]; Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 0. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Chambliss singled to right; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; White walked [Chambliss to second]; Thomasson singled to right [Chambliss scored, White to third]; SPENCER BATTED FOR DENT; STANLEY REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Spencer lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1. RED SOX 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING SS); LYLE REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Fisk walked; DUFFY BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Duffy singled to left [Fisk to second]; Scott doubled to right [Fisk scored, Duffy to third]; CLAY REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Hobson doubled to left [Duffy scored, Scott scored]; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hobson to third]; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Yankees 1. YANKEES 8TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Rivers struck out; Randolph singled to shortstop; Munson reached on a fielder's choice [Randolph to third (error by Hobson), Munson to second]; Jackson reached on an error by Remy [Randolph scored (unearned) (RBI), Munson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Jackson out at second (right to shortstop)]; Chambliss was called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Yankees 3. RED SOX 9TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski homered; Fisk flied out to left; Duffy grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 3. YANKEES 9TH: HANCOCK REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING RF); Nettles flied out to center; White flied out to right; Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Yankees 3.

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