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.