Rallying for two runs in the ninth inning, the Blue Jays posted a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox, who blew a chance to gain on the Yankees in the East division race. Jim Rice batted in his 132nd run of the season for the Red Sox with a double in the first inning, but the Blue Jays came back with three runs in their half. John Mayberry drove in a pair with a double and scored himself on a single by Willie Upshaw. The Red Sox pulled even in the fourth and went ahead in the eighth when Carlton Fisk and Fred Lynn singled and Butch Hobson hit a sacrifice fly.

Andy Hassler, on the mound in relief of Bob Stanley, failed in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Bob Bailor led off with a single and, after Alan Ashby popped up, Dave McKay and Doug Ault walked to load the bases. The Red Sox then brought in Bill Campbell, who threw only one pitch. Rick Bosetti lined it into center field for single, driving in the Blue Jays' tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 4

Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  1
Blue Jays    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  8  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           4   0   1   0     1   2   .250      Bosetti cf            5   0   2   2     0   0   .259
Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .274      A. Woods lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Rice lf               5   0   1   1     0   2   .316      Howell 3b             4   1   0   0     0   0   .273
Yastrzemski dh        3   0   0   0     2   1   .279      Mayberry dh           4   1   1   2     0   1   .254
Fisk c                5   2   2   0     0   1   .281      Velez rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .272
Lynn cf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .291      Upshaw 1b             3   0   2   1     0   0   .241
Hobson 3b             3   0   2   1     0   0   .246        Bailor ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .267
  Duffy 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Scott 1b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .230      McKay 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .246
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Stanley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ault ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .235
  Hassler p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clancy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   3     5  11             Totals               34   5   8   5     3   2

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 22,172
Left on Base: Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 7
DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1
Errors: Hobson, Upshaw
Doubles: Rice (24), Hobson (23), Mayberry (15), A. Woods (11)
Stolen Bases: Remy (27), Lynn (3), Bosetti (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Hobson (7)
GIDP: Evans (15)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanley                 7     5   3   1   2   1   0  29   2.71
Hassler L(3-5)          1.1   2   2   2   1   1   0   7   4.06
Campbell                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.78
Totals                  8.1   8   5   3   3   2   0  37

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clancy                  8     9   4   3   2  10   0  35   3.84
Cruz                    0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   1.57
Murphy W(6-9)           0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   4.03
Totals                  9     9   4   3   5  11   0  41

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Remy singled to first; Remy
stole second; Rice doubled to center [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski
struck out; Fisk struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti lined to second; A. Woods walked; Howell
reached on a fielder's choice [A. Woods to third (error by
Hobson)]; Mayberry doubled [A. Woods scored (unearned), Howell
scored]; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mayberry to
third]; Upshaw singled to center [Mayberry scored (unearned)];
Ashby flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 2ND: Lynn walked; Hobson doubled to left [Lynn to
third]; Scott struck out; Evans was called out on strikes;
Burleson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays
3.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); Gomez
grounded out (catcher to first); Bosetti singled to center;
Bosetti stole second; A. Woods grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy flied out to left; Rice struck out;
Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell popped to left; Mayberry grounded out
(second to first); Velez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk singled to third; Lynn reached on an error by
Upshaw [Fisk to second]; Hobson singled to left [Fisk to third,
Lynn to second]; Scott singled [Fisk scored, Lynn to third,
Hobson to second]; Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Lynn scored (unearned), Hobson to third,
Scott out at second]; Burleson flied out to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
struck out; McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 5TH: On a bunt Remy grounded out (pitcher to first);
Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk forced
Yastrzemski (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosetti
popped to catcher in foul territory; A. Woods flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn struck out; Hobson flied out to center; Scott
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays
3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to
center; Velez walked; Upshaw singled to right [Velez to third];
Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue
Jays 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Burleson singled
to right; Remy lined to center; Rice forced Burleson (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay made an out to third; Gomez popped to first
in foul territory; Bosetti made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Fisk singled to
center; Lynn singled to right [Fisk to third]; Hobson lined out
on a sacrifice fly to left [Fisk scored]; Lynn stole second;
Scott struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: A. Woods doubled to left; HASSLER REPLACED
STANLEY (PITCHING); Howell grounded out (second to first) [A.
Woods to third]; Mayberry struck out; Velez flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED CLANCY (PITCHING); Evans made an out
to second; Burleson walked; Remy walked [Burleson to second];
MURPHY REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Rice struck out; Yastrzemski
walked [Burleson to third, Remy to second]; Fisk flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: DUFFY REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); BAILOR BATTED
FOR UPSHAW; Bailor singled to pitcher; On a bunt Ashby made an
out to first; McKay singled [Bailor to second]; AULT BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Ault walked [Bailor to third, McKay to second]; JOHNSON
RAN FOR AULT; CAMPBELL REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Bosetti
singled [Bailor scored, McKay scored, Johnson to second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 5.

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