Capitalizing on loose play by Toronto, the Red Sox outlasted the Blue Jays, 7-6, in a 14-inning marathon to remain one game behind the division-leading Yankees in the East division. The score was 6-6 going into the 14th when Jim Rice opened with a single, went to second on a groundout by Carl Yastrzemski and to third on an infield hit by Carlton Fisk.

After Fred Lynn struck out, Butch Hobson hit a smash to third baseman Roy Howell, who threw wildly past first base as Rice scored. The teams combined for 36 hits, the most in any A.L. game this season. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6
Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  -   7 17  0
Blue Jays    2  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   6 19  2


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Burleson ss           7   1   3   1     0   1   .251      Bosetti cf            7   0   3   0     0   0   .259
Remy 2b               6   1   1   1     1   1   .273      Bailor rf             6   2   2   0     1   1   .269
Rice rf,lf            6   1   1   0     1   3   .315      Howell 3b             4   2   2   1     3   1   .272
Yastrzemski lf,1b     6   1   3   2     0   1   .281      Mayberry dh           4   0   2   1     0   1   .254
Fisk c                7   0   2   0     0   1   .281        G. Woods pr,dh      0   1   0   0     0   0   .158
Lynn cf               5   1   2   0     2   1   .291        Velez ph,dh         2   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Hobson dh             7   0   2   1     0   1   .247      Upshaw 1b,lf          7   0   3   1     0   1   .249
Scott 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .226      A. Woods lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Bowen pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .143        Ault ph,1b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .238
  Kendall 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Ashby c               1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Hancock ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .225        Cerone ph,c         6   0   1   2     0   1   .225
  Evans pr,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248      McKay 2b              7   1   1   0     0   1   .247
Brohamer 3b           2   1   1   0     1   0   .243      Gomez ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .225
  Bailey ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .196        Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Duffy pr,3b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .260        Johnson ss          2   0   1   0     0   1   .232
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               52   7  17   5     7   9             Totals               57   6  19   6     5   8

Time of Game: 4:56   Attendance: 33,618
Left on Base: Red Sox 13, Blue Jays 14
DP: Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2
Errors: Howell, Upshaw
Doubles: Bailor (29), Gomez (7), Bosetti (25), Cerone (8)
Triples: Yastrzemski (2)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (16)
Stolen Bases: Remy 2 (29), Upshaw (4), G. Woods (1)
Caught Stealing: Remy (13), Duffy (1), Gomez (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (6), Yastrzemski (1), Duffy (6)
GIDP: Hobson (13), Burleson (15), A. Woods (4), Mayberry (12)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  7    11   5   5   1   3   0  30   4.08
Campbell                0.2   1   1   1   0   1   0   3   3.91
Stanley                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.69
Burgmeier               0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.40
Drago W(4-4)            4.2   6   0   0   2   4   0  21   3.12
Totals                 14    19   6   6   5   8   0  62

Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood                2.2   7   3   3   0   1   0  13   4.35
Murphy                  4.1   3   1   1   1   1   1  15   3.94
Cruz                    1.1   0   2   1   3   3   0   7   1.71
Moore                   3     3   0   0   2   2   0  14   4.97
Buskey L(0-1)           2.2   4   1   1   1   2   0  13   4.35
Totals                 14    17   7   6   7   9   1  62

Passed Balls: Fisk (7), Cerone (9)
Wild Pitches: Cruz (3)
Balks: Moore (2)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Remy forced Burleson
(second to shortstop); Rice popped to catcher in foul territory;
Remy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti popped to third in foul territory; Bailor
doubled to right; Howell singled to right [Bailor scored];
Mayberry singled to right [Howell to third]; Upshaw singled
[Howell scored, Mayberry to second]; A. Woods grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Upshaw out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
singled; Lynn singled to right [Fisk to second]; Hobson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ashby singled to center; On a bunt McKay forced
Ashby (catcher to shortstop); Gomez doubled to left [McKay
scored, Gomez to third (on throw to home)]; Gomez was caught
stealing home (catcher to third); Bosetti grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
singled to left; Burleson singled to right [Brohamer to second];
Remy singled [Brohamer scored, Burleson to second]; Rice was
called out on strikes; Yastrzemski singled to right [Burleson
scored, Remy to third]; MURPHY REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING);
Remy stole home [Yastrzemski out at second (catcher to second to
shortstop)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell
singled to center; Mayberry grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn made
an out to shortstop; Hobson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw singled to left; A. Woods flied out to
left; CERONE BATTED FOR ASHBY; Cerone made an out to shortstop;
Upshaw stole second; McKay made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 5TH: CERONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Scott flied out
to right; Brohamer grounded out (first unassisted); Burleson was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue
Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti doubled to
left; Bailor struck out; Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Remy made an out to shortstop; Rice grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yastrzemski homered; Fisk flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry struck out; Upshaw grounded out (second
to first); A. Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Lynn singled to right; Hobson singled to left [Lynn
to second]; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Lynn to third, Hobson to second]; Brohamer was walked
intentionally; Burleson grounded into a double play (third to
catcher to first) [Lynn out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone popped to center; McKay flied out to left;
Gomez singled to center; Bosetti grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3.

RED SOX 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Remy walked; Remy
stole second; Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski was
called out on strikes; Cerone allowed a passed ball [Remy to
third]; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue
Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor singled; Howell walked while Bailor
advanced to third on a passed ball; CAMPBELL REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Mayberry singled to center [Bailor scored, Howell to
third]; G. WOODS RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Upshaw struck out; G. Woods
stole second; A. Woods made an out to second; STANLEY REPLACED
CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Cerone doubled to left [Howell scored, G.
Woods scored]; McKay made an out to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 6.

RED SOX 9TH: G. WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lynn walked;
Hobson lined to left; Cruz threw a wild pitch [Lynn to second];
Scott walked; BOWEN RAN FOR SCOTT; MOORE REPLACED CRUZ
(PITCHING); BAILEY BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Moore balked [Lynn to
third, Bowen to second]; Bailey walked; DUFFY RAN FOR BAILEY;
Burleson reached on an error by Upshaw [Lynn scored (RBI), Bowen
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Duffy to third]; Duffy was caught
stealing home (catcher unassisted) [Burleson to second]; Remy
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: KENDALL REPLACED BOWEN (PLAYING 1B); DUFFY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing flied out to
center; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor
walked; BURGMEIER REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Howell grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue
Jays 6.

RED SOX 10TH: JOHNSON REPLACED EWING (PLAYING SS); Rice walked;
Yastrzemski out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rice to
second]; Fisk flied out to left; Lynn grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: VELEZ BATTED FOR G. WOODS; Velez walked; On a
bunt Upshaw forced Velez (pitcher to shortstop); AULT BATTED FOR
A. WOODS; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Ault struck out;
Cerone forced Upshaw (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6.

RED SOX 11TH: AULT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); UPSHAW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hobson grounded out (third to first);
Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy singled to
right; Burleson singled to center [Duffy to second]; Remy made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays
6.

BLUE JAYS 11TH: McKay singled to center; Johnson was called out
on strikes; Bosetti singled to shortstop [McKay to second];
Bailor popped to catcher in foul territory; Howell was walked
intentionally [McKay to third, Bosetti to second]; Velez forced
Howell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 6,
Blue Jays 6.

RED SOX 12TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski tripled to right;
BUSKEY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Fisk popped to third in foul
territory; Lynn was walked intentionally; Hobson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 12TH: Upshaw singled to second; On a bunt Ault hit
into a double play (catcher to second) [Upshaw out at second];
Cerone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6.

RED SOX 13TH: HANCOCK BATTED FOR KENDALL; Hancock singled to
right; EVANS RAN FOR HANCOCK; Duffy out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Evans to second]; Burleson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Remy popped to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 13TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RICE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); YASTRZEMSKI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); McKay struck out; Johnson singled to left; Bosetti singled
to center [Johnson to second]; Bailor forced Bosetti (shortstop
unassisted) [Johnson to third]; Howell was walked intentionally
[Bailor to second]; Velez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 6.

RED SOX 14TH: Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski grounded out
(first unassisted) [Rice to second]; Fisk singled to shortstop
[Rice to third]; Lynn struck out; Hobson singled to third [Rice
scored (RBI), Fisk to third (error by Howell), Hobson to
second]; Evans grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 6.

BLUE JAYS 14TH: Upshaw made an out to shortstop; Ault singled to
second; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ault to
second]; McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
7, Blue Jays 6.