Rick Burleson belted a two-run homer and Jim Rice slammed a solo shot, his 46th home run of the season, as Boston won its eighth in a row and 12 in the last 14 games. [ap]



Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0
Game Played on Sunday, October   1, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Blue Jays    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  2  0    2  1  x  -   5  6  1


Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosetti cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .259      Burleson ss           4   1   1   2     0   0   .248
Bailor rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Remy 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .276
Howell 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Rice rf               4   1   2   1     0   2   .315
Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Velez lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Fisk c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Upshaw dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Lynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .298
McKay 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Hobson dh             3   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Cerone c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Scott 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .230
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Brohamer 3b           1   2   0   1     2   0   .235
  Ewing ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Kirkwood p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   2   0     0   4             Totals               28   5   6   5     5   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 29,201
Left on Base: Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 4
DP: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: McKay, Remy
Doubles: Remy (23)
Home Runs: Burleson (5), Rice (46)
Caught Stealing: Lynn (6)


Blue Jays              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirkwood L(4-5)         8     6   5   3   5   3   2  33   4.24
Totals                  8     6   5   3   5   3   2  33

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant W(13-8)           9     2   0   0   0   4   0  30   3.31
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   4   0  30

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor grounded out
(third to first); Howell popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Velez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Upshaw grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
was called out on strikes; Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (first unassisted); Cerone
struck out; Gomez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Scott walked;
Brohamer walked [Scott to second]; Burleson forced Scott (center
to third) [Brohamer to second]; Remy forced Burleson (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti struck out; On a bunt Bailor grounded out
(third to first); Howell singled; Mayberry made an out to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice singled; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second];
Fisk hit into a double play to right [Rice out at third (right
to third)]; Lynn made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez flied out to right; Upshaw made an out to
third; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Hobson singled; Scott reached on an error by McKay
[Hobson to third]; Brohamer forced Scott (second to shortstop)
[Hobson scored (unearned)]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Brohamer to second]; Remy doubled [Brohamer scored
(unearned)]; Rice struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cerone grounded out (pitcher to first); Gomez
reached on an error by Remy; Bosetti was called out on strikes;
Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Lynn was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell flied out to center; Mayberry singled;
Velez forced Mayberry (third to second); Upshaw grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Hobson flied out to right; Scott flied out to
center; Brohamer walked; Burleson homered [Brohamer scored];
Remy singled to right [Remy out at second (right to shortstop)];
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Cerone made
an out to shortstop; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red
Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED EWING (PLAYING SS); Rice homered;
Yastrzemski made an out to first; Fisk flied out to left; Lynn
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Red Sox 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor struck out;
Howell popped to third in foul territory; ten minutes
earlier, the Yankees fell to the Indians 9-2, so Boston and New
York finish the season tied for first place; they played a
one-game playoff the next afternoon at Fenway Park; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 5.