Final
BOS 7 — NYY 3
9/17/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA197809170
Complete available game record for BOS at NYY, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Chambliss | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Duffy | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brohamer | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roy White | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thomasson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Hancock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Spencer | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Clay | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Beattie | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stanley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beattie | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Stanley | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ken Clay | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Remy | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Hancock | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Clay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Beattie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thomasson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | E5/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S5.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/L | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3;B-2(TH3) | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 4 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | IW | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D9.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D9.2-H;1-3 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D7.3-H;2-H | 4–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 6–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 31 | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S6 | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | FC5.1-3(E5/TH2);B-2 | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | E4/G.3-H(RBI)(UR);2-H(UR)(NR);BX2(96) | 6–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | HR/9 | 6–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8/8D | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 7–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 7–3 |