A record opening-day crowd of 50,754 at Comiskey Park saw the White Sox rally for two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Red Sox, 6-5. Ron Blomberg, whom White Sox obtained from the Yankees in the re-entry draft, homered with one out in the ninth to tie the score. The hit was Blomberg's first since 1975 after playing in only one game with the Yankees in 1976 and sitting out the 1977 season because of injuries.

Chet Lemon singled after Blomberg's blow. Eric Soderholm popped up, but Wayne Nordhagen lifted a bloop double into short right field and Lemon, running with two out, scored from first base to bring the White Sox their victory. Carl Yastrzemski had two singles for the Red Sox, marking the 11th straight year that the veteran star had hit safely on opening day. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 5

Game Played on Friday, April 7, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 5 10 1 White Sox 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 - 6 15 3 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Garr lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .400 Burleson ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 Orta 2b 3 1 2 1 2 0 .667 Rice dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Lamar Johnson 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .400 Yastrzemski lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 Bonds rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Fisk c 4 1 0 0 0 2 .000 Blomberg dh 5 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Lynn cf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .750 Lemon cf 3 2 2 0 1 1 .667 Scott 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .250 Evans rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Nordhagen c 5 1 2 1 0 1 .400 Hobson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Kessinger ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 10 4 0 4 Totals 38 6 15 6 4 2 Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 50,754 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, White Sox 12 DP: Red Sox 1, White Sox 1 Errors: Torrez, Bonds, Soderholm, Stone Doubles: Lynn (1), Lemon (1), Soderholm (1), Nordhagen 2 (2), Orta (1), Lamar Johnson (1) Triples: Remy (1), Rice (1) Home Runs: Blomberg (1) Stolen Bases: Kessinger (1) Caught Stealing: Lynn (1), Yastrzemski (1), Bonds (1) Sacrifice Hits: Rice (1) Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (1), Bonds (1) GIDP: Lamar Johnson (1) Hit by Pitch: Lemon (1,by Torrez) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez 6 10 4 4 2 2 0 29 6.00 Drago L(0-1) 2.1 4 2 2 2 0 1 13 7.71 Campbell 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 8.2 15 6 6 4 2 1 44 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone 7 7 4 2 0 2 0 28 2.57 LaGrow W(1-0) 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 8 4.50 Totals 9 10 5 3 0 4 0 36 Hit by Pitch: Torrez (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark RED SOX 1ST: Remy grounded out (second to first); Burleson was called out on strikes; Rice reached on an error by Soderholm [Rice to second]; Yastrzemski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to center; Orta flied out to center; Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn doubled to left; Scott lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Lynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Bonds singled to center; Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Blomberg made an out to second; Lemon doubled to center; Soderholm walked; Nordhagen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson singled to third; Remy tripled to center [Hobson scored]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Remy scored]; Rice tripled to center; Yastrzemski flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger singled to left; Garr flied out to right; Orta walked [Kessinger to second]; Lamar Johnson made an out to second; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk grounded out (first unassisted); Lynn singled to center; Scott flied out to center; Lynn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Lemon was hit by a pitch; Soderholm doubled to left [Lemon scored]; Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Kessinger singled to left [Soderholm scored]; Kessinger stole second; Garr flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Evans flied out to left; Hobson flied out to left; Remy made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: On a bunt Orta singled to second; Lamar Johnson singled to right [Orta to third]; Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to center [Orta scored]; Blomberg reached on an error by Torrez [Lamar Johnson to second]; Lemon was called out on strikes; Soderholm forced Lamar Johnson (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Burleson flied out to left; Rice flied out to center; Yastrzemski singled to shortstop; Fisk reached on an error by Stone [Yastrzemski scored (unearned), Fisk to third (error by Bonds)]; Lynn singled to left [Fisk scored (unearned)]; Scott flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen doubled to center; Kessinger grounded out (second to first) [Nordhagen to third]; Garr flied out to center; Orta doubled to center [Nordhagen scored, Orta out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: DRAGO REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson doubled to center; Bonds flied out to right; Blomberg made an out to third; Lemon walked; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, White Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: LAGROW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Burleson singled to center; Rice out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Burleson to second]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Fisk was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to right; Orta walked [Garr to second]; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 4. RED SOX 9TH: Lynn grounded out (catcher to first); Scott grounded out (third to first); Evans singled to right; Hobson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Blomberg homered; Lemon singled to left; CAMPBELL REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Soderholm flied out to right; Nordhagen doubled to center [Lemon scored]; bloop fell between Jerry Remy, Dwight Evans and Fred Lynn; Chet Lemon running on pitch; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 6.

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