Jim Rice supported the four-hit pitching of Dennis Eckersley with two triples, driving in three runs, as the Red Sox trimmed the Twins, 8-1. The Red Sox scored three runs in the first inning on a double by Rick Burleson, Jerry Remy's single, a triple by Rice and Carl Yastrzemski's sacrifice fly. It was the first victory for Eckersley and only the third complete game for the Bosox. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Thursday, May 4, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 4 1 Red Sox 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 8 11 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Powell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Burleson ss 1 2 1 1 2 0 .204 Smalley ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Remy dh 5 2 2 1 0 1 .309 Carew 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .352 Rice lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 .343 Cubbage 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Yastrzemski 1b 2 0 1 2 0 1 .296 Ford cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .303 Kendall 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Adams dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .179 Fisk c 5 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Chiles lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Lynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Hobson 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Randall 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Duffy 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Thormodsgard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carbo rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .267 Thayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brohamer 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .364 T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 4 0 2 2 Totals 32 8 11 7 5 2 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 15,784 Left on Base: Twins 5, Red Sox 9 DP: Twins 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Carew, Brohamer Doubles: Adams (3), Ford (7), Burleson (5), Hobson (5), Brohamer (1) Triples: Rice 2 (4) Stolen Bases: Carew (4) Sacrifice Flies: Yastrzemski (1), Rice (2), Burleson (3) GIDP: Carew (4) Hit by Pitch: Burleson (1,by Thormodsgard) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Thormodsgard L(1-3) 1.2 6 7 7 1 0 0 13 5.35 Thayer 4.1 4 1 1 3 2 0 20 3.93 T. Johnson 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 2.86 Totals 8 11 8 8 5 2 0 41 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(1-1) 9 4 1 0 2 2 0 33 4.06 Totals 9 4 1 0 2 2 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Thormodsgard (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley singled to right; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled to left; Remy singled to center [Burleson to third]; Rice tripled to right [Burleson scored, Remy scored]; Yastrzemski hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rice scored]; Fisk lined to center; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3. TWINS 2ND: Cubbage walked; Ford was called out on strikes; Adams doubled to right [Cubbage to third]; Chiles grounded out (first unassisted); Wynegar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 2ND: Hobson doubled to left; Carbo grounded out (second to first) [Hobson to third]; Brohamer walked; Burleson was hit by a pitch [Brohamer to second]; Remy singled to first [Hobson scored (RBI), Brohamer scored (error by Carew) (no RBI), Burleson to third, Remy to second]; Rice hit a sacrifice fly to center [Burleson scored, Remy to third]; Yastrzemski singled to right [Remy scored]; THAYER REPLACED THORMODSGARD (PITCHING); Fisk singled to left [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 7. TWINS 3RD: Randall flied out to center; Powell flied out to right; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 3RD: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Carbo walked; Brohamer doubled to right [Carbo to third]; Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Carbo scored]; Remy was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage flied out to right; Ford doubled to right; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 4TH: Rice tripled to center; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Fisk popped to third in foul territory; Lynn walked; Hobson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. TWINS 5TH: KENDALL REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING 1B); DUFFY REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); Chiles grounded out (second to first); Wynegar popped to third in foul territory; Randall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 5TH: Carbo flied out to center; Brohamer grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Burleson walked; Remy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. TWINS 6TH: Powell flied out to center; Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 6TH: Rice flied out to left; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk singled to third; Lynn grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. TWINS 7TH: Cubbage lined to second; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 7TH: T. JOHNSON REPLACED THAYER (PITCHING); Duffy singled to left; Carbo grounded out (second to first) [Duffy to second]; Brohamer flied out to right [Duffy to third]; Burleson walked; Remy lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. TWINS 8TH: Chiles grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar flied out to right; Randall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8. TWINS 9TH: Powell flied out to right; Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Carew walked; Carew stole second; Cubbage reached on an error by Brohamer [Carew scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Ford singled to left [Cubbage to second]; Adams flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 8.

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