Jim Wright became the first Boston rookie since Bill Rohr in 1967 to pitch a shutout in his first major league start as the Red Sox defeated the White Sox in a doubleheader, 6-4 and 3-0. The opener was decided in the 10th inning when Carlton Fisk singled and Dwight Evans homered. Jim Rice drove in three runs, his key hit being a single that tied the score for the Red Sox in the ninth.

Wright got his starting chance in the nightcap because Mike Torrez was out with a back injury. The rookie righthander scattered seven hits. Rice kept up his hot hitting with a two-run homer in the fourth inning and Evans smashed his second circuit clout of the day in the seventh to account for the Red Sox scoring. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

White Sox 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0 Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 - 6 14 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kessinger ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 .289 Burleson ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 .206 Moore dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 .290 Remy 2b 3 2 3 0 1 0 .330 Bonds rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .309 Rice lf 5 1 3 3 0 0 .355 Molinaro pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Yastrzemski 1b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .302 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .272 Fisk c 5 1 1 0 0 1 .264 Nordhagen lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .311 Lynn cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Lemon cf 4 0 1 2 1 0 .284 Evans ph,cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 .257 Orta 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .272 Hobson dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 xSoderholm 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .000 Carbo rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Nahorodny c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .308 Brohamer 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .346 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 4 11 4 6 1 Totals 38 6 14 6 3 4 Time of Game: 3:16 Left on Base: White Sox 10, Red Sox 8 DP: White Sox 1, Red Sox 3 Errors: Fisk Doubles: Orta (6), Kessinger (2), Lemon (4), Remy 2 (4), Brohamer (2), Rice (4) Home Runs: Evans (1) Stolen Bases: Bonds (6), Lamar Johnson (2), Rice (3) Caught Stealing: Lemon (2), Lynn (2), Rice (1) Sacrifice Hits: Orta (1), Remy (6) GIDP: Kessinger (1), Moore (1) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone 7 8 3 3 3 4 0 30 4.11 Hinton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.69 Willoughby L(0-2) 2.1 5 3 3 0 0 1 11 4.70 Totals 9.1 14 6 6 3 4 1 42 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee 9 11 4 4 6 1 0 41 2.57 Stanley W(2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.22 Totals 10 11 4 4 6 1 0 44 Passed Balls: Nahorodny (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly WHITE SOX 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Moore made an out to shortstop; Bonds forced Kessinger (pitcher to second); Lamar Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy doubled to center; Nahorodny allowed a passed ball [Remy to third]; Rice singled to center [Remy scored]; Rice stole second; Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted) [Rice to third]; Fisk flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta doubled to right; Soderholm singled to left [Orta scored]; Nahorodny popped to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn flied out to center; Hobson made an out to shortstop; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger doubled to left; Moore reached on a fielder's choice [Kessinger out at third (first to third to shortstop to pitcher), Moore to second]; Bonds singled to right [Moore scored]; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Bonds stole second; Nordhagen singled to left [Bonds to third]; Lemon forced Nordhagen (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: Brohamer flied out to right; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); Remy singled to center; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Soderholm reached on catcher's interference by Fisk; Nahorodny singled to left [Soderholm to second]; Kessinger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nahorodny out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn singled to left; Lynn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Moore singled to center; Bonds lined into a double play (second to first) [Moore out at first]; Lamar Johnson walked; Lamar Johnson stole second; Nordhagen singled to left [Lamar Johnson to third]; Lemon doubled to left [Lamar Johnson scored, Nordhagen scored, Lemon to third (on throw to home)]; Orta walked; Soderholm forced Orta (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson walked; Carbo flied out to center; Brohamer made an out to third; Burleson walked [Hobson to second]; Remy walked [Hobson to third, Burleson to second]; Rice lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Nahorodny flied out to center; Kessinger walked; Moore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski singled to shortstop; Fisk hit into a double play (left to first) [Yastrzemski out at second]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Lamar Johnson made an out to second; Nordhagen made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Hobson flied out to center; Carbo flied out to center; Brohamer doubled to right; Burleson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon walked; Orta out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lemon to second]; Lemon was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Soderholm walked; Nahorodny singled to left [Soderholm to second]; Kessinger forced Soderholm (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: Remy doubled; Rice doubled to left [Remy scored]; HINTON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Yastrzemski singled to center [Rice scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); EVANS BATTED FOR LYNN; Evans forced Fisk (shortstop to second); Hobson singled to right [Evans to second]; Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Moore struck out; Bonds walked; MOLINARO RAN FOR BONDS; Lamar Johnson popped to right; Nordhagen made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 9TH: MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brohamer grounded out (second to first); Burleson singled to center; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Burleson to second]; Rice singled to center [Burleson scored]; Rice was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 4. WHITE SOX 10TH: STANLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Lemon grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta flied out to right; Soderholm made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 10TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk singled to left; Evans homered [Fisk scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 6.

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