Leading off the ninth inning, Fred Lynn smashed a homer to give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory and hand the Angels their seventh straight defeat. The Red Sox won with only six hits against 12 for the Angels.

In the fourth inning, when the Red Sox posted three runs, Carlton Fisk scored on the front end of a double steal with Lynn. After the Angels picked up a pair of singletons, Butch Hobson made it 4-2 with a homer in the seventh, but Don Baylor tied the score in the eighth, hitting for the circuit with a man on base. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, California Angels 4

Game Played on Saturday, June 3, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 6 0 Angels 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 - 4 12 0 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Landreaux rf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .254 Remy 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .282 Grich 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .218 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .332 Bostock cf 5 3 3 0 0 0 .238 Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .283 Rudi lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .188 Fisk c 3 1 2 1 1 0 .256 Baylor dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .276 Lynn cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .310 Fairly 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Brohamer dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .304 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Duffy pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Downing c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .272 R. Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Hobson 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Mulliniks ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Solaita ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .208 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chalk pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Knapp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 5 6 4 4 3 Totals 37 4 12 3 2 3 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 34,228 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Angels 8 DP: Red Sox 2, Angels 1 Doubles: Fisk 2 (11), Rudi (5) Home Runs: Hobson (10), Lynn (7), Baylor (14) Stolen Bases: Remy (12), Lynn (1), Fisk (2), Lansford (6) Sacrifice Flies: Brohamer (2) GIDP: Evans (6), Grich (3), Baylor (8) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(8-2) 8 11 4 4 1 2 1 34 4.05 Campbell SV(1) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 7.71 Totals 9 12 4 4 2 3 1 39 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knapp 7 4 4 4 4 2 1 29 3.75 Hartzell L(1-4) 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 7 3.67 Totals 9 6 5 5 4 3 2 36 Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy RED SOX 1ST: Burleson popped to third in foul territory; Remy lined to left; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Landreaux grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich singled to second; Bostock flied out to center; Rudi forced Grich (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to left; Fisk walked; Lynn lined to left; Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor singled to left; Fairly flied out to center; Lansford forced Baylor (shortstop to second); Lansford stole second; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Burleson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Mulliniks grounded out (shortstop to first); Landreaux singled to right; Grich grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Landreaux out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0. RED SOX 4TH: Remy singled to center; Remy stole second; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk doubled to left [Remy scored, Yastrzemski to third]; Lynn was walked intentionally; Brohamer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk to third]; Fisk stole home and Lynn stole second; Evans walked; Hobson flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Bostock singled to right; Rudi singled to left [Bostock to third]; Baylor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bostock scored (no RBI), Rudi out at second]; Fairly walked; Lansford flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 1. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson flied out to right; Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 5TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Mulliniks struck out; Landreaux singled to right; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); sometime during the 6th inning, a slight earthquake tremor was felt; the earthquake, measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale, was centered 8 miles away in Pomona; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 1. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk doubled to left; Lynn flied out to left; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 1. ANGELS 6TH: Bostock singled to center; Rudi doubled to left [Bostock scored]; Baylor flied out to left; Fairly grounded out (second to pitcher) [Rudi to third]; Lansford popped to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 2. RED SOX 7TH: Evans made an out to third; Hobson homered; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy lined to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 2. ANGELS 7TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); Landreaux singled to right; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 2. RED SOX 8TH: HARTZELL REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Fisk grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 2. ANGELS 8TH: Bostock singled to center; Rudi flied out to right; Baylor homered [Bostock scored]; Fairly was called out on strikes; Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 4. RED SOX 9TH: Lynn homered; Brohamer singled to center; DUFFY RAN FOR BROHAMER; Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Duffy out at second]; Hobson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Angels 4. ANGELS 9TH: DUFFY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CAMPBELL REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); R. MILLER BATTED FOR DOWNING; R. Miller struck out; SOLAITA BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; Solaita singled to right; CHALK RAN FOR SOLAITA; Landreaux grounded out (second to first) [Chalk to second]; Grich walked; Bostock flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Angels 4.

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